General
| English | Mandarin | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyway… | 总之 。。。 | zǒngzhī… | |
| It’s a good thing that … | 好在 。。。 | hǎozài . . . |
Memory/thought/opinion
| English | Mandarin | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As far as I am concerned … | 对我来说 。。。 | duì wǒ lái shuō . . . . | |
| I (mistakenly) thought | 我以为… | wǒ yǐwéi . . . | |
| I recall that … | 我记得 。。。 | wǒ jìdé . . . | |
| I understand your point but | 我明⽩你说的，但是 。。。 | wǒ míngbái nǐ shuō de ， dànshì . . . | |
| My opinion/point of view is that … | 我的看法是 。。。 | wǒ de kànfǎ shì . . . | |
| That is a matter of opinion / Everyone has different opinions | 每个人看法不同 。。。 | měi gè rén kànfǎ bù tóng | |
| Now that I think of it | 现在回想起来 | xiànzài huí xiǎng qǐlái . . . | |
| I genuinely think that … | 我真心觉得 。。。 | wǒ zhēnxīn juéde . . . | |
| I suppose that… | 我想应该是。。。 | wǒ xiǎng yīnggāi shì … |
Talk/speak/word-related
| English | Mandarin | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am trying to say … | 我想说的是 。。。 | wǒ xiǎng shuō de shì . . . | |
| Regarding … , I’d like to say a couple of words | 关于 。。。， 我想说几句 | guānyú . . . wǒ xiǎng shuō jǐjù | |
| By the way | 对了。。。 | duile … | |
| From what I’ve heard | 我听说的是 | wǒ tīngshuō de shì . . . | |
| I said it that way by mistake | 是我说错话了 | shì wǒ shuō cuò huàle |