S2E17 A Very Chinese Sentence Order🧩 (Time + Action + Object in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 17 episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 11, 2026 · 21 MIN

S2E17 A Very Chinese Sentence Order🧩 (Time + Action + Object in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 17

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🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 17, we’re learning a very important Mandarin sentence order:subject + time + action + objectIn English, you can say: I drink coffee in the morning.But in Mandarin, we usually say: 我早上喝咖啡。The time often comes before the action.In this episode, we’ll build fuller everyday sentences with words you already know, like 喝, 吃, 看, and 学.By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to say sentences like 我早上喝咖啡, 我中午吃午饭, 我下午学中文, and 我晚上看电影.A simple but very important episode if you want your Mandarin sentence order to sound cleaner and more natural.

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