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First Sentences · Beginner

I’m Learning Chinese

How to say ‘I’m learning Chinese’ in Mandarin, with pinyin and a repeat-after-me line.

Need to say “I’m learning Chinese” in Mandarin? This is the phrase from the short video.

The phrase

我在学中文。 — wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén. — I’m learning Chinese.

When to use it

Use this when you want to tell someone you are studying Mandarin. It is a friendly way to start a conversation, and most people will slow down for you after hearing it.

Repeat after me

  1. 中文 — Zhōngwén — Chinese
  2. 学中文 — xué Zhōngwén — to learn Chinese
  3. 我在学中文。 — wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén. — I’m learning Chinese.
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