HSK2 — Day 17 — Speaking Well, Polite Requests
You speak Chinese so well! Let's learn to compliment and make polite requests.
Today's Vocabulary
得
complement particle
你说得很好。
Nǐ shuō de hěn hǎo.
You speak very well.
对
correct
你说得对。
Nǐ shuō de duì.
You are correct.
错
wrong / mistake
这个不对，是错的。
Zhège bú duì, shì cuò de.
This is not right, it is wrong.
一下
briefly / a moment
你等一下。
Nǐ děng yíxià.
Wait a moment.
别
don't
别说话。
Bié shuōhuà.
Don't talk.
吧
suggestion particle
我们走吧。
Wǒmen zǒu ba.
Let's go.
Today's Grammar
Verb + 得 + adjective shows how well something is done, e.g. 说得很好 (speaks very well). 别 + verb means "don't".
你说得很好。
You speak very well.
别说话。
Don't talk.
我们走吧！
Let's go!
你写得对，没有错。
You wrote it correctly, no mistakes.
请等一下，别走。
Please wait a moment, don't go.