How to say 會

  • Traditional characters: 會
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): huì
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  • Meaning: can / know how to

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

會 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

台北的夏天不一樣。三十六度，走十分鐘你就會想回家。

Tái běi de xià tiān bù yí yàng sān shí liù dù zǒu shí fēn zhōng nǐ jiù huì xiǎng huí jiā

Taipei summer is different. Thirty-six degrees — ten minutes of walking and you'll want to go home.

From the story 三十六度 (Thirty-Six Degrees)

大衛，你說謊的時候，耳朵會紅。

Dàwèi nǐ shuō huǎng de shí hòu ěr duo huì hóng

David, your ears go red when you lie.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

放心，明天我會很驚訝。

fàng xīn míng tiān wǒ huì hěn jīng yà

Relax. Tomorrow I'll be very surprised.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

我會提醒你。先提醒你一件事：民生路的郵局，三點關門。

wǒ huì tí xǐng nǐ xiān tí xǐng nǐ yí jiàn shì Mín shēng Lù de yóu jú sān diǎn guān mén

I will. Here's your first reminder: the Minsheng Road post office closes at three.

From the story 哪一家郵局？ (Which Post Office?)

慢慢講，講錯也沒關係，客戶聽了一定會笑。

màn màn jiǎng jiǎng cuò yě méi guān xi kè hù tīng le yí dìng huì xiào

Speak slowly. Mistakes are fine — the client will smile when they hear it.

From the story 準備簡報 (Getting Ready for the Presentation)

Where 會 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 2 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: People, Actions & Questions
  • Lesson: Six Handy Verbs
  • Taught just before: 想
  • Taught just after: 給