what is <你有事嗎？/很有事！> (Nǐ yǒushì ma?/Hěn yǒu shì!)

<你有事嗎？> (Nǐ yǒushì ma?/Hěn yǒu shì)

<What’s wrong with you?>

English---------explication en français en bas--------

When people say «你有事嗎? » to you, make sure you don’t get it wrong, because it has two meanings. I hope that if your friend says it to you, it’s the first meaning!

<1> Literally, «你有事嗎? » means “Do you have things (to do)?” It often means “Are you available?”

For example:

1. A: 你有事嗎？我可以問你一個問題嗎？

[A: Nǐ yǒushì ma? Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yīgè wèntí ma?]

( Are you available now? May I ask you a question?)

The answer could be…

B1: 我沒事，請說。 [Wǒ méishì, qǐng shuō.]

(I’m free, please ask your question.)

B2: 我現在很多事，請你晚一點問我。

[Wǒ xiànzài hěnduō shì, qǐng nǐ wǎn yīdiǎn wèn wǒ.]

( I’m busy now, please ask me later.)

Ex: 你有事嗎？我們一起去喝咖啡。

[Nǐ yǒushì ma? Wǒmen yīqǐ qù hē kāfēi.]

(Are you available now? Let's go have coffee.)