Language Corner

Grammar

要是?means“if?”,“in the case of?” and 的話 can sometimes be omitted.

For example:

要是房子合適的話,我們就可以簽合同了。

Yàoshi fángzi héshì dehuà, wǒmen jiù kěyǐ qiān hétong le.

If the place is suitable, we can sign a contract.

Exercise: make sentences with 要是.

For example

去晚了 買不到票

qù wǎnle mǎibúdào piào

Arrive late cannot buy ticket

要是去晚了,就買不到票了。

Yàoshì qù wǎnle, jiù mǎibúdào piào le.

If we go late we won’t be able to buy a ticket.

1. 太遠(yuǎn) 開車去

tàiyuǎn kāichē qù

Too far away drive

2. 天氣不冷 我們 一起 去 海邊

Tiānqì bùlěng wǒmen yìqǐ qù hǎibiān

It is not cold we together go to the seaside