还有一个
hái yǒu yí gè
In Chinese, "one more" is expressed as 还有一个 (hái yǒu yí gè).
The phrase 还有一个 is used to indicate that there is one additional item or person remaining.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 还有一个 is composed of 还 (still/also), 有 (to have) and 一个 (one + generic classifier).
Which one should you use?
While 还有一个 means "there is one more remaining," you might use 再来一个 (zài lái yí gè) if you are requesting "one more" of something, such as a drink or a song. Additionally, if you want to say "one more" for emphasis, you can use the informal 还要一个.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the generic classifier 个 (gè), which can be replaced by other specific classifiers depending on the noun being counted.
How do you pronounce it?
hái yǒu yí gè
Did you know?
- Chinese uses 'classifier' words like 个 to group objects by their physical shape, meaning 'one more' for a book uses a different word than 'one more' for a piece of paper.
- The phrase 还有一个 can be used to introduce a 'last' point in a speech, acting as a verbal signal that the speaker is almost finished.
- The character 还 (hái) in this phrase does not mean 'return' as it often does in other contexts, but rather 'still' or 'also'.
Examples in context
- 我想再要一个面包。I want one more bread.
- 请再来一个杯子。Please bring one more cup.
- 我可以再要一个瓶子吗？Can I get one more bottle, please?
- 我喜欢这款手机，还要一个。I like this phone, I want one more.
- 这里还有一个。Zhèlǐ hái yǒu yīgè.There is still one more here.
- 我发现还有一个问题。Wǒ fāxiàn hái yǒu yīgè wèntí.I found there is still one more question.
- 桌子上还有一个苹果。Zhuōzi shàng hái yǒu yīgè píngguǒ.There is still one more apple on the table.
Example conversation
Junjie and Jiayi are checking the guest list for a party.
- 俊杰 Junjie名单上已经写好十个人了。Míngdān shàng yǐjīng xiě hǎo shí gè rén le.Ten people are already written on the list.
- 佳怡 Jiayi我看名单上还有一个。Wǒ kàn míngdān shàng hái yǒu yīgè.I see there is still one more on the list.
- 俊杰 Junjie是谁呢？Shì shuí ne?Who is it?
- 佳怡 Jiayi是你的朋友小王。Shì nǐ de péngyǒu Xiǎo Wáng.It is your friend, Xiao Wang.
