Có...không? — câu hỏi | Vietnamese Grammar A1

Có...không? — câu hỏi

A1 — Cấu trúc câu

Yes/no questions: Có...không? and statement + không?

Can form and answer yes/no questions using không and chưa patterns

Yes/no questions: Có...không? and statement + không?

Examples

Bạn có thích ăn phở không? — Do you like eating pho?
Bạn khỏe không? — Are you well?
Đi chưa? — Rồi! — Gone yet? — Already!

Cấu trúc câuA1

Yes/No Questions

Yes/no: Có...không?, statement + không?, verb + chưa?

Learning Goal

Can form and answer yes/no questions

Exam Skills:Nghe hiểuNói

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Bạn có thích ăn phở không?

Do you like eating pho?

Bạn khỏe không?

Are you well?

Đi chưa? — Rồi!

Gone yet? — Already!

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Có...không? — Yes/No Questions

Vietnamese has two main ways to form yes/no questions:

Pattern	Example	Answer
Statement + không?	Bạn khỏe không?	Khỏe. / Không khỏe.
Có + verb + không?	Có thích không?	Có. / Không.
Verb + chưa?	Ăn chưa?	Rồi. / Chưa.

No inversion! Just add không or chưa at the end. The word order stays exactly like a statement.

Answering: Repeat the verb for yes, không + verb for no. Bạn thích không? → Thích! (Yes!) / Không thích. (No.)

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises

Using 'yes/no' instead of repeating the verb. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Answer with *có (yes) / *không (no) for everything. Vietnamese echoes the VERB: Q: Thích không? A: Thích (yes=like) / Không thích (no=don't like). 🇩🇪 German speakers: Same problem: try to use ja/nein equivalents.

Common Error Patterns

Answered with có/không instead of echoing the verb

Vietnamese echoes the verb: Q: Thích không? A: Thích! (like=yes) / Không thích (not like=no). Don't just say có/không.

Bạn có thích ăn phở không?

Do you like eating pho?

Có...không wraps around the verb phrase. Answer: Có, thích! (Yes!) or Không, không thích. (No.)

Bạn khỏe không?

Are you well?

The simplest pattern: statement + không? Bạn khỏe (you well) + không? = Are you well?

Đi chưa? — Rồi!

Gone yet? — Already!

chưa questions expect rồi (already/done) or chưa (not yet) answers. Different from không questions!

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Frequently asked questions

When is Có...không? — câu hỏi used?: No inversion! Just add không or chưa at the end. The word order stays exactly like a statement.
How is Có...không? — câu hỏi formed?: Answering: Repeat the verb for yes, không + verb for no. Bạn thích không? → Thích! (Yes!) / Không thích. (No.)
What are common mistakes with Có...không? — câu hỏi?: Using 'yes/no' instead of repeating the verb. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Answer with *có (yes) / *không (no) for everything. Vietnamese echoes the VERB: Q: Thích không? A: Thích (yes=like) / Không thích (no=don't like). 🇩🇪 German speakers: Same problem: try to use ja/nein equivalents. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian да/нет is universal. Vietnamese verb echo is different. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech ano/ne is universal. Vietnamese is more specific.