diff --git a/shared/config/curriculum.ts b/shared/config/curriculum.ts
index 34d1bf34b2f..d340b472741 100644
--- a/shared/config/curriculum.ts
+++ b/shared/config/curriculum.ts
@@ -53,10 +53,22 @@ export const languageSuperBlocks = [
   SuperBlocks.A2Chinese
 ];
 
+export enum ChallengeLang {
+  English = 'en-US',
+  Spanish = 'es',
+  Chinese = 'zh-CN'
+}
+
 // Mapping from superblock to a speech recognition language (BCP-47)
-export const superBlockToSpeechLang: Partial<Record<SuperBlocks, string>> = {
-  [SuperBlocks.A2English]: 'en-US',
-  [SuperBlocks.B1English]: 'en-US'
+export const superBlockToSpeechLang: Partial<
+  Record<SuperBlocks, ChallengeLang>
+> = {
+  [SuperBlocks.A1Chinese]: ChallengeLang.Chinese,
+  [SuperBlocks.A2Chinese]: ChallengeLang.Chinese,
+  [SuperBlocks.A2English]: ChallengeLang.English,
+  [SuperBlocks.B1English]: ChallengeLang.English,
+  [SuperBlocks.A1Spanish]: ChallengeLang.Spanish,
+  [SuperBlocks.A2Spanish]: ChallengeLang.Spanish
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-language-block.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-language-block.ts
index 92a3476fcd2..21ea3358248 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-language-block.ts
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-language-block.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   updateSimpleSuperblockStructure,
   updateChapterModuleSuperblockStructure
 } from './helpers/create-project';
+import { getLangFromSuperBlock } from './helpers/get-lang-from-superblock';
 
 const helpCategories = [
   'English',
@@ -78,13 +79,23 @@ async function createLanguageBlock(
   }
   await updateIntroJson(superBlock, block, title);
 
+  const challengeLang = getLangFromSuperBlock(superBlock);
   let challengeId: ObjectID;
 
   if (blockLabel === BlockLabel.quiz) {
-    challengeId = await createQuizChallenge(block, title, questionCount!);
+    challengeId = await createQuizChallenge(
+      block,
+      title,
+      questionCount!,
+      challengeLang
+    );
     blockLayout = BlockLayouts.Link;
   } else {
-    challengeId = await createDialogueChallenge(superBlock, block);
+    challengeId = await createDialogueChallenge(
+      superBlock,
+      block,
+      challengeLang
+    );
   }
 
   await createMetaJson(
@@ -178,7 +189,8 @@ async function createMetaJson(
 
 async function createDialogueChallenge(
   superBlock: SuperBlocks,
-  block: string
+  block: string,
+  challengeLang: string
 ): Promise<ObjectID> {
   const { blockContentDir } = getContentConfig('english') as {
     blockContentDir: string;
@@ -188,14 +200,16 @@ async function createDialogueChallenge(
   await fs.mkdir(newChallengeDir, { recursive: true });
 
   return createDialogueFile({
-    projectPath: newChallengeDir + '/'
+    projectPath: newChallengeDir + '/',
+    challengeLang: challengeLang
   });
 }
 
 async function createQuizChallenge(
   block: string,
   title: string,
-  questionCount: number
+  questionCount: number,
+  challengeLang: string
 ): Promise<ObjectID> {
   const newChallengeDir = path.resolve(
     __dirname,
@@ -208,7 +222,8 @@ async function createQuizChallenge(
     projectPath: newChallengeDir + '/',
     title: title,
     dashedName: block,
-    questionCount: questionCount
+    questionCount: questionCount,
+    challengeLang
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-next-task.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-next-task.ts
index a7361094fe5..40db674b0e1 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-next-task.ts
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/create-next-task.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,29 @@ import { getProjectPath } from './helpers/get-project-info';
 import { getMetaData, updateMetaData } from './helpers/project-metadata';
 import {
   createChallengeFile,
+  getChallenge,
   updateTaskMeta,
   updateTaskMarkdownFiles
 } from './utils';
+import { getInputType } from './helpers/get-input-type';
 
 const createNextTask = async () => {
   const { challengeType } = await newTaskPrompts();
+  const meta = getMetaData();
+
+  const prevChallengeId =
+    meta.challengeOrder[meta.challengeOrder.length - 1]?.id;
+  const challengeLang = prevChallengeId && getChallenge(prevChallengeId)?.lang;
+
+  const inputType = await getInputType(challengeType, challengeLang);
 
   // Placeholder title, to be replaced by updateTaskMarkdownFiles
   const options = {
     title: `Task 0`,
     dashedName: 'task-0',
-    challengeType
+    challengeType,
+    ...{ ...(challengeLang && { challengeLang }) },
+    ...{ ...(inputType && { inputType }) }
   };
 
   const path = getProjectPath();
@@ -29,7 +40,6 @@ const createNextTask = async () => {
   createChallengeFile(challengeIdString, challengeText, path);
   console.log('Finished creating new task markdown file.');
 
