Lesson 2, Learn Taiwanese Step by Step, for Taiwanese Americans

Lesson 2

Learn Taiwanese Step by Step
for Taiwanese Americans

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Lesson 2

Goar svix ~ .      Goar kiorzox ~.
      Ciaf si ~.     Hiaf mxsi ~.
Lie svix symmih? Y kiorzox symmih?
Goar kiox y laai.   Y to laai.
      Y laai ciaf.     Ar yi khix hiaf.

My sirname is ~.     My first name is ~.
        Here is ~,      There is not ~.
What is your sirname?      What is his name?
I call him to come.   Then he comes.
       He comes   here.     And she goes there.

Note: Vowel phonetogram in red is the changed tone by liaison.

Vocabulary and Pronunciation:
goar [g^oa+] { I }; lie [lⁱ⁺] { you }; y [!ⁱ] { he }; yi [!ⁱ] { she };
        svix [sv_i]    {surname};       svix ~   [svⁱ⁺ ~]    {surnamed as ~};
kiox [k_io]{to call, to order};    kiorzox ~ [k^io+ts^o+ ~] {be named as ~};
ciaf [c^ia]    {here};           hiaf [h^ia]   {there};
symmih [s^imm^ih] {what};       ar [!^a+] {and};    ar ~ [!^a ~] {and ~};
laai [la^ai] {to come};       laai ~ [lai ~] {to come ~};
        khix [k_i] {to go};      khix ~ [kⁱ⁺ ~ ] {to go ~}

Text and Exercise of Lesson 2

Goar   svix   Laau.
               Goar   kiorzox   Bengzhofng.
           .
         .
Or,   lie   si   Laau⁺Siensvy,
                Bengzhofng   Hviaf.
       .
      .
Chviar lie, kiox goar a'Zhofng to hor.
    .
             .
Ciaf si Tailaam.
         Chviaf'mng,    lie boeq khix tofui?
..
          .
Goar thau'cidpae laai   Tailaam,
            mxzay tioh khix tofui ciaq hor.
     ..
         .
Chviar lie,   kab   goar   laai.
           Goar pox lie ze kongchiaf.
    Lie   khvoax   loxsvoax-pior, ar
         boeq khix tofui, to ze kaux tofui.
    .
              .
Afnny, hvor.
              Cyn-tosia!

Laau [la^au]{Laau},   svix Laau [svⁱ⁺la^au]{surnamed as Laau},
kiorzox Bengzhofng [k^io+ts^o+ bengts^ong]{called as Bengzhofng}, Bengzhofng Hviaf [bengtsong hvⁱ^a]{Brother Bengzhofng}, chviar lie [cv^ia lⁱ⁺] {if you please}, kiox goar [k^io+g^oa+]{call
me}, to hor [t_o h^o+] {it's all right}, chviaf'mng [cv^iamng]{by the way}, boeq khix tofui? [b^oeqkⁱ⁺ t^ouui]{wish to go where?}, thau'cidpae [tau c_idp^ai+] {for the first time}, laai Tailaam [lai taila^am]{came Tailaam}, mxzay [m_mts^ai] {I don't know}, tioh khix tofui [t_iohkⁱ⁺ t^ouui]{should go where}, kab goar [k^abg^oa+] {with me}, pox [po] {to inform}, ze [tse] {to sit, to take a drive}, pox lie[p^o+ lⁱ⁺] {to show you}, ze kongchiaf [ts_ekongc^ia]{to take the bus}, khvoax [kv_oa] {to see, to look}, loxsvoax-pior [l_osv^oa+p^io+]{route table}, khvoax ~ [kv^oa+ ~] {to look at ~},   kaux [k_au]
{to, till}, kaux tofui [k^au+ t^ouui] {to where}, afnny hvox[!^annⁱ hv_o] {oh, it is so},   cyn-tosia [cin tosia] {thank you very much}

Ciaf   si   haghau.
                  Si   Zhoax Lauxsw ee haghau.
.
Hiaf   si   kaoseg.
                  Si   Thiaobuo-khox ee kaoseg.
.
Cit'ee   toaxlaau   si   thefiogkoarn.
                 Tosukoarn   ti   hitpeeng.
    .
Haghau koex⁺khix,
        to   u   iukiok   kab pvixvi.
    .
Pahhoex-kongsy ti tofui?
     .
Pahhoex-kongsy ti khaq-khix hitpeeng.
                Larn boeq ti hiaf loqchiaf.
     .
Laize!     Lirn boeq khvoax symmih?
.
Zapof-laang ee svaf paai ti tofui?
.
Goarn-ciaf teq boe
      zabor-laang ee svaf kab gyn'ar-svaf.
          Zapof-laang-svaf   ti lauterng.
   .
Larn laikhix khvoax zapof-svaf.
     Hef boti laukhaf, si ti lauterng.
            Larn   kirn-laikhix.
     .
Hor,   larn   laikhix khvoax.

si haghau [s_ih_aghau]{is a school}, Zhoax Lauxsw [ts^oa+ l_aus^u] {Teacher Zhoax}, kaoseg [k^au+s_eg]{classroom}, thiaobuo-khox [t^iau+bu+k_o] {dance lesson}, cit'ee toaxlaau [c^it!e t_oala^au]{this building}, thefiogkoarn [t^e!_iogk^oan+] {gymnasium}, tosukoarn [tosuk^oan+] {library}, ti hitpeeng [t_i h^itpe^eng]{is located that side}, koex⁺khix [k^oe+k_i]{passing by}, to u ~ [t_o!_u ~] {then there will be}, iukiok [!iuk^iok] {post office}, kab ~ [k^ab ~]{and ~, with ~}, pvixvi [pv_ivi] {hospital}, pahhoex-kongsy [p^ahh^oe+kongsⁱ]{department store}, haq-khix [k^aqk_i] {go through}, larn [l^an+] {we (including you)}, boeq ti hiaf [b^oeq t_i h^ia] {want to be there}, loqchiaf [l_oqc^ia] {to get off the bus}, laize [laitse]{come in please}, lirn [lⁱⁿ⁺] {you (pl)}, boeq khvoax ~ [b^oeqkv^oa+ ~] {want to see ~}, zapof-laang [tsapo la^ang]{gentlemen}, svaf [sv^a]{clothes}, paai [pa^ai] {to display}, paai ti ~ [pai t_i ~]{to display at ~}, goarn-ciaf [g^oanc^ia] {this place of us}, teq boe [t^eq boe]{being sold}, zabor-laang [tsab^ola^ang] {ladies}, gyn'ar-svaf [gⁱⁿ!^asv^a]{clothes for children}, lauterng [laut^eng+] {upstairs}, laikhix [laik_i]{go together}, laikhix ~ [laikⁱ⁺]{let's go to ~}, boti laukhaf [bot_i lauk^a] {not at the downstairs}, larn laikhix khvoax [l^an+ laikⁱ⁺kv_oa]{let's go and see}

Learn Taiwanese Step by Step (Lesson 2) by Professor Liim Keahioong