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How to Say ‘Are you free right now?’ in Simplified Chinese

你现在有空吗？

nǐ xiàn zài yǒu kòng ma

[nee shyen-dzeye yoe kohng mah]

💬 Usage Tip: Add 吗 to the end of any statement to turn it into a yes/no question, with no change in word order: 你忙 "you're busy" becomes 你忙吗？ "are you busy?".

Phrase Breakdown

你现在

nǐ xiàn zài

you now

你 (nǐ) means 'you'. 现在 (xiànzài) means 'now'. 现 is 4th tone and 在 is 4th tone, so say both with a falling pitch.

Example

你现在在哪儿？

Where are you now?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

A familiar singular pronoun meaning 'you.'

Example

你好，我是你的新同事。

Hello, I am your new coworker.

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.

有空吗？

yǒu kòng ma

are (you) free?

有空 (yǒu kòng) means 'to have free time'. 吗 (ma) is a neutral-tone question particle that turns a statement into a yes/no question.

Example

明天有空吗？

Are you free tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

有空

yǒu kòng

[yoe kohng]

to be free; to have time

Used to ask whether someone is available.

Example

你明天下午有空吗？

Are you free tomorrow afternoon?

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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