How to say 說

  • Traditional characters: 說
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): shuō
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄕㄨㄛ
  • Meaning: to speak

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

說 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

我家的冷氣壞了…房東說下禮拜才來修。

wǒ jiā de lěng qì huài le fáng dōng shuō xià lǐ bài cái lái xiū

My AC's broken... the landlord says he can't come fix it until next week.

From the story 三十六度 (Thirty-Six Degrees)

呃…沒有派對！沒有！我是說…明天要工作。

è méi yǒu pài duì méi yǒu wǒ shì shuō míng tiān yào gōng zuò

Uh... no party! None! I mean... I have to work tomorrow.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

我現在去買！你不要告訴你先生我說了。

wǒ xiàn zài qù mǎi nǐ bú yào gào su nǐ xiān sheng wǒ shuō le

I'll go buy them now! Don't tell your husband I told you.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

老闆娘說她找不到你的名字。你用什麼名字訂的？

lǎo bǎn niáng shuō tā zhǎo bú dào nǐ de míng zi nǐ yòng shén me míng zi dìng de

She says she can't find your name. What name did you book under?

From the story 訂錯了 (Booked Wrong)

我問問看。老闆娘說今天只剩一間，靠海的，比較貴。

wǒ wèn wen kàn lǎo bǎn niáng shuō jīn tiān zhǐ shèng yì jiān kào hǎi de bǐ jiào guì

Let me ask. She says there's one room left tonight — sea-facing, and pricier.

From the story 訂錯了 (Booked Wrong)

Where 說 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 2 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: People, Actions & Questions
  • Lesson: More Everyday Verbs
  • Taught just before: 別人
  • Taught just after: 聽