How to Say ‘Have you seen my cat?’ in Traditional Chinese
你有看到我的貓嗎？
nǐ yǒu kàn dào wǒ de māo ma
[nǐ yǒu kan-dow wǒ de māo ma]
💬 Usage Tip: In Taiwan, putting 有 before a verb asks whether something happened: 你有看到 means "did you see." Try it with other verbs: 你有吃嗎？ "Did you eat?"
Phrase Breakdown
你有看到
nǐ yǒu kàn dào
did you see / have you seen
In Taiwan, 有 + verb is commonly used to ask whether something happened. 看到 means 'to see'.
你有看到他嗎？
Did you see him?
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.
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
(past/experience marker)
Used before a verb in Taiwanese Mandarin to indicate something did happen.
你有吃早餐嗎？
Did you eat breakfast?
看到
kàn dào
[kan-dow]
to see; to catch sight of
A common verb meaning to see something with your eyes or notice it. In reservation contexts, it can refer to being able to see a view from your seat.
坐靠窗的位子可以看到夜景。
Sitting by the window lets you see the night view.
我的貓嗎？
wǒ de māo ma
my cat?
我的 means 'my' and 貓 means 'cat'. The question particle 嗎 turns the sentence into a yes/no question.
這是我的貓。
This is my cat.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
的
de
[de]
possessive particle
Indicates ownership, similar to 'of'.
這是我的書。
This is my book.
貓
māo
[māo]
cat
A small furry pet animal.
我家有一隻貓。
There is a cat at my home.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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