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Pun: Wai! Hóunoih móuh yàtchàih tái hei lo-wo.
Hùhng: Haih a. Nī léuhng nìhn jùnggwok dī
yínchēut1
yínchēut
Performance, performing.
Yínchēut is derived from Yín (perform) + chēut (out).
Verb + resultative complement.
e.g.: tái + chēut : see through, discover. Ngóh táichēut kéuih m̀hhaih go hóu yàhn(I discovered he is not a good person).
yìhng + chēut : recognize. Ngóh yìhngchēut néihge sìngyàm(I recognized your voice).
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ngaihseuht hóu yáuh
dahtpo2
dahtpo
Verb - sudden + break: breakthrough
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ga.
Pùn: Gáng haih lā,
gìngjai3
gìngjai
Noun. This is one of the common vocabulary used throughout East Asia.
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faatjín hóu, sàngwuht
jātleuhng4
jātleuhng
Noun. quality + quantity
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jauh wúih
gàn séuhng-heui5
gàn séuhng-heui
Verb + directional complement, very productive. It means "successfully follow suit" here.
e.g. háauséuhng - successfully pass examination for a school, a professional board etc.
háauséuhng daaihhohk (accepted by university)
háauséuhng yì hohk yúhn (pass the medical school examination)
táiseúhng - have an eye for (a person, a beautiful thing)
e.g. Kéuih táiseúhngjó ngóhge tùhnghohk (He likes my classmate)
Ngóh táiseúhngjó gógihn daaihlàu (I like that jacket).
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ge-la, néih haih wah bìnjúng yínchēut ngaihseuht sìn?
Hùhng: Wákehk lō! Jànhaih
gauwài6
gauwài
Adverb + adjective, literally means sufficiently outstanding/impressive, but actually used as an intensifier, super.
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ga. Yáuh yātchēut wákehk giujouh WWW.com, yáuh jùngmàhn tùhng yìngmàhn léuhng go báanbún, yìhché yauh yáuh m̀htùhngge jùngmàhn chèuhng tùhngmàaih yìngmàhn chèuhng ge yínchēut tìm.
Pùn: Dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng dòu móuh māt
heikehksing7
heikehksing
Noun + adjective, having the quality, characteristic of the noun, thus making it more abstract.
e.g.: hóhàhngsing(able + carryout) - feasibility
sànsūksing(stretch+contract) - flexibility
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gé. Dím hóyíh
séuhng móuhtòih ga? Gam bàbai ge-mē?
Hùhng: Nīgo kehkméng juhng hóu hínngáahn tìm, m̀hyuhng dihnnóuh ge yàhn dòu jìdouh kéuih haih hóu làuhhàhng ge-lā. Kéuihgo loihyùhng kèihsaht jauh haih wah dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng deui yihnsìh goyàhn, ngoichìhng tùhng séhwúi gàtìhng ge yínghéung.
Pùn: Gám néih jīk haih wah sóyáuh yàhnleuih dòu yáuh ge gìngyihm lā.
Hùhng: Sóyíh go yìngmàhn báanbún séuhngyín jìhauh ngoihgwok
kehkpìhnggà jīkhāak daaih jaan yàt fàan tīm-wo.
Pùn: Gám yínyùhn ge yìngmàhn tùhng yíngeih jànhaih gam dougà ge-mē?
Hùhng: Dòngyìhn là! Kéuihdeih juhng dahkdàng chéng jó Gànàhdaaih tùhng Méihgwok gó dì yínngaih gumahn heui gaau yínyùhn gó dì
faatyàm8
faatyàm
to emit sounds, to pronounce
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a,
yúhdiuh9
yúhdiuh
melody of language - intonation
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a tùhng móuhtòih duhngjok tìm-wo.
Pùn: Haih bo. Faatyàm jauhsyun géi hóu, yúhdiuh m̀hngàam ge-wá, hái móuhtòihseuhng jauh wúih hóu yih louh-chēut máh-geuk ge-la.
Hùhng: Duhngjok dòuhaih jē. Kéuih jīkhaih sàntái yúhyìhn, sóyíh tùhng yúhdiuh
yātyeuhng dòuhaih màhnfa ge bíuyín fòngsīk, sèuiyiu dahkbiht fanlihn ga!
