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How to Say ‘Hey, you're not asleep yet?’ in Simplified Chinese

喂，你还没睡吗？

wèi nǐ hái méi shuì ma

[wéi nee high méi shway ma]

Phrase Breakdown

喂，你还没

wèi nǐ hái méi

hey, you still haven't

喂 (wèi) is 'hey' or 'hello', often used on the phone. It is followed by 你还没 (nǐ hái méi), 'you still haven't'.

Example

喂，你还没到吗？

Hey, haven't you arrived yet?

Words in this phrase

喂

wèi

[wéi]

hello (on the phone)

Greeting used when answering or starting a phone call.

Example

喂，请问你是谁？

Hello, may I ask who you are?

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

还

hái

[high]

still; yet

Shows that availability remains.

Example

四个人的桌子还有。

There are still tables for four available.

没

méi

[méi]

not

Negation of a verb.

Example

他没有来上课。

He did not come to class.

睡吗？

shuì ma

slept?

睡 (shuì) means 'to sleep'. 吗 (ma) makes it a question. Use a falling tone on shuì and a light ma.

Example

他睡了吗？

Is he asleep?

Words in this phrase

睡

shuì

[shway]

to sleep

The verb 'to sleep' or 'to go to bed'.

Example

明天要早起，今天早点睡。

You need to get up early tomorrow, so sleep earlier today.

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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