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Asking someone’s age is one of the most basic and useful skills in Chinese.In everyday Mandarin, there is a simple and natural way to ask about age  and give your age . ## How to Ask Someone’s Age in Chinese: “幾歲？” To ask how old someone is, Chinese use the pattern: S + 幾歲？ 幾  means “how many” 歲  is the word used for age (years old) Example: 你幾歲？ — How old are you? This is the most common and natural way to ask about age in daily conversation. ## How to Answer Age in Chinese

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Learning Chinese starts with simple, everyday words, pronouns like you, I, and he/she. Once you know these, you can immediately start introducing yourself and asking someone’s name. In this post, you’ll learn the most essential beginner phrases for real conversation. Chinese English Pinyin 我 I / me wǒ 你 you nǐ 他 he / him tā 她 she / her tā Fun fact: 他 (he), 她 (she), and 它 (it) all sound the same in Chinese : tā ! Only the characters are different. How to ask name in Chines

When you want to ask whether someone has already done something, Chinese uses a simple and very common pattern in everyday Chinese grammar: S + VO + 了 + 嗎？ 了 (le)  shows that an action is completed . 嗎 (ma)  makes the sentence a question . Together, “了嗎？” literally means: ➡️ “Have you already done (this thing)?” It’s similar to asking in English: “Did you…?”  or “Have you…?” The Sentence Pattern Question: S + VO + 了 + 嗎？ 你＋吃飯＋了＋嗎？ Have you eaten? 她 寫功課 了嗎？ Has she finished h

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