How to Say ‘Add one thousand yuan a month, is that okay?’ in Simplified Chinese
每个月加一千块，可以吗？
měi gè yuè jiā yī qiān kuài kě yǐ ma
[měi guh yuè jiā yìqiān kuài kuh-ee ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending a proposal with 可以吗？ "is that okay?" turns it into a polite request. 一 in 一千 is read (yì) because it comes before (qiān).
🇨🇳 In China: Naming a concrete figure, but closing with a question, strikes the balance a Chinese manager would expect: clear about what you want, yet not pushy.
Phrase Breakdown
每个月加一千块，
měi gè yuè jiā yī qiān kuài
add one thousand yuan every month
每个月 means 'every month'. 个 is light here (ge). Then comes 加一千块, 'add 1,000 yuan'. Pause at the comma.
每个月加五百块。
Add 500 yuan every month.
Words in this phrase
每
měi
[měi]
every; each
Placed before a measure word or time word to mean 'each'.
我每天都上班。
I go to work every day.
个
gè
[guh]
measure word
A general classifier used with nouns such as 活动.
说“这个活动”时，要用量词“个”。
When saying “this event,” you need the measure word 个.
月
yuè
[yuè]
month
A unit of time; also means moon.
我这个月很忙。
I'm very busy this month.
加
jiā
[jiā]
to add; increase
To increase a number or amount.
能再加两个人吗？
Can we add two more people?
一千
yī qiān
[yìqiān]
one thousand
The number 1,000, formed with 一 (one) and 千 (thousand).
这本书一千块。
This book costs one thousand yuan.
块
kuài
[kuài]
yuan (colloquial)
Spoken unit of Chinese money, same as 元.
这杯咖啡二十块。
This coffee is twenty yuan.
可以吗？
kě yǐ ma
is that OK?
可以 means 'OK' or 'allowed'. 吗 turns it into a yes/no question. Both 可 and 以 are third tone, so 可 rises: kéyǐ.
我坐这儿，可以吗？
May 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.
你定时间也可以。
It’s also fine if you choose the time.
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
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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