{"id":3284,"date":"2019-11-09T19:32:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T19:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-the-filler-word-na-ge-quot-neige-quot\/"},"modified":"2019-11-09T19:32:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T19:32:26","slug":"chinese-grammar-the-filler-word-na-ge-quot-neige-quot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/chinese-grammar-the-filler-word-na-ge-quot-neige-quot\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese grammar: The filler word \u90a3\u4e2a"neige""},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes when speaking you may blank out a bit, forget a little word or phrase, and you need something to say while gathering your thoughts. Or maybe you need to stall for a while. Well, the word "\u90a3\u4e2a"\uff08nèige) is just what you need.<\/p>\n

Basic patterns:
<\/strong>In English, words like "uhm" and "er" are used as filler words when you’re thinking a<\/em>bout what to say. In Chinese, "\u90a3\u4e2a"(nèige) is used for this purpose. This can sound a bit unfortunate to English speakers, but it’s very common in Mandarin and you’ll hear it quite often around Chinese speakers.<\/p>\n

"\u90a3\u4e2a" can be inserted into sentences wherver you need to pause for thought. This is similar to the slang use of "like" in English, or filler words in general.<\/p>\n

Examples:
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Nà\u0261è, w\u01d2 bú hé n\u01d0men yìq\u01d0 ch\u012bfàn le, h\u01ceo m\u0251?
\u90a3\u4e2a\uff0c\u6211 \u4e0d \u548c \u4f60\u4eec \u4e00\u8d77 \u5403\u996d \u4e86\uff0c\u597d \u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n
So. . .uhm, I won’t eat with you guys, OK?<\/div>\n
Zhè \u0261è píji\u01d4 yóudi\u01cen nà\u0261è. . . nà\u0261è. . .
\u8fd9 \u4e2a \u5564\u9152 \u6709\u70b9 \u90a3\u4e2a… \u90a3\u4e2a…<\/div>\n
This beer is a bit. . .uhh. . .well. . .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n