Difference between revisions of "The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui""
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*这个 <strong>会</strong> 辣 吗 ?<span class="expl">means 这个 辣 不 辣 ?</span><span class="pinyin">Zhège <strong>huì</strong> là ma?</span><span class="trans">Is this spicy? | *这个 <strong>会</strong> 辣 吗 ?<span class="expl">means 这个 辣 不 辣 ?</span><span class="pinyin">Zhège <strong>huì</strong> là ma?</span><span class="trans">Is this spicy? | ||
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− | + | *他 <strong>会</strong> 哭 吗 ? | |
+ | *你 <strong>会</strong> 走 吗 ? | ||
+ | *我 <strong>会</strong> 赢 吗 ? | ||
+ | *明天 <strong>会</strong> 回家 吗 ? | ||
+ | *这 部 电影 <strong>会</strong> 上映 吗 ? | ||
+ | *这 个 人 <strong>会</strong> 火 吗 ? | ||
+ | *路上 <strong>会</strong> 堵 吗 ? | ||
+ | *我们 <strong>会</strong> 买到 吗 ? | ||
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Revision as of 06:50, 20 August 2020
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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 ?
- 你 会 走 吗 ?
- 我 会 赢 吗 ?
- 明天 会 回家 吗 ?
- 这 部 电影 会 上映 吗 ?
- 这 个 人 会 火 吗 ?
- 路上 会 堵 吗 ?
- 我们 会 买到 吗 ?
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.