How to Say ‘Is your son in first grade?’ in Simplified Chinese
儿子上一年级了吗？
ér zi shàng yì nián jí le ma
[érzi shàng yī niánjí luh mah]
Phrase Breakdown
儿子
ér zi
[érzi]
son
A male child of a parent.
你儿子几岁了？
How old is your son?
上一年级了吗？
shàng yì nián jí le ma
is in first grade now?
上一年级 (shàng yī niánjí) means 'attend first grade'. 一 changes to yì before 年 in speech: shàng yì niánjí.
她上二年级了吗？
Is she in second grade now?
Words in this phrase
上
shàng
[shàng]
to attend; to be in (a grade)
Used before a school grade or a school to mean attending it.
她上三年级。
She is in third grade.
一年级
yì nián jí
[yī niánjí]
first grade
The first year of primary school.
一年级的学生很小。
First graders are very young.
了
le
[luh]
particle
A common sentence particle that can show completion, change, or soften tone depending on context.
我到了。
I have arrived.
吗
ma
[mah]
question particle (yes/no)
Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question.
新年你回家了吗？
Did you go home for the New Year?
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