Asking Questions
What, who, where, how many
HSK 1 · A1 · 7 words
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
什么
shénme
what
哪
nǎ
which
谁
shuí
who
哪里
nǎlǐ
where
怎么
zěnme
how
多少
duōshǎo
how many / how much
几
jǐ
how many
Grammar
Question words stay in place
Put the question word where the answer would go - no reordering. 你叫什么？= You're called what?
你去哪儿？
Nǐ qù nǎr?
Where are you going?
几 vs 多少
几 (jǐ) for small numbers (<10, with a measure word); 多少 (duōshao) for larger / unknown amounts.
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