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How to Say ‘Is there anything you don't eat?’ in Simplified Chinese

有什么忌口吗？

yǒu shén me jì kǒu ma

[yoh shummuh jìkǒu ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 吗 at the end of a statement and it becomes a yes/no question: 有什么忌口 "there's something you avoid" becomes 有什么忌口吗？. Here 什么 means "any", not "what", so a simple yes or no answers it.

Phrase Breakdown

有什么

yǒu shén me

is there any / do you have any

有 (yǒu) means 'to have'. 什么 (shénme) means 'what' or 'any'. Together they ask whether something exists.

Example

有什么问题吗？

Are there any questions?

Words in this phrase

有

yǒu

[yoh]

to have; there is/are

Used to ask whether something is available.

Example

晚上七点有位子吗？

Are there any seats available at 7 p.m.?

什么

shén me

[shummuh]

what; anything

Means 'what' and is often used in questions to ask about unspecified things.

Example

您想加什么特别要求吗？

Would you like to add any special requests?

忌口吗？

jì kǒu ma

food restrictions?

忌口 (jìkǒu) means foods you avoid for health, religious or personal reasons. 吗 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes/no question.

Example

你有忌口吗？

Do you have any dietary restrictions?

Words in this phrase

忌口

jì kǒu

[jìkǒu]

dietary restriction

Foods a person avoids for health, religious, or personal reasons.

Example

我没有忌口，什么都吃。

I have no dietary restrictions; I eat everything.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

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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