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How to Say ‘Is the sofa in the corner next to it okay?’ in Simplified Chinese

旁边角落那张沙发行吗？

páng biān jiǎo luò nà zhāng shā fā xíng ma

[pángbiān jiǎoluò nà jahng shāfā shing ma]

Phrase Breakdown

旁边角落

páng biān jiǎo luò

the corner nearby

旁边 (pángbiān) means 'beside'. 角落 (jiǎoluò) means 'corner'.

Example

他坐在旁边角落。

He sits in the corner nearby.

Words in this phrase

旁边

páng biān

[pángbiān]

beside

Means next to or beside something.

Example

停车场就在餐厅旁边。

The parking lot is right next to the restaurant.

角落

jiǎo luò

[jiǎoluò]

corner

A corner of a room or space, often secluded.

Example

我们坐在角落里。

We sat in the corner.

那张沙发行吗？

nà zhāng shā fā xíng ma

is that sofa OK?

行吗 (xíng ma) asks 'is it OK?'. Let your voice rise slightly on 行.

Example

明天见面行吗？

Is meeting tomorrow OK?

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

that

Used to refer to a specific thing or person previously mentioned.

Example

那是我第一次见到她的时候。

That was the first time I met her.

张

zhāng

[jahng]

measure word for flat objects

Used to quantify flat objects such as tables or paper.

Example

我有一张桌子给这次晚餐。

I have a table for this dinner.

沙发

shā fā

[shāfā]

sofa; couch

A soft seat for several people.

Example

这个沙发很软。

This sofa is very soft.

行

xíng

[shing]

okay; acceptable; works

行 means okay or acceptable, often used to say that a condition or arrangement works.

Example

您下午五点前取消也行。

It is also okay if you cancel before 5 p.m.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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