Stuck
jbaldwi1
April 28, 2010, 09:16 PM posted in General DiscussionI am stuck on translating this english sentence to chinese.
"I'm thinking I could ask my friend if he would like to find a house that's a little bigger."
Help would be appreciated.
多谢
cqwuxioalong
April 28, 2010, 10:23 PM我在觉得 oh no
black3
April 28, 2010, 11:47 PM
this is the English order chinese.
I......if he......
如果他......我就......
或者：我......他是不是/是否......
black3
April 28, 2010, 11:54 PMGenerly speaking,Chinese people like to put the condition before the result (please donot laugh at my english in the view my tongue is not English),so the PLACE WORD,TIME WORD and CLAUSE etc. precede VERB or MAIN SENTENCE. e.g.:
我在学校学汉语。
我明天上课。
你回来的时候，给我打个电话。
jbaldwi1
April 29, 2010, 01:19 AMThese are the versions I came up with.
我在觉得，我可以问我的朋友假如他想望找一个更大的房子。 我在觉得，我可以问我的朋友假如他想望搬一个更大的房子。 我在觉得，我可以问我的朋友他想不想找个更大的房子。
Question: Do I need to use "假如"?
suansuanru
hi,i dont think so.
and i like this one:
我在觉得，我可以问我的朋友他想不想找个更大的房子。
but try to use other way to express"i am thinking".
suansuanru
April 29, 2010, 04:10 PMmy apinion:
我在想可以问问我的朋友，看他愿不愿意找一个大点儿的房子。
hi,jbaldwi1
i think it would be easier to translate with the context.
suansuanru
April 29, 2010, 04:15 PMhi,i dont think so.
and i like this one:
我在觉得，我可以问我的朋友他想不想找个更大的房子。
but try to use other way to express"i am thinking".
xiao_liang
April 28, 2010, 10:00 PMHere's my attempt! (will need correction！)
我在觉得我能问我的朋友如果他想找一个更大的房子
Wǒ zài juéde wǒ néng wèn wǒ de péngyǒu rúguǒ tā xiǎng zhǎo yīgè gèng dà de fángzi