Word: 吗 (ma, má, mǎ)

他写英文信吗？

Tā xiě Yīngwén xìn ma?

Does he write English letters?

他发明的机器已经拿到专利了吗？

Tā fāmíng de jīqì yǐjīng nádào zhuānlì le ma?

Has the machine he invented received a patent yet?

他向你求婚了吗？

Tā xiàng nǐ qiúhūnle ma?

Did he propose to you?

他告诉过你要做什么吗？

Tā gàosuguo nǐ yào zuò shénme ma?

Did he tell you what to do?

他咳了很久，是肺炎吗？

Tā kéle hěn jiǔ, shì fèiyán ma?

He has been coughing for a long time. Is it pneumonia?

他喜欢我吗？

Tā xǐhuan wǒ ma?

Does he like me?

他在喝牛奶吗？

Tā zài hē niúnǎi ma?

Is he drinking milk?

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?

他完成他的功课了吗？

Tā wánchéng tā de gōngkè le ma?

Has he finished his homework yet?

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?

他开车，不是吗？

Tā kāichē, bú shì ma?

He drives a car, doesn't he?

他想加入这个群体，可以吗？

Tā xiǎng jiārù zhège qúntǐ, kěyǐ ma?

He wants to join this community. Is that all right?

他懂义大利文吗？

Tā dǒng Yìdàlì wén ma?

Does he know Italian?

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?

他把所有资产都放在银行里了吗？

Tā bǎ suǒyǒu zīchǎn dōu fàng zài yínháng lǐ le ma?

Did he put all his assets in the bank?

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 yīshēng ma?

Is he a doctor?

他是去年的毕业生吗？

Tā shì qùnián de bìyèshēng ma?

Is he a graduate from last year?

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?

他有任何复原的机会吗？

Tā yǒu rènhé fùyuán de jīhuì ma?

Is there any chance that he'll recover?

他有可能辞职吗？

Tā yǒu kěnéng cízhí ma?

Is there any possibility of his resigning?

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?

他有机会赢得选举吗？

Tā yǒu jīhuì yíngdé xuǎnjǔ ma?

Does he have a chance in winning the election?

他留长头发吗？

Tā liú zhǎng tóufa ma?

Does he have long hair?

他的德语好吗？

Tā de Déyǔ hǎo ma?

Is his German good?

他的故事是真的吗？

Tā de gùshi shì zhēnde ma?

Is his story true?

他的脉搏正常吗？

Tā de màibó zhèngcháng ma?

Is his pulse regular?

他真的喜欢橙子，对吗？

Tā zhēnde xǐhuan chéngzi, duì ma?

He sure likes oranges, doesn't he?

他突然搬走了，你不觉得蹊跷吗？

Tā tūrán bānzǒule, nǐ bù juéde qīqiāo ma?

He suddenly moved away. Don't you find that odd?

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?

他能赶上火车吗？

Tā néng gǎnshàng huǒchē ma?

Will he be able to catch the train?

他能驾驭这辆大卡车吗？

Tā néng jiàyù zhè liàng dà kǎchē ma?

Can he handle driving this big truck?

他自己画这幅画的吗？

Tā zìjǐ huà zhè fú huà de ma?

Did he draw this picture by himself?

他要负民事责任吗？

Tā yào fù mínshìzérèn ma?

Does he have to bear civil liability?

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?

代表们正在会场里投票表决吗？

Dàibiǎomen zhèngzài huìchǎng lǐ tóupiào biǎojué ma?

Are the delegates voting in the meeting hall right now?

令堂最近身体好吗？

Lìngtáng zuìjìn shēntǐ hǎo ma?

Has your mother been well lately?

令尊今年身体还好吗？

Lìngzūn jīnnián shēntǐ háihǎo ma?

Is your esteemed father still in good health this year?

以前有过这样的先例吗？

Yǐqián yǒuguo zhèyàng de xiānlì ma?

Has there been a precedent like this before?

价格可以协商吗？

Jiàgé kěyǐ xiéshāng ma?

Can the price be negotiated?

价格还会继续涨吗？

Jiàgé hái huì jìxù zhǎng ma?

Will the price keep going up?

价钱可以打折吗？

Jiàqian kěyǐ dǎzhé ma?

Can the price be discounted?

价钱都一样吗？

Jiàqian dōu yíyàng ma?

Are all the prices the same?

休学要先跟老师说吗？

Xiūxué yào xiān gēn lǎoshī shuō ma?

Do I need to tell the teacher first to take a leave of absence?

会议请在整点开始，好吗？

Huìyì qǐng zài zhěngdiǎn kāishǐ, hǎo ma?

Could the meeting please start on the hour?

低价的东西质量好吗？

Dījià de dōngxi zhìliàng hǎo ma?

Are cheap things good quality?

住宅附近有超市吗？

Zhùzhái fùjìn yǒu chāoshì ma?

Is there a supermarket near the residence?

住酒店要带护照登记吗？

Zhù jiǔdiàn yào dài hùzhào dēngjì ma?

Do I need to bring my passport to check in at a hotel?

体坛最近有什么大新闻吗？

Tǐtán zuìjìn yǒu shénme dà xīnwén ma?

Has there been any big news in the world of sport lately?

你一个人住，能自理吗？

Nǐ yí gè rén zhù, néng zìlǐ ma?

You live alone, so can you take care of yourself?

你一个人吗？

Nǐ yí gè rén ma?

Are you alone?

你上周末去露营了吗？

Nǐ shàng zhōumò qù lùyíngle ma?

Did you go camping last weekend?

你上网了吗？

Nǐ shàngwǎngle ma?

Have you been online?

你下个周末有什么安排吗？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái ma?

Have you got anything planned for next weekend?

你下旬有空吗？

Nǐ xiàxún yǒukòng ma?

Are you free toward the end of the month?

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?

你不会迟到，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì chídào, shì ma?

You won't be late, will you?

你不准备去，是吗？

Nǐ bù zhǔnbèi qù, shì ma?

You don't intend going there, do you?

你不去电影院吗？

Nǐ bú qù diànyǐngyuàn ma?

Aren't you going to the cinema?

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?

你不喜欢我的黄围巾吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan wǒ de huáng wéijīn ma?

Don't you like my yellow scarf?

你不喜欢棒球吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan bàngqiú ma?

Don't you like baseball?

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?

你不喜欢赌博，是吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan dǔbó, shì ma?

You don't like gambling, 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?

你不庆幸自己没有错过那班车吗？

Nǐ bú qìngxìng zìjǐ méiyǒu cuòguò nà bānchē ma?

Aren't you glad you didn't miss that bus?

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?

你不懂基本逻辑吗？

Nǐ bù dǒng jīběn luóji ma?

Do you not understand basic logic?

你不懂这句句子，不是吗？

Nǐ bù dǒng zhè jù jùzi, bú shì ma?

You can't understand this sentence, can you?

你不是住在货车里吗？

Nǐ bú shì zhù zài huòchē lǐ ma?

Don't you live in a van?

你不是加拿大人，是吗？

Nǐ bú shì Jiānádà rén, shì ma?

You're not Canadian, are you?

你不来跟我们一起吃晚饭吗？

Nǐ bù lái gēn wǒmen yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn ma?

Won't you join us for dinner?