Chinese phrase
我们有共同的朋友吗？ wǒ men yǒu gòng tóng de péng yǒu ma
Meaning
Do we have any friends in common?
When to use it
Asks whether two people share any friends. It is a simple, polite question often used when people are getting acquainted.
Example dialogue
在加你之前想问一下，我们有共同的朋友吗？ zài jiā nǐ zhī qián xiǎng wèn yí xià wǒ men yǒu gòng tóng de péng yǒu ma
Before I add you, I wanted to ask: do we have any friends in common?
有啊，我们都是李梅的朋友。 yǒu a wǒ men dōu shì lǐ méi de péng yǒu
Yes, we do. We are all friends with Li Mei.