To make yes/no questions, you say the verb, then ala, then repeat the verb.
| sina pona ala pona? | Are you okay? | |
| suno li suli ala suli? | Is the sun big? | |
| len sina li telo ala telo? | Are your clothes wet? | |
| tomo tawa sina li pakala ala pakala? | Is your car messed up? | |
| sina ken ala ken lape? | Can you sleep? | |
| ona li lon ala lon tomo? | Is he in the house? | |
| ona li tawa ala tawa ma ike? | Did he go to the evil land? | |
| sina pana ala pana e moku tawa jan lili? | Did you give food to the child? | |
| pipi li moku ala moku e kili? | Are the bugs eating the fruit? |