Welcome to our Mandarin Chinese learning series - Ask Litao. In each Chinese lesson, we will answer your questions on learning Mandarin Chinese.

Today's question is from an Indian student whose name is Ashhar, this student wants to know the difference between aspect particle 了 and modal particle 了. In this Chinese lesson, you will learn how to distinguish the two types of 了 based on the position in the sentence and the usage.
There is a question for you at the end of this lesson: Is 了 in the sentence 外边下雨了an aspect particle 了1 or modal particle 了2? Please leave your answer in comments.

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