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- <p>In conversation, you may find yourself at a loss for words,
- unable to find the correct phrase you are looking for, or simply
- needing time to gather your thoughts. When you experience this
- feeling, in English, you may say "umm" or "uhhh" or another filler
- word. In Chinese, the word for this is 那个 (nèige). (The word 那个 can
- be pronounced both "nàge" and "nèige," but for this usage, "nèige"
- is normally used.)</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p>In English, words like "ummm" and "uh" are used as
- filler<a href="#fn1" class="footnoteRef" id=
- "fnref1"><sup>1</sup></a> words when you're thinking about what to
- say. In Chinese, 那个 (nèige) is also used for this purpose. To
- English speakers not fortunate enough to be fluent in Mandarin this
- may raise an eyebrow because it can sound a bit "racist," but it's
- very common in Mandarin and you'll hear it quite often around
- Chinese speakers.</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>(那个⋯⋯) (那个⋯⋯) + [anything] + (那个⋯⋯)</p>
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- <p>那个 (nèige) can be inserted into sentences wherever you need to
- pause for thought.</p>
- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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- <ul>
- <li><em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 我 不 跟 你们 一起 去 了，可以 吗？<span class=
- "pinyin"><em>Nèige</em>... wǒ bù gēn nǐmen yīqǐ qù le, kěyǐ
- ma?</span> <span class="trans">So, ummm... I won't go with you
- guys, OK?</span></li>
- <li>我 想 吃 <em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ <em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 湖南 菜。<span class=
- "pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng chī <em>nèige</em>... <em>nèige</em>... Húnán
- cài.</span><span class="trans">I want to eat that... ummm, you
- know... Hunan cuisine.</span></li>
- <li><em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 我 明天 不 来 了。<span class=
- "pinyin"><em>Nèige</em>... wǒ míngtiān bù lái
- le.</span><span class="trans">Ummm... I'm not coming
- tomorrow.</span></li>
- <li><em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 这样 做 不 好 吧？<span class=
- "pinyin"><em>Nèige</em>... zhèyàng zuò bù hǎo
- ba?</span><span class="trans">Ummm, it's not good to do it this
- way?</span></li>
- <li><em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 你 可以 做 我 的 女 朋友 吗？<span class=
- "pinyin"><em>Nèige</em>... nǐ kěyǐ zuò wǒ de nǚpéngyou
- ma?</span><span class="trans">Like... could you be my
- girlfriend?</span></li>
- <li><em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 不好意思 ， 我 要 走 了。<span class=
- "pinyin"><em>Nèige</em>... bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ yào zǒu
- le.</span><span class="trans">Ummmm... sorry, but I've gotta
- go.</span></li>
- <li>她 很 漂亮 ， 就 像 <em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 明星 一样。<span class="pinyin">Tā hěn
- piàoliang, jiù xiàng <em>nèige</em>... míngxīng
- yīyàng.</span><span class="trans">She's very pretty, just like, you
- know, a celebrity.</span></li>
- <li>我 想 看看 你 买 的 <em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ <em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ iPhone。<span class=
- "pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng kànkan nǐ mǎi de <em>nèige</em>...
- <em>nèige</em>... iPhone.</span><span class="trans">I'd like to
- take a look at your, ummm, you know... iPhone you
- bought.</span></li>
- <li><em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 我 要 去 开会 了。<span class=
- "pinyin"><em>Nèige</em>... wǒ yào qù kāihuì le.</span><span class=
- "trans">Ummm... I have to attend a meeting.</span></li>
- <li>昨天 <em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ <em>那个</em> ⋯⋯ 小笼包 真 好吃。<span class=
- "pinyin">Zuótiān <em>nèige</em>... <em>nèige</em>... xiǎolóngbāo
- zhēn hǎochī.</span><span class="trans">Yesterday the, you know,
- steamed soup dumplings were so delicious.</span></li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <h2 id="references">References</h2>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
- reading</h2>
- <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
- "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
- <section class="footnotes">
- <hr />
- <ol>
- <li id="fn1"><a href=
- "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filler_(linguistics)">Filler
- (linguistics)</a> on Wikipedia<a href="#fnref1">↩</a></li>
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