Meaning
Talk to someone.
Example
John, I’d like to have a word with you. |
约翰,我想和你聊聊。 Yuēhàn, wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ liáo liáo. |
I’ll have a word with him and see if he’ll help.
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我会和他談談,看他是否需要帮忙 Wǒ huì hé tā liáo liáo, kàn tā shìfǒu xūyào bāngmáng |
Sally, can I have a word with you? It won’t take long. Sure. I’ll be with you in a minute. |
莎莉,我可以跟你谈谈吗?不会占用你太多时间。 Shā lì, wǒ kěyǐ gēn nǐ tán tán ma? Bù huì zhànyòng nǐ tài duō shíjiān 好的,我一会过来 Hǎo de, wǒ yī huǐ guòlái |
I wanted to have a word with you about Sally. |
我想和你谈莎莉的事。 Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ tán shā lì de shì. |
I don’t think he’s interested but I’ll have a word with him. |
我不认为他有兴趣,但我会和他谈谈。Wǒ bù rènwéi tā yǒu xìngqù, dàn wǒ huì hé tā tán tán. |
I was hoping to have a quick word with you. |
我希望能跟你说一句话。 Wǒ xīwàng néng gēn nǐ shuō yījù huà. |
Could I have a quick word with you? |
能和你快速说句话吗? Néng hé nǐ kuàisù shuō jù huà ma? |
Could I have a few words with you?
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我可以和你说几句话吗? Wǒ kěyǐ hé nǐ shuō jǐ jù huà ma? |
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