How to Say ‘You're not Taiwanese, are you?’ in Traditional Chinese
你不是台灣人吧？
nǐ bù shì tái wān rén ba
[nǐ bù shir Táiwān rén ba]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending with 吧 turns a statement into a guess you want confirmed, much like "…, right?" Compare 你是學生吧？ "you're a student, right?"
Phrase Breakdown
你不是
nǐ bù shì
you are not
不是 means 'is not'. 不 changes to second tone (bú) before the fourth tone 是.
你不是學生嗎？
Aren't you a student?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
台灣人吧？
tái wān rén ba
Taiwanese, right?
台灣人 means 'Taiwanese person'. 吧 shows the speaker is guessing.
他是台灣人吧？
He's Taiwanese, right?
Words in this phrase
台灣人
tái wān rén
[Táiwān rén]
Taiwanese people
A person or people from Taiwan.
台灣人很熱情。
Taiwanese people are very warm.
吧
ba
[ba]
particle expressing assumption or exclamation
Sentence-final particle that softens a statement or seeks agreement.
這太貴了吧！
That's way too expensive!
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