Sunday 20 March 2022

Questions

These are pairs of characters which can be used as question particles. The last column shows the Mandarin equivalents. 

si6 

mi6 [/]

si6 a1 mi6 是阿[/]

shi4bu4shi4 是不是

u6 

bho5 

u6 a1 bho5 有阿無

you3mei2you3 有沒有

ain

mai3 

ain3 a1 mai3 欲阿勿

yao4 bu4yao4 要不要

oi6 

bhoi6 𠁞

oi6 a1 bhoi6 會阿𠁞

hui4bu4hui4 會不會

ho2 

mo2 

ho2 mo2 

hao3bu5hao3 好不好

There are others like hiao2 a1 m6haio2 曉阿唔曉 which have not included and has the same meaning as oi6 a1 bhoi6 會阿𠁞

si6 a1 mi6 是阿[/]

Use when one wants a yes or no; is or is not answer

u6 a1 bho5 有阿

Use when one wants a have or have not answer; Do you have X or not? Is there or is there not? Yes no answer

ain3 a1 mai3 欲阿

want or does not want

oi6 a1 bhoi6 會阿𠁞

Can or cannot? Is able or unable?

ho2 mo2 

Is this alright? Is it okay?

 Examples of use:

Le2 ain3 ziah8 a1 mai3? 汝欲食阿勿 ? Do you want to eat? In Mandarin: 你要不要吃 ?

Zi2zung5 ziah8 ho2 mo2? 只陣食好孬 ?  Shall we eat now? In Mandarin: 現在吃好不好 ?

Le2 u6 ke3 zion6ci6 a1 bho5? 汝有去上市阿無 Did you go to the market to buy groceries or not?  In Mandarin: 你有沒有上集市買東西?

Now over to you. Please construct some questions using the above and share these with us in the comment section. 


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