Online Mandarin Course: Can you speak Chinese?
说 <shuō> to SAY, to SPEAK
你说什么？
<Nǐ shuō shénme?>
You to say what?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
Translate: I SAY (that) THEIR DISHES ARE DELICIOUS.
key 我说他们的菜很好吃。 <Wǒ shuō tāmen de cài hěn hǎochī.>
他说汉语吗？
<Tā shuō hànyǔ ma?>
DOES HE SPEAK CHINESE?
他不说汉语。。。
<Tā bù shuō hànyǔ. . .>
HE DOES NOT SPEAK CHINESE…
只 <zhǐ> ONLY
we place it IN FRONT OF THE VERB
。。。他只说英语。
<. . . tā zhǐ shuō yīngyǔ.>
…HE ONLY SPEAKS ENGLISH.
Translate: I BOUGHT JUST A RED TEA.
key 我只买了红茶。 <Wǒ zhǐ mǎile hóngchá.>
会 <huì> to BE ABLE TO 
中文 <zhōngwén> CHINESE LANGUAGE
你会说中文吗？
<Nǐ huì shuō hànyǔ ma?>
CAN YOU SPEAK CHINESE?
Translate: CAN YOU COOK (to DO+FOOD)?
key 你会做饭吗？ <Nǐ huì zuòfàn ma?>
一点 <yīdiǎn> A BIT (used with something)
我会说一点中文。
<Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn zhōngwén.>
I CAN SPEAK LITTLE CHINESE.
一点点 <yīdiǎndian> A BIT (used alone)
我只会说一点点。
<Wǒ zhǐ huì shuō yī diǎndiǎn.>
I only to be able to speak a little.
说话 <shuōhuà> to SPEAK (话 is an object here)
Translate: HE IS SPEAKING NOW.
key他现在说话。
<Tā xiànzài shuōhuà.>
Translate: HE LIKES TO SPEAK.
key 他喜欢说话。 <Tā xǐhuān shuōhuà.>
There is a special visual for the word A BIT…
