How to Say ‘Have you been watching the World Cup lately?’ in Simplified Chinese
你最近看世界杯了吗？
nǐ zuì jìn kàn shì jiè bēi le ma
[nee dzway jeen kàn Shìjièbēi le ma]
💬 Usage Tip: 了吗 at the end asks whether something has happened. Swap the action in: 你吃饭了吗？ "Have you eaten?"
Phrase Breakdown
你最近
nǐ zuì jìn
you, recently
你 (nǐ) means 'you' and 最近 (zuìjìn) means 'recently'. Say zuì with a falling tone.
你最近忙吗？
Have you been busy recently?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.
如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。
If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.
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.
看世界杯了吗？
kàn shì jiè bēi le ma
watched the World Cup?
看 (kàn) means 'watch' and 世界杯 (shìjièbēi) means 'World Cup'. 了 marks a completed action and 吗 turns the sentence into a yes/no question.
你看世界杯了吗？
Did you watch the World Cup?
Words in this phrase
看
kàn
[kàn]
to watch
To watch something such as a game, TV, or a film.
我喜欢看电视。
I like watching TV.
世界杯
shì jiè bēi
[Shìjièbēi]
World Cup
The international football championship held every four years.
世界杯很精彩。
The World Cup is very exciting.
了
le
[le]
completed action particle
Indicates a completed action or a change of state.
事情终于解决了。
The matter is finally resolved.
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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