How to Say ‘Do you want sugar added?’ in Simplified Chinese
糖要加吗？
táng yào jiā ma
[táng yaow jiā ma]
💬 Usage Tip: The topic 糖 "sugar" comes first, then the question about it. Spoken Chinese often fronts the thing being discussed: 冰要加吗？ "want ice?"
Phrase Breakdown
糖
táng
[táng]
sugar
A sweet substance used to sweeten food and drink.
这个蛋糕需要更多的糖。
This cake needs more sugar.
要
yào
[yaow]
want; need
Commonly used to say what you want to buy, order, or have.
我要一瓶水。
I want a bottle of water.
加
jiā
[jiā]
to add
To insert something additional.
请为我的咖啡加糖。
Please add sugar to my coffee.
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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