想問 [－问]

Jyutping soeng2 man6
Pinyin xiǎng wèn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我想问你借五十元。
    我想問你借五十元。
    wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ jiè wǔ shí yuán 。
    • I would like to borrow fifty dollars from you.
  2. Mandarin
    我正在做一些历史研究工作，想问您几个问题。
    我正在做一些歷史研究工作，想問您幾個問題。
    wǒ zhèng zài zuò yī xiē lì shǐ yán jiū gōng zuò ， xiǎng wèn nín jǐ ge wèn tí 。
    • I'm doing some history research and would like to ask you a few questions.
  3. Mandarin
    我想问你一个问题。
    我想問你一個問題。
    wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yí gè wèn tí 。
    • I want to ask you a question.
    • I want to ask you something.
  4. Mandarin
    我不想问他。
    我不想問他。
    wǒ bù xiǎng wèn tā 。
    • I have no intention of asking him.
  5. Mandarin
    我想问汤姆他在印度生活了多久。
    我想問湯姆他在印度生活了多久。
    wǒ xiǎng wèn tāng mǔ tā zài yìn dù shēng huó le duō jiǔ 。
    • I wanted to ask Tom how long he had lived in India.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我想问吓点打电话去日本呀？
    我想問吓點打電話去日本呀？
    ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 dim2 daa2 din6 waa2 heoi3 jat6 bun2 aa3 ？
    • How can I make a telephone call to Japan?
  2. Cantonese
    我想问吓火车站点行呀？
    我想問吓火車站點行呀？
    ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 fo2 ce1 zaam6 dim2 hang4 aa3 ？
    • Could you please tell me how to get to the station?
  3. Cantonese
    我想问吓有冇双人房呀？
    我想問吓有冇雙人房呀？
    ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 jau5 mou5 soeng1 jan4 fong2 aa3 ？
    • Do you have a double room?
  4. Cantonese
    唔好意思呀，我想问吓呢条路去唔去到地铁站㗎？
    唔好意思呀，我想問吓呢條路去唔去到地鐵站㗎？
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 aa3 ， ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 nei4 tiu4 lou6 heoi3 m4 heoi3 dou3 dei6 tit3 zaam6 gaa3 ？
    • Excuse me, but is this the right way to the subway station?
  5. Cantonese
    我想问吓你喺边度做嘢㗎？
    我想問吓你喺邊度做嘢㗎？
    ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 zou6 je5 gaa3 ？
    • May I ask where you work?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    哥哥呀，我想问你呢个字系咪咁写。
    哥哥呀，我想問你呢個字係咪咁寫。
    go4 go1 aa4? ngo5 soeng2 man6 nei5 ni1 go3 zi6 hai6 mai6 gam2 se2.
    • (Older) brother? I want to ask you if this character is written in this way.
  2. Cantonese
    冇，想问你食咗饭未喳嘛。
    冇，想問你食咗飯未喳嘛。
    mou5, soeng2 man6 nei5 sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 zaa1 maa3.
    • It's okay. I just wanted to ask whether you had eaten.
  3. Cantonese
    你唔知边个重要啲？噉我想问下你，例如，你老母同你老婆一齐跌落水，你会救边个先？
    你唔知邊個重要啲？噉我想問下你，例如，你老母同你老婆一齊跌落水，你會救邊個先？
    nei5 m4 zi1 bin1 go3 zung6 jiu3 di1? gam2 ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 nei5, lai6 jyu4, nei5 lou5 mou2 tung4 nei5 lou5 po4 jat1 cai4 dit3 lok6 seoi2, nei5 wui5 gau3 bin1 go3 sin1?
    • Don't you know who is more important to you? Imagine if your mother and your wife are drowning in water at the same time, who will you save first?
  4. Cantonese
    跟住想问你一个比较私人嘅问题。
    跟住想問你一個比較私人嘅問題。
    gan1 zyu6 soeng2 man6 nei5 jat1 go3 bei2 gaau3 si1 jan4 ge3 man6 tai4.
    • So now I'd like to ask you a relatively personal question.
  5. Cantonese
    冇嘢，想问返你听日系咪请咗假。
    冇嘢，想問返你聽日係咪請咗假。
    mou5 je5, soeng2 man6 faan1 nei5 ting1 jat6 hai6 mai6 ceng2 zo2 gaa3
    • No big deal. Are you on leave tomorrow?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他们来就是想问问咱们有没有什么难处。
    他們來就是想問問咱們有沒有什麼難處。
    tā men lái jiù shì xiǎng wèn wèn zán men yǒu méi yǒu shén me nán chù ．
    • They came to ask if we had any difficulties.
  2. Mandarin
    我想问你一个问题，不晓得会不会很突兀。
    我想問你一個問題，不曉得會不會很突兀。
    wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yī ge wèn tí ， bù xiǎo dé huì bù huì hěn tū wù ．
    • I'd like to ask you something. I don't know if it might be too out of the blue.