How to Say ‘Is the water heater turned on?’ in Traditional Chinese
熱水器有打開嗎？
rè shuǐ qì yǒu dǎ kāi ma
[rèshuǐqì yǒu dǎkāi ma]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Many Taiwanese apartments use gas water heaters mounted on the balcony that make a clicking or whooshing sound when they ignite. That's why the landlord asks whether it's on, and why silence is a telling clue.
Phrase Breakdown
熱水器
rè shuǐ qì
[rèshuǐqì]
water heater
An appliance that heats water for a home; 器 means device.
熱水器在陽台。
The water heater is on the balcony.
有打開嗎？
yǒu dǎ kāi ma
is it turned on?
有 + 打開 (yǒu dǎkāi) asks whether something has been switched on. 嗎 (ma) ends the question.
冷氣有打開嗎？
Is the air conditioner on?
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
did (past/completion check)
In Taiwanese Mandarin, 有 before a verb asks or confirms whether an action happened.
你有吃早餐嗎？
Did you eat breakfast?
打開
dǎ kāi
[dǎkāi]
to turn on; to open
To switch on a device or open something.
請打開電燈。
Please turn on the light.
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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