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From Lesson: I can speak Chinese
Word Pinyin Meaning
huì can; to be possible; to be able to; will; to be likely to; to be sure to; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association; CL:[[個|个<gè>]]; a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is <huǐ>)
shuō to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (usually in compounds such as [[日心说]] heliocentric theory)
妈妈 māma mama; mommy; mother; CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]]

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Chinese

你会说汉语吗? 我会说汉语。 你妈妈会说汉语吗? 她不会说。

Pinyin

Nǐ huì shuō hànyǔ ma? Wǒ huì shuō hànyǔ. Nǐ māma huì shuō hànyǔ ma? Tā bú huì shuō.

English

Can you speak Chinese? I can speak Chinese. Can your mom speak Chinese? She can't speak.