Difference between revisions of "The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui""
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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> | ||
| − | *你 <em>会</em> 走 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>huì</em> zǒu ma?</span><span class="trans"> | + | *你 <em>会</em> 走 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>huì</em> zǒu ma?</span><span class="trans">Will you leave?</span> |
| − | Will you leave?</span> | ||
*我 <em>会</em> 赢 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>huì</em> yíng ma?</span><span class="trans">Will I win?</span> | *我 <em>会</em> 赢 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>huì</em> yíng ma?</span><span class="trans">Will I win?</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> | *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> | ||
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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 ？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.
