Taiwanese Lesson 13

It’s 10:30 am.	jit-ma xi zai-ki zap-diam-buaN
It’s a quarter to 11.	ca zap-ggo-hun dioh zap-it-diam aº	ca = 差 a difference of, -hun = 分 minute(s)
It’s ten after 11.	zap-it-diam goh gue zap-hun aº	goh = (又) again/yet, guè = 過 pass
What time is the meeting?	gui diam bbeh kui-hue?
I work 8 hours a day.	ggua jit-gang zo kang-kue beh-diam jing
I forgot to bring my watch.	ggua bbe-gi zah qiu-bië-a aº	bbē-gì = (忘記) forget, zah = (拿) bring/take with
to leave the house	cut-mng	出門
be late	di-dë	遲到
go by bus or car	ze qia	坐車
go to work	xiong-ban	上班
get off work	ha-ban	下班
go to class	xiong-kë	上課
hold a meeting	kui-hue	開會
work	kang-kue	(工作)
a watch	qiu-bië-a	手錶仔
a clock	xi-jing	時鐘
an alarm	nau-jing	鬧鐘
What day is it today?	gin-a-lit xi bai gui aº	今仔日是拜幾啊
today’s Monday	gin-a-lit xi bai-it	今仔日是拜一
when is Mother’s Day?	bbu-qin-jiet xi xiaN-mih xi-zun eº?	bbú-qin-jiet = 母親節 mother’s day, xî-zūn = 時_ time