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Asking for a pair of chopsticks in Mandarin What is the correct way to ask for a pair of chopsticks? (For example, in a restaurant or someone's home) Is this correct? 你有筷子吗? or in pinyin: Nǐ yǒu Kuàizi ma? Is 筷子 the correct word for chopsticks? Also, is there supposed to be a measure word used with chopsticks? For example, even in English people will often ask for a "pair of chopsticks".
Dec 24, 2014 3:14 AM
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You are perfectly right in both pronunciation and writing . 筷子=chopsticks. of course, you may just ask them to bring you a pair of chopsticks as" 请给我筷子or 请给我双筷子,if you have companies, you may make it as " 请给我们筷子“, you don't even describe the "unit/ measure word" as they will never give you single piece as it doesn't work itself. i hope this will work.
December 24, 2014
请给我一双筷子 = qing gei wo yi shuang kuai zi
December 27, 2014
"我会用筷子。给我用筷子吧"
December 26, 2014
i want a pair of chopsticks = 我 要 一双 筷子 = wǒ yào yī-shuāng kuài-zi
December 24, 2014
Thanks for your reply, Eason. You mentioned the word 双 in your 2nd sentence. Is that the measure word for pairs of things? What types of items is it used with?
December 24, 2014
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