So frustrated! Why can't I say this correctly? (audio attached)

I've been (well, trying) to learn Chinese for a little over a month now (32 days exactly), and every so often I would test my speaking skills by talking to Google Translate to see if it understands me. I can say certain things like "Ni hui shuo Putonghua ma?" and sound just like a native, whereas when I try to say "Wo xuexi le yige yue Zhongwen le", it NEVER understands me! I know that Google Translate doesn't even understand natives sometimes,but for the most part, I use it as a barometer to see how well I'm speaking.

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I recorded myself saying the phrase. Can someone please tell me what I'm saying wrong? According to Google Translate, I can't be understood:

https://vocaroo.com/i/s1MqJQPKWrS4

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And here is my question, haha. (Mind you, this was understood perfectly.)

https://vocaroo.com/i/s0YCtjcfPQp3

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I've been talking to natives a lot in public and they are saying my Chinese is very good and they are understanding everything I'm saying, but now I'm afraid to say how long I've been learning Chinese because I'm not saying it right. >_< I need to get rid of my bad accent.

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