Yes-No Questions
Practice 吗 questions until statement order feels automatic.
Goal
Learners can ask yes-or-no questions with 吗 and avoid stacking question patterns.
Make three new sentences with this module’s grammar pattern and support words.
Focus
Useful examples
你今天有空吗？
Nǐ jīntiān yǒu kòng ma?
Are you free today?
这里可以吗？
Zhèlǐ kěyǐ ma?
Is here okay?
吗 Question Particle
Turn statements into yes/no questions with 吗, plus a cloze drill.
Practice sentences
A：你明天来吗？B：来。
A: Are you coming tomorrow? B: Yes.
A wants a yes or no.
A：你去跟他说吧。B：我才不去呢！
A: You go and talk to him. B: No way am I going!
A spoken particle closes this strong refusal.
我是北京大学的学生。
I’m a student at Peking University.
A noun phrase follows the subject.
学校有很多学生。
The school has many students.
Existence or possession uses this word.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word (\What about ...?\, \And ...?\) |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 有空 | yǒu kòng | to have time (to do sth) |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |