Level 2 · Elementary
Will / likely to: 会
Subj. + 会 + Verb (+ 的) · Traditional: Subj. + 會 + Verb (+ 的)
Besides learned skills, 会 (huì) predicts the future: 明天会下雨 "it will rain tomorrow", 他不会来 "he won't come". It's about what is likely to happen, not about ability — context makes the meaning obvious.
For confident reassurance, wrap the prediction in 会…的: 别担心，他会来的 "don't worry, he WILL come". The 的 adds a "trust me" tone.
Examples
明天会下雨。
明天會下雨。
míng tiān huì xià yǔ
It will rain tomorrow.
他今天不会来。
他今天不會來。
tā jīn tiān bù huì lái
He won't come today.
别担心，他会来的。
別擔心，他會來的。
bié dān xīn tā huì lái de
Don't worry — he'll come.
我想他会喜欢这个礼物。
我想他會喜歡這個禮物。
wǒ xiǎng tā huì xǐ huan zhè ge lǐ wù
I think he'll like this gift.
Common mistakes
✗ 明天会下雨了。
✓ 明天会下雨。
A plain prediction with 会 doesn't take 了 — for confidence, use 会…的 instead.
Related grammar points
Practice this pattern in graded stories like Will Grandma Come? (Part 1), A Traffic Jam Afternoon (Part 3), The Picnic That Almost Wasn't (Part 1) inside the Literate Chinese app.
