Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Questions

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?