吗
ma
question particle for yes-no questions
Character
Example phrases
- 你是老师吗？ Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma? Are you a teacher?
- 你喜欢猫吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan māo ma? Do you like cats?
- 他今天来吗？ Tā jīntiān lái ma? Is he coming today?
- 今天天气冷吗？ Jīntiān tiānqì lěng ma? Is the weather cold today?
- 这个手机贵吗？ Zhège shǒujī guì ma? Is this cell phone expensive?
- 她会说汉语吗？ Tā huì shuō hànyǔ ma? Can she speak Chinese?
- 你们都吃饭了吗？ Nǐmen dōu chīfàn le ma? Have you all eaten?
- 你不喝牛奶吗？ Nǐ bù hē niúnǎi ma? Don't you drink milk?
- 王明想去北京吗？ Wáng Míng xiǎng qù Běijīng ma? Does Wang Ming want to go to Beijing?
- 那个字很难写吗？ Nàge zì hěn nán xiě ma? Is that character hard to write?
Related words
- 干吗 gànmá why; what for
- 好 hǎo good, well
- 不 bù no, not
- 谢谢 xièxie thank you, thanks
- 是 shì to be; yes
- 再见 zàijiàn goodbye
- 们 men plural suffix for pronouns and people
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 您 nín you (polite)
- 没关系 méiguānxi it doesn't matter, never mind
- 她们 tāmen they, them (female)
- 不客气 bú kèqi you're welcome