ma

question particle

FromLesson 1inHardcore Chinese

Usages of ma

你nǐ　是shì　老师lǎoshī　吗ma？nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?

Are you a teacher?

你nǐ　好hǎo　吗ma？nǐ hǎo ma?

你nǐ　是shì　中国zhōngguó　人rén　吗ma？nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma?

Are you Chinese?

你nǐ　在zài　家jiā　吗ma？nǐ zài jiā ma?

Are you at home?

你nǐ　有yǒu　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yǒu shuǐ ma?

Do you have water?

你nǐ　要yào　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yào shuǐ ma?

Do you want water?

你nǐ　要yào　喝hē　茶chá　吗ma？nǐ yào hē chá ma?

Do you want to drink tea?

你nǐ　吃chī　米饭mǐfàn　吗ma？nǐ chī mǐfàn ma?

Do you eat rice?

你们nǐmen　都dōu　在zài　家jiā　吗ma？nǐmen dōu zài jiā ma?

Are you all at home?

你nǐ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yào yì bēi shuǐ ma?

Do you want a cup of water?

你们nǐmen　也yě　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū　吗ma？nǐmen yě xǐhuan kàn shū ma?

Do you also like to read books?

你nǐ　要yào　这zhè　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ yào zhè běn shū ma?

Do you want this book?

你nǐ　回来huílái　了le　吗ma？nǐ huílái le ma?

Have you come back?

她tā　想xiǎng　听tīng　我wǒ　说shuō　吗ma？tā xiǎng tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Does she want to listen to me speak?

他tā　在zài　做zuò　这zhè　个gè　吗ma？tā zài zuò zhè gè ma?

Is he doing this?

我们wǒmen　能néng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　吗ma？wǒmen néng yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?

Can we go watch a movie together?

她tā　可以kěyǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　说shuō　吗ma？tā kěyǐ gēn wǒ shuō ma?

Can she talk with me?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　那nà　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ nà běn shū ma?

Can you give me that book?

你nǐ　能néng　写xiě　得de　很hěn　好hǎo　吗ma？nǐ néng xiě de hěn hǎo ma?

Can you write well?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　再zài　说shuō　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō ma?

Can you say it again?

你nǐ　来lái　吗ma？nǐ lái ma?

Are you coming?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　开kāi　门mén　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ kāi mén ma?

Can you open the door?

你nǐ　去qù　过guo　北京Běijīng　吗ma？nǐ qù guo Běijīng ma?

Have you been to Beijing?

你nǐ　看kàn　过guo　那nà　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ kàn guo nà běn shū ma?

Have you read that book?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　门mén　关guān　了le　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ bǎ mén guān le ma?

Can you close the door?

她tā　把bǎ　你nǐ　的de　书shū　拿ná　来lái　了le　吗ma？tā bǎ nǐ de shū ná lái le ma?

Did she bring your book here?

你nǐ　能néng　帮忙bāngmáng　吗ma？nǐ néng bāngmáng ma?

你nǐ　能néng　把bǎ　那nà　本běn　书shū　拿ná　来lái　吗ma？nǐ néng bǎ nà běn shū ná lái ma?

Can you bring that book here?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ yìdiǎnr shuǐ ma?

Can you give me a little water?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　再zài　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yíxià ma?

Could you say it again?

你nǐ　用yòng　这zhè　个gè　手机shǒujī　吗ma？nǐ yòng zhè gè shǒujī ma?

Do you use this phone?

我wǒ　不bú　会huì　用yòng，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　看kàn　一下yíxià　吗ma？wǒ bú huì yòng, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn yíxià ma?

I don’t know how to use it; could you show me for a moment?

你nǐ　听懂tīngdǒng　了le　吗ma？nǐ tīngdǒng le ma?

Did you understand?

你nǐ　有yǒu　问题wèntí　吗ma？nǐ yǒu wèntí ma?

Do you have a question?

你nǐ　会huì　写xiě　我wǒ　的de　名字míngzi　吗ma？nǐ huì xiě wǒ de míngzi ma?

Can you write my name?

你nǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　重要zhòngyào　吗ma？nǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?

Do you think this question is important?

大家dàjiā　都dōu　到dào　了le　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　出发chūfā　吧ba。dàjiā dōu dào le ma? wǒmen bā diǎn bàn chūfā ba.

Has everyone arrived? Let's set off at eight-thirty.

我Wǒ　和hé　她tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　聊天liáotiān，　你nǐ　来lái　吗ma？Wǒ hé tā zài gōngsī pángbiān liáotiān, nǐ lái ma?

She and I are chatting near the company; are you coming?

刚才Gāngcái　老师lǎoshī　给gěi　我wǒ　发fā　了le　邮件yóujiàn，　你nǐ　看kàn　了le　吗ma？Gāngcái lǎoshī gěi wǒ fā le yóujiàn, nǐ kàn le ma?

Just now the teacher sent me an email; did you see it?

我们Wǒmen　明天míngtiān　在zài　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　开会kāihuì，　您nín　同意tóngyì　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　吗ma？Wǒmen míngtiān zài bā diǎn bàn kāihuì, nín tóngyì zhè gè ānpái ma?

We’re having a meeting at eight-thirty tomorrow; do you agree with this arrangement?

