学了什么？
xuéle shénme?
What did you learn · trad. 學了什麼？
学了什么？ (xué le shénme) is a common question asking what someone has learned. It is often used when inquiring about a child's day at school or someone's progress in a new skill.
What does 学了什么？ (xuéle shénme?) mean?
学了什么？ (xuéle shénme?) means “what did you learn” in English. Word for word, it breaks down as “learned what?”
When to use it
Neutral and common. It's a direct question. A classic, often humorous, reply is 什么都没学 (shénme dōu méi xué), meaning “learned nothing!”
How to pronounce it
Sounds like “SHWEH luh SHEN-muh.” The 了 is a neutral tone, making the phrase flow smoothly.
Other ways to say it
- 你学到了什么？nǐ xuédào shénme?What did you learn? (more explicit)
- 学到什么了？xuédào shénme le?What did you learn? (more casual)
- 你今天学了什么？nǐ jīntiān xuéle shénme?What did you learn today?
Examples
你今天在学校学了什么？
nǐ jīntiān zài xuéxiào xuéle shénme?
What did you learn at school today?
老师问我学了什么？
lǎoshī wèn wǒ xuéle shénme?
The teacher asked me what I learned.
我学了什么？我什么都没学！
wǒ xuéle shénme? wǒ shénme dōu méi xué!
What did I learn? I learned nothing!
Pro tip: When asked 学了什么？, a common playful response, especially from children, is 什么都没学！ (shénme dōu méi xué!), meaning “I didn't learn anything!”
Related phrases
写作业了 · Time for homework放学了 · School's out今天在学校怎么样？ · How was school today
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