Speaking with 跟 (gen) and 对 (dui)
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ID: QW0165
Elementary
In English we have multiple words for talking, like "talk" and "speak," and then various prepositions that can collocate with them, such as "with," "to," etc. Chinese has the same situation going on. Unfortunately, when you start talking prepositions, logic goes out the window. In this lesson, however, we help you to get a better sense for how prepositions combine with speech-related verbs in Mandarin Chinese.
John,Connie,Jen
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他对我说
tā 他duì 对wǒ 我shuō 说
He said to me, "...."
不要跟我说英文我听不懂
bù yào 不要gēn 跟wǒ 我shuō 说Yīngwén 英文wǒ 我tīngbudǒng 听不懂
Don't speak English with me. I don't understand.
不要跟我说话
bù yào 不要gēn 跟wǒ 我shuōhuà 说话
Don't talk to me.
老师对学生讲
lǎoshī 老师duì 对xuésheng 学生jiǎng 讲
The teacher said to the student, "...."
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