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  <h1>Tag questions with "<span class="pinyinst">ma</span>" "<span class="hanzist">吗</span>"</h1>

  <p>As well as <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Yes-no_questions_with_%22ma%22" title="Yes-no questions with &quot;ma&quot;">yes / no questions</a>, you can also form tag questions with <span class="hanzi">吗</span> (<span class="pinyin">ma</span>). Tag questions are quick questions that are tagged on the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation. In English, this is often done with "right?", or negatively with "isn't it?"</p>

  <p>The easiest way to do this in Chinese is to add some kind of confirmation word and <span class="hanzi">吗</span> (<span class="pinyin">ma</span>) on the end of the sentence.</p>

  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_267">Contents</h2>

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      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22#Structure"> 1 Structure</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22#Examples"> 2 Examples</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22#See_also"> 3 See also</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22#Sources_and_Further_Reading"> 4 Sources and Further Reading</a></li>
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  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_268"><span id="Structure">Structure</span></h3>

  <p>A you can see below, the pattern typically involves words like <span class="hanzi">好</span> (<span class="pinyin">hǎo</span>), <span class="hanzi">对</span> (<span class="pinyin">duì</span>), <span class="hanzi">是</span> (<span class="pinyin">shì</span>), or <span class="hanzi">可以</span> (<span class="pinyin">kěyǐ</span>), followed by <span class="hanzi">吗</span> (<span class="pinyin">ma</span>).</p>

  <span class="hanzi">……， 好 / 对 / 是 / 可以 + 吗？</span><br/>

  <p>By placing these on the end of a sentence, you can soften a suggestion or request confirmation.</p>

  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_269">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">这样 做， 对 吗 ？</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Zhèyàng zuò, duì ma ?</span> <br/>Do it like this, right?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你们 见过， 对 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐmen jiànguo, duì ma ?</span><br/> You’ve met, right?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他们 昨天 都 没 去， 是 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān dōu méi qù, shì ma ?</span> <br/>None of them went yesterday, right?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 没 来 过， 是 吗 ？</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ méi lái guò, shì ma ?</span> <br/>You haven't been here, right?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 喜欢 我妹妹， 是 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ xǐhuan wǒ mèimei, shì ma ?</span> <br/>You like my younger sister, huh?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 去 你 家 ， 好 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒmen qù nǐ jiā, hǎo ma ?</span> <br/>Let's go to your place, OK?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">不要 告诉 他 ， 好 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Bú yào gàosu tā, hǎo ma ?</span> <br/>Don't tell him, OK?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">今天 我们 都 不 喝 酒， 好 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒmen dōu bù hē jiǔ, hǎo ma ?</span> <br/>Let's all not drink alcohol today, OK?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 现在 想 去 洗手间， 可以 吗 ？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiànzài xiǎng qù xǐshǒujiān, kěyǐ ma ?</span> <br/>I want to go to the bathroom now. Is that OK?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">妈妈，我 要 吃 巧克力 ， 可以 吗 ？</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Māma, wǒ yào chī qiǎokèlì, kěyǐ ma ?</span> <br/>Mom, I want to eat chocolate. May I?</li>
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  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_270">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Yes-no_questions_with_%22ma%22" title="Yes-no questions with &quot;ma&quot;">Yes-no questions with "ma"</a></li>

    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22bu%22" title="Tag questions with &quot;bu&quot;">Tag questions with "bù"</a></li>

    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Questions_with_%22ne%22" title="Questions with &quot;ne&quot;">Questions with "ne"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_271">Sources and Further Reading</h2>

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    <li>Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 144-145)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>) (p. 218)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 106)</li>
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