Learn Mandarin Chinese – Completed “le” vs. New “le” + (Lesson 54)

Using Chinese characters, practice the usage of two different “le” markers: completed action le, and new situation le. Become multilingual today with Lenguin’s comprehensive language courses. ║ Let’s Get Multi ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Practice what you learned in this video ►► http://lenguin.com/yt Subscribe to get multi! ►► http://lenguin.com/yt/subscribe Watch the entire course free ►► http://lenguin.com/yt/chinese ║ Support ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ ♥ ♥ Want to help us grow? We want to make lots of courses. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Help us reach that goal, visit ► http://lenguin.com/support ♥ ♥ ║ More ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Next Lesson ► {NEXT} ♫ Listen to the Lenguin soundtrack ► http://lenguin.com/ost ║ Connect ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Follow us on Twitter ► http://twitter.com/LenguinPenguin Like us on Facebook ► http://fb.com/LenguinPenguin Pin us on Pinterest ► https://pinterest.com/LenguinPenguin ║ Sections ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ 你来了多久了？ – 0:42 I’ve Been Here 3 Days. – 0:49 I Have Been Here Three Days – 1:03 I’ve Been Here 3 Days. – 1:16 I Have Been Here Three Days – 1:23 你太太在香港住了多久？ – 1:57 She Stayed Two Days. – 2:05 She Stayed Two Days – 2:17 你在台北住了多久？ – 3:11 Taipei 3 Weeks, HK 10 Days – 3:23 他来了吗？ – 3:45 She’s Come. – 3:50 他来了吗？ – 4:25 林小姐来了吗？ – 4:37 No, She Didn’t Come – 4:48 你从前来过吗？ – 5:14 Formerly – 5:19 Have You Ever Been Here Before? – 5:30 I’ve Never Been Here Before. – 6:13 I Have Never Been Here Before – 6:28 Review Dialogue – 6:50 Download them here ► https://lenguin.com/learn/chinese/completed-le-vs-new-le-plus/gallery ║ Credits ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Producer – Fame Ketover Writers – John Harvey, Lucille Barale, Roberta Barry, Thomas Madden, Susan Pola Script Supervisor – Fame Ketover Chinese Speakers – Chuan Chao, Ying-chih Chen, Hsiao-jung Chen, Eva Diao, Jan Hu, Tsung-mi Li, Yunhui Yang Original Music – Fame Ketover Editor – Fame Ketover Special Thanks – Check our Patreon Page to have your name listed here Stock Imagery – Wikimedia Commons, Shutterstock © 2015 Fames Games, all rights reserved. The Lenguin name and penguin mascot are trademarks of Fames Games. ║ Lesson Transcript ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Full transcript ► https://lenguin.com/learn/chinese/completed-le-vs-new-le-plus/transcript Partial transcript —————————————-­——- Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. Now it’s your turn to say the things you learned in the last lesson. Plus you’ll learn the Chinese characters. What if you want to express how long something has taken so far, or how long it’s going to be going on. Listen. ○ 你来了多久了？ ○ 我来了三天了。 The first “le” coming right after the verb indicates completion of action (“I have come.”) And the second “le” coming at the end of the sentence indicates the change up to the present (“It’s three days now.”) Repeat “I have been here three days.” ○ 我来了三天了。 ○ 我来了三天了。 The double “le” construction is used when you’re talking about an action started in the past and still going on. How do you say “I have been here three days.” 我来了三天了。 Try responding to the question “How long have you been here?” Say that you’ve been here for three days. 你来了多久了？ 我来了三天了。 Now, if you want to tal…