What if? v.s. If
30 second read by Ula Cain
Here are some sentence patterns you can try out.
一、如果明天下雨，我們要去哪裡?
Rúguǒ míng tiān xià yǔ, wǒmen yào qù nǎlǐ?
What if it rains tomorrow? Where will we go?
二、如果時間來不及，怎麼辦?
Rúguǒ shíjiān lái bù jí, zěnme bàn?
What if the time is too late? What shall (I/we) do?
三、如果這個方法沒用，怎麼辦?
Rúguǒ zhè ge fāngfǎ méi yòng, zěnme bàn?
What if this way doesn’t work? What shall (I/we) do?
四、如果你家人不喜歡我，怎麼辦?
Rúguǒ nǐ jiārén bù xǐhuān wǒ, zěnme bàn?
What if your family doesn’t like me? What shall (I/we) do?
五、如果你想出去，我們可以去看電影
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng chūqù, wǒmen kěyǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng.
If you want to go out, we can go and watch a movie.
六、如果你不想睡覺，我們可以聊天
Rúguǒ nǐ bù xiǎng shuìjiào, wǒmen kěyǐ liáotiān.
If you don’t want to sleep, we can talk.
七、如果吃不完，就放著
Rúguǒ chī bù wán, jiù fàng zhe
If (you) can’t finish it, leave it.
八、如果明天下雨，我們就待在家
Rúguǒ míngtiān xià yǔ, wǒmen jiù dāi zài jiā.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.