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How to Say ‘Yes, my mom cooked a lot of dishes.’ in Traditional Chinese

有啊，我媽煮了很多菜。

yǒu a wǒ mā zhǔ le hěn duō cài

[yǒu ah wo mā zhǔ le hěn duō cài]

Phrase Breakdown

有啊，

yǒu a

Yes, I did,

This answers a 有…嗎 question with 'yes'. 啊 softens the reply: yǒu a.

Example

你有帶傘嗎？有啊。

Did you bring an umbrella? Yes, I did.

Words in this phrase

有

yǒu

[yǒu]

yes, I did

Used alone as a reply to confirm that something was done.

Example

有，我昨天去過了。

Yes, I went yesterday.

啊

[ah]

ah; sentence particle

A softening particle often used in friendly spoken responses like agreement.

Example

好啊，到時候見。

Sure, see you then.

我媽煮了

wǒ mā zhǔ le

my mom cooked

The subject plus a completed verb: wǒ mā zhǔ le.

Example

我媽煮了晚餐。

My mom cooked dinner.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

媽

mā

[mā]

mom

Casual word for mother; also used by married people for their mother-in-law.

Example

媽，我回來了。

Mom, I'm home.

煮

zhǔ

[zhǔ]

to cook; to boil

Verb for cooking food, especially by boiling or preparing meals.

Example

他每天晚上煮飯。

He cooks dinner every evening.

了

[le]

completed action marker

Indicates an action has been completed.

Example

他已經走了。

He has already left.

很多菜。

hěn duō cài

a lot of dishes

The object of the sentence: hěn duō cài.

Example

過年要準備很多菜。

You need to prepare a lot of dishes for New Year.

Words in this phrase

很多

hěn duō

[hěn duō]

a lot; much

Indicates a large amount or degree.

Example

今天人很多。

There are a lot of people today.

菜

cài

[cài]

dish; food

A prepared dish of food served at a meal.

Example

這家餐廳的菜很好吃。

This restaurant's dishes are delicious.

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