Yes, I Understand Discussion

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wow that's difficult

hai wakarimasu means yes i understand if anybody wanted to know!!!  :)

Particle は is very tricky.　In this case, you could add は after ジョンさん. It is grammatically perfect. But, if you added は, it might sound like "Somebody else didn't understand, but John, do you understand?" It works like a "spotlight". In this case, the teacher is just calling on John to ask the question. So, without は is appropriate.

Joe is right. This is because the teacher is addressing the student and then asking him a question.

@Mirela adding は after ジョンさん would be incorrect.

hai! wakarimasu ! ^^

Is it perhaps ok to put particle は after ジョンさん in the above sentence :ジョンさん、わかりますか。 So I think it is ok to say ジョンさん は、わかりますか。 If I am wrong please correct me. Note: In lesson "Polite Name Calling: ～さん" it is written:"Who is the sentence talking about? John. Because it is talking about John, we put the particle は on the end of ジョンさん, and place it first in the sentence."