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How to Say ‘Are there any beans you'd recommend?’ in Simplified Chinese

有什么豆子推荐吗？

yǒu shén me dòu zi tuī jiàn ma

[yoh shénme dòuzi tway-jyen ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 吗 (ma) at the end of a statement and it becomes a yes/no question. Here 什么 means "any", not "what", so this asks whether there are any recommendations. It isn't asking which ones.

Phrase Breakdown

有什么豆子

yǒu shén me dòu zi

what beans are there

有什么 means 'what ... is there'. 豆子 means beans. The 子 is light and unstressed: dòuzi.

Example

你们有什么豆子？

What beans do you have?

Words in this phrase

有

yǒu

[yoh]

to have; there is/are

Used to ask whether something is available.

Example

晚上七点有位子吗？

Are there any seats available at 7 p.m.?

什么

shén me

[shénme]

what kind of

Used to inquire about types or classifications.

Example

你喜欢什么样的咖啡？

What kind of coffee do you like?

豆子

dòu zi

[dòuzi]

beans

Beans in general; in a café it means coffee beans.

Example

这些豆子很新鲜。

These beans are very fresh.

推荐吗？

tuī jiàn ma

to recommend?

推荐 means recommend. Adding 吗 makes it a question.

Example

你有推荐吗？

Do you have any recommendations?

Words in this phrase

推荐

tuī jiàn

[tway-jyen]

to recommend

To suggest that something would be good or suitable.

Example

我推荐这个菜。

I recommend this dish.

吗

ma

[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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