| Let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| Do you remember how the character said, |
| "Some friends and I will go to Qingdao." |
| 我和一些朋友会去青岛。(Wǒ hé yìxiē péngyǒu huì qù Qīngdǎo.) |
| 我和一些朋友会去青岛。(Wǒ hé yìxiē péngyǒu huì qù Qīngdǎo.) |
| This sentence follows the pattern here: |
| Subject + (Time) + 会/不会 + Verb (+ Object) |
| (Subject + (Time) + huì/bù huì + Verb (+ Object)) |
| "Subject + will / won't + verb" |
| We use this pattern to say that someone will or won't do something. |
| The word 会 (huì) means "will." |
| 会 can also mean "can" or "know how to," but in this lesson, we're focusing on using 会 to talk about future actions. |
| If you want to include a time word like "tomorrow," it goes between the subject and 会. |
| To say "won't," use 不会 (bù huì) instead. |
| Let's see how the dialogue sentence uses the pattern. |
| ———[As you explain, UNDERLINE "我和一些朋友" and "会去青岛" parts of the sentence.] |
| 我和一些朋友会去青岛。(Wǒ hé yīxiē péngyǒu huì qù Qīngdǎo.) |
| "Some friends and I will go to Qingdao." |
| Let's break it down: |
| 我 (wǒ) means "I," and 和 (hé) means "and," so 我和 (wǒ hé) means "I and..." |
| 一些朋友 (yìxiē péngyǒu) means "some friends." |
| Altogether, 我和一些朋友 (wǒ hé yìxiē péngyǒu) is the full subject, "some friends and I." |
| 会 (huì) is a modal verb meaning "will" or "be going to." |
| 去 (qù) is a verb meaning "to go." |
| 青岛 (Qīngdǎo) is a city name — "Qingdao." |
| Altogether: |
| 我和一些朋友会去青岛。 |
| "Some friends and I will go to Qingdao." |
| To make yes-or-no questions, just add 吗 (ma) at the end: |
| Subject + (Time) + 会/不会 + Verb (+ Object) + 吗？ |
| For example: |
| ———[As you explain, UNDERLINE "不会" and "吗" parts of the sentence.] |
| 不会去找工作吗？ |
| (Bú huì qù zhǎo gōngzuò ma?) |
| "Won't (you) go look for a job?" |
| 不 (bù) is the negation, and together with 会 (huì), 不会 (bù huì) means "won't" or "not going to." |
| 去 (qù) means "to go," |
| 找 (zhǎo) means "to look for," |
| 工作 (gōngzuò) means "job" or "work." |
| 吗 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes-no question. |
| To ask "what will you do," use 什么 (shénme): |
| Subject + Time + 会 + Verb + 什么？ |
| For example: |
| ———[As you explain, UNDERLINE "会" and "什么" parts of the sentence.] |
| 丽莎，你暑假会做什么？(Lìshā, nǐ shǔjià huì zuò shénme?) |
| "Lisha, what will you do during summer vacation? |
| 丽莎 (Lìshā) is the name being addressed — "Lisha." |
| 你 (nǐ) is the subject, meaning "you." |
| 暑假 (shǔjià) means "summer vacation," and is used as a time expression. |
| 会 (huì) is the modal verb meaning "will." |
| 做 (zuò) means "to do." |
| 什么 (shénme) means "what." |
| These patterns all use 会 (huì) to talk about the future, just like how we say "will" in English. |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| 你明天会去看电影吗？(Nǐ míngtiān huì qù kàn diànyǐng ma?) |
| "Will you go watch a movie tomorrow?" |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| 你 (nǐ) means "you." |
| 明天 (míngtiān) means "tomorrow" — this is the time expression. |
| 会 (huì) is the modal verb, meaning "will." |
| 去 (qù) means "to go." |
| 看电影 (kàn diànyǐng) means "watch a movie," where 看 (kàn) is "watch" and 电影 (diànyǐng) means "movie." |
| 吗 (ma) at the end makes it a yes–no question. |
| It follows the patterns: |
| Subject + 会 / 不会 + Verb (+ Object) + 吗？ |
| Let's try one more, |
| 你这个周末会做什么？(Nǐ zhège zhōumò huì zuò shénme?) |
| "What will you do this weekend?" |
| 你这个周末会做什么？(Nǐ zhège zhōumò huì zuò shénme?) |
| "What will you do this weekend?" |
| Another one. |
| 我会在图书馆学习。(Wǒ huì zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.) |
| "I will study at the library." |
| 我会在图书馆学习。(Wǒ huì zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.) |
| "I will study at the library." |
| One last example. |
| 我们不会去爬山。(Wǒmen bù huì qù páshān.) |
| "We won't go hiking." |
| Let's look at 爬山 (páshān) — this word literally means "climb mountain." 爬 (pá) means "climb" and 山 (shān) means "mountain." Together, 爬山 means "hiking" or "mountain climbing." Understanding how Chinese builds compound words like this will help you learn vocabulary faster! |
| 我们不会去爬山。(Wǒmen bù huì qù páshān.) |
| "We won't go hiking." |
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