How to Say ‘Are there any promotions recently?’ in Simplified Chinese
请问最近有优惠活动吗？
qǐng wèn zuì jìn yǒu yōu huì huó dòng ma
[ching wuhn dzway jeen yoe yoh hway hwaw dong ma]
🇨🇳 In China: In China, many restaurant deals run through apps like 大众点评 "Dianping" or 美团 "Meituan". When you ask this, staff may point you to an online 团购 "group-buy voucher" rather than an in-house discount.
Phrase Breakdown
请问最近
qǐng wèn zuì jìn
may I ask, recently
请问 = excuse me, may I ask (polite opener); 最近 = recently.
请问最近天气怎么样？
May I ask how the weather has been recently?
Words in this phrase
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?
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway jeen]
recently; lately
Refers to the recent period of time and is often used when discussing current trends.
最近很多人都在关注人工智能行业。
Recently, many people have been paying attention to the AI industry.
有优惠活动吗？
yǒu yōu huì huó dòng ma
are there any special offers?
The main question. 优惠活动 means promotional deals, and 吗 marks the question.
这家店有优惠活动吗？
Does this shop have any special offers?
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have; there is/are
Used to show existence or availability of something.
门口有停车位，很方便。
There are parking spaces at the entrance, which is very convenient.
优惠
yōu huì
[yoh hway]
discount; special offer
优惠 refers to a discount, deal, or favorable promotion offered by a business.
这家餐厅今天有优惠。
This restaurant has a special offer today.
活动
huó dòng
[hwaw dong]
activity; event; promotion
活动 can mean an activity or event, and in shopping or dining it often refers to a promotional event.
店里最近有活动。
The restaurant has a promotion recently.
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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