Questions
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?nǐ máng ma?are you busy?
很忙hěn mángyes, busythe adjective is echoed
你喝茶吗?nǐ hē chá ma?do you drink tea?
不喝bù hēno, I don'tthe verb is echoed with 不
Watch out
The mistake this causes
Answering every question with 是. Echo the verb instead.