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How to Say ‘Would next Tuesday morning be okay?’ in Simplified Chinese

下周二上午可以吗？

xià zhōu èr shàng wǔ kě yǐ ma

[xià zhōu'èr shàngwǔ kuh-ee ma]

💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, time goes from biggest to smallest: week, then day, then part of the day. You can keep going too: 下周二上午十点 means "next Tuesday at 10 a.m."

Phrase Breakdown

下周二上午

xià zhōu èr shàng wǔ

next Tuesday morning

下周二 (xià zhōu'èr) means next Tuesday. 上午 (shàngwǔ) means morning. Say the time words together as one unit.

Example

下周二上午我有空。

I'm free next Tuesday morning.

Words in this phrase

下

xià

[xià]

Used before time words to mean the following one.

Example

下个星期见。

See you next week.

周二

zhōu èr

[zhōu'èr]

Tuesday

The second day of the week; 周 means week.

Example

周二我很忙。

I'm busy on Tuesday.

上午

shàng wǔ

[shàngwǔ]

morning (before noon)

The time from morning until noon.

Example

我上午有空。

I'm free in the morning.

可以吗？

kě yǐ ma

is that OK?

可以 (kěyǐ) means OK or possible. 吗 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes/no question. Two third tones together: 可 is said like a second tone (kéyǐ).

Example

我坐这儿可以吗？

Is it OK if I sit here?

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-ee]

can; okay; acceptable

Used to say something is possible, allowed, or acceptable.

Example

你定时间也可以。

It’s also fine if you choose the time.

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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