<p>"你快乐吗?" <em>sounds normal enough</em></p>

<p>"我常常是" <em>sounds too 'English' . Native Chinese would reply: "我常常都很快乐"</em></p>

<p>"有意思" <em>sounds normal enough, but it implies the answer is somewhat unexpected</em></p>

<p>The last line has the most problem:</p>

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  <p>"你没有不对" means "you didn't do anything wrong" </p>
</blockquote>

<p>For "you are not wrong" in this context, native Chinese would say: " 你说得对" or "你说得没错". Both mean "you are right"</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I'm afraid I fail to see why that is 'interesting'. I'd put it like this: </p>

<p>A: Are you happy? 你开心吗？<br>
B: I often am. 我通常很开心。<br>
A: (That is) Interesting. 这很有趣。<br>
B: You're not wrong. 你没说错。<br>
（Me: Really? Why? That's very normal.真的？为什么？ 这很正常丫！）</p>

<p>Or, alternatively:<br>
A: Are you Happy? 你是开心果？<br>
B: No, I'm Sleepy? 不，我是瞌睡虫。</p>

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It would make sense if A thought B 's life is miserable--  A: "你快乐吗?" B: "我常常都很快乐" A "有意思, 你没钱，没工作，没女朋友，但是你说你常常都很快乐..." B: "你说得没错, 我没钱，没工作，没女朋友, 但是我常常都很快乐"
Tang Ho
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Pedroski
<p>Person A: 你快乐吗? - Are you happy?</p>

<p>Person B: 我常常是。-I often am.</p>

<p>Person A: 有意思。- Interesting.</p>

<p>Person B: 你没有不对。- You are not wrong.</p>

<p>Would this exchange make sense to a 中国人？ Does it sound natural and are the translations correct?</p>

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Does this conversation/exchange of words make sense?
# Does this conversation/exchange of words make sense?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-07)

Person A: 你快乐吗? - Are you happy?

Person B: 我常常是。-I often am.

Person A: 有意思。- Interesting.

Person B: 你没有不对。- You are not wrong.

Would this exchange make sense to a 中国人？ Does it sound natural and are the translations correct?

**Tags:** grammar, meaning, word-choice, mandarin, usage


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-07. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

"你快乐吗?" *sounds normal enough*

"我常常是" *sounds too 'English' . Native Chinese would reply: "我常常都很快乐"*

"有意思" *sounds normal enough, but it implies the answer is somewhat unexpected*

The last line has the most problem:

> "你没有不对" means "you didn't do anything wrong"

For "you are not wrong" in this context, native Chinese would say: " 你说得对" or "你说得没错". Both mean "you are right"


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-07. Score: 0

I'm afraid I fail to see why that is 'interesting'. I'd put it like this:

A: Are you happy? 你开心吗？  
B: I often am. 我通常很开心。  
A: (That is) Interesting. 这很有趣。  
B: You're not wrong. 你没说错。  
（Me: Really? Why? That's very normal.真的？为什么？ 这很正常丫！）

Or, alternatively:  
A: Are you Happy? 你是开心果？  
B: No, I'm Sleepy? 不，我是瞌睡虫。

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It would make sense if A thought B 's life is miserable--  A: "你快乐吗?" B: "我常常都很快乐" A "有意思, 你没钱，没工作，没女朋友，但是你说你常常都很快乐..." B: "你说得没错, 我没钱，没工作，没女朋友, 但是我常常都很快乐"  

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