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* 你 有 <em>几</em> 个 孩子？ <span class="pinyin"><em>Nǐ yǒu jǐ</em> gè háizi?</span> <span class="trans">How many kids do you have?</span> | * 你 有 <em>几</em> 个 孩子？ <span class="pinyin"><em>Nǐ yǒu jǐ</em> gè háizi?</span> <span class="trans">How many kids do you have?</span> | ||
* 他们 在 这里 待 <em>几</em> 个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span> <span class="trans">How many weeks are they staying here?</span> | * 他们 在 这里 待 <em>几</em> 个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span> <span class="trans">How many weeks are they staying here?</span> | ||
| − | * 你 带 了 <em>几</em> 件 衣服？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ dài le <em>jǐ</em> jiàn yīfu?</span> <span class="trans">How many pieces of | + | * 你 带 了 <em>几</em> 件 衣服？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ dài le <em>jǐ</em> jiàn yīfu?</span> <span class="trans">How many pieces of clothing have you brought?</span> |
* 老板 每 天 工作 <em>几</em> 个 小时 ？ <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò <em>jǐ</em> gè xiǎoshí?</span> <span class="trans">How many hours does the boss work every day?</span> | * 老板 每 天 工作 <em>几</em> 个 小时 ？ <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò <em>jǐ</em> gè xiǎoshí?</span> <span class="trans">How many hours does the boss work every day?</span> | ||
| − | * 他家 有 <em>几</em> 个 房间？ <span class="pinyin"> | + | * 他家 有 <em>几</em> 个 房间？ <span class="pinyin">Tā jiā yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè fángjiān?</span> <span class="trans">How many rooms are there in his house?</span> |
* 你们 公司 有 <em>几</em> 个 部门？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè bùmén?</span> <span class="trans">How many departments are there in your company?</span> | * 你们 公司 有 <em>几</em> 个 部门？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè bùmén?</span> <span class="trans">How many departments are there in your company?</span> | ||
* 你们 需要 <em>几</em> 碗 米饭？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen xūyào <em>jǐ</em> wǎn mǐfàn?</span> <span class="trans">How many bowls of rice do you need? </span> | * 你们 需要 <em>几</em> 碗 米饭？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen xūyào <em>jǐ</em> wǎn mǐfàn?</span> <span class="trans">How many bowls of rice do you need? </span> | ||
| − | * 他们 昨天 请 了 <em>几</em> 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le <em>jǐ</em> gè péngyou lái chī wǎnfàn?</span> <span class="trans">How many friends did | + | * 他们 昨天 请 了 <em>几</em> 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le <em>jǐ</em> gè péngyou lái chī wǎnfàn?</span> <span class="trans">How many friends did they invite to dinner yesterday?</span> |
* 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 <em>几</em> 个 女朋友？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè nǚpéngyou?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?</span> | * 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 <em>几</em> 个 女朋友？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè nǚpéngyou?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?</span> | ||
* 昨天 的 派对 他 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒？ <span class="pinyin">Zuótiān de pàiduì tā hē le <em>jǐ</em> píng píjiǔ?</span> <span class="trans">How many bottles of beer did he drink at yesterday's party?</span> | * 昨天 的 派对 他 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒？ <span class="pinyin">Zuótiān de pàiduì tā hē le <em>jǐ</em> píng píjiǔ?</span> <span class="trans">How many bottles of beer did he drink at yesterday's party?</span> | ||
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Quantity questions are phrases for asking things like "how much?" or "how many?" You're going to need to use the question word 几 (jǐ) and measure words for this.
Structure
You can use the quantity question word 几 (jǐ) instead of a number to ask about quantity with measure words.
Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure word + Noun？
Examples
- 你 有 几 个 孩子？ How many kids do you have?
- 他们 在 这里 待 几 个 星期？ How many weeks are they staying here?
- 你 带 了 几 件 衣服？ How many pieces of clothing have you brought?
- 老板 每 天 工作 几 个 小时 ？ How many hours does the boss work every day?
- 他家 有 几 个 房间？ How many rooms are there in his house?
- 你们 公司 有 几 个 部门？ How many departments are there in your company?
- 你们 需要 几 碗 米饭？ How many bowls of rice do you need?
- 他们 昨天 请 了 几 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ How many friends did they invite to dinner yesterday?
- 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 几 个 女朋友？ How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?
- 昨天 的 派对 他 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒？ How many bottles of beer did he drink at yesterday's party?
