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− | * 我们 喝 茶,<em> | + | * 我们 喝 茶,<em>好 吗?</em><span class="trans">Let's drink some tea, OK?</span> |
− | * 我们 去 咖啡 店,<em> | + | * 我们 去 咖啡 店,<em>好 吗?</em><span class="trans">Let's go to the cafe, OK?</span> |
− | * 去 吃 中国 菜,<em> | + | * 去 吃 中国 菜,<em>好 吗?</em><span class="trans">We are going to go to eat Chinese food, OK?</span> |
− | * 他 是 你 哥哥,<em> | + | * 他 是 你 哥哥,<em>对 吗?</em><span class="trans">He is your older brother, right?</span> |
− | * 你 不 知道,<em> | + | * 你 不 知道,<em>对 吗?</em><span class="trans">You don't know, right?</span> |
− | * 这样 做,<em> | + | * 这样 做,<em>对 吗?</em><span class="trans">Like this, right?</span> |
− | * 你 喜欢 他,<em> | + | * 你 喜欢 他,<em>是 吗?</em><span class="trans">You like him, right?</span> |
− | * 你 没有 来 过,<em> | + | * 你 没有 来 过,<em>是 吗?</em><span class="trans">You haven't been here, right?</span> |
− | * 给 我们 十 二 瓶 酒,<em> | + | * 给 我们 十 二 瓶 酒,<em>可以 吗?</em><span class="trans">Give us twelve bottles of wine, OK?</span> |
− | * 妈妈,我 要 吃 巧克力,<em> | + | * 妈妈,我 要 吃 巧克力,<em>可以 吗?</em><span class="trans">Mom, I want to eat chocolate, may I? </span> |
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As well as yes / no questions, you can also form tag questions with 吗 (ma). Tag questions are quick questions that are tagged on the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation. In English, this is often done with "right?", or by adding the negative form of the verb phrase - e.g., "isn't it?".
The easiest way to do this in Chinese is to add an adjective and 吗 on the end of the sentence.
Basic Pattern
- ……, 好 吗? ..., all right?
- ……, 对 吗? ..., right?
- ……, 是 吗? ..., is that it?
- ……, 可以 吗? ..., is that OK?
By placing these on the end of a sentence, you can soften a suggestion or request confirmation.
Examples
- 我们 喝 茶,好 吗?Let's drink some tea, OK?
- 我们 去 咖啡 店,好 吗?Let's go to the cafe, OK?
- 去 吃 中国 菜,好 吗?We are going to go to eat Chinese food, OK?
- 他 是 你 哥哥,对 吗?He is your older brother, right?
- 你 不 知道,对 吗?You don't know, right?
- 这样 做,对 吗?Like this, right?
- 你 喜欢 他,是 吗?You like him, right?
- 你 没有 来 过,是 吗?You haven't been here, right?
- 给 我们 十 二 瓶 酒,可以 吗?Give us twelve bottles of wine, OK?
- 妈妈,我 要 吃 巧克力,可以 吗?Mom, I want to eat chocolate, may I?
See also
Sources and Further Reading
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 144-145) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 218) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 106) →buy