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Correct Sentence: using “verb 不 verb” structure instead of 要是 to indicate “whether” or “if” .
你問[问]他要是他來。
You ask him if he is coming.
Correct: 你問[问]他來不來。(verb 不 verb)
You ask him if he is coming.
Using 要是(yàoshì)...就 in the sentence below to indicate a conditional clause:
他來，我們[们]去看電[电]影。
If he comes, we will go see a movie.
他要是來，我們[们]就去看電[电]影。
If he comes, we will go see a movie.
Correct Sentences to “要......了” structure to indicate
that an action is going to take place in the near future.
他去中國[国]。
He is going to China soon.
他要去中國[国]了。
He is going to China soon.
Correct Sentence: using “verb 不 verb” structure instead of 要是 to indicate “whether” or “if” .
我們[们]都不知道要是他來。
None of us know if he is coming or not.
Correct: 我們[们]都不知道他來不來。
None of us know if he is coming or not.
Using 要是(yàoshì)...還[还] in the sentence below to indicate a conditional clause:
飛機晚點[飞机晚点]，我們可以再聊一會兒[会儿]天。
If the flight is delayed, we can still chat for a while.
要是飛機晚點[飞机晚点]，我們還[还]可以再聊一會兒[会儿]天。
If the flight is delayed, we can still chat for a while.
Translate the sentence below using “要......了” structure to indicate that an action is going to take place in the near future.
Is he going to England soon?
他要去英國[国]yīng guó了嗎[吗]？
or
他要去英國[国]了，是不是？
Correct Sentence: using “verb 不 verb” structure instead of 要是 to indicate “whether” or “if” .
你問[问]他要是他去托運[运]行李(tuōyùnxínglǐ)。
You ask him if he going to check in the luggage.
你問他去不去托運行李。
[你问他去不去托运行李。]
You ask him if he going to check in the luggage.
Translate the sentence below using 要是...就 to indicate a conditional clause:
If you are thirsty 渴 (kě) , drink 喝 some water.
要是你渴，就喝一些水。
Translate the sentence below using “ 快/馬[马]上要...了” structure to indicate that the action is about to happen soon.
The movie will start soon.
電影快/馬上(要)開始了。[电影快/马上(要)开始了。]
Correct Sentence: using “verb 不 verb” structure instead of 要是 to indicate “whether” or “if” .
你知道 要是 他們 會[会] 準時[准时](zhunshí)嗎[吗]？
Do you know if they are going to be on time?
你知道 他們 會不會[会] 準時[准时](zhunshí)嗎[吗]？
Do you know if they are going to be on time?
Translate the sentence below using 要是...還[还] to indicate a conditional clause:
If the soup 湯[汤] (tāng) is too hot 太熱[热] (rè), we can wait 等 for a while.
要是湯太熱，我們還可以等一會兒。
[要是汤太热，我们还可以等一会儿。]
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他今年九月就要去法國[国]了。
He is scheduled to leave for France (as early as) this September.
他今年九月要去法國[国]。
He is going to France this September.
When the “就要...了” structure is used with time words, it indicates that the action is scheduled to take place by a certain time. It may also imply that the action takes place earlier than expected.