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的话
Traditional Chinese
的話
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
dehuà
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
dik1 wa6*2
Short definition words
Usage frequency Very common
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如果(rú guǒ) if
我没(wǒméi)
忘了(wàng le) to forget
的话(dehuà) words
我会(wǒhuì)
(jiào) to shout
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(zuò) to do
那件事( nà jiàn shì)

I'll tell Tom to do that if I don't forget.

你说(nǐshǔ)
的话(dehuà) words
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
道理(dào lǐ) basis

What you're saying makes no sense.

如果是(rúguǒshì)
(zhè) these
(yàng) way
的话(dehuà) words
(jiù) only
甚么(shén me) who?
问题(wèn tí) issue
也没有(yě méi yǒu) also not to be
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
不是吗(bù shì ma bú shì ma) aren't they

If so, then there's no problem at all, is there?

如果(rú guǒ) if
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
少说(shǎo shuō) understate
(duō) many
(tīng) to sentence
的话(dehuà) words
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
一定能( yī dìng néng) absolutely can
学到(xué dào) to learn
(diǎn) to hint
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?

If you spoke less and listened more, you'd definitely be able to learn something.

我们( men) us
总是有(zǒngshìyǒu)
(shuō) to scold
不完(bùwán)
的话(dehuà) words

We always have something to say.

发生意外(fā shēng yì wài) run into something unexpected
的话(dehuà) words
(àn) to push
这个(zhè gè) this one
(hóng) red
按钮(àn niǔ) push button

Push the red button if something strange happens.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不想(bù xiǎng) unexpectedly
(qù) to get rid of
的话(dehuà) words
不必(bù bì) need not
(qù) to get rid of

You don't need to go unless you want to.

如果(rú guǒ) if
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
早点(zǎo diǎn) light breakfast
(chū) to publish
(mén) valve
的话(dehuà) words
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
(jiù) only
(néng) may
(gǎn) to overtake
上了(shàng le) to board

If you had left home a little earlier you would have been in time.

我没(wǒméi)
听懂(tīng dǒng) to catch (what is spoken)
他说( tā shuō)
的话(dehuà) words

I didn't catch what he said.

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