Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:34 PM
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Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:34 PM
today's lesson I must learn is 吗
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:35 PM
吗, ma, is the question particle
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:35 PM
'I like coffe' = 我喜欢咖啡
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:36 PM
'do you like coffee?' = 你我喜欢咖啡吗
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:36 PM
BUT
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:36 PM
this particle is ONLY for yes/no questions
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:37 PM
so for example
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:37 PM
'how much does the coffee cost'
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:37 PM
咖啡多少钱吗: wrong
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:37 PM
咖啡多少钱: right
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:37 PM
tripped me up
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:37 PM
also question formation is deliciously easy, you don't rearrange the sentence at all
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:39 PM
the coffee is 5 yuan: "kafei 5 kuai"
how much is the coffee?: "kafei duoshao qian?"
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:39 PM
ignore kuai turning into qian that's a different thing
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:39 PM
but you just put 'how much' where '5' was
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:39 PM
done
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:45 PM
I'm getting slightly better at speaking confidently
Quinn Angstrom
@quinn2win
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 1:46 PM
like I said a sentence without rehearsing it first
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