Conversational Mandarin Quiz
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During a role-play exercise, a learner says 'Nǐ chī le ma?' (Have you eaten?) to a native-speaking partner. The partner responds normally. The learner then says 'Wǒ chī le.' (I have eaten.) The native speaker pauses and says, 'Sorry, are you telling me you ate, or are you asking me something?' The learner's individual tones were produced correctly.
Given that the learner's tones were correct, what most likely caused the native speaker's confusion about 'Wǒ chī le'?
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