Example
dì第yī一cì次,wǒ我chà bu duō差不多wán quán完全bù不huì会pǔ tōng huà普通话,ér qiě而且bù不dǒng懂zhōng guó中国de的cháng guī常规hé和chuán tǒng传统。
第一次,我差不多完全不会普通话,而且不懂中国的常规和传统。
The first time, I spoke pretty much no Chinese at all, and didn't understand China's conventions and customs.