How to Say ‘Is there a parking lot at your place?’ in Simplified Chinese
请问你们那儿有停车场吗？
qǐng wèn nǐ men nà ér yǒu tíng chē chǎng ma
[ching wuhn nee men nàr yoh tíngchēchǎng ma]
🇨🇳 In China: Opening with 请问 (qǐngwèn) "may I ask" is the standard polite way to start a question to staff or strangers. Leaving it off with a restaurant on the phone sounds abrupt.
Phrase Breakdown
请问
qǐng wèn
[ching wuhn]
excuse me; may I ask
请问 politely introduces a question to staff.
请问现在有优惠活动吗？
May I ask if there are any promotions right now?
你们那儿
nǐ men nà ér
at your place
你们那儿 means 'your place'. Here it refers to the restaurant.
你们那儿几点开门？
What time does your place open?
Words in this phrase
你们
nǐ men
[nee men]
you (plural)
Means 'you all' or 'you guys,' used when speaking to more than one person.
你们一共几位？我好安排座位。
How many of you are there in total? So I can arrange the seating.
那儿
nà ér
[nàr]
there
Refers to a place away from the speaker; common in northern speech.
你在那儿等我。
Wait for me there.
有停车场吗？
yǒu tíng chē chǎng ma
is there a parking lot?
停车场 means 'parking lot'. 吗 makes it a question.
附近有停车场吗？
Is there a parking lot nearby?
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.?
停车场
tíng chē chǎng
[tíngchēchǎng]
parking lot
A place where cars can be parked.
这个停车场很大。
This parking lot is big.
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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