How to Say ‘Is it cold outside in the evening?’ in Simplified Chinese
外面晚上冷吗？
wài miàn wǎn shàng lěng ma
[wàimiàn wahn shang lěng ma]
Phrase Breakdown
外面
wài miàn
[wàimiàn]
outside; outdoors
The area outside a building or room.
外面下雨了。
It's raining outside.
晚上冷吗？
wǎn shàng lěng ma
is it cold in the evening?
This asks about the temperature at night. Let your voice rise a little on 吗.
这里晚上冷吗？
Is it cold here at night?
Words in this phrase
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn shang]
evening; at night
Used for evening time, often when stating reservation times.
我想晚上订桌。
I’d like to book a table for the evening.
冷
lěng
[lěng]
cold
Low in temperature; describes weather or a place feeling chilly.
今天外面很冷。
It's very cold outside today.
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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