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| − | *你 <em>会</em> 冷 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 你 冷 不 冷 ？</span><span class="pinyin">Nǐ < | + | *你 <em>会</em> 冷 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 你 冷 不 冷 ？</span><span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>huì</em> lěng ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you cold?</span> |
| − | *这个 <em>会</em> 辣 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 这个 辣 不 辣 ？</span><span class="pinyin">Zhège < | + | *这个 <em>会</em> 辣 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 这个 辣 不 辣 ？</span><span class="pinyin">Zhège <em>huì</em> là ma?</span><span class="trans">Is this spicy? |
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*他 <em>会</em> 哭 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>huì</em> kū ma?</span><span class="trans">Is he going to cry?</span> | *他 <em>会</em> 哭 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>huì</em> kū ma?</span><span class="trans">Is he going to cry?</span> | ||
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*这 个 人 <em>会</em> 火 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè rén <em>huì</em> huǒ ma?</span>Will this person be hot?<span class="trans"></span> | *这 个 人 <em>会</em> 火 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè rén <em>huì</em> huǒ ma?</span>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 < | + | *我们 <em>会</em> 买到 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>huì</em> mǎi dào ma?</span>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?
- 他 会 哭 吗 ？Is he going to cry?
- 你 会 走 吗 ？Can you walk?
- 我 会 赢 吗 ？Can 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.
