请问 Excuse Me

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A 请问

    Band 1

    qǐng wèn

    请问

    excuse me

,你

    Band 1

    shì

    be;yes

小王

    Band 1

    ma

    auxiliary word

qǐnɡwèn, nǐ shì xiǎowánɡ mɑ?

Excuse me. Are you Xiao Wang?

B

    Band 1

    no;not

是小王,我是小李。

wǒ búshì xiǎowánɡ, wǒ shì xiǎolǐ.

I am not Xiao Wang. I am Xiao Li.

A 对不起

    Band 1

    duìbùqǐ

    对不起

    I’m sorry.

duì bù qǐ!

Sorry!

B 没关系

    Band 1

    méiguānxi

    没关系

    It doesn’t matter.

méi ɡuān xi!

It doesn’t matter!

Notes

请问…

“请问…” is a common polite expression not meaning “Please ask…”, but rather “May I ask…” or “Excuse me…”. People usually use this phrase to attract one’s attention before starting a question or a request.

请问 + Question

qǐngwèn, zhèlǐ shì túshūguǎn ma?

请问,这里是图书馆吗?

Excuse me. Is here the library?

qǐngwèn, wèishēngjiān zài nǎ’r?

请问,卫生间在哪儿?

Excuse me. Where is the bathroom please?

“请” can come before a verb, meaning “Please do something.”

请 + Verb

qǐng jìn.

进。

Please come in.

qǐng zuò.

坐。

Please sit.

Sentences with “是”

Subject + 是 + Noun

tā shì mínɡxīnɡ.

明星。

He is a star.

tā shì běijīnɡrén.

北京人。

She is a Beijinger.

Subject + 不是 + Noun

wǒ búshì lǎoshī.

不是老师。

I am not a teacher.

tā búshì huàirén.

不是坏人。

He is not a bad person.

Interrogative sentences using “吗”.

“吗” can be added to the end of a declarative sentence to make a question.

Statement + 吗?

tā shì nǐde nánpéngyou ma?

他是你的男朋友

Is he your boyfriend?

nǐ xǐhuan pīngpāngqiú ma?

你喜欢乒乓球

Do you like pingpong?

Exercises

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请问 Excuse Me

1 / 10

Choose the Best Answer

 

  nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

A: 你叫什么名字?

B: ______________。

2 / 10

  nǐhǎo, wǒ jiào lǐjìng.

A: 你好,我叫李静。

B: ______________。

3 / 10

  nǐ shì měi guó rén ma?

A: 你是美国人吗?

B: ______________。

4 / 10

  nǐ shì xuésheng ma?

A: 你是学生吗?

B: ______________。

5 / 10

  duì bù qǐ!

A: 对不起!

B: ______________。

6 / 10

Choose the Best Answer

nín shì lǎoshī _________?

您是老师_________?

7 / 10

tā jiào _________ míngzi ?

他叫_________名字?

8 / 10

wǒ hē kělè, nǐ _________?

我喝可乐,你_________?

9 / 10

wǒ jiào lǐyuè, nǐ jiào _________?

我叫李月,你叫_________?

10 / 10

nǐmen hǎo, nǐmen shì xuésheng _________?

你们好,你们是学生_________?

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