Mandarin · Chapter 7 · Lesson 19 · Phrase session
When you have not understood
What rescues a conversation you have lost. Learn these before you need them.
Why these go together
The moment always comes: the other person is still talking and you stopped following two sentences back. What saves it is having these ready rather than assembling them under pressure.
我不懂。
I do not understand.
我不知道。
I do not know.
你可以帮我吗？
Can you help me?
这个怎么说？
How do you say this?
是什么意思？
What does that mean?
请说慢一点。
Please speak more slowly.
Literally: please speak slow a bit
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
我不。 (I do not understand.)
wǒ bù ___。
我不。 (I do not know.)
wǒ bù ___。
你可以我吗？ (Can you help me?)
nǐ kě yǐ ___ wǒ ma ？
这个说？ (How do you say this?)
zhè ge ___ shuō ？
是什么？ (What does that mean?)
shì shén me ___？
请说一点。 (Please speak more slowly.)
qǐng shuō ___ yì diǎn 。