Word: 吗 (ma) (question particle for "yes-no" questions)

一支笔有吗？

Yìzhī bǐ yǒu ma?

A pen - got one?

上海有什么不如北京的方面吗？

Shànghǎi yǒu shénme bùrú Běijīng de fāngmiàn ma?

Are there any aspects of Shanghai that are not as good as those of Beijing?

下一个是我吗？

Xià yí gè shì wǒ ma?

Am I next?

不要再忘做那个，好吗？

Búyào zài wàng zuò nàge, hǎo ma?

Don't forget to do that again, OK?

人类会永远生存下去吗？

Rénlèi huì yǒngyuǎn shēngcún xiàqù ma?

Will the human race survive forever?

人能被吓死吗？

Rén néng bèi xià sǐ ma?

Can one die of fear?

今天很冷啊，不是吗？

Jīntiān hěn lěng a, bú shì ma?

It's a cold day, isn't it?

他不在这儿你不觉得这很奇怪吗？

Tā bú zài zhèr nǐ bù juéde zhè hěn qíguài ma?

Don't you think it's strange that he's not here?

他买一把刀行，我买就不行了吗？

Tā mǎi yì bǎ dāo xíng, wǒ mǎi jiù bùxíngle ma?

If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?

他今天见他们了吗？

Tā jīntiān jiàn tāmen le ma?

Has he met them today?

他今年毕业吗？

Tā jīnnián bìyè ma?

Is he graduating this year?

他们不是公司员工吗？

Tāmen bú shì gōngsī yuángōng ma?

Are they not company employees?

他们买了吗？

Tāmen mǎile ma?

Did they buy it?

他们似乎很快乐不是吗？

Tāmen sìhū hěn kuàilè bú shì ma?

They seem to be happy, don't they?

他们吃了一惊，不是吗？

Tāmen chīle yì jīng, bú shì ma?

They were surprised, weren't they?

他们在讨论我们吗？

Tāmen zài tǎolùn wǒmen ma?

Are they talking about us?

他们学习英语吗？

Tāmen xuéxí Yīngyǔ ma?

Do they learn English?

他们懂了吗？

Tāmen dǒngle ma?

Did they understand?

他们早就认识了吗？

Tāmen zǎojiù rènshile ma?

Did they already know each other?

他们是儿童吗？

Tāmen shì értóng ma?

Are these children?

他们是兄弟吗？

Tāmen shì xiōngdì ma?

Are they brothers?

他们是学生吗？

Tāmen shì xuésheng ma?

Are they students?

他们是日本人吗？

Tāmen shì Rìběn rén ma?

Are they Japanese?

他们是朋友吗？

Tāmen shì péngyou ma?

Are they friends?

他们是认真的吗？

Tāmen shì rènzhēn de ma?

Were they serious?

他们死了吗？

Tāmen sǐle ma?

Are they dead?

他们没来这里，是吗？

Tāmen méi lái zhèlǐ, shì ma?

They didn't come here, did they?

他们看到我们了吗？

Tāmen kàndào wǒmen le ma?

Did they see us?

他们真是朋友吗？

Tāmen zhēnshi péngyou ma?

Are they actually friends?

他们知道吗？

Tāmen zhīdào ma?

Do they know?

他们结婚了吗？

Tāmen jiéhūnle ma?

Are they married?

他们都享受那么快的发展吗？

Tāmen dōu xiǎngshòu nàme kuài de fāzhǎn ma?

Do they all enjoy such high speed development?

他们都像这一样吗？

Tāmen dōu xiàng zhè yíyàng ma?

Are they all like this?

他们都在西班牙吗？

Tāmen dōu zài Xībānyá ma?

Are they all in Spain?

他们都是一样的吗？

Tāmen dōu shì yíyàng de ma?

Are they all the same?

他会告诉我真想吗？

Tā huì gàosu wǒ zhēn xiǎng ma?

Will he tell me the truth?

他会来这里吗？

Tā huì lái zhèlǐ ma?

Does he come here?

他会讲英语吗？

Tā huì jiǎng Yīngyǔ ma?

Does he speak English?

他写英文信吗？

Tā xiě Yīngwén xìn ma?

Does he write English letters?

他告诉过你要做什么吗？

Tā gàosuguò nǐ yào zuò shénme ma?

Did he tell you what to do?

他喜欢我吗？

Tā xǐhuan wǒ ma?

Does he like me?

他在这里已经住了两年了吗？

Tā zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng zhùle liǎng nián le ma?

Has he lived here for two years?

他已经来了吗？

Tā yǐjīng láile ma?

Has he come yet?

他已经走了吗？

Tā yǐjīng zǒule ma?

Has he gone already?

他并没有来，不是吗？

Tā bìng méiyǒu lái, bú shì ma?

He hasn't come already, has he?

他承认他错了吗？

Tā chéngrèn tā cuòle ma?

Did he admit that he was wrong?

他把我忘了，难道不是吗？

Tā bǎ wǒ wàngle, nándào bú shì ma?

He had forgotten me, didn't he?

他明天会来吗？

Tā míngtiān huì lái ma?

