"他说什么？"
Translation:What does he say?
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It told me that "What did he say?" is a correct solution. Wouldn't that be 他说了什么？
Why when 他说英语 is he speaks English does this not translate to "What does he speak" as in which language does he speak? used following a statement he does not speak ..... what does he speak?
That's an interesting, logical question, but to say "What language does he speak?" I would probably try 他说什么文? or 他说哪文? or 他说哪一个文? (for this last one, I have used the "generic" numerary adjunct 个, as I do not know any count particle specific to languages). My attempts here might be incorrect, but I do think they would at least be understood.
You don't have to use past tense in Chinese like you do in English, as the text makes it clear usually. "What does he say" AND "What did he say" are both correct. :)
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Is it also possible to translate it to: What does he speak (= what language does he speak) ?
To add to Kim765719's reply, the first part of 她 (she) means woman (女). If you can remember that, it is easy to tell the difference between 他 and 她.
Though he and she are both pronounced the same, ta, The characters are slightly different. I'm sorry, I don't have a Chinese keyboard right now to show you the difference.
I am still having trouble with "什么" vs "吗." Perhaps "什么" always requests a direct object?
Again that should be a freaking typo not incorret . I translated it as" he speaks what?" and turned it around to " he said what?" And got it wrong... like theres a big difference between " what he said" and "what dose he say?"... slightly different question but get the same answer ... ❤❤❤ doulingo lighten up!
Did or does to me to say "what did he say?" sounds so much better and proper lol