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*明天 <em>会</em> 回家 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān <em>huì</em> huíjiā ma?</span><span class="trans">Will you go home tomorrow?<span class="trans"></span> | *明天 <em>会</em> 回家 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān <em>huì</em> huíjiā ma?</span><span class="trans">Will you go home tomorrow?<span class="trans"></span> | ||
*这 部 电影 <em>会</em> 上映 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Zhè bù diànyǐng <em>huì</em> shàngyìng ma?</span><span class="trans">Will the film be shown?<span class="trans"></span> | *这 部 电影 <em>会</em> 上映 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Zhè bù diànyǐng <em>huì</em> shàngyìng ma?</span><span class="trans">Will the film be shown?<span class="trans"></span> | ||
− | *这 个 人 <em>会</em> 火 吗 ?<span class="pinyin"> | + | *这 个 人 <em>会</em> 火 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Zhège rén <em>huì</em> huǒ ma?</span><span class="trans">Will this person be hot?<span class="trans"></span> |
*路上 <em>会</em> 堵 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Lùshang <em>huì</em> dǔ ma?</span><span class="trans">Will there be traffic jams on the road?</span> | *路上 <em>会</em> 堵 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Lùshang <em>huì</em> dǔ ma?</span><span class="trans">Will there be traffic jams on the road?</span> | ||
*我们 <em>会</em> 买到 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>huì</em> mǎi dào ma?</span><span class="trans">Are we gonna get it?<span class="trans"></span> | *我们 <em>会</em> 买到 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>huì</em> mǎi dào ma?</span><span class="trans">Are we gonna get it?<span class="trans"></span> | ||
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In standard Mandarin, 会 (huì) is considered an auxiliary verb, but in Taiwan 会 has an additional usage associated with asking simple yes/no questions.
Structure
Subj. + 会 + Predicate + 吗 ?
Examples
The following examples shows the differences between Taiwanese Mandarin and Standard Mandarin.
- 你 会 冷 吗 ?means 你 冷 不 冷 ?Are you cold?
- 这个 会 辣 吗 ?means 这个 辣 不 辣 ?Is this spicy?
Editor's Note: The following sentences are no different from standard Mandarin, and this need major revisions.
- 他 会 哭 吗 ?Is he going to cry?
- 你 会 走 吗 ?Will you leave?
- 我 会 赢 吗 ?Will I win?
- 明天 会 回家 吗 ?Will you go home tomorrow?
- 这 部 电影 会 上映 吗 ?Will the film be shown?
- 这 个 人 会 火 吗 ?Will this person be hot?
- 路上 会 堵 吗 ?Will there be traffic jams on the road?
- 我们 会 买到 吗 ?Are we gonna get it?
会 in this context is equivalent to the English verb "to be." However, it’s the adjective to follow 会 is usually negative. So you would never say 这会好吃吗?because most people like to eat delicious food. If you do say this, the speaker is usually expressing doubt. This usage of 会 can confuse native Chinese speakers as well as Chinese learners. Some could think that the 会 is referring to things in the future or conditional.