A1 · reviewed · starter
我只会说英语。
。 I only speak English.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我只会说英语。 02 What does 我只会说英语。 mean?只会说英语 is a clear language boundary. Pair it with 不好意思 so it does not sound dismissive.
PracticeI only speak English. 03 Fill the pinyin for 我只会说英语。英语 is yīng yǔ: first tone plus third tone.
Practicewǒ zhǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ. 04 Which line sets an English-only language boundary?只 means only; 会说 means can speak.
Practice我只会说英语。Scene
When to use it
Explaining your language limit at a counter, hotel, station, or phone call.
Risk
can sound cold
If you can speak a little Mandarin, say 我会说一点中文 instead.
Literal
I only can speak English.
只会说英语 is a clear language boundary. Pair it with 不好意思 so it does not sound dismissive.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我只会说英语。 mean?
Answer: I only speak English.
只会说英语 is a clear language boundary. Pair it with 不好意思 so it does not sound dismissive.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 我只会说英语。
Answer: wǒ zhǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ.
英语 is yīng yǔ: first tone plus third tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line sets an English-only language boundary?
Answer: 我只会说英语。
只 means only; 会说 means can speak.
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