<p>The first one sounds just fine. The &quot;what&quot; part is the object of the sentence. In forming a question in Chinese, the general position of the SVO doesn't change. The second one looks like using Chinese words to fit into an English word order.</p>
<p>Affirmative sentence: 你想我说 &quot;XYZ&quot; .</p>
<p>Question: 你想我说什么？ - Question word &quot;什么&quot; replaces &quot;XYZ&quot; .</p>

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2021-01-15T15:14:50.507Z
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monalisa
<p>Sounds like a boy girl argument! Oh, the agony, and the delight!</p>
<p>你想让我说什么？</p>

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2021-01-16T11:05:16.493Z
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Pedroski
<p>You can say whether 你想我说什么？ or　你要我说什么？</p>

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2021-01-23T15:48:31.783Z
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Starckman
<p>When someone tells me to say something and I don't know what to say, I want to ask that person &quot;What do you want me to say?&quot;</p>
<p>How can I ask that question in Chinese Mandarin? Below is what I come up with, not sure if they are correct.</p>
<p>你想我说什么？</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>是什么你想我说?</p>

<phrase><sentence>
How to ask in Chinese Mandarin: What do you want me to say?
# How to ask in Chinese Mandarin: What do you want me to say?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-15)

When someone tells me to say something and I don't know what to say, I want to ask that person "What do you want me to say?"

How can I ask that question in Chinese Mandarin? Below is what I come up with, not sure if they are correct.

你想我说什么？

or

是什么你想我说?

**Tags:** phrase, sentence


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-15. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The first one sounds just fine. The "what" part is the object of the sentence. In forming a question in Chinese, the general position of the SVO doesn't change. The second one looks like using Chinese words to fit into an English word order.

Affirmative sentence: 你想我说 "XYZ" .

Question: 你想我说什么？ - Question word "什么" replaces "XYZ" .


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-16. Score: 1

Sounds like a boy girl argument! Oh, the agony, and the delight!

你想让我说什么？


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-01-23. Score: 0

You can say whether 你想我说什么？ or　你要我说什么？


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