-  const meta = getMetaData();
   meta.challengeOrder.push({
     id: challengeIdString,
     title: options.title
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-challenge-template.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-challenge-template.ts
index 6d012f6b0a9..ca4936e443b 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-challenge-template.ts
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-challenge-template.ts
@@ -11,19 +11,34 @@ interface ChallengeOptions {
   dashedName: string;
   challengeType: string;
   questionCount?: number;
+  challengeLang?: string;
+  inputType?: string;
 }
 
 const buildFrontMatter = ({
   challengeId,
   title,
   dashedName,
-  challengeType
-}: ChallengeOptions) => `---
+  challengeType,
+  challengeLang,
+  inputType
+}: ChallengeOptions) => {
+  const langString = challengeLang
+    ? `
+lang: ${challengeLang}`
+    : '';
+  const inputTypeString = inputType
+    ? `
+inputType: ${inputType}`
+    : '';
+
+  return `---
 id: ${challengeId.toString()}
 title: ${sanitizeTitle(title)}
 challengeType: ${challengeType}
-dashedName: ${dashedName}
+dashedName: ${dashedName}${langString}${inputTypeString}
 ---`;
+};
 
 const buildFrontMatterWithVideo = ({
   challengeId,
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-input-type.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-input-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..310aaebab05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-input-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { prompt } from 'inquirer';
+import { ChallengeLang } from '../../../shared/config/curriculum';
+import { challengeTypes } from '../../../shared/config/challenge-types';
+
+export const getInputType = async (
+  challengeType: string,
+  challengeLang?: string
+): Promise<string | undefined> => {
+  const isRequired =
+    parseInt(challengeType) === challengeTypes.fillInTheBlank &&
+    challengeLang === ChallengeLang.Chinese;
+
+  if (!isRequired) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const inputType = await prompt<{ value: string }>({
+    name: 'value',
+    message: 'What input type is challenge using?',
+    type: 'list',
+    choices: ['pinyin-tone', 'pinyin-to-hanzi']
+  });
+
+  return inputType.value;
+};
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-lang-from-superblock.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-lang-from-superblock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9e17d2d46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-lang-from-superblock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {
+  ChallengeLang,
+  SuperBlocks,
+  superBlockToSpeechLang
+} from '../../../shared/config/curriculum';
+
+export const getLangFromSuperBlock = (
+  superBlock: SuperBlocks
+): ChallengeLang => {
+  const lang = superBlockToSpeechLang[superBlock];
+  if (!lang) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing lang mapping for superBlock: ${superBlock}`);
+  }
+  return lang;
+};
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.test.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.test.ts
index 686faadb0a4..e3e89bc83ae 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.test.ts
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import ObjectID from 'bson-objectid';
 import { getStepTemplate } from './get-step-template';
 
+const props = {
+  challengeId: new ObjectID('60d4ebe4801158d1abe1b18f'),
+  challengeSeeds: [
+    {
+      contents: '',
+      editableRegionBoundaries: [0, 2],
+      ext: 'html',
+      head: '',
+      id: '',
+      key: 'indexhtml',
+      name: 'index',
+      tail: ''
+    }
+  ],
+  stepNum: 5,
+  challengeType: 0
+};
+
 // Note: evaluates at highlevel the process, but seedHeads and seedTails could
 // be tested if more specifics are needed.
 describe('getStepTemplate util', () => {
@@ -35,24 +53,20 @@ Test 1
 --fcc-editable-region--
 \`\`\`\n`;
 
-    const props = {
-      challengeId: new ObjectID('60d4ebe4801158d1abe1b18f'),
-      challengeSeeds: [
-        {
-          contents: '',
-          editableRegionBoundaries: [0, 2],
-          ext: 'html',
-          head: '',
-          id: '',
-          key: 'indexhtml',
-          name: 'index',
-          tail: ''
-        }
-      ],
-      stepNum: 5,
-      challengeType: 0
-    };
-
     expect(getStepTemplate(props)).toEqual(baseOutput);
   });
+
+  it('should add lang property when challengeLang is passed', () => {
+    const frontMatter = `---
+id: 60d4ebe4801158d1abe1b18f
+title: Step 5
+challengeType: 0
+dashedName: step-5
+lang: es
+---`;
+
+    expect(getStepTemplate({ ...props, challengeLang: 'es' })).match(
+      new RegExp(`^${frontMatter}`)
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.ts
index 4c5bf94d65c..08a78db3c77 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.ts
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/helpers/get-step-template.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type StepOptions = {
   stepNum: number;
   challengeType?: number;
   isFirstChallenge?: boolean;
+  challengeLang?: string;
 };
 
 export interface ChallengeSeed {
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ function getStepTemplate({
   challengeSeeds,
   stepNum,
   challengeType,
-  isFirstChallenge = false
+  isFirstChallenge = false,
+  challengeLang
 }: StepOptions): string {
   const seedTexts = challengeSeeds
     .map(({ contents, ext, editableRegionBoundaries }) => {
@@ -75,12 +77,17 @@ function getStepTemplate({
 demoType: onClick`
     : '';
 
