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How to Say ‘Have you tried?’ in Traditional Chinese

你有試過嗎？

nǐ yǒu shì guò ma

[nǐ yǒu shì guo ma]

💬 Usage Tip: In Taiwan people often put 有 before an action to ask or say whether it happened: 你有吃過嗎 "have you eaten it before?". 過 after the verb marks that it has been done at some point.

Phrase Breakdown

你有

nǐ yǒu

have you

In Taiwan, 有 before a verb asks whether you did something. Say nǐ yǒu, which sounds like ní yǒu.

Example

你有吃飯嗎？

Have you eaten?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person being spoken to.

Example

你今天看起來很高興。

You look happy today.

有

yǒu

[yǒu]

auxiliary marking completed action (did/have)

In Taiwanese Mandarin, 有 before a verb indicates that an action happened or was done.

Example

我有打電話給房東。

I did call the landlord.

試過嗎？

shì guò ma

tried (it)?

試 means 'try'. 過 marks past experience. 嗎 makes a question. Say shì guò ma.

Example

這個你試過嗎？

Have you tried this?

Words in this phrase

試

shì

[shì]

to try; to test

A verb meaning to attempt something to see if it works.

Example

我試了重開熱水器。

I tried restarting the water heater.

過

guò

[guo]

experienced aspect marker

Placed after a verb to show something has happened before.

Example

我去過台南。

I have been to Tainan.

嗎

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你喜歡這個活動嗎？

Do you like this event?

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