How to Ask If a Room Is Available in Mandarin Chinese
Learn to ask 'Do you have any rooms available?' in Mandarin, understand common yes/no answers, and check room availability without making a booking.
By SofiaGetting around · Yapr Learn
This lesson teaches one focused skill: asking whether a room is available in Mandarin Chinese. You will learn the key pattern 有房间吗？ (Yǒu fángjiān ma?), how to answer yes or no, and how to ask about a specific kind of room. This is an inquiry, not a booking. You are only checking availability. The lesson uses simplified Chinese, pinyin with tone marks, and practical hotel or guesthouse situations.
By the end, you can…
- ask whether a room is available in Mandarin Chinese.
- understand simple yes/no answers about room availability.
- ask about a specific room type without booking it.
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有房间吗？
Do you have any rooms available?
yǒu fángjiān ma?
The most direct and common way to ask if any room is available. Use it at a hotel front desk or guesthouse.
还有房间吗？
Are there still rooms available?
hái yǒu fángjiān ma?
Adds 还 (hái), 'still', when you suspect rooms may be running out or it is late in the day.
有单人房吗？
Do you have a single room available?
yǒu dānrénfáng ma?
Asks about a specific room type. 单人房 (dānrénfáng) means a single room.
有双人房吗？
Do you have a double room available?
yǒu shuāngrénfáng ma?
Asks about a double room. 双人房 (shuāngrénfáng) is a room for two people.
有空房吗？
Do you have any vacant rooms?
yǒu kòngfáng ma?
空房 (kòngfáng) means a vacant or unoccupied room. Common in hotel contexts.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
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Useful pattern
The core pattern is 有 + [room type] + 吗？ (Yǒu + [room type] + ma?). 有 (yǒu) means 'have' or 'there is/are'. 吗 (ma) turns the statement into a yes/no question. So 有房间吗？ literally means 'Have room?' but naturally means 'Do you have any rooms available?' You can replace 房间 with a specific type: 有单人房吗？ (Yǒu dānrénfáng ma?) 'Do you have a single room?' or 有双人房吗？ (Yǒu shuāngrénfáng ma?) 'Do you have a double room?' To ask if rooms are still available, add 还 (hái) before 有: 还有房间吗？ (Hái yǒu fángjiān ma?).
When to use it
Use these questions when you are only checking availability, not booking. At a hotel front desk, start with 有房间吗？ (Yǒu fángjiān ma?). If you need a specific type, ask 有单人房吗？ (Yǒu dānrénfáng ma?) or 有双人房吗？ (Yǒu shuāngrénfáng ma?). If it is late or busy, 还有房间吗？ (Hái yǒu fángjiān ma?) is more natural. To be polite, you can add 请问 (qǐngwèn), 'may I ask', at the beginning: 请问，有房间吗？ (Qǐngwèn, yǒu fángjiān ma?). This softens the question and is common with strangers or staff.
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
请问，有房间吗？
Excuse me, do you have any rooms available?qǐngwèn, yǒu fángjiān ma?有。
Yes, we do.yǒu.有单人房吗？
Do you have a single room available?yǒu dānrénfáng ma?没有单人房，有双人房。
We don't have a single room, but we have a double room.méiyǒu dānrénfáng, yǒu shuāngrénfáng.A little context goes a long way
In mainland China, 有房间吗？ (Yǒu fángjiān ma?) is neutral and widely understood. Adding 请问 (qǐngwèn) before a question is polite and common when speaking to staff or strangers. A simple 有 (yǒu) or 没有 (méiyǒu) is a normal answer; you do not need a full sentence. If you want to be more formal, you can say 请问有空房吗？ (Qǐngwèn yǒu kòngfáng ma?).
One thing to watch for
Using 是 (shì) to ask about availability, as in 是房间吗？ (Shì fángjiān ma?).
Try this instead: Use 有 (yǒu) for availability, not 是 (shì). 是 means 'is/are' and asks about identity, not existence. The correct question is 有房间吗？ (Yǒu fángjiān ma?) 'Do you have any rooms available?' If you want to ask about a specific room, say 有单人房吗？ (Yǒu dānrénfáng ma?).
Your turn
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1How do you ask 'Do you have any rooms available?' in Mandarin?
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有房间吗？ (Yǒu fángjiān ma?)
This uses 有 (yǒu) 'have' + 房间 (fángjiān) 'room' + 吗 (ma) for a yes/no question. 还有房间吗？ (Hái yǒu fángjiān ma?) is also correct if you mean 'still available'.
2What does 没有 (méiyǒu) mean in answer to 有房间吗？ (Yǒu fángjiān ma?)?
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It means 'No, we don't have any.'
没有 (méiyǒu) is the negative answer to 有 (yǒu). A simple 有 (yǒu) means 'Yes, we do.' You can also answer 有房间 (yǒu fángjiān) 'We have rooms.'
3How do you ask specifically for a double room?
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有双人房吗？ (Yǒu shuāngrénfáng ma?)
Replace 房间 (fángjiān) with 双人房 (shuāngrénfáng) 'double room'. For a single room, ask 有单人房吗？ (Yǒu dānrénfáng ma?). Both are availability questions, not bookings.
To check room availability in Mandarin, use 有房间吗？ (Yǒu fángjiān ma?). Answer with 有 (yǒu) for yes or 没有 (méiyǒu) for no. Add 请问 (qǐngwèn) to be polite, and replace 房间 with 单人房 or 双人房 for a specific room type.
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