Can Your Kid Speak Yet?
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ID: 2699
Elementary
At what point did you or your children start speaking? Today we hear two parents discuss this topic as well as learn the subtle differences between the verbs 能 néng and 會 huì which loosely translate as "able to" and "learnt to" although there is quite a lot of overlap in many cases.
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 表姐 | biǎojiě | older female cousin (also term of address) | |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to talk | |
| 用 | yòng | to use | |
| 指 | zhǐ | to point |
表姐你的孩子会说话了吗
biǎojiě 表姐nǐ de 你的háizi 孩子huì 会shuōhuà 说话le 了ma 吗
Mandy, can your child speak yet?
还不会只会用手指东西
hái 还bú 不huì 会zhǐ 只huì 会yòng 用shǒu 手zhǐ 指dōngxi 东西
Not yet, but he can point at things.
哦那应该很快就可以说话了
ò 哦nà 那yīnggāi 应该hěnkuài 很快jiù 就kěyǐ 可以shuōhuà 说话le 了
Huh? Then he'll not be long in learning how to speak then.
你的孩子几岁学会说话的
nǐ de 你的háizi 孩子jǐ suì 几岁xuéhuì 学会shuōhuà 说话de 的
When did your child start speaking?
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