Difference between revisions of "The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui""

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*你 <strong>会</strong> 冷 吗 ?<span class="expl">means 你 冷 不 冷 ?</span><span class="pinyin">Nǐ <strong>huì</strong> lěng ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you cold?</span>
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*你 <em>会</em> 冷 吗 ?<span class="expl">means 你 冷 不 冷 ?</span><span class="pinyin">Nǐ <strong>huì</strong> lěng ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you cold?</span>
*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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*这个 <em>会</em> 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 ?
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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>
*你 <strong>会</strong> 走 吗 ?
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*你 <em>会</em> 走 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>huì</em> zǒu ma?</span><span class="trans">Can you walk?</span>
*我 <strong>会</strong> 赢 吗 ?
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*我 <em>会</em> 赢 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>huì</em> yíng ma?</span><span class="trans">Can I win?</span>
*明天 <strong>会</strong> 回家 吗 ?
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*明天 <em>会</em> 回家 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān <em>huì</em> huíjiā ma?</span>Will you go home tomorrow?<span class="trans"></span>
*这 部 电影 <strong>会</strong> 上映 吗 ?
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*这 部 电影 <em>会</em> 上映 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Zhè bù diànyǐng <em>huì</em> shàngyìng ma?</span>Will the film be shown?<span class="trans"></span>
*这 个 人 <strong>会</strong> 火 吗 ?
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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>
*路上 <strong>会</strong> 堵 吗 ?
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*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 <strong>会</strong> 买到 吗 ?
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*我们 <strong>会</strong> 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, (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.

  • 冷 吗 ?means 你 冷 不 冷 ?huì lěng ma?Are you cold?
  • 这个 辣 吗 ?means 这个 辣 不 辣 ?Zhège huì là ma?Is this spicy?

  • 哭 吗 ?huì kū ma?Is he going to cry?
  • 走 吗 ?huì zǒu ma?Can you walk?
  • 赢 吗 ?huì yíng ma?Can I win?
  • 明天 回家 吗 ?Míngtiān huì huíjiā ma?Will you go home tomorrow?
  • 这 部 电影 上映 吗 ?Zhè bù diànyǐng huì shàngyìng ma?Will the film be shown?
  • 这 个 人 火 吗 ?Zhè gè rén huì huǒ ma?Will this person be hot?
  • 路上 堵 吗 ?Lùshang huì dǔ ma?Will there be traffic jams on the road?
  • 我们 买到 吗 ?Wǒmen huì mǎi dào ma?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.

See also

Sources and further reading

Websites

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