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English

1. (idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
2. to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to mutter to oneself

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 自己同自己講嘢

Examples

• 你望住個海自言自語講啲乜嘢啊？

  You looked at the sea and muttered to yourself. What were you talking about?

• 佢自言自語噉話：「我跟住去邊度好呢？」

  She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?"

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• 「啊。好靚嘅星星。」正當我自言自語緊嘅時候，一隻星星突然閃過，一盞藍光斜行，尾巴令人眼花繚亂，然後就消失咗。

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• 湯姆在自言自語。

  Tom is talking to himself.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 老人時常自言自語。

  Old people often talk to themselves.

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• “我该做什么呢？”我自言自语道。

  "What shall I do?" I said to myself.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 我祖父一个人的时候，有时会自言自语。

  My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY