How to say Yes in Chinese. 10 ways to say Yes in Mandarin Chinese

28/07/2019

In this article, you are going to learn 10 ways to say Yes in Mandarin Chinese

How to say Yes in Chinese

How to say Yes in Chinese. 10 ways to say yes in Mandarin Chinese

There is no direct equivalent to Yes in Chinese. In this article, you are going to learn 10 ways to say Yes in Mandarin Chinese. These expressions are used frequently in everyday life and you should get to practice them a lot

1. 是 Shì / 是的 Shì de
2. 对 duì
3. 有 Yǒu
4. 行 Xíng
5. 好的 hǎo de
6. 可以 kě yǐ
7. 没错 méi cuò
8. 没问题 méi wèn tí
9. 好了 hǎo lе
10. 好啊 hǎo a

1. 是 Shì / 是的 Shì de: Yes, that's right

A: 你是老师吗? Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma? Are you a teacher?
B: 是 shì — Yes, I am.

A: 你是美国人吗?Nǐ shì měiguó rén ma? Are you American?
B: 是的. Shì de. Yes, I am American.

2. 对 duì: Right, correct

A: 这个对吗?zhè ge duì ma?Is this correct?
B: 对!duì!Correct!

A: 我这样做对吗? wǒ zhèyàng zuò duì ma? Am I doing this right?
B: 对!duì!Correct!

A: 你哥哥在纽约,对不对?
Nǐ gēgē zài niǔyuē, duì bùduì?
Your elder brother is in New York, is that correct?

B: 对!duì!Correct!

3. 有 Yǒu: Have

A: 请问这里有洗手间吗?
Qǐngwèn zhè li yǒu xǐshǒujiān ma? 
Is there a toilet here?    

B: 有 Yǒu
Yes, there is.

A: 你这里有蔬菜吗?
nǐ zhèlǐ yǒu shūcài ma?
Do you have any vegetables here?  
  
B: 有。你要什么蔬菜?
yǒu. nǐ yào shénme shūcài?
Yes. What vegetables do you want?

4. 行 Xíng: OK

A: 我可以借你的钢笔吗?
Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de gāngbǐ ma?
May I borrow your pen?  

B: 行 xíng! OK!

A: 我可以借点钱吗?
Wǒ kěyǐ jiè diǎn qián ma?
Can I borrow some money?

B: 行 xíng! OK!

5. 好的 hǎo de: OK, All right

让一下,好吗?
ràng yīxià,hǎo ma?
Let me through, OK?

好的。
hǎo de.
OK!

我们说中文,好吗?
wǒmen shuō Zhōngwén,hǎo ma?
Let's speak Chinese, OK?

好的。
hǎo de.
OK!

帮我关灯,好吗?
bāng wǒ guāndēng,hǎo ma?
Can you turn off the light for me, please?

好的。
hǎo de.
OK!

6. 可以 kě yǐ: Can, Of course

A: 你可以过来吗?
nǐ kěyǐ guòlai ma?
Can you come over?

B: 可以。
kě yǐ.
Yes, I can.

A: 你可以说得慢一点吗?
nǐ kěyǐ shuō de màn yīdiǎn ma?
Can you speak a little slower?

B: 可以。
kě yǐ.
Of course

A: 你可以帮我吗?
nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ ma?  
Can you help me?    

B: 可以。
kě yǐ.
Yes, I can.

7. 没错 méi cuò: Sure, That's right

B: 超人实在是太酷了!他飞得真快!
chāorén shízài shì tài kù le! tā fēi de zhēn kuài!
Superman is just too cool! He flies so fast!

A: 没错。他真是个英雄。
méicuò. tā zhēn shì ge yīngxióng.
That's right. He really is a hero. 

A: 我有时在校园酒吧里看到她。
wǒ yǒushí zài xiàoyuán jiǔbā lǐ kàndào tā.
I sometimes see her in the campus bar.

B: 没错。她通常周五去校园酒吧。
méicuò. tā tōngcháng zhōuwǔ qù xiàoyuán jiǔbā.
That’s right. She usually goes to the college bar on Fridays.

8. 没问题 méi wèn tí: No problem.

A: 我来找王太太。请告诉她我来了。
wǒ lái zhǎo Wáng Tàitai. qǐng gàosù tā wǒ lái le.
I came to find Mrs. Wang. Please tell her I’m here.

B: 没问题。请稍等。
méi wèntí. qǐng shāo děng.
No problem. Just a moment please.

A: 师傅,在这儿停车。
shīfu, zài zhèr tíngchē.
Driver, stop here.

B: 好的,没问题。
hǎo de, méiwèntí.
OK, no problem.

9. 好了 hǎo lе: OK, Great.

A: 我真的很热!
wǒ zhēnde hěn rè!
I'm really hot!

B: 好了,我知道了!
hǎo le, wǒ zhīdào le!
OK, I got it!

10. 好啊 hǎo a: Sure, OK

A: 要不要喝豆浆?
yào bu yào hē dòujiāng?
Do you want to drink some soy milk?

B: 好啊!
hǎo a!
Sure!

A: 妈妈,今天我做饭。
māma, jīntiān wǒ zuòfàn.
Mom, I'll do the cooking today.

B: 好啊!宝贝真乖!
hǎo a! bǎobèi zhēn guāi!
OK! You really are a good child, my dear!