Panattha
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How to say "ago" in Chinese (Mandarin)? Hello! How do I use "ago" in context? For example: 1. I came back to Amsterdam 2 weeks ago. 2. One year ago I was in Spain. 3. I started learning Chinese 1 month ago. I appreciate your help!!
Jun 12, 2017 3:36 PM
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Hey there. You have two main options - 之前 and 以前. Sometimes simply 前 can be used. 1 - 我兩個禮拜之前回到了阿姆斯特丹 2 - 我去年在西班牙 is I was in Spain last year, 我一年以前在西班牙 is I was in Spain a year ago. 3 我是一個月之前開始學中文的 I started learning Chinese a month ago. Laurence
June 12, 2017
你好! 按照个人习惯上来说,建议修改成: 1 两个星期以前我就回阿姆斯特丹了 2 一年以前我在西班牙 3 一个月以前我就开始学汉语了 既然是翻译成中文 (普通话),最好是比照中国人之间的交流用语来翻译。 在汉语中,时间后面加以前(ago)的用法比较普遍用于口语交流。 另外以上的翻译来看,都是作为谈话或者文章的开头,实际会有出入。 以上供参考!
June 13, 2017
两周前我回到(了)阿姆斯特丹。 一年前我在西班牙。 一个月前我开始学中文。
June 12, 2017
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