How to Say ‘How about next month?’ in Simplified Chinese
下个月怎么样？
xià gè yuè zěn me yàng
[xià guh yweh dzun-muh-yahng]
Phrase Breakdown
下个月
xià gè yuè
next month
Say xià ge yuè, with a light neutral-tone ge in the middle.
下个月很忙。
Next month is very busy.
Words in this phrase
下
xià
[xià]
next
Refers to the sequence that comes immediately afterward.
下次我来的时候，我们去散步。
Next time I come, let's go for a walk.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
The most common measure word in Mandarin, used with many nouns.
她生了个女儿。
She gave birth to a daughter.
月
yuè
[yweh]
month
A time word meaning month.
上个月事情特别多。
There were especially many things going on last month.
怎么样？
zěn me yàng
how about it?
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) asks for an opinion or makes a suggestion. 么 is a light neutral tone.
吃火锅怎么样？
How about hotpot?
Words in this phrase
怎么样
zěn me yàng
[dzun-muh-yahng]
how about; how is it
怎么样 turns the phrase into a caring question about a person’s present condition.
“最近身体怎么样？”里的“怎么样”是在礼貌地关心别人。
The “zěnmeyàng” in “How has your health been lately?” politely shows concern for others.
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