+  const langString = challengeLang
+    ? `
+lang: ${challengeLang}`
+    : '';
+
   return (
     `---
 id: ${challengeId.toString()}
 title: Step ${stepNum}
 challengeType: ${challengeType ?? 'placeholder'}
-dashedName: step-${stepNum}${demoString}
+dashedName: step-${stepNum}${langString}${demoString}
 ---
 
 # --description--
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/insert-task.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/insert-task.ts
index 6a40fc8e5d9..c54ad27e279 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/insert-task.ts
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/insert-task.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import { newTaskPrompts } from './helpers/new-task-prompts';
 import { getProjectPath } from './helpers/get-project-info';
 import {
   createChallengeFile,
+  getChallenge,
   insertChallengeIntoMeta,
   updateTaskMeta,
   updateTaskMarkdownFiles
 } from './utils';
 import { getMetaData } from './helpers/project-metadata';
+import { getInputType } from './helpers/get-input-type';
 
 const insertChallenge = async () => {
   const challenges = getMetaData().challengeOrder;
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ const insertChallenge = async () => {
       value: id
     }))
   });
+  const challengeLang = getChallenge(challengeAfter.id)?.lang;
 
   const indexToInsert = challenges.findIndex(
     ({ id }) => id === challengeAfter.id
@@ -31,10 +34,13 @@ const insertChallenge = async () => {
 
   const { challengeType } = await newTaskPrompts();
 
+  const inputType = await getInputType(challengeType, challengeLang);
   const options = {
     title: newTaskTitle,
     dashedName: 'task-0',
-    challengeType
+    challengeType,
+    ...{ ...(challengeLang && { challengeLang }) },
+    ...{ ...(inputType && { inputType }) }
   };
 
   const path = getProjectPath();
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/utils.ts b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/utils.ts
index 4474ec33e6e..eb47dde57f3 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/utils.ts
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/utils.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface Options {
   projectPath?: string;
   challengeSeeds?: ChallengeSeed[];
   isFirstChallenge?: boolean;
+  challengeLang?: string;
 }
 
 interface QuizOptions {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ interface QuizOptions {
   title: string;
   dashedName: string;
   questionCount: number;
+  challengeLang?: string;
 }
 
 export async function getAllBlocks() {
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ const createStepFile = ({
   challengeType,
   projectPath = getProjectPath(),
   challengeSeeds = [],
-  isFirstChallenge = false
+  isFirstChallenge = false,
+  challengeLang
 }: Options): ObjectID => {
   const challengeId = new ObjectID();
 
@@ -58,7 +61,8 @@ const createStepFile = ({
     challengeSeeds,
     stepNum,
     challengeType,
-    isFirstChallenge
+    isFirstChallenge,
+    challengeLang
   });
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
@@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ const createQuizFile = ({
   projectPath = getProjectPath(),
   title,
   dashedName,
-  questionCount
+  questionCount,
+  challengeLang
 }: QuizOptions): ObjectID => {
   const challengeId = new ObjectID();
   const challengeType = challengeTypes.quiz.toString();
@@ -90,7 +95,8 @@ const createQuizFile = ({
     challengeType,
     title,
     dashedName,
-    questionCount
+    questionCount,
+    challengeLang
   });
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
   fs.writeFileSync(`${projectPath}${challengeId.toString()}.md`, quizText);
@@ -98,9 +104,11 @@ const createQuizFile = ({
 };
 
 const createDialogueFile = ({
-  projectPath
+  projectPath,
+  challengeLang
 }: {
   projectPath: string;
+  challengeLang: string;
 }): ObjectID => {
   const challengeId = new ObjectID();
   const challengeType = challengeTypes.dialogue.toString();
@@ -110,7 +118,8 @@ const createDialogueFile = ({
     challengeId,
     challengeType,
     title: "Dialogue 1: I'm Tom",
-    dashedName: 'dialogue-1-im-tom'
+    dashedName: 'dialogue-1-im-tom',
+    challengeLang
   });
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
   fs.writeFileSync(`${projectPath}${challengeId.toString()}.md`, dialogueText);
@@ -267,6 +276,7 @@ const updateTaskMarkdownFiles = (): void => {
 type Challenge = {
   challengeType: number;
   challengeFiles: ChallengeSeed[];
+  lang?: string;
 };
 
 const getChallenge = (challengeId: string): Challenge => {