How to Say ‘Anything?’ in Traditional Chinese
什麼嗎?
shén me ma
[shummuh ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [嗎] turns a statement into a question. In full shop questions, [什麼嗎?] often comes at the end after the main verb, as in [還需要加點什麼嗎?]
Phrase Breakdown
什麼
shén me
[shummuh]
what
Used to ask what thing or what item someone wants.
你還想加什麼嗎?
What else would you like to add?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes-no question.
內用嗎?還是外帶?
For here? Or to go?
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