Pùn: Wa. Hái JùngGwok yín yìngmàhn wákehk gam sìhnggùng, gám jīkhaih wah chèuihjó ngoihgwok gùnjung jìngoih, JùngGwok gùnjung ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng dòu
yiu10
yiu
yiu + Verb1 + sìnji + Verb2 - this is a clause connector: one must do something first before something else would happen.
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yáuh fàan
gam seuhnghá11
gam seuhnghá
such + more-or-less - near standard
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sìnji dāk ga!
Hùhng: Haih a. Yìhgà hái JùngGwok yáuh m̀h síu yàhn ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng jàn haih hóu gihng ga!
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yínchēut
Performance, performing.
Yínchēut is derived from Yín (perform) + chēut (out).
Verb + resultative complement.
e.g.: tái + chēut : see through, discover. Ngóh táichēut kéuih m̀hhaih go hóu yàhn(I discovered he is not a good person).
yìhng + chēut : recognize. Ngóh yìhngchēut néihge sìngyàm(I recognized your voice).
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dahtpo
Verb - sudden + break: breakthrough
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gìngjai
Noun. This is one of the common vocabulary used throughout East Asia.
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jātleuhng
Noun. quality + quantity
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gàn séuhng-heui
Verb + directional complement, very productive. It means "successfully follow suit" here.
e.g. háauséuhng - successfully pass examination for a school, a professional board etc.
háauséuhng daaihhohk (accepted by university)
háauséuhng yì hohk yúhn (pass the medical school examination)
táiseúhng - have an eye for (a person, a beautiful thing)
e.g. Kéuih táiseúhngjó ngóhge tùhnghohk (He likes my classmate)
Ngóh táiseúhngjó gógihn daaihlàu (I like that jacket).
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gauwài
Adverb + adjective, literally means sufficiently outstanding/impressive, but actually used as an intensifier, super.
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heikehksing
Noun + adjective, having the quality, characteristic of the noun, thus making it more abstract.
e.g.: hóhàhngsing(able + carryout) - feasibility
sànsūksing(stretch+contract) - flexibility
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faatyàm
to emit sounds, to pronounce
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yúhdiuh
melody of language - intonation
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yiu
yiu + Verb1 + sìnji + Verb2 - this is a clause connector: one must do something first before something else would happen.
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gam seuhnghá
such + more-or-less - near standard
Yínchēut is derived from Yín (perform) + chēut (out).
Verb + resultative complement.
e.g.: tái + chēut : see through, discover. Ngóh táichēut kéuih m̀hhaih go hóu yàhn(I discovered he is not a good person).
yìhng + chēut : recognize. Ngóh yìhngchēut néihge sìngyàm(I recognized your voice).
Verb - sudden + break: breakthrough
Noun. This is one of the common vocabulary used throughout East Asia.
Noun. quality + quantity
Verb + directional complement, very productive. It means "successfully follow suit" here.
e.g. háauséuhng - successfully pass examination for a school, a professional board etc.
háauséuhng daaihhohk (accepted by university)
háauséuhng yì hohk yúhn (pass the medical school examination)
táiseúhng - have an eye for (a person, a beautiful thing)
e.g. Kéuih táiseúhngjó ngóhge tùhnghohk (He likes my classmate)
Ngóh táiseúhngjó gógihn daaihlàu (I like that jacket).
Adverb + adjective, literally means sufficiently outstanding/impressive, but actually used as an intensifier, super.
Noun + adjective, having the quality, characteristic of the noun, thus making it more abstract.
e.g.: hóhàhngsing(able + carryout) - feasibility
sànsūksing(stretch+contract) - flexibility
to emit sounds, to pronounce
melody of language - intonation
yiu + Verb1 + sìnji + Verb2 - this is a clause connector: one must do something first before something else would happen.
such + more-or-less - near standard
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WWW.COM Lesson 1
Pun: Wai! Hóunoih móuh yàtchàih tái hei lo-wo.
Hùhng: Haih a. Nī léuhng nìhn jùnggwok dī yínchēut ngaihseuht hóu yáuh dahtpo ga.
Pùn: Gáng haih lā, gìngjai faatjín hóu, sàngwuht jātleuhng jauh wúih gàn séuhng-heui ge-la, néih haih wah bìnjúng yínchēut ngaihseuht sìn?
