<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops"> <head> <title></title> <link href="../Styles/main.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/> </head> <body> The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui" (Redirected from ASG22117) Level B2 Similar to Expressing "will" with "hui" (A2) Used for Referring to the future, Expressing possibility Keywords 会 Translations to be, will be 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. Contents 1 Structure 2 Examples 3 See also 4 Sources and further reading 4.1 Websites 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? 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 http://twtcsl.org/further/Tw+Mandarin_lexicon+and+syntax </body> </html>