English & Taiwanese Grammar through Conversation(1)

English-Taiwanese: Grammar through Conversation (1)
by Steven J. Malinsky, Bill Bliss, and Keahioong Liim

. . . . . . . .to Grammar (2) to English-Taiwanese to EDITECH entry page

is (si) / (ti) / where (tofui) / (liexnsip) / (teq zox ~) / (iafsi, iar boo? cviaa~)
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* two thirty-five
+ seven four one,eight nine "oh" six.

Lie ee miaa kiox symmih?
      Goar ee miaa si Maria.
Lirn-taw ee toexcie ti tof'ui?
      Goar ee toexcie si Main Street 235-ho. (ji-safm-gvor)
Lie ee tiexn'oe-hoxbea si kuyho?
     Goar ee tiexn'oe-hoxbea si 741-8906.
(chid-sux-id, pad-kiuo-leeng-liok)
Lie tuy tof'ui laai?
     Goar tuy Meksiko Chi laai.

Where are you? I'm in the kitchen.
Where are you? We're in the living room.
Where are Mr. and Mrs. Jones? They're in the yard.

Lie ti tof'ui?
Goar ti zawkhaf.
Lirn ti tofui?
Goarn ti khehthviaf.
Jones Siensvy kab Thaethaix ti tof'ui?
Yn ti tviaa⁺nih.

Where is --> Where's

Bob ti tofui?     Y ti khehthviaf.
Mary ti tof'ui? Yi ti khurnpaang.
Chiaf ti tof'ui?   Hef ti chiakhox.
            "y" si zapof, "yi" si zabor.

Chviar hoetab	where's = where is	1. Tom ti tof'ui? ___________________________ 2. Fred ti tof'ui? ___________________________ 3. Helen ti tof'ui? ___________________________
Chviar hoetab		1. Betty ti tof'ui? ___________________________ 2. porzoar ti tof'ui? ___________________________ 3. Niaw ti tof'ui? ___________________________
Chviar hoetab		1. Jane ti tof'ui? ___________________________ 2. John ti tof'ui? ___________________________ 3. Kao ti tof'ui? ___________________________

Liexnsip		Albert ti zhanthviaf. Carmen ti ginhaang. Walter kab Mary ti chiaukib- chixtviuu.
Liexnsip		Lie ti tosukoarn. Lirn ti konghngg. Lita ti tiexn'viar-vi.
Liexnsip		Jones Siensvy kab Thaethaix ti iukiok. Kaau ti toxngbudhngg. Goar ti pvixvi.

	Lie teq zox symmih? Goar teq thagzheq. Lirn teq zox symmih? Goarn teq zwzhaix. Mary kab Fred teq zox symmih? Yn teq thak Engguo.
Thom teq zox symmih? Y teq ciaqpng. Martha teq zox symmih? Yi teq khvoax tiexnsi. Lie ee kao teq zox symmih? Y teq khuxn.	What's = What is

	Hae! Lie teq zox symmih? Goar teq siulie goar ee zuyzoo. . Bob teq zox symmih? Y teq siulie y ee chiaf.
	Mary teq zox symmih? Yi teq zhengsaux yi ee pangkefng. Lirn teq zox symmih? Goarn teq zhengsaux goarn ee pangkefng.
Lirn-kviar teq zox symmmih? Yn teq zox yn ee sioktoee. Lie kiarm teq bo'eeng? Si. Goar teq soea thaumngg.

Lie u kiet'hwn iar boo?
    Boo, goar boo kiet'hwn.
    Goar si togsyn ee.
Ka goar korng lie ee syn-chiaf.
Hef u toaxtaai iar boo?
    Boo, hef boo.
    Hef si soeataai ee.
Ka goar korng lie ee zhuopvy.
Yn u anzeng iar boo?
     Boo, yn boo. Yn, cviaa-zhar.

	tall or short . . . . lox iafsi oea Bob, cviaa-lox iafsi oea? Y, cviaa-lox. Bill, cviaa-oea.		young or old . . . . nikhyn iafsi lau Alice, cviaa-nikhyn iafsi lau? Yi, cviaa- nikhyn. Margarett, cviaa-lau.
	heavy, fat or thin . . . tang, puii iafsi sarn Herman,cviaa- puii iafsi sarn? Y, cvaa-puii. David, cviaa-sarn.		new or old . . . . syn iafsi ku Herman ee chiaf, cviaa-ssyn iafsi ku? Hef, cviaa-syn. David ee chiaf, cviaa-ku.
	beautiful,pretty or ugly . . suie,kofzuy iafsi bae Betty, cviaa-suie iafsi bae? Yi, cviaa-suie. Hilda, cviaa-bae.		handsome or ugly . . . . ientaau iafsi bue Edward, cviaa-ientaau iafsi bae? Y, cviaa- ientaau. Blood Zuntviuo, cviaa-bae.
	rich or poor . . . . hofgiah iafsi saxn Albert, cviaa-hofgiah iafsi saxn? Y, cviaa-hofgiah. John, cviaa-saxn.		large,big or small,little . . . . toax iafsi sior Albert ee zhux, cviaa-toa iafsi soex, Hef, cviaa-toa. John ee thorpaang, cviaa-soex.
	noisy, loud or quiet . . zhar,toaxsviaf iafsi anzeng Mary ee zhuopvy, cviaa-zhar iafsi anzeng? Hiaf, cviaa- zhar. Jane ee zhuopvy, cviaa-anzeng.		expensive or cheap . . . . kuix iafsi siok Shampein, cviaa-kuix iafsi siok? Hef, cviaa-kuix. Tee, cviaa-kuix iafsi siok? Hef, cviaa-siok.
	married or single . u kiet'hwn iasi togsyn Barbara, u-kiet'hwn iafsi togsyn? Yi si u kiet'hwn ee. Julie si togsyn ee.		easy or difficult . . . . iong'vi iafsi laan Zaxjit ee khofchix, iong'vi iafsi laan? Hef, cviaa-iong'vi. Kin'afjit ee, cviaa-laan.

Grammar through Conversation (1) Liim Keahioong (2001/7/16)