Learn Mandarin Chinese – Completed “le” vs. New “le” (Lesson 53)

Learn to distinguish 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 ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Nǐ Láile Duó Jiǔ Le? – 0:39 I’ve Been Here 3 Days. – 0:58 Nǐ Láile Duó Jiǔ Le? – 1:22 New Situation Le – 2:07 Nǐ Tàitai Zài Xiānggǎng Zhù Le Duó Jiǔ? – 2:35 With & Without New Le – 3:32 She’s Come. – 3:54 Tā Lái Le Ma? – 4:25 Tā Méi Lái – 5:20 Negated Le – 5:50 Tā Méi Lái – 6:11 Nǐ Láile Jǐtiān Le? – 6:43 Nǐ Cóngqián Láiguo Ma? – 7:49 Formerly – 8:11 Never / Ever – 8:21 Nǐ Cóngqián Láiguo Ma? – 8:42 Review Dialogue – 10:10 Download them here ► https://lenguin.com/learn/chinese/completed-le-vs-new-le/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/transcript Partial transcript —————————————-­——- Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. If you listen to Chinese, you’ll notice “le” is used a lot. Today we’ll explore a couple of its meanings. Let’s get started. Listen to a discussion of how long Mr. King has already been in Taiwan. ● How long have you been here? ○ Nǐ láile duó jiǔ le? ○ Nǐ láile duó jiǔ le? ● I have been here three days. ○ Wǒ láile sāntiān le. ○ Wǒ láile sāntiān le. Notice that the sentences have two “le” markers. The “le” marker after the verb marks completed action. The “le” marker after the duration phrase marks a new situation. In the plain sentence “Tā láile.” (“He’s come.”) the two “le” markers are combined into one. But when there is a duration expression after the verb, each of the two meanings is expressed by a separate marker. Listen to the exchange again. ● How long have you been here? ○ Nǐ láile duó jiǔ le? ○ Nǐ láile duó jiǔ le? ● I have been here three days. ○ Wǒ láile sāntiān le. ○ Wǒ láile sāntiān le. When you’re talking about the p…