Lesson 6

Words
1 ä final particle
2 chūt gâi/ to go out
3 dēo to leave, to run
4 to do, work, make
5 fàn cooked rice
6 fūn noodle, powder
7 gäi chicken
8 gâi/ street
9 gī hāo lā-mã? how are you? Everything OK?
10 hëk to eat
11 hüi gâi/ to go out
12 küi he, she, him, her, it
13 final particle
14 mäi to buy
15 māi raw rice
16 màn-màn/ hãng! good-bye! (walk slowly)
17 nâi göi? who?
18 nêk you (plural)
19 ngôi we, us

 

Dialogue
1 A: Gī hāo lā-mã?
B: Gī hāo. Nï nēh?
A: Gī hāo.

A: Everything OK?
B: OK, and you?
A: OK.

2 A: Nï hüi m˜-hüi gâi/ ä?
B: Hüi, ngöi hüi gâi/.
A: Are you going out?
B: Yes, I'm going out.
3 A: Küi hüi gâi/, küi hüi dü mōt ä?
B: Küi hüi gâi/, küi hüi mäi gäi.
A: What's he/she going out for?
B: He/she is going to buy a chicken.
4 A: Nêk mäi gäi m˜-mäi ä?
B: M˜-mäi ngôi m˜-mäi gäi.
A: Are you (plural) going to buy a chicken?
B: No, I'm not going to buy a chicken.
5 A: Küi m˜-mäi gäi, küi mäi mōt nēh?
B: Küi m˜-mäi gäi, küi mäi māi.
A: He/she is not buying a chicken, what is he/she going to buy?
B: He/she is not buying a chicken, he/she is going to buy rice.
6 A: Nï hëk fàn mä?
B: M˜-hëk, ngöi m˜-hëk fàn.
A: Are you going to eat rice?
B: No, I'm not going to eat rice.
7 A: Nêk m˜-hëk fàn, nêk hëk mōt nēh?
B: Ngôi m˜-hëk fàn, ngôi hëk fūn.
A: You (plural) are not eating rice, what are you going to eat?
B: We are not eating rice, we are going to eat noodles.
8 A: Nï mäi gäi mä?
B: M˜mäi, ngöi m˜mäi gäi.
A: Are you (singular) going to buy a chicken?
B: No, I am not going to buy a chicken.
9 A: Nâi göi mäi māi ä?
B: Küi mäi māi.
A: Who is going to buy rice?
B: He/she will buy rice.
10 A: Ngöi dēo lö.
B: Màn-màn/ hãng!
A: I am going to go now.
B: Bye!

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