English & Taiwanese Grammar through Conversation(2)

English-Taiwanese: Grammar through Conversation (2)
by Steven J. Malinsky, Bill Bliss, and Keahioong Liim

to Grammar (1) to English-Taiwanese to EDITECH entry page

where is ~? (~ ti tofui?) it is (hef ti) / (hoexoe liexnsip) / (teq zox ~) /
(iafsi, iar boo? cviaa~) / (kiarm oextaxng? boextaxng) / (aeboeq)

Zanthviaf ti tof'ui?	Chiaukib-chitviuu ti tof'ui?	Haghau ti tof'ui?	Iukiok ti tof'ui?

Ti ginhaang ee pvi'ar.	Ti tiexn'viar-vi ee tuiebin..	Ti tosukoarn kab konghngg ee tiongkafn.	Ti pvixvi koexkhix ee oatkag-hiaf.

A. May I help you? B. Yes, please. I'm looking for a jacket. A. Here's a nice jacket. B. But this jacket is purple. A. That's OK. Purple is very popular this year.		A. Siensvy, lie u aix symmih? B. Si. Goar aix cidniar *jiakett*. A. Ciaf u cidniar cviaa-hor ee. B. Mxkuo zef si cyseg ee. A. Cviaa-hor⁺aq. Kinnii cyseg cviaa-liuheeng.
A. May I help you? B. Yes, please. I'm looking for a pair of gloves. A. Here's a nice pair of gloves. B. But these gloves are green. A. That's OK. Green gloves are very popular this year.		A. Siofciar, lie u aix symmih? B. Si. Goar boeq aix cidsiafng chiwloong. A. Ciaf u cidsiafng cviaa-suie ee chiwloong. B. Mxkuo zef si legseg ee. A. Cviaa-hor⁺aq. Kinnii legseg ee chiwloong cviaa-liuheeng.
A. Is this your umbrella? B. No. it isn't. A. Are you sure? B. Yes, I'm sure. That umbrella is brown, and my umbrella is black.		A. Zef kiarm si lie ee hoxsvoax? B. Mxsi, hef mxsi. A. Lie kiarm oe khakteng? B. Si. goar oe khakteng. Hit'ee hoxsvoax si zangseg ee, ar goar ee hoxsvoax si oseg ee.
A. Is these your boots? B. No. they aren't. A. Are you sure? B. Yes, I'm sure. Those boots are dirty, and my boots are clean.		A. Zef kiarm si lie ee oee? B. Mxsi, citsiafng mxsi. A. Lie kiarm oe khakteng? B. Si. goar oe khakteng. Hitsiafng oee, cviaa-lasaam, ar goar ee oee, cviaa-zhengkhix.

	Tom, Pae'go, lie kiarm oextaxng kab goar khix khvoax tiexn'viar? Phvaysex, goar boextaxng. Goar tioqaix khix soefsvaf.
Sara, Pae'svaf, lie kiarm oextaxng kab goar khix liupefng? Phvaysex, goar boextaxng. Goar tioqaix khix khvoax khykhof.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Lefpae'jit	Pae'id	Pae'ji	Pae'svaf	Pae'six	Pae'go	Pae'lak

A. What would you like for dessert? B. I can't decide. What do you recommend? A. I recommend our chocolate ice cream. Everybody says it's delicious. B. O.K. Please give me a dish of chocolate icecream.	At the Restaurant Ti Zhanthviaf	A. Huozhafn, lie aeboeq symmih? B. Goar boexhiao koatteng. Lie boeq thuiciexn symmih? A. Goar thuiciexn *ciokoleitt* *aisklirm.* Tagkef lorng korng hef cviaa-hofciah. B. Hor^aq. Chviar ho goar cidpvoaa *ciokoleitt aisklirm.*
A. What would you like for breakfast? B. I can't decide. What do you recommend? A. I recommend our scrambled eggs.. Everybody says it's delicious. B. O.K. Please give me an order of scrambled eggs.		A. Zaftngx, lie aeboeq symmih? B. Goar boexhiao koatteng. Lie boeq thuiciexn symmih? A. Goar thuiciexn phahsvoax ee koe'nng. Tagkef lorng korng hef cviaa-hofciah. B. Hor^aq. Chviar ho goar cidkheq phahsvoax ee koe'nng.

a piece of apple pie	a bowl of chicken soup	a cup of coffee	an order of pancake	a glass of red wine	a dish of vanila ice cream	a cup of hot chocolate	a bowl of strawberries

cidphvix phoxnkor *pae*	cidvoar koebaq thngf	cidpoef kapy	cidkheq cienpviar	cidpoef aang phutociuo	cidpvoaa *vanila* *aisklirm*	cidpoef siof ee *ciokoleitt*	cidvoar zhawmuii

Grammar through Conversation (2) Liim Keahioong (2001/7/16)