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Yes or no questions with 吗

Add 吗 to the end of a statement and it becomes a yes or no question.

Nothing in the sentence moves and nothing changes form. 吗, ma, is said with a light neutral tone. The answer echoes the verb or adjective from the question, as it is or with 不 in front, because Chinese has no single word for yes.

Examples

你忙吗? máng ma?are you busy?
很忙hěn mángyes, busythe adjective is echoed
你喝茶吗? chá ma?do you drink tea?
不喝 no, I don'tthe verb is echoed with 不

Watch out

The mistake this causes

Answering every question with 是. Echo the verb instead.