How to Say ‘How has Grandma's health been lately?’ in Traditional Chinese
阿嬤最近身體還好嗎？
ā mā zuì jìn shēn tǐ hái hǎo ma
[āmà dzway-jeen shēntǐ hái hǎo ma]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Asking about elders' health is a standard and caring way to show you're part of the family when you visit.
Phrase Breakdown
阿嬤最近
ā mā zuì jìn
Grandma, lately
阿嬤 (āmà) is the common Taiwanese word for 'grandma', borrowed from Taiwanese Hokkien. 最近 (zuìjìn) means 'recently'. This is the topic of the question.
阿嬤最近常去公園散步。
Grandma often goes for walks in the park lately.
Words in this phrase
阿嬤
ā mā
[āmà]
grandma
Taiwanese word for grandmother.
阿嬤住在台南。
Grandma lives in Tainan.
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway-jeen]
recently; lately
Refers to the near past or current period of time.
我最近在看新的工作機會。
Recently I have been looking at new job opportunities.
身體還好嗎？
shēn tǐ hái hǎo ma
is her health okay?
身體 (shēntǐ) means 'body' or 'health'. 還好 (hái hǎo) means 'okay' or 'alright'. 嗎 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes/no question, so let your voice rise slightly.
你爸爸身體還好嗎？
Is your dad's health okay?
Words in this phrase
身體
shēn tǐ
[shēntǐ]
body; health
One's body, often meaning health.
你要注意身體。
Take care of your health.
還好
hái hǎo
[hái hǎo]
all right; okay
Fine, not bad.
考試還好。
The exam was okay.
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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