Yes/no questions with ли

Bulgarian turns a statement into a yes/no question with the particle ли. It never starts the sentence: it comes right after the word you are asking about.

• Usually that word is the verb: Говориш ли английски? (Do you speak English?)
• With съм, ли follows the adjective or adverb and comes before the form of съм: Гладен ли си? (Are you hungry?)
• In the future, ли follows the whole ще group: Ще ми помогнеш ли? (Will you help me?)
• In the perfect, ли follows the participle: Бил ли си там? (Have you been there?)
• Put another word first to make it the focus: Кафе ли обичаш? (Is it coffee you like?)

Short pronouns such as ме, ти, се stay before the verb after ще, but follow ли when the verb comes first: Разбираш ли ме? (Do you understand me?)