How to Say ‘Do you want milk?’ in Simplified Chinese
要不要加奶？
yào bù yào jiā nǎi
[yaow boo yaow jyah nigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [要不要 + verb/object] is a very common service question pattern: [要不要加奶？] [要不要加糖？]. Listen for it as a quick offer of options.
Phrase Breakdown
要不要
yào bù yào
[yaow boo yaow]
do you want or not
A common A-not-A question pattern used to ask whether someone wants something.
咖啡要不要加奶？
Do you want to add milk to the coffee?
加
jiā
[jyah]
to add
Used when asking to add something to a drink, like milk or sugar.
要不要加奶？
Do you want to add milk?
奶
nǎi
[nigh]
milk
Refers to milk added to coffee or tea.
要不要加奶？
Do you want to add milk?
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