[Idiom] Can I say "Does it work right?"

[neodreamer]

I just written an English email to my colleague, in which I wrote the sentence "Does it work right?". What I want to say is "Does it work the way we expect it to work?" I think my colleague can understand it. I'm just wondering whether a native English speaker would express the meaning in this way.

 

[emsr2d2]

I ​have just written an [STRIKE]English[/STRIKE] email in English to my colleague, in which I wrote the sentence "Does it work right?". What I want to say is "Does it work the way we expect it to work?" I think my colleague can understand it. I'm just wondering whether a native English speaker would express the meaning in this way.

Although perfectly understandable, it's a little unnatural for me. I might say "Does it work OK?" but I would be more likely to use the present continuous "Is it working OK?" or "Is it working properly?"

 

[Matthew Wai]

Welcome to UsingEnglish.com, my fellow countryman!

"Does it work the way we expect it to work?"

'Does it work as expected?' is conciser.