Mastering Content Questions in Chinese

The video tutorial explains how to form yes/no and content questions in Chinese. For yes/no questions, add 'ma' at the end of a statement. Content questions require placing the question word where the answer would be, mirroring the answer's structure. Examples using 'Chinglish' demonstrate this concept. The lesson concludes with a summary and a preview of learning content question words in detail.

How do you convert a statement to a yes or no question in Chinese?

• Add 'ma' at the end

• Use the verb-verb structure

• Change the word order

• Add 'ma' at the beginning

Where do content question words go in a Chinese sentence?

• Where the answer goes

• At the end

• At the beginning

• In the middle

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

In Chinese, how would you ask 'What is this?'

• This is what?

• What is this?

• Is this what?

• What this is?

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the Chinglish version of 'What do you like?'

• You like what?

• What you like?

• Like you what?

• What like you?

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

How would you form the question 'Who do you love?' in Chinglish?

• Love you who?

• You love who?

• Who love you?

• Who you love?

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the Chinglish version of 'What movie do you want to watch?'

• You want to watch what movies?

• What movies you want to watch?

• What you want to watch movies?

• Want you to watch what movies?

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

In Chinese, where should the time go in a sentence?

• At the end

• Before the verb

• After the verb

• At the beginning

What is the Chinglish answer for 'I go to sleep at 10 pm'?

• I go to sleep at 10 pm

• At 10 pm I go to sleep

• Go to sleep I at 10 pm

• I at 10 pm go to sleep

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

How would you ask 'When do you go to sleep?' in Chinglish?

• You go to sleep when?

• When you go to sleep?

• You when go to sleep?

• Go to sleep you when?

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What should you do first when forming a content question in Chinese?

• Use the verb-verb structure

• Add 'ma' at the end

• Change the word order

• Work from the answer