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Five examples of the usage of the question word ‘几’

 

In today’s blog, we are going to make a short summary of the usage of the question word ‘几’, which is always associated with an inquiry about a number.

 

There are four main uses of ‘几’ and these can be summarized as follow:

 

1. Using it as ‘how many’ to ask for an amount which is less than ten.

A 你有几个哥哥?How many older brothers do you have?

B 我有三个哥哥。I have three older brothers.

 

2. Using it to ask for a child’s age.

A 你今年几岁?How old are you?

B 我今年六岁。I am six years old.

 

3. Using it to ask for the time.

A 现在几点? What time is it now?

B 现在十二点。It’s twelve o’clock.

 

4. Using it to ask for the day.

A 今天星期几?What day is today?

B 今天星期二。 Today is Tuesday.

 

5. Using it to ask for the date.

A 今天几月几号? What’s the date today?

B 今天十月五号。Today is the 5th of October.

 

‘几’ is a very frequently used word in the daily life of Chinese speaking people. So, next time that you want to know about the number of siblings or the age of someone, the time, day or date, you know which question word to use. If you want to know more examples about the usage of ‘几’, come along to one of our Mandarin classes in London at first4mandarin.

 

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