Taiwanese Lesson 12

December 5, 2007 by admin
Filed under Taiwanese 台語及閩南語

Please say hi to your family for me.	qiaN hiong lin zuan-ga mng-hë	zuân-ga = 全家 the whole family
Please say hi to grandpa Chen for me.	qiaN hiong dan a-gong mng-hë
same old	gang-kuaN an-ne seN
be free, have free time	u-ing
to help	dau-ka-qiu	qiú = 手 hand
life	sing-wah	生活
custom, accustom	guan-xi	慣勢=習慣
say hi for me	mng-hë
what time is it now?	jit-ma gui diam aº	guí = 幾 how much/many
It’s exactly 10 am.	jit-ma si tsai-khi tsap-tiam	zái-kí = morning
I invited some friends to lunch.	ggua yok bing-yu diong-dau zë-hue jiah-bng	yok = 約 make an appointment, diong-dàu = 中晝 noon, zô-hué = together
I have to hurry up and leave or else I’ll be late.	guaN-gin cut-mng aº, na-bbë e di-dë	guáN-gín = (趕緊 = 趕快) hurry up
How long will it take to get to the Hyatt?	ki kai-wat bng-diam su-yau ggua-ze xi-gan	kái-wa̍t = Hyatt, bn̅g-diàm = 飯店 hotel
It takes half an hour from here by car.	dui jia ze qia ki su-yau buaN xië-xi	duî jia = from here, su-yàu = 需要 require/need, puàN = 半 half, xió-xî = 小時 an hour
What time do you start work?	li gui diam xiong-ban?	xiōng-ban = 上班 start work
I start work at 9 o’clock.	ggua gau-diam xiong-ban
What time do you get off work?	li gui diam ha-ban?	hā-ban = 下班 get off work
I get off work at 6pm.	ggua e-bo liok-diam ha-ban.	ē-bơ = (下晡=下午) afternoon
How long is your English class?	li xiong ing-bbun kë su-yau lua-gu?	ing-bbûn kò = 英文課 English class; ggua = lua
A class is an hour and a half	jit-dong-kë su-yau xiong jit-diam buaN jing.	jἰt-dông-kò = 一堂課 one class, jἰt-diám buàN jing = 一點半鐘 hour and a half