Questions using a verb (which is all you’ve learned so far) are answered by repeating the verb on its own for a positive answer, or the verb preceded by the word mâi for a negative answer, like this:

In the final example there are three possible answers because there are two verbs in the sentence. It can be answered with both verbs or either verb, like this:

Questions may be asked in a shorter form if you are speaking to someone directly. In this case you can drop the khun and just use the verb with măi. Answering is the same:

Exercise 9

Translate the English statement into a question, then answer in both positive and negative. The first question is completed as an example.

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Well done!

You now have a vocabulary of just 45 words (excluding numbers and days of the week), but you can make positive and negative statements, and ask and answer questions. Quite an achievement!