when did you start

nǐ . shén - me . shí - hòu . kāi - shǐ

When did you start speaking Thai?

Nǐ shénmeshíhòu kāishǐ
shuō Tàiguóyǔ?

... Usage Lesson:

... Chinese Pinyin has a lot of flexibility. Compound words (to use the English
... term), or phrases, can be separated by words:

... "shénme shíhòu"

... by syllables (which represent characters!) :

... "shén me shí hòu" --- ( 什麼時候 / 什么时候 )

... or can be all joined together:

... "shénmeshíhòu"

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