Hùhng: Wákehk lō! Jànhaih gauwài ga. Yáuh yātchēut wákehk giujouh WWW.com, yáuh jùngmàhn tùhng yìngmàhn léuhng go báanbún, yìhché yauh yáuh m̀htùhngge jùngmàhn chèuhng tùhngmàaih yìngmàhn chèuhng ge yínchēut tìm.
Pùn: Dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng dòu móuh māt heikehksing gé. Dím hóyíh
séuhng móuhtòih ga? Gam bàbai ge-mē?
Hùhng: Nīgo kehkméng juhng hóu hínngáahn tìm, m̀hyuhng dihnnóuh ge yàhn dòu jìdouh kéuih haih hóu làuhhàhng ge-lā. Kéuihgo loihyùhng kèihsaht jauh haih wah dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng deui yihnsìh goyàhn, ngoichìhng tùhng séhwúi gàtìhng ge yínghéung.
Pùn: Gám néih jīk haih wah sóyáuh yàhnleuih dòu yáuh ge gìngyihm lā.
Hùhng: Sóyíh go yìngmàhn báanbún séuhngyín jìhauh ngoihgwok
kehkpìhnggà jīkhāak daaih jaan yàt fàan tīm-wo.
Pùn: Gám yínyùhn ge yìngmàhn tùhng yíngeih jànhaih gam dougà ge-mē?
Hùhng: Dòngyìhn là! Kéuihdeih juhng dahkdàng chéng jó Gànàhdaaih tùhng Méihgwok gó dì yínngaih gumahn heui gaau yínyùhn gó dì faatyàm a, yúhdiuh a tùhng móuhtòih duhngjok tìm-wo.
Pùn: Haih bo. Faatyàm jauhsyun géi hóu, yúhdiuh m̀hngàam ge-wá, hái móuhtòihseuhng jauh wúih hóu yih louh-chēut máh-geuk ge-la.
Hùhng: Duhngjok dòuhaih jē. Kéuih jīkhaih sàntái yúhyìhn, sóyíh tùhng yúhdiuh
yātyeuhng dòuhaih màhnfa ge bíuyín fòngsīk, sèuiyiu dahkbiht fanlihn ga!
Pùn: Wa. Hái JùngGwok yín yìngmàhn wákehk gam sìhnggùng, gám jīkhaih wah chèuihjó ngoihgwok gùnjung jìngoih, JùngGwok gùnjung ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng dòu yiu yáuh fàan gam seuhnghá sìnji dāk ga!
Hùhng: Haih a. Yìhgà hái JùngGwok yáuh m̀h síu yàhn ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng jàn haih hóu gihng ga!
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Pun: Wai! Hóunoih móuh yàtchàih tái hei lo-wo.
Hùhng: Haih a. Nī léuhng nìhn jùnggwok dī yínchēut ngaihseuht hóu yáuh dahtpo ga.
Pùn: Gáng haih lā, gìngjai faatjín hóu, sàngwuht jātleuhng jauh wúih gàn séuhng-heui ge-la, néih haih wah bìnjúng yínchēut ngaihseuht sìn?
Hùhng: Wákehk lō! Jànhaih gauwài ga. Yáuh yātchēut wákehk giujouh WWW.com, yáuh jùngmàhn tùhng yìngmàhn léuhng go báanbún, yìhché yauh yáuh m̀htùhngge jùngmàhn chèuhng tùhngmàaih yìngmàhn chèuhng ge yínchēut tìm.
Pùn: Dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng dòu móuh māt heikehksing gé. Dím hóyíh
séuhng móuhtòih ga? Gam bàbai ge-mē?
Hùhng: Nīgo kehkméng juhng hóu hínngáahn tìm, m̀hyuhng dihnnóuh ge yàhn dòu jìdouh kéuih haih hóu làuhhàhng ge-lā. Kéuihgo loihyùhng kèihsaht jauh haih wah dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng deui yihnsìh goyàhn, ngoichìhng tùhng séhwúi gàtìhng ge yínghéung.
Pùn: Gám néih jīk haih wah sóyáuh yàhnleuih dòu yáuh ge gìngyihm lā.
