Hoxsiong Segsai

* Miaa: (Name)



Chviar mng, lie svex symmih?



May I ask, your lastname is what? 



Goar svex Liie.  Lie`leq?



My last name is Lee.  And you ?    



Goar svex Oong.  Liie`Siensvy, lie si tQfui ee laang?



My last name is Wang.  Mr. Lee, you are where people? 



Goar si tuix Bykog laai ee. Goar si Bykog-laang.



I am from the U.S. I'm an American.



* Citgiap: (Occupation) 



Goar si ludsw/lauxsw/kangthengsw/hoexkeasw.



I am a lawyer/teacher/engineer/accountant.



Goar si hagsefng.



I am a student.



Y si cidee kanglaang.       



He is a blue collar worker.  



* Zhux: (House) 



Lie toax ti tQfui?



You live where? (Where do you live?)



Goar toax ti DC.



I live in DC.



Goar ee zhux ti DC.



My house is  in DC.



* Goan'yn: (Reasoning)



Chviar mng, lie si-afnzvoar bQeq Qh Taigie?



May I ask, you why want to learn Taiwanese? 



In'ui goar ee thaethaix/angsaix Qexhiao korng Taioaan-oe.



Because my wife/husband can speak Taiwanese.



In'ui goar kafmkag Taigie cyn zhuobi.



Because I feel Taiwanese is very interesting.



Taigie Si cidee cyn bQo kaxngkhoarn ee gygieen.



Taiwanese is a very different language.



Lie si afnzvoar zaiviar DC u cidkefng Taigie-haghau?

 

You how know DC has a Taiwanese Language School? 



Si peng'iuo kaesiau`ee. 



It was friend introduced.   



Goar si ti pQrzoar khvoartiQh kofngkQx`ee.



I am in the newspaper saw the advertisement.  





Oexkux Liexnsip (Pattern Drill): 



symmih? (What?)



            Lie svex symmih?(What is your last name?) 



            Zef si symmih? (What is it?)



            Hef si symmih? (What is that?) 



symmih laang? (Who?)



            Lie si symmih laang?(Who are you?) 



            Symmih laang si lie ee lauxsw? (Who is your teacher?)



tQfui?   (Where?)



            Lie bQeq khix tQfui? (Where are you going?)



            Bykog ti tQfui? (Where is America?)



            haghau ti tQfui? (Where is the school?) 



afnzvoar ? (How?)



            Lie afnzvoar laai ee? (How did you come?)



si afnzvoar ? (Why?)

  

            Lie si afnzvor teq khaux? (Why are you crying?) 



In'ui  (Because)



            In'ui, goar ......... (Because, I ....) 



Lie`leq? (and you?)



            Goar bQeq khix, lie`leq? (I want to go, and you?)



            Goar toax ti DC, lie'leq? (I live in DC, and you?)   



Chviar mng,... (May I ask,...)



            Chviar mng, lie bQeq khix tQfui? (May I ask, where are you going?)



            Chviar mng, haghau ti tQfui? (May I ask, where is the school?)



 



Zokgiap (Homework): 



Zwnpi cidphvy 2-3 hunzefng ee zuxgvor kaesiau



Prepare a 2-3 minutes self introduction.