How to Say ‘Is this Manager Wang?’ in Simplified Chinese
请问是王经理吗？
qǐng wèn shì wáng jīng lǐ ma
[qǐngwèn shir wáng jeeng-lee mah]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 吗 (ma) to the end of a statement turns it into a yes/no question, and the word order doesn't change. 是王经理 "it's Manager Wang" becomes 是王经理吗？ "is it Manager Wang?"
Phrase Breakdown
请问
qǐng wèn
[qǐngwèn]
may I ask
A polite way to request information.
请问你住在哪儿？
May I ask where you live?
是王经理吗？
shì wáng jīng lǐ ma
is this Manager Wang?
是 (shì) means 'is'. 经理 (jīnglǐ) means 'manager'; putting the surname first is a polite title. 吗 makes it a question.
您是李经理吗？
Are you Manager Li?
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shir]
to be
The verb “to be,” used to identify or describe a situation.
你是第一次来，所以我给你介绍一下。
Since it’s your first time here, I’ll introduce things to you.
王
wáng
[wáng]
Wang (surname)
A very common Chinese family name.
王老师很好。
Teacher Wang is very nice.
经理
jīng lǐ
[jeeng-lee]
manager
A person in charge of a team, department, or business area.
你可以先和经理交换名片。
You can first exchange business cards with the manager.
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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