How to Say ‘Are there any beans you'd recommend today?’ in Simplified Chinese
今天有什么豆子推荐吗？
jīn tiān yǒu shén me dòu zi tuī jiàn ma
[jeen-tyen yoh shénme dòuzi tway-jyen ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words like 今天 go at the very front, before the verb. Swap it out for other times: 明天有什么推荐吗？ "anything recommended tomorrow?"
🇨🇳 In China: This is the natural opener at a specialty café. Baristas expect it and will happily describe what's on the bean shelf.
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
有什么豆子
yǒu shén me dòu zi
what beans are there
Asks what beans are available. The 子 in 豆子 is said in a light neutral tone.
店里有什么豆子？
What beans does the shop have?
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yoh]
to have; there is/are
Used to ask whether something is available.
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.
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.
这些豆子很新鲜。
These beans are very fresh.
推荐吗？
tuī jiàn ma
to recommend?
Asks for a suggestion. 推 is first tone and 荐 is fourth tone.
有什么推荐吗？
Any recommendations?
Words in this phrase
推荐
tuī jiàn
[tway-jyen]
to recommend
To suggest that something would be good or suitable.
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.
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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