How to Say “What's that?” in Mandarin

那是什么？
nàshìshénme

What's that?

Loop it until it sticks →or hear it in a slower voice, tone by tone

Character by character

  • 那nàthat
  • 是shìto be
  • 什shénwhat
  • 么meyoungest

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How do you say "What's that?" in Mandarin?
"What's that?" in Mandarin is 那是什么？, pronounced nà shì shénme (fourth tone, fourth tone, second tone, neutral tone).
What does 那是什么？ mean literally?
那是什么？ breaks down as 那 (that) + 是 (to be) + 什 (what) + 么 (youngest).
What tones does 那是什么？ use?
那是什么？ is pronounced nà shì shénme: fourth tone, fourth tone, second tone, neutral tone.