Simple Grammar Questions

[XiaoMa]

Hi

how do i pronounce "Can you please talk slower, please?"

Would it be

Qing3 shuo1 duo1 man4.

请说多慢.

and

How do i compare/increase/raise adjectives in chinese? Always with duo1?

thank you for your help

[skylee]

Qing3 shuo1 man4 yi1 diar. / Ke3 bu4 ke3 yi3 shuo1 man4 yi1 diar?

請說慢一點兒。 / 可不可以說慢一點兒?

[xuechengfeng]

Could you also say

請說一點兒慢

可不可以說一點兒慢?

[xiaomawang]

"一點兒" always next to the adjective. e.g.

多/少/快/慢/輕/重/大/小/高/底/左/右 + (一點兒) and many others. Cannot put in front of them.

But you can use it directly. e.g.

A: '你覺得冷嗎' / '你不舒服嗎' / '這湯太鹹嗎' / '你覺得他過份嗎'？

B: '有一點兒' (= yes, a bit)

[zackzhou]

qing3 shuo1 man4 yi4 dian1 (er)

qing man dian (er) shuo

[xiaomawang]

"一點兒" always next to the adjective. e.g.

多/少/快/慢/輕/重/大/小/高/底/左/右 + (一點兒) and many others. Cannot put in front of them.

Just found a mistake of mine.

Quoted examples are still correc. But "一點兒" could be put in front of adjustives. Examples:

This suit is bigger than I need, we would say:

這件衣服大了一點兒 or

這件衣服有一點兒大

This bag is a bit heavy, we would say:

這袋子沉了一點兒 or

這袋子有一點兒沉

Sure wrong is '請說一點兒慢'. When there is a verb 說 and an adverb 慢 for the verb, the adverb should follow the verb, then 一點兒 must not put in between of the verb & adverb, i.e. it must be after the adverb.

[vanie]

Are these sentences good?

现在我谈诘她(xian4 zai4 wo3 tan2 hua4 ta1)

昨天我谈诘她 (zuo2 tian1 wo3 tan2 hua4 ta1)

明天我谈诘她 (ming2 tian1 wo3 tan2 hua4 ta1)

[skylee]

No, they are not. Sorry.

Now I am talking to her. ~ 现在我在跟她谈话。 OR 我正在跟她谈话。

Yesterday I talked to her. ~ 昨天我跟她谈过(话)。

Tomorrow I will talk to her. ~ 明天我会跟她谈话。

And do note that it is 话, not 诘.

[vanie]

thanks skylee!

跟 means 'with'?

[Lynux]

跟 means 'with'?

In this situation, it can mean "to" as in "talking to someone," not necessarily "with." You can also use the prepositional form of 给 here to mean the same thing. I only learned this use yesterday, but I think it's correct.