Lesson 7
| Words | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | gäo | to teach |
| 2 | gī-hâo/ yä? | How is it? In what way? How are you? |
| 3 | gōng | to speak, talk, say, tell |
| 4 | hēl (vôi) | to understand, know how |
| 5 | Hõi-Sän và/ | Taishan dialect (Hoisanva, Toishan dialect) |
| 6 | hòk | to learn, to study |
| 7 | Jüng-Gōk ngĩn | Chinese person |
| 8 | Jüng-Mũn dù | Chinese character |
| 9 | Jüng-Mũn sï | Chinese book |
| 10 | kêk | they, them |
| 11 | mẽin-bàk | to understand, understandable |
| 12 | Mî-Gōk ngĩn | American person |
| 13 | Mî-Gōk và/ | American language |
| 14 | ùk | to study, read |
| 15 | xēh | to write |
| 16 | yēik-vàk | or, either…or |
| 17 | Yëin-Gōk và/ | English language |
| 18 | Yëin-Mũn dù | English word |
| 19 | Yëin-Mũn sï | English book |
| Dialogue | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A: Gī-hâo/ yä? Hāo mä? B: Hāo hāo. Nï nēh? A: Hāo hāo. |
A: How is it? Are you OK? B: Very good. And you? A: Very good. |
| 2 | A: Nï hài Jüng-Gōk ngĩn yēik-vàk Mî-Gōk ngĩn? B: Ngöi hài Mî-Gōk ngĩn m˜-hài Jüng-Gōk ngĩn. |
A: Are you Chinese or American? B: I am an American, not Chinese. |
| 3 | A: Nêk hòk Hõi-Sän và/ yēik-vàk Mî-Gōk và/? B: Ngôi hòk Hõi-Sän và/ m˜ hòk Mî-Gōk và/. |
A: Are you studying Hoisanva or American English? B: We are studying Hoisanva, not American English. |
| 4 | A: Küi mẽin-bàk Hõi-Sän và/ yēik-vàk Mî-Gōk và/? B: Küi mẽin-bàk Mî-Gōk và/, m˜ mẽin-bàk Hõi-Sän và/. |
A: Does he understand Hoisanva or American English? B: He understands American English, not Hoisanva. |
| 5 | A: Ngôi gōng Hõi-Sän và/ yēik-vàk Yëin-Gōk và/? B: Ngôi gōng Hõi-Sän và/, m˜ gōng Yëin-Gōk và/. |
A: Are we speaking Hoisanva or British English? B: We are speaking Hoisanva, not British English. |
| 6 | A: Nêk ùk Jüng-Mũn sï yēik-vàk Yëin-Mũn sï? B: Ngôi ùk Jüng-Mũn sï, m˜ ùk Yëin-Mũn sï. |
A: Are you reading a Chinese book or English book? B: We are reading a Chinese book, not English book. |
| 7 | A: Ngöi xēh Jüng-Mũn dù yēik-vàk Yëin-Mũn dù? B: Nï xēh Jüng-Mũn dù, m˜ xēh Yëin-Mũn dù. |
A: Am I writing Chinese or English words? B: You are writing Chinese words, not English. |
| 8 | A: Kêk hēl Hõi-Sän và/ yēik-vàk Mî-Gōk và/? B: Kêk hēl Mî-Gōk và/ m˜ hēl Hõi-Sän và. |
A: Do they understand Hoisanva or American English? B: They understand American English, not Hoisanva. |
| 9 | A: Ngöi gäo Hõi-Sän và/ yēik-vàk Mî-Gōk và/? B: Nï gäo Hõi-Sän và/ m˜ gäo Mî-Gōk và/. |
A: Are I teaching Hoisanva or American English? B: You are teaching Hoisanva, not American English. |
| 10 | A: Döi-gëin, döi-gëin. B: Döi-gëin, döi-gëin. |
A: Good-bye. B: Good-bye. |
