要是 vs 如果
What's the difference? Also in the sentence "如果有空位的话，我就坐你的车。“ What is this "的话" here for?

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要是 vs 如果
What's the difference? Also in the sentence "如果有空位的话， 我就坐你的车。“ What is this "的话" here for?

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可以不加“的话”，意思一样。“如果有空位，我就坐你的车”，是可以的，但口语中一般会加上

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The literal translation is "If you say you have an empty seat..."  的话 is a cultural way of expressing your opinion.

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的话 （let's say)

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it means there is a empty sit,i think.
他的意思是带有一种揣测，即试探性的问：这有座位么？问的时候也是建立在我觉得这有空位的基础上。
Do you understand?

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"的话" 是语气助词，是用在句末更富有礼貌性，更适合在口语中直接表达