Difference between revisions of "Measure words in quantity questions"

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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 clothes have you brought?</span>
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*  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">Tājiā yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè fángjiān?</span> <span class="trans">How many rooms are there in his house?</span>
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* 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 he invite to dinner yesterday?</span>
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* 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>

Revision as of 06:52, 26 January 2016

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 个 孩子? Nǐ yǒu jǐ gè háizi? How many kids do you have?
  • 他们 在 这里 待 个 星期? Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi gè xīngqī? How many weeks are they staying here?
  • 你 带 了 件 衣服? Nǐ dài le jiàn yīfu? How many pieces of clothing have you brought?
  • 老板 每 天 工作 个 小时 ? Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò gè xiǎoshí? How many hours does the boss work every day?
  • 他家 有 个 房间? Tā jiā yǒu gè fángjiān? How many rooms are there in his house?
  • 你们 公司 有 个 部门? Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu gè bùmén? How many departments are there in your company?
  • 你们 需要 碗 米饭? Nǐmen xūyào wǎn mǐfàn? How many bowls of rice do you need?
  • 他们 昨天 请 了 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭? Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le gè péngyou lái chī wǎnfàn? How many friends did they invite to dinner yesterday?
  • 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 个 女朋友? Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu gè nǚpéngyou? How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?
  • 昨天 的 派对 他 喝 了 瓶 啤酒? Zuótiān de pàiduì tā hē le píng píjiǔ? How many bottles of beer did he drink at yesterday's party?


See also

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