How to Say ‘Anything else?’ in Simplified Chinese
还要别的吗？
hái yào bié de ma
[high yaow byeh duh ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [还要别的吗？] is a very common service pattern: [还要 + noun-like phrase + 吗]. Swap in other things easily, like [还要袋子吗？] "Do you also want a bag?"
Phrase Breakdown
还要
hái yào
also want; anything else
Asks whether the person wants more.
你还要什么？
What else do you want?
Words in this phrase
还
hái
[high]
still; else
还 here helps form the idea of 'anything else' in a service context.
还要别的吗？不用了。
Anything else? No, thanks.
要
yào
[yaow]
want; need
要 asks whether the customer wants something more.
还要别的吗？我还要一块饼干。
Anything else? I also want a cookie.
别的
bié de
[byeh duh]
other; else
别的 refers to additional items beyond what was already ordered.
还要别的吗？别的我不要了。
Anything else? I don't want anything else.
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
吗 makes the sentence a polite question.
还要别的吗？现在点单吗？
Anything else? Are we ordering now?
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