发短信给我
fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ
In Chinese, "text me" is expressed as 发短信给我 (fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ).
This phrase is used to request that someone send a written message to your mobile phone. In mainland China, because WeChat is the dominant messaging platform, people often say 发微信给我 (fā Wēixìn gěi wǒ) to mean "text me on WeChat" instead of using the literal term for SMS. You can also add 用手机 (yòng shǒujī) before the verb 发短信 to emphasize the medium of communication.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 发短信给我 breaks down into 发 (send), 短信 (text message) and 给我 (to me).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make a request sound more suggestive and friendly, you can add the particle 吧 at the end of the sentence. To make a sentence sound friendlier, you can add the particles 啊 or 呀 at the end.
How do you pronounce it?
fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ
Did you know?
- Chinese uses 'classifier' words for nouns, and while 短信 is the message, a single text is often counted using the measure word 条 (tiáo), which is the same word used for long, thin things like fish or ribbons.
- The character 发 (fā) in this phrase can also mean 'to prosper' or 'to become wealthy', adding a strangely positive energy to the act of sending a text.
- In the early days of mobile phones, Chinese users developed 'input codes' to text faster, as typing characters was slow. This led to a brief era of numeric slang where certain number combinations represented common phrases.
Examples in context
- 请用手机给我发短信Please send me a text message using a mobile phone.
- 请给我发短信，好吗？Please send me a text message, okay?
- 给我发短信吧，我们可以一起约出来。Send me a text message, we can arrange to meet up.
- 发短信吧，我在等你的回复。Send a text message, I'm waiting for your reply.
- 请用手机给我发短信，谢谢！Please send me a text message using a mobile phone, thank you!
- 发短信给我吧。Fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ ba.Text me.
- 如果你到了，请发短信给我。Rúguǒ nǐ dào le, qǐng fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ.Please text me when you arrive.
- 记得发短信给我。Jìde fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ.Remember to text me.
Example conversation
Two friends are saying goodbye at a coffee shop.
- 俊杰 Junjie明天见。Míngtiān jiàn.See you tomorrow.
- 佳怡 Jiayi好，到时候发短信给我。Hǎo, dào shíhou fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ.Okay, text me when the time comes.
- 俊杰 Junjie没问题，佳怡。Méi wèntí, Jiāyí.No problem, Jiayi.
- 佳怡 Jiayi拜拜！Bàibài!Bye bye!
