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How to Say ‘Can I board now?’ in Simplified Chinese

我现在可以登机吗？

wǒ xiàn zài kě yǐ dēng jī ma

[waw shyen-dzeye kuh-yee dēngjī mah]

Phrase Breakdown

我现在

wǒ xiàn zài

I now

我 (wǒ) means 'I'; 现在 (xiànzài) means 'now'. In Chinese, time words usually come right after the subject.

Example

我现在很忙。

I'm busy now.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The word for "I" or "me" when talking about yourself.

Example

我想买一件白色T恤。

I want to buy a white T-shirt.

现在

xiàn zài

[shyen-dzeye]

now; at present

Refers to the current time or present situation.

Example

我现在每天都早睡。

I now go to bed early every day.

可以登机吗？

kě yǐ dēng jī ma

may (I) board?

可以 (kěyǐ) means 'may / can'; 登机 (dēngjī) means 'to board a plane'; 吗 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes/no question.

Example

我们可以登机吗？

Can we board?

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express possibility, permission, or a suggested option.

Example

你可以先问一个简单的问题。

You can first ask a simple question.

登机

dēng jī

[dēngjī]

to board a plane

Verb for getting on an aircraft.

Example

几点登机？

What time is boarding?

吗

[mah]

question particle (yes/no)

Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question.

Example

新年你回家了吗？

Did you go home for the New Year?

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