PolyLingo

Big idea: Measure words + 了 (completed actions): practice + mini‑quiz

Practice the big idea with drills and a longer quiz based on real examples.

Measure words

Use a measure word between a number and a noun.

  • 一个人 = one person
  • 一杯水 = a cup of water
  • 一本书 = a book (volume)
一个人
yí gè rén
one person
一杯水
yì bēi shuǐ
a cup of water

了 for completion

A common beginner use: Verb + 了 + object.

  • 我买了水。 = I bought water.
我买了水。
Wǒ mǎi le shuǐ
I bought water.

Drills

Choose the measure word
一___水
a cup of water
一___水
Build the question
Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma
Do you speak English?
Your sentence
Click tokens below to build the sentence.
Tokens

Mini‑quiz

Mini-quiz
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Which particle is a common yes/no marker?