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 Questions
Turn a normal sentence into a yes-or-no question without changing the word order.
Practice sentences
你今天有空吗？
Are you free today?
吗 asks a yes-or-no question.
我很好，你呢？
I am fine, and you?
Use 呢 to bounce a question back to another person.
她是老师。
She is a teacher.
Identity or role uses 是.
学校有很多学生。
The school has many students.
Existence or possession uses 有.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
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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 |