Taiwanese Lesson 18
December 18, 2007 by admin
Filed under Taiwanese 台語及閩南語
Note: these lessons use Campbell Universal Pinyin which I use for transcribing all Sinitic languages-there are only a few changes from Mandarin Pinyin.
| I’m starting to study Taiwanese this month. | ggua  jit  -gë  -ggueh kai  -xi ëh dai  -ggi |
kai-xí = 開始 start, ëh = 學 study |
| I’m going to Taiwan next month. | ggua au-gë ggueh bbeh ki dai-wan |
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| when? | xiaN-mih xi -zun |
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| get up | ki cng |
起床 |
| sleep, go to bed | kun |
睏 |
| take a nap | kun diong dau |
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| get there, arrive | gau |
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| take a test, a test | kë-qi |
考試 |
| have a birthday | gue-seN-lit |
過生日 |
| What time are you going out? | li xiaN-mih xi-zun bbeh cut-kiº |
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| Going out in a little while. | xië-dan dë bbeh cut-mng-aº |
xió-dán = 稍等 in a little while / wait a little |
| When are you coming back? | lí xiaN-mih xi-zun dë dng-laiº |
dò dńg = 倒轉 come back |
| Probably around 7 | dai-yok qit-diam |
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| What time do you get up in the morning? | li zai-ki xiaN-mih xi-zun ki-cng? |
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| I get up around 7. | ggua dai-yok qit-diam ki lai. |
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| What time do you get up? | li xiaN-mih xi-zun ki-cng? |
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| What time do you go to bed? | li xiaN-mih xi-zun bbeh kun? |
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| When do you have a vacation? | li xiaN-mih xi-zun hong-ga? |
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| When do you arrive? | li xiaN-mih xi-zun e gau? |
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| When are you getting married? | li xiaN-mih xi-zun giat-hun? |
Korean Vocabulary Lesson 05
December 18, 2007 by admin
Filed under Korean 한국어
| adults | 어른 | |
| the station | 역 | 驛 |
| on the right | 오른쪽 | |
| umbrella | 우산 | 雨傘 |
| music | 음악 | 音樂 |
| interview | 인터뷰 | |
| oneself | 자기 | 自己 |
| a light | 전등 | 電燈 |
| good | 좋다 | |
| pass by | 지나가다 | |
| participate | 참가 | 參加 |
| toothpaste | 치약 | 齒藥 |
| nose bleed | 코피 | |
| especially | 특히 | |
| ticket | 표 | 票 |
| student | 학생 | 學生 |
| waist | 허리 | |
| sometimes | 가끔 | |
| uncomfortable, not feeling well | 거북하다 | |
| high school student | 고등학생 | 高等學生 |