How to Say ‘Can I do them today?’ in Simplified Chinese
今天能做吗？
jīn tiān néng zuò ma
[jeen-tyen nung zuò ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Add 吗 (ma) to the end of any statement to make a yes/no question. The word order stays exactly the same: 今天能做 → 今天能做吗?
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
能做吗？
néng zuò ma
can it be done?
能 (néng) means 'can', 做 (zuò) means 'do', and 吗 (ma) makes it a question.
现在能做吗？
Can it be done now?
Words in this phrase
能
néng
[nung]
can; be able to
Expresses ability or possibility to do something.
能帮到你，我也很开心。
If I can help you, I’m also very happy.
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do; to undergo (a test)
Used for having a medical test done.
这个检查现在能做。
This test can be done now.
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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