如果 … 的话 (if …)

Soften the condition, keep the deal

if如果rú guǒ = "if". Add if (coming after a…的话de huà at the end of the condition for a softer, spoken feel.
if如果rú guǒto have / there is有yǒu(concept of) time时间shí jiānif (coming after a…的话de huà，then / just就jiùto come来lái(suggestion)吧ba = "if you have time, come along."
if如果rú guǒ … if (coming after a…的话de huà，(then / just就jiù) …

if如果rú guǒ opens the condition; if (coming after a…的话de huà closes it; then / just就jiù leads the result.

if如果rú guǒhave有yǒutime时间shí jiān(if)的话de huà，then就jiùcome来lái吧ba。

if如果rú guǒto have / there is有yǒu(concept of) time时间shí jiānif (coming after a…的话de huà，then / just就jiùto come来lái(suggestion)吧ba = "if you have time, then come."

Practice

If you have time, come: 如果有时间 ____，就来吧。

Practice

Build: “If you have time, then come.”

if如果rú guǒto have / there is有yǒu(concept of) time时间shí jiān，then / just就jiùto come来lái(suggestion)吧ba works too — if (coming after a…的话de huà just softens it.

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如果 opens the condition and 的话 closes it — a soft spoken bracket.

Practice

What does 的话 do?

Practice

的话 is required — without it the sentence is wrong.

Key idea

if如果rú guǒ … if (coming after a…的话de huà，(then / just就jiù) … — "if …, (then) …"
if如果rú guǒto have / there is有yǒu(concept of) time时间shí jiānif (coming after a…的话de huà，then / just就jiùto come来lái(suggestion)吧ba
if (coming after a…的话de huà is an optional, softer close to the condition