Negative Questions

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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."