xiaojiang216 Posted December 28, 2005 at 02:00 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 02:00 PM 大家好~ 会 can be used in many ways. For example: 你会武术吗？ --会 你会写中文吗？ --会 But... There is also another way to use it... 会 can also be used as "will", right? Then is this sentence correct? 我明年的夏天会去中国！ I'm self-concious about this sentence... so I've been avoiding it... Instead, I have been saying... 我明年的夏天才能去中国！ This has more of a "finally" kind of tone to it, but does it work? Thank you all for your patience! Quote
semantic nuance Posted December 28, 2005 at 02:39 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 02:39 PM Hi, Yes, you're right. 會 can mean 'be able to/can" or "will". Then is this sentence correct?我明年的夏天会去中国！ Yes, it's correct.我明年(的)夏天会去中国！ 我明年的夏天才能去中国 literally meaning I will be able to go to China till next summer. When you use....才能....., it means you will be able to do something when some condition exists. For examples: 我要有空才能去. I will be able to go when I am free. 你不要一直講話, 我才能專心. If you don't talk nonstop, I can be able to focus. 如果你一直用功自學, 你才能越來越上手. If you keep self studying hard, you'll be able to get better hang of it. * Compare: 如果你一直用功自學, 你會越來越上手. If you keep self studying hard, you will get better hang of it. Hope it helps! Quote
笨笨德 Posted December 28, 2005 at 02:39 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 02:39 PM your usage of 會 meaning 'will' is fine.... you can also use 要 明年我要去中國 however, 能 in 「我明年的夏天才能去中国」means you can physically goto china next year, (perhaps because you have enough money) Quote
xiaojiang216 Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:01 PM Author Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:01 PM 哇靠! 這麼快的回答! 很感謝! Quote
semantic nuance Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:03 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:03 PM 哇塞! 你會說哇靠! 你自學地挺口語的嘛! Quote
xiaojiang216 Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:12 PM Author Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:12 PM 我們的學校有一個從台灣來的留學生. 他常常教我台灣的口語... 我常常當他的翻譯者. 可是, 他的英文提高得很快! 所以對他來說, I'm not very important anymore... (怎麼說呢?) 可是, 我們是最好的朋友! Quote
Lu Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:34 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:34 PM I'm not very important anymore... (怎麼說呢?)I'd say Wo3 mei2 na4me zhong4yao4 le5. Quote
笨笨德 Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:50 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:50 PM taiwanese would say something like... -- 對你而言 我已不再重要 -- im not very important to you anymore... you should say it to your friend...他會覺得你好厲害 Quote
semantic nuance Posted December 28, 2005 at 04:04 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 04:04 PM To me, it will be a bit dramatic and literary to say 對你而言 我已不再重要, compared with spoken Chinese. It will probably appear in a letter or in acting dialogues. Funny! If someone said that to me face to face, I might probably burst out laughing, thinking s/he is making a joke. Just a thought. Quote
Quest Posted December 28, 2005 at 08:15 PM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 08:15 PM 我常常當他的翻譯者 You can just say 我常常當他的翻譯. 我已经不重要了。 我已经没有那么重要了。 Quote
amego Posted January 12, 2006 at 08:55 PM Report Posted January 12, 2006 at 08:55 PM if u know japanese, u'll know that 會 also meets to meet, 我會去會我的情人.( often said when u're asked what'll u be doing, and you wanna be funky, as this is a rather formal statement...often results in laughter,esp ur parents...if you donno what i'm saying, never mind ...) back to business....我會去會我的情人 wo3 hui4 qu4 hui4 wo3 de qing2 ren2 i will go meet my lover, notice the 2 different usage for 會...cheers Quote
skylee Posted January 13, 2006 at 03:10 PM Report Posted January 13, 2006 at 03:10 PM if u know japanese, u'll know that 會 also meets to meet, Why "if u know japanese"? I guess you mean 会う, but I think most Chinese, including those who don't know japanese, know that 會 also means to meet. Quote
amego Posted January 13, 2006 at 03:22 PM Report Posted January 13, 2006 at 03:22 PM erm i mean those who are still learning chinese...also, if all the people here know chinese, then i wouldn't have bothered to write all these =p Quote
xiaocai Posted January 13, 2006 at 03:35 PM Report Posted January 13, 2006 at 03:35 PM So what is the point of knowing Japanese here? Quote
amego Posted January 14, 2006 at 07:17 AM Report Posted January 14, 2006 at 07:17 AM ok i'll settle this once and for all...i mean IF u are learning chinese AND HAPPENED to know japanese, then it is possible know some other meanings of some chinese characters...hope it will clear up some misunderstandings...cheers Quote
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