对吗

duì ma

Tag questions with "ma"

A short tag on the end asks for confirmation — "right?", "okay?".

Statement, + 是吗 / 对吗 / 好吗 ?

How it works

这样做,对吗? — doing it this way, right? The tag is separated by a slight pause.

好吗 softens a proposal into a request for consent: 我们明天去,好吗?

是吗 on its own is also a reaction meaning "oh really?".

Examples

  • zhè yàng zuò, duì ma?

    这样做,对吗?

    Do it like this, right?

  • wǒ men míng tiān qù, hǎo ma?

    我们明天去,好吗?

    We'll go tomorrow, okay?

  • nǐ shì xīn lái de, shì ma?

    你是新来的,是吗?

    You're new here, aren't you?