我们Wǒmen　马上mǎshàng　练习liànxí　吧ba，　您nín　觉得juéde　这样zhèyàng　更gèng　好hǎo　吗ma？Wǒmen mǎshàng liànxí ba, nín juéde zhèyàng gèng hǎo ma?

Let’s practice right away; do you think this is better?

你nǐ　有yǒu　消息xiāoxi　吗ma？nǐ yǒu xiāoxi ma?

Do you have any news?

你nǐ　知道zhīdào　她tā　在zài　哪儿nǎr　吗ma？nǐ zhīdào tā zài nǎr ma?

Do you know where she is?

你nǐ　记得jìde　她tā　的de　名字míngzi　吗ma？nǐ jìde tā de míngzi ma?

Do you remember her name?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　帮bāng　我wǒ　拿ná　那nà　本běn　书shū　来lái　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ná nà běn shū lái ma?

Can you help me bring that book here?

你Nǐ　今天jīntiān　得děi　看kàn　完wán　这zhè　本běn　书shū　吗ma？Nǐ jīntiān děi kàn wán zhè běn shū ma?

Do you have to finish reading this book today?

你Nǐ　上班shàngbān　得děi　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　吗ma？Nǐ shàngbān děi chuān lánsè de yīfu ma?

Do you have to wear blue clothes to work?

他tā　看完kànwán　那nà　本běn　书shū　了le　吗ma？tā kànwán nà běn shū le ma?

Has he finished reading that book?

我wǒ　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么zěnme　用yòng　这zhè　个gè　手机shǒujī，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　教jiāo　我wǒ　吗ma？wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?

I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?

我wǒ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　这zhè　个gè　翻译fānyì　成chéng　英文yīngwén，　你nǐ　帮忙bāngmáng　吗ma？wǒ kěyǐ bǎ zhè gè fānyì chéng yīngwén, nǐ bāngmáng ma?

I can translate this into English; can you help me?

你nǐ　现在xiànzài　有空yǒukòng　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　先xiān　结束jiéshù　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng，　再zài　继续jìxù。nǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.

Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.

我Wǒ　不bú　太tài　听tīng　得de　清楚qīngchu，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　再zài　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？Wǒ bú tài tīng de qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ zài mànmàn de shuō yíxià ma?

I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　你nǐ　的de　手机号shǒujīhào　写xiě　给gěi　我wǒ　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de shǒujīhào xiě gěi wǒ ma?

Could you write your phone number down for me?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　简单jiǎndān　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ jiǎndān shuō yíxià ma?

Could you say it briefly?

你nǐ　把bǎ　明天míngtiān　的de　火车huǒchē　票piào　买好mǎihǎo　了le　吗ma？nǐ bǎ míngtiān de huǒchē piào mǎihǎo le ma?

Have you already bought the train ticket for tomorrow?

这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?

This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?

你nǐ　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　过guò　过guo　春节Chūnjié　吗ma？nǐ zài zhèlǐ guò guo Chūnjié ma?

Have you ever spent Spring Festival here?

你nǐ　觉得juéde　有yǒu　什么shénme　办法bànfǎ　解决jiějué　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　吗ma？nǐ juéde yǒu shénme bànfǎ jiějué zhè gè wèntí ma?

Do you think there is any way to solve this problem?

你nǐ　申请shēnqǐng　签证qiānzhèng　了le　吗ma？nǐ shēnqǐng qiānzhèng le ma?

Have you applied for a visa?

你nǐ　明天míngtiān　要yào　参加cānjiā　这zhè　个gè　活动huódòng　吗ma？nǐ míngtiān yào cānjiā zhè gè huódòng ma?

Are you going to attend this event tomorrow?

你nǐ　吃chī　过guo　这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　鱼yú　吗ma？nǐ chī guo zhè jiā fàndiàn de yú ma?

Have you eaten the fish at this restaurant?

你nǐ　的de　课本kèběn　在zài　我wǒ　的de　桌子zhuōzi　上面shàngmian，　你nǐ　看见kànjiàn　了le　吗ma？nǐ de kèběn zài wǒ de zhuōzi shàngmian, nǐ kànjiàn le ma?

Your textbook is on my desk; did you see it?

你nǐ　今天jīntiān　带dài　钥匙yàoshi　了le　吗ma？nǐ jīntiān dài yàoshi le ma?

Do you have your keys with you today?

取款qǔkuǎn　或者huòzhě　存款cúnkuǎn　有yǒu　手续费shǒuxùfèi　吗ma？qǔkuǎn huòzhě cúnkuǎn yǒu shǒuxùfèi ma?

Is there a service fee for withdrawing or depositing money?

可以kěyǐ　用yòng　客服电话kèfúdiànhuà　办理bànlǐ　银行卡yínhángkǎ　挂失guàshī　吗ma？kěyǐ yòng kèfúdiànhuà bànlǐ yínhángkǎ guàshī ma?

Can I use the customer-service number to report the bank card as lost?

你nǐ　听说tīngshuō　修车店xiūchēdiàn　在zài　附近fùjìn　吗ma？nǐ tīngshuō xiūchēdiàn zài fùjìn ma?

Have you heard that the bicycle repair shop is nearby?

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