Basic phrases for learners: Basic Phrases

💬 [會] before a verb often means "can" or "know how to," so [你會說英文嗎？] is literally "Can you speak English?" You can swap the verb: [你會說中文嗎？] or [你會寫中文嗎？]

💬 [正在] means "in the middle of doing," so it puts focus on something happening right now: [我正在學習中文]. You can use the same pattern with other actions, like [我正在吃飯] or [他正在工作]

💬 [懂] is specifically "understand," and [我不懂] is a very common short way to say you don't get something. Before a falling-tone word like [懂], [不] is said (bú), even though it's still written [不]

💬 [再] means "again" or "one more time," and [一次] is "once," so [再說一次] is a reusable pattern for asking someone to do something again. You can swap in another verb: [再講一次] or [再解釋一次]

💬 [重複一次] means "repeat once / repeat that once more," and [一次] often gets added after an action to mean "one time." You'll see the same pattern in [說一次] and [看一次]

💬 [慢一點] means "a bit slower," and [一點] softens many requests by making them "a little more…" You can reuse it with adjectives too, like [大一點] or [便宜一點]