wǒ yíhuìr gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.

I'll call you in a little while.

Breakdown of wǒ yíhuìr gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.

• 我wǒ: I
• 你nǐ: you
• 打电话dǎdiànhuà: to make a phone call
• 给gěi: to

Questions & Answers about wǒ yíhuìr gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.

Why is 一 pronounced yí in 一会儿 instead of yī?

This is because of a very common tone change rule for 一.

• 一 is normally first tone: yī
• But when it comes before a fourth-tone syllable, it changes to second tone: yí
• 会 in 会儿 is fourth tone: huì
• So 一会儿 is pronounced yíhuìr

This is called tone sandhi.

A few quick examples:

• 一个 → yí ge
• 一天 → yì tiān because 天 is first tone, not fourth
• 一起 → yìqǐ

So in this sentence, yíhuìr is exactly what you should expect.

What does 一会儿 mean here?