Will he come tomorrow?

他明天能来吗？

Tā míngtiān néng lái ma?

Will he be able to come tomorrow?

他是一个好老师吗？

Tā shì yí gè hǎo lǎoshī ma?

Is he a good teacher?

他是一个朋友吗？

Tā shì yí gè péngyou ma?

Is he a friend?

他是一名很好的老师，对吗？

Tā shì yì míng hěn hǎo de lǎoshī, duì ma?

He's a very good teacher, isn't he?

他是上个学期来的吗？

Tā shì shàng ge xuéqī lái de ma?

Did he get here last semester? ⇒ Was it last semester that he got here?

他是医生吗？

Tā shì yìshēng ma?

Is he a doctor?

他是希腊人吗？

Tā shì Xīlà rén ma?

Is he Greek?

他是我朋友吗？

Tā shì wǒ péngyou ma?

Is he my friend?

他是我的朋友吗？

Tā shì wǒ de péngyou ma?

Is he my friend?

他是日本人吗？

Tā shì Rìběn rén ma?

Is he Japanese?

他是泰国人吗？

Tā shì Tàiguó rén ma?

Is he from Thailand?

他是经理吗？

Tā shì jīnglǐ ma?

Is he the manager?

他是跟他爸爸去杭州的吗？

Tā shì gēn tā bàba qù Hángzhōu de ma?

Did he go to Hangzhou with his dad?

他有希望成功吗？

Tā yǒu xīwàng chénggōng ma?

Does he hope to succeed?

他有机会成功吗？

Tā yǒu jīhuì chénggōng ma?

Does he have the opportunity to win?

他留长头发吗？

Tā liú zhǎng tóufa ma?

Does he have long hair?

他的故事是真的吗？

Tā de gùshi shì zhēnde ma?

Is his story true?

他考试通过了吗？

Tā kǎoshì tōngguò le ma?

Did he succeed in the examination?

他能继续吗？

Tā néng jìxù ma?

Can he continue?

他自己画这幅画的吗？

Tā zìjǐ huà zhè fú huà de ma?

Did he draw this picture by himself?

他说英语吗？

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Does he speak English?

他还有兴趣吗？

Tā háiyǒu xìngqù ma?

Is he still interested?

他通过考试了吗？

Tā tōngguò kǎoshìle ma?

Did he pass the test?

他长得高吗？

Tā zhǎng de gāo ma?

Is he tall?

你一个人吗？

Nǐ yí gè rén ma?

Are you alone?

你不会害怕吗？

Nǐ búhuì hàipà ma?

Aren't you frightened?

你不会帮我吗？

Nǐ búhuì bāng wǒ ma?

Are you not going to help me?

你不会来，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì lái, shì ma?

You are not coming, are you?

你不会说英语，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ, shì ma?

You can't speak English, can you?

你不准备去，是吗？

Nǐ bù zhǔnbèi qù, shì ma?

You don't intend going there, do you?

你不同意吗？

Nǐ bù tóngyì ma?

Don't you agree?

你不和我一起喝点茶吗？

Nǐ bù hé wǒ yìqǐ hē diǎn chá ma?

Won't you have some tea with me?

你不喜欢爱情故事，是吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan àiqíng gùshi, shì ma?

You don't like love stories, do you?

你不喜欢鱼吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan yú ma?

Don't you like fish?

你不希望我和你一起去吗？

Nǐ bù xīwàng wǒ hé nǐ yìqǐ qù ma?

Don't you wish you were going with me?

你不想出去吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng chūqù ma?

Don't you want to go out?

你不想吃饭吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng chīfàn ma?

Wouldn't you like to eat?

你不想用我的吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng yòng wǒ de ma?

Don't you want to use mine?

你不想知道为什么吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng zhīdào wèishénme ma?

Don't you want to know why?

你不想知道原因吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng zhīdào yuányīn ma?

Don't you want to know the reason?

你不知道吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào ma?

Don't you know?

你不知道怎么做，不是吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zěnme zuò, bú shì ma?

You don't know how to do that, do you?

你不知道昨天发生什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēng shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道那件事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào nà jiàn shì ma?

Don't you know that?

你不能做些事来帮助我吗？

Nǐ bùnéng zuò xiē shì lái bāngzhù wǒ ma?

Can't you do something to help me?

你不能待久一点吗？

Nǐ bùnéng dài jiǔ yìdiǎn ma?

Can't you stay a little longer?

你不能打一点折吗？

Nǐ bùnéng dǎ yìdiǎn zhé ma?

Can't you discount it a little?

你不要跟我一起走吗？

Nǐ búyào gēn wǒ yìqǐ zǒu ma?

Aren't you going to go with me?

你不记得他吗？

Nǐ bú jìde tā ma?

Don't you remember him?

你不记得问题吗？

Nǐ bú jìde wèntí ma?

Don't you remember the question?

你不跟我来吗？

Nǐ bù gēn wǒ lái ma?

Won't you come with me?

你不这么认为吗？

Nǐ bú zhème rènwéi ma?

Don't you think so?