Difference between revisions of "The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui""
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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. | 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. | ||
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| − | * | + | *你 会 冷 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 你冷不冷 ？</span><span class="trans">Are you cold?</span> |
| − | * | + | *这个 会 辣 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 这个 辣不辣 ？</span><span class="trans">Is this spicy? |
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| − | 会 in this context is equivalent to the English verb | + | 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. |
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| + | == See also == | ||
== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
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*http://twtcsl.org/further/Tw+Mandarin_lexicon+and+syntax | *http://twtcsl.org/further/Tw+Mandarin_lexicon+and+syntax | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:B1 grammar points]] |
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| + | {{Basic Grammar|会|B1|Subj. + 会 + Verb Phrase + 吗 ？ |你 <em>会</em> 冷 吗 ？|grammar point|ASG22117}} | ||
| + | {{Used for|Referring to the future}} | ||
| + | {{Used for|Expressing possibility}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Expressing "will" with "hui"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Comparing "hui" "neng" "keyi"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Expressing future with "jiang"}} | ||
| + | {{Structure|auxiliary verb}} | ||
| + | {{Translation|to be}} | ||
| + | {{Translation|will be}} | ||
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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 + [Verb Phrase] + 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?
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.
