Lesson 4
| Words | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bäo-jī | newspaper |
| 2 | bōn | Measure Word (MW) or Classifier, volume, copy |
| 3 | bù | MW, department, volume, copy |
| 4 | döi | again, once more |
| 5 | dù-eīn | dictionary |
| 6 | fūn-bīt | chalk |
| 7 | gëin | to see |
| 8 | hāo | good, fine, allright, OK, right, very |
| 9 | hèin-dāo | tomorrow |
| 10 | jëng | MW |
| 11 | jï | MW |
| 12 | kôi yīt | this one |
| 13 | lā-mä | final particle |
| 14 | m˜ | not, cannot, negative prefix |
| 15 | nēh | final particle |
| 16 | nêin yīt | that one |
| 17 | nï | you |
| 18 | tāo-gāo-bù/ | writing tablet |
| 19 | yõn-bīt | pencil |
| Dialogue | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A: Hāo lā-mä? B: Hāo hāo. Nï nēh? A: Hāo hāo. |
A: How are you? B: Fine. How are you? A: Fine. |
| 2 | A: Kôi jï hâi m˜-hâi fūn-bīt? B: Hâi, kôi jï hâi fūn-bīt. |
A: Is this a piece of chalk? B: Yes, it is a piece of chalk. |
| 3 | A: Nêin jï hâi m˜-hâi yõn-bīt? B: M˜-hâi, nêin jï m˜-hâi yõn-bīt. |
A: Is that a pencil? B: No, that is not a pencil. |
| 4 | A: Kôi yīt bù hâi m˜-hâi tāo-gāo-bù/? B: Hâi, kôi yīt bù hâi tāo-gāo-bù/ |
A: Is this a writing tablet? B: Yes, it is a writing tablet. |
| 5 | A: Nêin yīt jëng hâi m˜-hâi bäo-jī? B: M˜-hâi, nêin yīt jëng m˜-hâi bäo-jī. |
A: Is that a newspaper? B: No, that is not a newspaper. |
| 6 | A: Kôi bōn hâi dù-eīn m˜-hâi? B: Hâi, kôi bōn hâi dù-eīn. |
A: Is this a dictionary? B: Yes, this is a dictionary. |
| 7 | A: Nêin jï hâi fūn-bīt m˜-hâi? |
A: Is that a piece of chalk? B: No, that is not a piece of chalk. |
| 8 | A: Kôi yīt jï hâi yõn-bīt m˜-hâi? |
A: Is this a pencil? B: Yes, this is a pencil. |
| 9 | A: Nêin yīt bōn hâi tāo-gāo-bù/ m˜-hâi? B: M˜-hâi, nêin yīt bōn m˜-hâi tāo-gāo-bù/. |
A: Is that a writing tablet? B: No, that is not a writing tablet. |
| 10 | A: Hèin-dāo gëin. B: Hèin-dāo döi gëin. |
A: See you tomorrow. B: See you tomorrow again. |
