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How to Say ‘Do I call this number?’ in Simplified Chinese

打这个电话吗？

dǎ zhè gè diàn huà ma

[dǎ juh guh dee-en-hwah ma]

💬 Usage Tip: In 打电话 "make a phone call", 打 (dǎ) literally means "hit", but here it means "to call". Ending a statement with 吗 (ma) turns it into a yes/no question.

Phrase Breakdown

打这个

dǎ zhè gè

call this

打 (dǎ) means 'to dial/call' when used with a phone. 这个 (zhège) means 'this'.

Example

打这个号码。

Call this number.

Words in this phrase

打

dǎ

[dǎ]

to make (a phone call)

Used with 电话 to mean calling someone.

Example

我给你打电话。

I'll call you.

这

zhè

[juh]

this

A demonstrative meaning “this,” used to point to something near the speaker.

Example

这个活动来了很多公司代表。

Many company representatives came to this event.

个

gè

[guh]

general measure word

A very common measure word used with many nouns, including people in simple counting.

Example

一个大人和一个孩子。

One adult and one child.

电话吗？

diàn huà ma

phone number?

电话 (diànhuà) means 'phone' or 'phone number'. 吗 (ma) makes it a yes/no question.

Example

你有他的电话吗？

Do you have his phone number?

Words in this phrase

电话

diàn huà

[dee-en-hwah]

phone number; telephone

Refers to the contact number requested for a reservation.

Example

需要留电话吗？我们第一次来。

Do we need to leave a phone number? It's our first time here.

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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