How would I say...

alexandra713
February 24, 2008, 09:25 PM posted in General Discussion
I was wondering how to say 'I am not', like in the movie batman begins, when a character says 'I am not a criminal'. I thought 'I am not ___' would be a helpful phrase! xiexie!! 
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xiaohu
February 24, 2008, 10:08 PM

Alexandra713: Say it this way, "wo3 bu4 shi4 zui4 fan4 " (我不是罪犯) or if you want a more fun way to say it, "wo3 bu4 shi4 zei2" (我不是贼) "贼" is a regional slang word for criminal.

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weiaisi
February 24, 2008, 10:23 PM

我不是。。。 wo3 bu4 shi4... I am not...

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RJ
February 24, 2008, 11:13 PM

Reminds me of Richard Nixon in watergate ...."I am not a crook" 我不是贼 Im glad he visited China however.

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bazza
February 25, 2008, 12:58 AM

How would you say "I'm not loved."?

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amber
February 25, 2008, 01:21 AM

Hi Bazza, 没有人爱我。 Méiyǒu rén ài wǒ. (Nobody loves me) But we love you, so you can't really use this sentence.

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bazza
February 25, 2008, 09:10 AM

Can you say? 没有人恋爱我。 Meaning nobody loves me romantically?

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cassielin
February 25, 2008, 01:20 PM

哈哈,bazza, you can say 没有人和我恋爱meiyou ren he wo lianai. No one is dating me.

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bazza
February 28, 2008, 08:34 PM

Is 我们今天有质量审计了。the correct way to say 'Today we had a Quality audit.'?