1. 一…就：
English meaning:
要是/如果⋯⋯的話 (rúguǒ... dehuà) is a pattern commonly used in
Chinese to express “if.” An easy way to remember the pattern‘s format is
that in the full form, the condition is “sandwiched” between要是/如果 and
的話.
Structure:
要是/如果 ⋯⋯ 的話 ，(就) ⋯⋯
要是/如果...的話，(就)...
2. A：你下班要做什麼?
Nǐ xiàbān yào zuò shénme?
What do you want to do after work?
B：如果下雨的話，我就去唱歌。
Rúguǒ xià yǔ dehuà, wǒ jiù qù chànggē.
If it rains, I will go to singing.
要是/如果...的話，(就)...
3. A：你開學會做什麼?
Nǐ kāi xuéhuì zuò shénme?
What do you do when starting school?
B：如果不忙的話，我會學跳舞。
Rúguǒ bù máng dehuà, wǒ huì xué tiàowǔ.
If I am not busy, I will learn to dancing.
要是/如果...的話，(就)...
5. A：要怎麼樣才會考得好?
Yào zěnme yàng cái huìkǎo dé hǎo?
How can I get a good grade?
B：如果努力讀書的話，應該會考得好。
Rúguǒ nǔlì dúshū dehuà, yīnggāi huìkǎo dé hǎo.
If you study hard, you might get good score.
A：你下班打算做什麼?
Nǐ xiàbān dǎsuàn zuò shénme?
What do you want to do after work?
B：要是下雨的話，我打算去看電影。
Rúguǒ nǔlì dúshū dehuà, yīnggāi huìkǎo dé hǎo.
If it rains, I plan to go to the movies.
要是/如果...的話，(就)...
