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How to Say ‘I hope for fifteen thousand, is that okay?’ in Simplified Chinese

我希望一万五，可以吗？

wǒ xī wàng yī wàn wǔ kě yǐ ma

[wo xīwàng yíwànwǔ kuh-ee ma]

Phrase Breakdown

我希望一万五，

wǒ xī wàng yī wàn wǔ

I'd hope for fifteen thousand

希望 (xīwàng) means 'to hope'. Pause briefly at the comma before asking the question.

Example

我希望去中国学习。

I hope to go to China to study.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

希望

xī wàng

[xīwàng]

to hope

To wish for something to happen.

Example

希望我们能赢。

I hope we can win.

一万五

yī wàn wǔ

[yíwànwǔ]

fifteen thousand

Short spoken form of 一万五千 (15,000).

Example

房租一个月一万五。

The rent is fifteen thousand a month.

可以吗？

kě yǐ ma

is that okay?

可以 (kěyǐ) means 'can / okay'. Both syllables are third tone, so 可 changes to a rising tone (kéyǐ). 吗 (ma) turns it into a question.

Example

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.

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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