How to Say ‘Are there any children?’ in Simplified Chinese
有小朋友吗？
yǒu xiǎo péng yǒu ma
[yoe xiǎopéngyou ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 吗 (ma) to the end of a statement turns it into a yes/no question. 有小朋友 "there are kids" becomes 有小朋友吗？ without any change to the word order.
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have; there is
A common verb meaning to possess something or indicating existence.
听完介绍以后，我有兴趣了解更多。
After hearing the introduction, I am interested in learning more.
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
[xiǎopéngyou]
child; kid
A friendly word for children.
小朋友可以坐这里。
The kids can sit here.
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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