A2 noun

语言学

yǔyán xué

Examples by Level

1

我学习语言学。

I study linguistics.

2

语言学很有趣。

Linguistics is very interesting.

3

她喜欢语言学。

She likes linguistics.

4

语言学是一门科学。

Linguistics is a science.

5

我的朋友学语言学。

My friend studies linguistics.

6

你喜欢语言学吗?

Do you like linguistics?

7

语言学帮助我理解语言。

Linguistics helps me understand language.

8

他读语言学书。

He reads linguistics books.

1

他对语言学很感兴趣。

He is very interested in linguistics.

很感兴趣 (hěn gǎn xìngqù) means 'very interested'.

2

语言学是一门复杂的学科。

Linguistics is a complex discipline.

一门 (yī mén) is a measure word for academic subjects.

3

她在大学学习语言学。

She studies linguistics at university.

在...学习 (zài... xuéxí) means 'to study at...'.

4

这本关于语言学的书很有用。

This book about linguistics is very useful.

关于 (guānyú) means 'about' or 'concerning'.

5

我喜欢研究语言学中的语音学部分。

I like studying the phonetics part of linguistics.

部分 (bùfen) means 'part' or 'section'.

6

语言学可以帮助我们更好地理解人类交流。

Linguistics can help us better understand human communication.

更好地 (gèng hǎo de) means 'better'.

7

他是一位著名的语言学教授。

He is a famous linguistics professor.

著名 (zhùmíng) means 'famous'.

8

你觉得语言学难学吗?

Do you think linguistics is difficult to learn?

难学 (nán xué) means 'difficult to learn'.

Word Family

Nouns

语言 (yǔ yán) language
学生 (xué shēng) student
学者 (xué zhě) scholar

Verbs

学习 (xué xí) to study; to learn

Test Yourself 12 questions

multiple choice A1

Which word means 'hello'?

Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: 你好 (nǐ hǎo)

你好 (nǐ hǎo) is the common way to say hello in Chinese.

multiple choice A1

How do you say 'thank you' in Chinese?

Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: 谢谢 (xiè xie)

谢谢 (xiè xie) means thank you.

multiple choice A1

Which of these means 'goodbye'?

Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: 再见 (zài jiàn)

再见 (zài jiàn) is used to say goodbye.

true false A1

The word '请 (qǐng)' means 'please'.

Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: True

请 (qǐng) is indeed the word for 'please' or 'to invite'.

true false A1

The phrase '对不起 (duì bu qǐ)' means 'you're welcome'.

Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: False

对不起 (duì bu qǐ) means 'I'm sorry'. 'You're welcome' is 不客气 (bù kè qì).

true false A1

The number '一 (yī)' means 'two'.

Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: False

一 (yī) means 'one'. The number 'two' is 二 (èr) or 两 (liǎng).

sentence order A2

Tap words below to build the sentence
Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: 语言学是一门科学

'语言学' (linguistics) is the subject, '是' (is) is the verb, '一门' (a branch of) is a measure word, and '科学' (science) is the object.

sentence order A2

Tap words below to build the sentence
Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: 他喜欢研究语言学

'他' (he) is the subject, '喜欢' (likes) is the verb, '研究' (to study) is the action, and '语言学' (linguistics) is the object of his study.

sentence order A2

Tap words below to build the sentence
Correct! Not quite. Correct answer: 我觉得语言学很有趣

'我' (I) is the subject, '觉得' (feel/think) is the verb, '语言学' (linguistics) is the subject of the feeling, and '很有趣' (very interesting) describes it.

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