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How to Say ‘May I ask if Manager Wang is in?’ in Simplified Chinese

请问王经理在吗？

qǐng wèn wáng jīng lǐ zài ma

[qǐngwèn wáng jeeng-lee zài ma]

Phrase Breakdown

请问

qǐng wèn

[qǐngwèn]

excuse me; may I ask

A polite phrase used to start a question or offer help.

Example

请问，你们几位？

Excuse me, how many of you are there?

王经理在吗？

wáng jīng lǐ zài ma

is Manager Wang in?

This asks whether someone is available. Raise your voice slightly on 吗.

Example

李老师在吗？

Is Teacher Li in?

Words in this phrase

王

wáng

[wáng]

Wang (surname)

A very common Chinese family name; literally means 'king'.

Example

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.

Example

你可以先和经理交换名片。

You can first exchange business cards with the manager.

在

zài

[zài]

to be present; to be in

Used as a verb meaning someone is present or available.

Example

老师在吗？

Is the teacher in?

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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