Learn German: Ist es richtig?

In German, questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no" start with the verb. This is called Verb-first word order. To turn the statement Es ist richtig (It is right) into a question, you simply swap the verb and the subject to get Ist es richtig? (Is it right?).

Does richtig mean "right" as in the direction, or "right" as in "correct"?

Here, richtig means "right" in the sense of "correct" or "true". If you want to talk about the direction "right" (the opposite of left), you have to use the word rechts.

Why doesn't the word richtig have an ending here, like richtiges?

In German, adjectives only get extra endings (like -e or -es) when they come directly before a noun, for example if you were saying "a correct answer". When an adjective is just describing a noun or pronoun but comes after the verb sein (to be), it stays in its basic, unchanged dictionary form.

How do I pronounce the -ig at the end of richtig?

In standard German, the -ig at the end of a word is pronounced like the German word ich (a soft, breathy "sh" sound made at the roof of your mouth). However, in parts of southern Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, you will often hear it pronounced with a hard "ik" sound. Both are perfectly fine for a beginner to use!