Sending a message

Słownictwo

• 消息message / news
• 发消息to send a message
• 短信text message (SMS)
• 微信WeChat (popular Chinese app)
• 发送to send
• 回复to reply
• 收到to receive / received
• 看到to see / noticed
• 表情emoji / expression
• 语音voice (message)
• 已读read (seen)
• 通知notification

Zwroty

• 我发消息给你了。I sent you a message.
• 我收到你的消息了。I received your message.
• 你看到我的消息了吗？Did you see my message?
• 我回复了。I replied.
• 我还没回复。I have not replied yet.
• 收到！Got it!
• 好的，我知道了。Okay, I understand.
• 我发了一个语音给你。I sent you a voice message.

Typowe błędy

• ✗我发了消息你
  ✓我发消息给你了

  The recipient follows 给 — say 发消息给你, not 发消息你.

• ✗我回复你的消息了没有
  ✓我还没回复你的消息

  Use 还没 + verb for not yet — 没有 at the end sounds unnatural here.

• ✗你有看到我的消息吗
  ✓你看到我的消息了吗

  Do not insert 有 before a past verb — use 了 to mark completion.

• ✗我收了你的消息
  ✓我收到你的消息了

  The correct verb is 收到 (receive and get), not just 收.

• ✗发一条语音给我
  ✓发一个语音给我

  Voice messages use measure word 个, not 条 which is for text messages.

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