Lesson 10
| Words | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | āi | short in height |
| 2 | ài | big, large, old in age |
| 3 | äk-dài | too, intensive degree |
| 4 | äk-kãn | to have leisure time |
| 5 | dâp-mân/ | yesterday |
| 6 | ēin-dëm | quite |
| 7 | fï-sẽng jï | extremely, extraordinary |
| 8 | fĩ | fat, bulky, greasy |
| 9 | gäo | tall, high, superior |
| 10 | gëo | tired |
| 11 | gī | quite, a few, several, how? |
| 12 | gïm-mân, gïm-ngìt | today |
| 13 | gìn-lõi/ | recently, lately |
| 14 | gök-āk | to feel |
| 15 | hāo sōng | very nice |
| 16 | hëin-hï | weather |
| 17 | läng | cold, chilly |
| 18 | lāo-pû | wife |
| 19 | lẽng | cool |
| 20 | mäk-kãn | to be busy |
| 21 | mõng | busy |
| 22 | ngèik | hot, warm, heat |
| 23 | nuī-ngĩn/ | woman, female, wife |
| 24 | sëo | skinny, thin |
| 25 | tẽin-ngìt/ | day before yesterday |
| 26 | lū-yä | final particle |
| 27 | xäi | small, little, young in age |
| 28 | xäm-mīn-dōi | child, son |
| Dialogue | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A: Gī-hâo/ yä, gìn-lõi/ mõng mä? B: Gìn-lõi/ hāo mõng, nï nēh? A: Ngöi gìn-lõi/ m~-mõng. |
A: How is it? Have you not been busy lately? B: I have been very busy lately. How about you? A: I have not been busy lately. |
| 2 | A: Gïm-mân göi hëin-hï hāo m~-hāo ä? B: Hāo, gïm-mân göi hëin-hï hāo hāo. |
A: How is the weather today? B: Good, today's weather is very good. |
| 3 | A: Dâp-mân/ ngèik m~-ngèik nēh? B: Ngèik, dâp-mân/ hāo ngèik. |
A: Was it hot yesterday? B: It was very hot yesterday. |
| 4 | A: Tẽin-ngìt/ lẽng m~-lẽng ä? B: Lẽng, tẽin-ngìt/ hāo lẽng sōng. |
A: Was it cool the day before yesterday? B: The day before yesterday was very nice. |
| 5 | A: Nï göi lāo-pû gäo mä? B: Gäo, ngöi göi lāo-pû ēin-dëm gäo. |
A: Is your wife tall? B: Yes, my wife is quite tall. |
| 6 | A: Nï göi xäm-mīn-dōi āi mä? B: M~-āi, ngöi göi xäm-mīn-dōi m~-āi. |
A: Is your son short? B: No, my son is not short. |
| 7 | A: Nï göi xäm-mīn-dōi fĩ mä? B: M~-fĩ, ngöi göi xäm-mīn-dōi m~-fĩ. Küi sëo äk-dài. |
A: Is your son fat? B: No, my son is not fat. He is too skinny. |
| 8 | A: Nï göi xäm-mīn-dōi gī ài lū-yä? B: Ngöi göi xäm-mīn-dōi hāo xäi. |
A: How old is your son? B: My son is very young. |
| 9 | A: Nêk gïm-mân gëo m~-gëo yä? B: Ngôi gïm-mân hāo gëo. |
A: Are you (plural) tired today? B: Yes, we are very tired today. |
| 10 | A: Nï gïm-mân gök-āk gī-hâo/ yä? B: Ngöi gïm-mân gök-āk hāo hāo. Nï nēh? A: Ngöi gïm-mân gök-āk m~-hài gī hāo. |
A: How do you feel today? B: I feel fine. How about you? A: I don't feel well today. |
