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FoundationsLesson 18⏱ 10 min

Languages and Learning: 说, 学 and 中文

Say which languages you speak and learn (我学中文), know 中文 from 汉语 and 外语, and why 说话 can't take a language after it.

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说 and 学 + a language

The idea: a Chinese verb takes its object straight after it (verb + object, like English), and the verb never changes form. Language names are built too: country + 语 (language). Know those two rules and you can talk about any language.

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