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cuppatea

18 Jul 2020

 

 

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"Are you not a student?"
"Yes, I am!"

Does this sound natural?

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LameOtaku

18 Jul 2020

 

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@cuppatea “are you not a student?” Sounds a little unnatural in my opinion

“Aren’t you a student?” sounds better

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Abi_Go

18 Jul 2020

 

 

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@cuppatea You’re not a student? の方が自然だと思います！
Sometimes when speaking however when we don’t have time to think we will say “Are you not...” it’s just not as common.

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PatriciaMaher

18 Jul 2020

 

 

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It is natural but it would be better to just say, "No, I am" because the question is suggesting "Are you NOT a student" so it would be a little strange to reply with "Yes." So instead maybe reply with "No, I am (a student)". Hope this helps!

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cuppatea

18 Jul 2020

 

 

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@PatriciaMaher Is it possible to answer "No, I am"? I hear that 'Yes' goes with 'I am' and 'No' with 'I'm not'.

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LameOtaku

18 Jul 2020

 

 

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It’s more natural to say
“Are you a student?”
“You’re a student, right?”
“You’re a student, aren’t you?”

Either way, it’s natural for the student to say “Yes I am!” For all of those questions.

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cuppatea

18 Jul 2020

 

 

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@LameOtaku Thank you! So you mean "Are you not a student?" is correct but less common?
How about "Aren't you a student?"

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LameOtaku

18 Jul 2020

 

 

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@cuppatea “are you not a student?” Sounds a little unnatural in my opinion
 

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• 哇头昏了,不过只要掌握原则：negtive questions, use NO to agree. Yes to dis -前川- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/15/2022 postreply 21:01:04

• 文法是死的，美国人嘴是活的，学英文，还是找纯老美为妙。 -lovecat08- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/15/2022 postreply 21:14:05

• 不过，刚开始，学英文文法，还是跟中国老师，用中文解释难懂的英文文法，较容易！不是吗？ -lovecat08- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/15/2022 postreply 21:16:05

• agree. -前川- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/15/2022 postreply 21:16:31

• 谢谢，晚安！ -lovecat08- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/15/2022 postreply 21:17:42

• 这让我想起一个银行的电话服务问句，只能回答Yes 或 No -密码忘记了- ♂ (194 bytes) () 09/16/2022 postreply 00:39:01