<blockquote>
  <p><em>他和你用哪种语言谈话？</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>"他和你用哪种语言<strong>交谈</strong>？"</p>

<p>'交谈' is better than '谈话' because '交谈' means 'talk to each others; while '谈话' mainly means 'speak' or 'talk'. </p>

<p>You can speak or talk by yourself, but you cannot having a conversation on your own.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>学习语言的时候有什么困难？</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>No problem above </p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>一个孩子每天多长时间应该练习语言？</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>"一个孩子每天应该<strong>花</strong>多长时间练习语言?"</p>

<p>Better add an verb '花'(spend) here </p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>一个儿童可以说几种语言？</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>No problem above</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>你哪种语言应该学习？</p>
</blockquote>

<p>You are placing the [<strong>object</strong>] directly after the [<strong>subject</strong> ] </p>

<ul>
<li>[<strong>你</strong>][<strong>哪种语言</strong>] </li>
</ul>

<p>It is better to place the verb '<strong>学习</strong>'directly after the subject '<strong>你</strong>'  </p>

<ul>
<li>"哪种语言<strong>你</strong>应该<strong>学习</strong>?" </li>
<li>"<strong>你</strong>应该<strong>学习</strong>哪种语言?"</li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>你的父母会什么语言?</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>No problem here</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>你未来想不想学习一种新的语言？</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>你<strong>将来</strong>想不想学习一种新的语言？</p>

<p>Should replace '未来' with '将来' for the meaning of: "in the future" because '未来' itself is a noun or an adjective for 'future' </p>

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<p>I need these questions for one discussion in Chinese classes. Did I use the right word order in these questions?</p>
<ul>
<li>他和你用哪种语言谈话？</li>
<li>学习语言的时候有什么困难？</li>
<li>一个孩子每天多长时间应该练习语言？</li>
<li>一个儿童可以说几种语言？</li>
<li>你哪种语言应该学习？</li>
<li>你的父母会什么语言?</li>
<li>你未来想不想学习一种新的语言？</li>
</ul>

<grammar><word-choice>
Checking word order of some questions
# Checking word order of some questions

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-31)

I need these questions for one discussion in Chinese classes. Did I use the right word order in these questions?

* 他和你用哪种语言谈话？
* 学习语言的时候有什么困难？
* 一个孩子每天多长时间应该练习语言？
* 一个儿童可以说几种语言？
* 你哪种语言应该学习？
* 你的父母会什么语言?
* 你未来想不想学习一种新的语言？

**Tags:** grammar, word-choice


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-31. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> *他和你用哪种语言谈话？*

"他和你用哪种语言**交谈**？"

'交谈' is better than '谈话' because '交谈' means 'talk to each others; while '谈话' mainly means 'speak' or 'talk'.

You can speak or talk by yourself, but you cannot having a conversation on your own.

> *学习语言的时候有什么困难？*

No problem above

> *一个孩子每天多长时间应该练习语言？*

"一个孩子每天应该**花**多长时间练习语言?"

Better add an verb '花'(spend) here

> *一个儿童可以说几种语言？*

No problem above

> 你哪种语言应该学习？

You are placing the [**object**] directly after the [**subject** ]

* [**你**][**哪种语言**]

It is better to place the verb '**学习**'directly after the subject '**你**'

* "哪种语言**你**应该**学习**?"
* "**你**应该**学习**哪种语言?"

> *你的父母会什么语言?*

No problem here

> *你未来想不想学习一种新的语言？*

你**将来**想不想学习一种新的语言？

Should replace '未来' with '将来' for the meaning of: "in the future" because '未来' itself is a noun or an adjective for 'future'


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