Basic word order The basic word order in Eng - Cchatty

Basic word order

The basic word order in English is Who, What, Where, When.
The basic word order in Chinese is Who, When, Where, What.

English: We ate lunch at McDonald’s at 1:00 yesterday afternoon.
Chinese: We yesterday afternoon at 1:00 at McDonald’s ate lunch.
Wǒmen zuótiān xiàwǔ yìdiǎn zhōng zài Màidāngláo chīle wǔfàn.
我们昨天下午一点钟在麦当劳 吃了午饭。

English: We saw a Chinese movie at that movie theater Saturday evening.
Chinese: We Saturday evening at that movie theater saw a Chinese movie.
Wǒmen xīngqīliù wǎnshang zài nàge diànyǐngyuàn kànle yíge Zhōngguó diànyǐng.
我们星期六晚上在那个电影院看了一个中国电影。