I’m learning Chinese, and would love to have some people to chat with. I’m not good, for sure, but I really enjoy it a lot!

你好叫我BartsBigBugBag！我是美国人，我是社会主义者。我明年希望去中国陆游。我是学生的汉语。你说汉语吗？你怎么样？你现在做什么？你明白我的汉语吗？谢谢你！

  • Blinky_katt
    4·
    10 months ago

    To sound less like a robot, here’s my suggested rewrite for you ;D

    你好，我叫xxx，我正在学汉语。你好吗？你会说普通话吗？有没有时间陪我聊聊天？

    Etc.

    • Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      10 months ago

      谢谢你！

      So what I read in that is:

      Hello, I am xxx, I am (doing?) Chinese language. How are you? Do you speak (something)? Do you have any (something something 我 something something something)?

      That gives me a great perspective on how to sound more natural, and some characters to learn too, thank you again!!

    • Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      10 months ago

      Should i use that style of question for any yes or no question? Like you did 有没有, I’ve also seen 是不是 and similar others also.

      • Blinky_katt
        4·
        10 months ago

        It’s a way to turn any action into a question. It could be a more casual and informal, more endearing /soft way of questioning something (depending on the actual emotional tone you say it with, if course) .

        看没看过？have…seen it? 吃没吃过？have… eaten it? 玩没玩过？have … played it? 读没读过？have … read it?

        是不是 （很好玩）？isn’t it (fun)? 好不好 isn’t it good? 看不看xyz–do (you/we/they) wanna watch xyz? 知不知道xyz–do…know xyz?

        Etc.