Negative Questions
2012年 02月 03日
Culture ~The key to having fun!~

じゃあ、
Negative Questions
Have you ever got a
confused look from an
American when you simply
answered, "yes."

Could be, they asked you
a negative question.
"You don't like uni??"
"You've never been to France?"
"You're not sure?"

To answer this properly,
we need to say either
no or yes, right?
In 日本語 - yes + negative = 
In 英語 - yes + negative = 
We need yes + positive, no + negative.
Start by saying:

"Yes, I do."
"No, I don't."
NOT
"Yes, I don't."
"Yes, I haven't."

Jay: "You don't like my class?"
B-さん: "Yes."
Jay: "あれ."


じゃあ、
Negative Questions
Have you ever got a
confused look from an
American when you simply
answered, "yes."

a negative question.
"You don't like uni??"
"You've never been to France?"
"You're not sure?"

To answer this properly,
we need to say either
no or yes, right?
Start by saying:

"Yes, I do."
"No, I don't."
NOT
"Yes, I don't."
"Yes, I haven't."

Jay: "You don't like my class?"
B-さん: "Yes."
Jay: "あれ."
by available_english
| 2012-02-03 08:58
| Culture


