How to Say ‘Can we board now?’ in Simplified Chinese
现在可以登机吗？
xiàn zài kě yǐ dēng jī ma
[shyen dzeye kuh yee dung jee ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [现在] usually goes before the thing you're asking about: [现在可以登机吗？] = "now can board?" You can swap in other actions the same way, like [现在可以走吗？].
Phrase Breakdown
现在
xiàn zài
[shyen dzeye]
now; right now
现在 refers to the current time: “now.”
现在可以登机吗？广播开始了吗？
Can we board now? Has the announcement started?
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may; be allowed to
可以 asks about permission or possibility here.
现在可以登机吗？
Can we board now?
登机
dēng jī
[dung jee]
board a plane
登机 means to get on the airplane.
现在可以登机吗？我们准备好了。
Can we board now? We are ready.
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
吗 turns the statement into a yes-no question.
现在可以登机吗？
Can we board now?
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