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Countries and languages in Chinese

Unit 2 — Where you're from · 30 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for countries and languages

Example conversations in Chinese

At a party languages

你会说什么语言?
What languages do you speak?
我说英语和西班牙语。
I speak English and Spanish.
你在家说西班牙语吗?
Do you speak Spanish at home?
是的,我和家人说西班牙语。
Yes, I speak Spanish with my family.
我只会说一点西班牙语。
I speak only a little Spanish.
没关系。你可以学更多。
That is okay. You can learn more.
我也想学法语。
I also want to learn French.
法语是一门美丽的语言。
French is a beautiful language.
你还会说其他语言吗?
Do you speak any other languages?
我也会说一点意大利语。
I speak a little Italian too.
会三种语言很厉害。
Three languages is great.
谢谢。我喜欢学习语言。
Thanks. I like learning languages.

In class learning

你在学什么语言?
What language are you learning?
我在学英语。
I'm learning English.
你也会说西班牙语吗?
Do you also speak Spanish?
是的,我会说西班牙语。
Yes, I speak Spanish.
我会说一点英语。
I speak a little English.
你说得很好。
You speak well.
我接下来想学德语。
I want to learn German next.
德语是一门很难的语言。
German is a hard language.
你们国家有很多人学英语吗?
Do many people in your country learn English?
是的,很多人在学校学英语。
Yes, many people learn English in school.
不同的国家有不同的语言。
Different countries have different languages.
是的,而且我想学更多。
Yes, and I want to learn more.

At work multilingual

我听说你会说中文。
I heard you speak Chinese.
是的,我会说中文和英语。
Yes, I speak Chinese and English.
你也会说日语吗?
Do you also speak Japanese?
会一点,但是不多。
A little, but not much.
我想学一门亚洲语言。
I want to learn an Asian language.
中文在工作中很有用。
Chinese is useful at work.
中文难学吗?
Is Chinese hard to learn?
是的,但是每种语言都需要时间。
Yes, but every language takes time.
也许我会学一点日语。
Maybe I will learn a little Japanese.
日语也是一种很好的语言。
Japanese is also a good language.
我喜欢为了工作学习语言。
I like learning languages for work.
我也是。语言很有帮助。
Me too. Languages help a lot.

With a neighbor language exchange

你在家说什么语言?
What language do you speak at home?
我们说葡萄牙语。
We speak Portuguese.
你来自哪个国家?
What country are you from?
我来自巴西。
I'm from Brazil.
我只会说英语。
I only speak English.
你想学葡萄牙语吗?
Do you want to learn Portuguese?
也许一点点。难吗?
Maybe a little. Is it hard?
如果你会西班牙语,就不太难。
Not too hard if you know Spanish.
我也不会说西班牙语。
I don't speak Spanish either.
那我们可以先从简单的词开始。
Then we can start with simple words.
我也想了解一下你的国家。
I also want to learn about your country.
好。我可以给你讲讲巴西。
Good. I can tell you about Brazil.

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