I have just started to learn Chinese。 －> 我 刚一开始学汉语。

matja
 June 26, 2010, 11:33 AM posted in I Have a Question
I'm completely new here (as you can see fromm the titlle:-) and I hope this is the group for asking such questions. Did I correctly translated the sentence "I have just started to learn Chinese"? My translation is: 我 刚一开始学汉语。 Thanks!
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go_manly
 June 26, 2010, 11:46 AM

I haven't come across 刚一, so I'm not sure about its usage. But 刚 by itself would suffice. I think the sentence also needs a 了. I think it would come at the end of the sentence, but I'm never sure about the use of 了. However, the sentence is damn good for an absolute beginner - perhaps 刚 is a bit of an exaggeration??

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matja
 June 26, 2010, 07:04 PM

Thank you! Yes, my Chinese friend told me 我刚开始学汉语 was right.