i think we need a lesson about 觉得
urbandweller
June 26, 2008, 07:49 PM posted in General DiscussionI ran a search on cpod for the word "think" Many examples came up using 觉得 but no lessons. I do recall hearing Jenny and others using this word in some of the lesson banter but not the actual lesson.
I use the word "think" quite often in my everyday dialogue with phrases like "I think...." or "what do you think?"
Are there other words used for "think" and what context would they be used in??
What does Cpod "think" of doing a lesson or Qingwen on this useful word and its variations?
:)
-Adam
wolson
June 27, 2008, 05:32 PMWOW, Cassie, thank you for the examples!
rrrandy
June 27, 2008, 03:25 AMI agree. can do a QingWen on this?
urbandweller
June 27, 2008, 05:23 AMThanks Changye. Now i just have to figure out how to use them in real sentences.
Help! Cassie老师, where are you??
:)
-Adam
cassielin
June 27, 2008, 05:57 AMHi Adam,
我认为你的问题很好。wo2 ren4wei2 ni3 de1 wen4ti2 hen3 hao3.
I think you have a good question.
我觉得他人很好。wo2 jue2de1 ta1 ren2 hen3 hao3.
I think he is nice.
我感到孤独。wo2 gan2dao4 gu1du2.
I feel lonely.
我感到幸福。wo2 gan2dao4 xing4fu2.
I feel happy.
我相信真爱。wo2 xiang1xin4 zhen1ai4.
I believe true love.
我相信我的朋友们。wo2 xiang1xin4 wo2de peng1you2men.
I believe my friends.
我估计明天会下雨。 wo2 gu1ji4 ming2tian1 hui4 xia4yu3.
I guess tomorrow will rain.
我以为你骗我。wo2 yi3wei3 ni2 pian4wo2.
I though you deceived me.
我想吃橘子。wo2 xiang3 chi1 jv3zi1.
I want to eat orange.
我看他不是好人。wo2 kan4 ta1 bu1shi4 hao3ren2.
I don't think he is a good person.
Hope that will help you.
Cassie^_^
auntie68
June 27, 2008, 02:31 AMHello Adam. I like your idea. Besides the constructions bound with a 我 (wo3; me or I), it would be nice if CPOD could also tackle some other constructions used by Chinese people to express what they think: Eg. words like 好像 (hao3xiang4), 看来 (kan4lai2) etc.
sophie20461
June 27, 2008, 06:29 AMi think sometimes "我发现“ also can instead of "我觉得”
我发现你很会讨女孩子欢心=我觉得你很会讨女孩子欢心
wo3 fa1 xian4 ni3 hen3 hui4 tao3 nv3 hai2zi3 huan1 xin1=wo3 jue2 de ni3 hen3 hui4 tao3 nv3 hai2zi3 huan1 xin1
i find(think) you are good at flirting with girl.
cassielin
June 27, 2008, 01:44 PMchangye, you are welcome. auntie68,
let me give you some examples about how to use “好像”and“看来”。
她好像刚刚哭过。ta1 hao3xiang4 gang1gang1ku1 guo4.
It seems that she cried just now.
他好像不喜欢我。ta1 hao3xiang4 bu4 xi3huan1 wo2.
It seems that he does not like me.
看来你的中文很棒。kan4lai1 ni2de zhong1wen2 hen3 bang4.
It looks like your chinese is very good.
看来你很喜欢巧克力。kan4lai1 ni2 hen3 xi3huan1 qiao3ke4li4.
It looks like you like chocolate very much.
Seems that you like chocolate very much.
Actually, “好像”and“看来” have the same meaning in some context, only have mild difference.
Hope that can help.
Cassie
auntie68
June 27, 2008, 02:24 PMCassie, you are wonderful, as usual. Thanks!
urbandweller
June 27, 2008, 03:23 PM@Cassielin & Sophie
I now have a much better understanding of these particular words. I will study them according to your examples.
You have both been a tremendous help to us! Thank you very much!
-Adam
changye
June 27, 2008, 02:17 AMHi Adam,
I think that “觉得”, as well as 对我来说, is one of favorite phrases among us Mandarin-learners, just like learners of English (me included) are generally fond of using “I think that….” As you guessed, actually there are several words to mean “think or feel” in Chinese, and of course they are different in nuance and connotations. Let me show you them.
我认为 (ren4 wei2) think, regard, consider (formal)
我觉得 (jue2 de) think, feel
我感到 (gan3 dao4) feel, sense, find
我相信 (xiang1 xin2) believe, expect
我估计 (gu1 ji4) guess, estimate
我以为 (yi3 wei2) think, assume
我想 (xiang3) think (conversational)
我看 (kan4) think (conversational)
P/S. 以为 is a little tricky. It is often used like this, e.g. 我以为你是美国人。(I thought you were American)