Hi im trying to say,
I have eaten two apples
Is that (in pinyin):
Wo chi le liang ge pingguo
Or
Wo liang ge pingguo chi le
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Re: Chinese (Mandarin) , beginner/intermediate grammar questions
It's the first. Mandarin word order is nearly always SVO.
我吃了两个苹果。
That second word order sounds like it would be the norm in some kind of dialect or other Sinitic language, but not in Mandarin.
我吃了两个苹果。
That second word order sounds like it would be the norm in some kind of dialect or other Sinitic language, but not in Mandarin.
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Re: Chinese (Mandarin) , beginner/intermediate grammar questions
"I have eaten two apples" means “我吃了两个苹果”
so in pinyin:wo chi le liang ge ping guo
so in pinyin:wo chi le liang ge ping guo
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