23.3 The Modal Verb 會 wui5 (‘will’) I (Future)

The modal verb 會 wui5 means ‘will’. We use it to indicate an activity will happen in the future. We put a verb for an activity after 會 wui5. Note that Hong Kong Cantonese speakers may sometimes pronounce 會 wui5 as wui3 because some sound changes are taking place in the tones.

We often use 會 wui5 with a time expression for the future. We put the time expression before 會 wui5.

We can optionally omit 會 wui5 when the sentence has a time expression for the future.

If we want to add a non-time-related adverb (e.g., 一齊 jat1 cai4 ‘together’), we usually put the adverb after 會 wui5.

In a serial verb construction, we can also add 會 wui5 if the activity happens in the future.