How to Say ‘I taught for two years’ in Simplified Chinese
教了两年
jiào le liǎng nián
[jiāo luh lyahng nián]
💬 Usage Tip: How long you did something comes after the verb and 了: 学了三年 "studied for three years", 住了一个月 "lived for a month".
Phrase Breakdown
教
jiào
[jiāo]
to teach
To instruct someone in a skill or knowledge.
妈妈教我包饺子。
Mom teaches me to make dumplings.
了
le
[luh]
completed action marker
Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.
我想了很久，还是决定联系你。
I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.
两
liǎng
[lyahng]
two
The form 两 is used before measure words, as in 两个 meaning two of something.
我最近在比较两个工作机会。
I’ve recently been comparing two job opportunities.
年
nián
[nián]
year
A period of 365 or 366 days.
他出生于1980年。
He was born in the year 1980.
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