Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions
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Say the question is אן אפֿשר לא יואל שעין׳ ''Ăn efșăr lă Yual șeyņ?'' 'Can Yual (Yoel) sing?'. Then the 'yes' and 'no' answers are: | Say the question is אן אפֿשר לא יואל שעין׳ ''Ăn efșăr lă Yual șeyņ?'' 'Can Yual (Yoel) sing?'. Then the 'yes' and 'no' answers are: | ||
* אפֿשר ''Efșăr.'' 'Yes (he can).' | * אפֿשר ''Efșăr.'' 'Yes (he can).' | ||
* כֿ | * כֿן-אפֿשר ''Chn-efșăr.'' 'No (he can't).' | ||
The tag questions work as follows: | The tag questions work as follows: | ||
* כֿ | * כֿן-אפֿשר לא יואל שעין׳, אן אפֿשר ''Chn-efșăr lă Yual șeyņ, ăn efșăr?'' 'Yual can't sing, can he?' | ||
* אפֿשר לא יואל שעין׳, נאך אפֿשר ''Efșăr lă Yual șeyņ, năch efșăr?'' 'Yual can sing, can't he?' | * אפֿשר לא יואל שעין׳, נאך אפֿשר ''Efșăr lă Yual șeyņ, năch efșăr?'' 'Yual can sing, can't he?' | ||