Chinese Question Word - ma

Question Word ma & Answering ma Question

This is the most simple question word in Chinese. We add ma on to the end of LITERALLY any sentence in Chinese, and it will turn it into a question. 

Statement + ma	Nǐ de bàba shì yīshēng ma？——> Is your dad a doctor A: 你的爸爸是医生吗？      Duì，wǒ de bàba shì yīshēng.  ——> Yes. My dad is a doctor. B: 对，我的爸爸是医生。     Tā de xuéshēng xǐhuān gǒu ma？ ——> Does his student like dogs? A: 他的学生喜欢狗吗？     Bù，tā de xuéshēng bùxǐhuān gǒu.  ——> No, his student doesn't like dogs. B: 不，他的学生不喜欢狗。
	When answering ma question, you can use duì as correct or bù as not correct. Negation In Chinese bù means “not” when it’s used before verbs to negate them. It’s generally used for present tense and future tense
	Nǐ yǒu nánpéngyǒu ma?   ——> Do you have a boyfriend A: 你有男朋友吗？     Méiyǒu, wǒ méiyǒu nánpéngyǒu.   B: 没有，我没有男朋友。
	The negation of yǒu is méiyǒu.