Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Questions

Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students NOUNS - Pronouns - Nouns - Proper nouns VERBS - Activity verbs - Adjectival stative verbs - Non-adjectival stative verbs - Yes/No answers - Past tense - Future tense OTHERS - Negation - Questions - Adverbs - Conjunctions - Prepositions - Numbers - Phrases

Questions

"Yes/No" questions

Final interrogative particle

吗

ma

(final interrogative particle)

你是美国人吗 ?	nĭ shì měiguó rén ma?	Are you American?
你喜欢茶吗 ?	nĭ xĭhuān chá ma?	Do you like tea?
你有小孩儿吗 ?	nĭ yŏu xiăo hái'er ma?	Do you have children?

Verb-negation-verb

你是不是美国人 ?	nĭ shì bù shì měiguó rén?	Are you American?
你喜欢不喜欢茶 ?	nĭ xĭhuān bù xĭhuān chá?	Do you like tea?
你有没有小孩儿 ?	nĭ yŏu méi yŏu xiăo hái'er?	Do you have children?

"Or" questions

还是

háishì

or

你想喝茶还是啤酒 ?

nĭ xiăng hē chá háishì píjĭu?

Would you like to drink tea or beer?

→ See also: Conjunctions

Question words

呢	ne	how about…	你的先生呢 ?	nĭ de xiānshēng ne?	How about your husband?
什么	shénme	what	你想吃什么 ?	nĭ xiăng chī shénme?	What would you like to eat?
哪儿	nǎr	where, where to	她要去哪儿 ?	tā yào qù nǎr?	Where will she go?
什么时候	shénme shíhòu	when	我们要什么时候去北京 ?	wŏmen yào shénme shíhòu qù Běijīng?	When will we go to Beijing?
谁	shéi	who	他要跟谁一起 ?	tā yào gēn shéi yìqĭ qù Běijīng?	Along with whom will he go to Beijing?
几点钟	jī diăn zhōng	what time	现在几点钟 ?	xiàn zài jī diăn zhōng?	What time is it (now)?
			她是几点钟到达 ?	tā shì jī diăn zhōng dào dá?	At what time did she arrive?
多少	duōshăo	how much	她有多少钱 ?	tā yŏu duōshăo qián?	How much money does she have?
			一杯葡萄酒多少钱?	yī bēi pútaojiŭ duōshăo qián?	How much (money) is one glass of wine?