"Am I pretty?"

Translation: 我漂亮吗？

[JeffersonDSantos]

I love this. A sentence that I can use everyday! -_-

[Drinc]

I thought the very same thing. Hardly a sentence to be confused about :P

[orgat]

If you are a girl, sure.

[Kayley391485]

Chinese also use this word to describe guys sometimes, too

[RobertoMer401223]

?No(才不是呢hh）usually we will use 好看 to describe, not 漂亮

[Jerry969]

No it's disrespectful to use pretty on a guy, unless you are joking

[DestinationVoid]

Why there nothing between pronoun and adjective here? Can we just skip 很 in questions?

[MThoriqMalano]

When there is 吗 (and 不) there is no need for 很.

[Bethany64373]

I was wondering that too.

[Jolyn641250]

“很“ if added into the sentence will mean "Am I very pretty?" usually it will sound like you're are doubting others comoliments. There is no need to add "很“ in this context as you are just asking if you're pretty.

[Patrick_Dark]

Also wondering. I used 很 and the answer was marked wrong.

[Yaliyou]

I think it is skipped because 很 is neutral only in monosyllabilic adjectives, and in this sentence the adjective is two syllables.

[Lien2121]

Shouldn't it be 我很漂亮吗？

[MThoriqMalano]

When there is 吗 (and 不) there is no need for 很.

[CNep16]

The 吗 doesn't negate the necessity of 很. The speaker simply didn't ask if they were "very pretty" just if they are pretty.

[cagprado]

Someone could comment on that! I think 很 is not used here because it's a question! Unless you wanted to ask "am I very beautiful" emphasising your preconceived idea of being already "some" beautiful! Is that right?

[.kkaebsong.]

If you have to ask that question, no.

[elmanisero777]

i said 我漂不漂亮. pretty sure thats right. so i reported

[BenjaminTh276643]

You would say "我票亮不票亮？“ But even then, it's kinda awkward

[Jolyn641250]

我漂不漂亮 is actually correct and is said more often than 我漂亮不漂亮 in the Chinese language, but both are correct and not really that awkward

[BronwynRic1]

Does anyone else think that in the matching exercises, the piao(4) sounds more like piao(1)?

[Kayley391485]

I've reported it.

[Carmen_Yomisma]

Tones, especially the fourth, may change when in the middle of a sentence. Check the notes/tips at the start of each lesson for some rules for using.
tl;dr you heard right, it is ALSO correctly pronounced.

[Ricardo363439]

I always use it with woman chinese suppliers before ask for a disccount haha

[RobertoMer401223]

我发现学完德语英语后再回过头来看中国的语法，觉得中国的语法真的很奇怪hhh

[Mavlon18]

Me:我漂亮吗？
Duo:No

[Oni]

Pretty/Cute cross over semantically in English. They should always use "beautiful" here.

[IndahMaria5]

When do we need the word 很 /hen before piao liang?

[CNep16]

Only if you want to say someone is "very pretty/beautiful." 很 isn't entirely necessary. If you're telling someone they're pretty, it's just a nicer way of saying it, though it's fairly colloquial to just always say it

[jad498154]

Is pretty also use with male? I thought handsome for male and pretty for female

[RaelCappra]

Why does 亮 become neutral tone in 漂亮?

[RobertoMer401223]

许多中国的词汇为了读的方便都会弱化最后一个字的读音，中国的汉字在书面表达有四个音调，即一声二声三声四声，但为了口语中读着方便很多词汇会弱读，像 漂亮、好的、这样....算是习俗（？）

[Magdalena998015]

Would it be correct 我不票亮不 ?

[FOREIGNVORTEXES]

If it is a question, you do not need hen3

[sue387057]

pfft am i pretty lol

[sue387057]

girls be like

[LawrenceEric]

Women are so insecure..