Hùhng: Sóyíh go yìngmàhn báanbún séuhngyín jìhauh ngoihgwok
kehkpìhnggà jīkhāak daaih jaan yàt fàan tīm-wo.
Pùn: Gám yínyùhn ge yìngmàhn tùhng yíngeih jànhaih gam dougà ge-mē?
Hùhng: Dòngyìhn là! Kéuihdeih juhng dahkdàng chéng jó Gànàhdaaih tùhng Méihgwok gó dì yínngaih gumahn heui gaau yínyùhn gó dì faatyàm a, yúhdiuh a tùhng móuhtòih duhngjok tìm-wo.
Pùn: Haih bo. Faatyàm jauhsyun géi hóu, yúhdiuh m̀hngàam ge-wá, hái móuhtòihseuhng jauh wúih hóu yih louh-chēut máh-geuk ge-la.
Hùhng: Duhngjok dòuhaih jē. Kéuih jīkhaih sàntái yúhyìhn, sóyíh tùhng yúhdiuh
yātyeuhng dòuhaih màhnfa ge bíuyín fòngsīk, sèuiyiu dahkbiht fanlihn ga!
Pùn: Wa. Hái JùngGwok yín yìngmàhn wákehk gam sìhnggùng, gám jīkhaih wah chèuihjó ngoihgwok gùnjung jìngoih, JùngGwok gùnjung ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng dòu yiu yáuh fàan gam seuhnghá sìnji dāk ga!
Hùhng: Haih a. Yìhgà hái JùngGwok yáuh m̀h síu yàhn ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng jàn haih hóu gihng ga!
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Pun: Wai! Hóunoih móuh yàtchàih tái hei lo-wo.
Hùhng: Haih a. Nī léuhng nìhn jùnggwok dī yínchēut ngaihseuht hóu yáuh dahtpo ga.
Pùn: Gáng haih lā, gìngjai faatjín hóu, sàngwuht jātleuhng jauh wúih gàn séuhng-heui ge-la, néih haih wah bìnjúng yínchēut ngaihseuht sìn?
Hùhng: Wákehk lō! Jànhaih gauwài ga. Yáuh yātchēut wákehk giujouh WWW.com, yáuh jùngmàhn tùhng yìngmàhn léuhng go báanbún, yìhché yauh yáuh m̀htùhngge jùngmàhn chèuhng tùhngmàaih yìngmàhn chèuhng ge yínchēut tìm.
Pùn: Dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng dòu móuh māt heikehksing gé. Dím hóyíh
séuhng móuhtòih ga? Gam bàbai ge-mē?
Hùhng: Nīgo kehkméng juhng hóu hínngáahn tìm, m̀hyuhng dihnnóuh ge yàhn dòu jìdouh kéuih haih hóu làuhhàhng ge-lā. Kéuihgo loihyùhng kèihsaht jauh haih wah dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng deui yihnsìh goyàhn, ngoichìhng tùhng séhwúi gàtìhng ge yínghéung.
Pùn: Gám néih jīk haih wah sóyáuh yàhnleuih dòu yáuh ge gìngyihm lā.
Hùhng: Sóyíh go yìngmàhn báanbún séuhngyín jìhauh ngoihgwok
kehkpìhnggà jīkhāak daaih jaan yàt fàan tīm-wo.
Pùn: Gám yínyùhn ge yìngmàhn tùhng yíngeih jànhaih gam dougà ge-mē?
Hùhng: Dòngyìhn là! Kéuihdeih juhng dahkdàng chéng jó Gànàhdaaih tùhng Méihgwok gó dì yínngaih gumahn heui gaau yínyùhn gó dì faatyàm a, yúhdiuh a tùhng móuhtòih duhngjok tìm-wo.
Pùn: Haih bo. Faatyàm jauhsyun géi hóu, yúhdiuh m̀hngàam ge-wá, hái móuhtòihseuhng jauh wúih hóu yih louh-chēut máh-geuk ge-la.
Hùhng: Duhngjok dòuhaih jē. Kéuih jīkhaih sàntái yúhyìhn, sóyíh tùhng yúhdiuh
yātyeuhng dòuhaih màhnfa ge bíuyín fòngsīk, sèuiyiu dahkbiht fanlihn ga!
Pùn: Wa. Hái JùngGwok yín yìngmàhn wákehk gam sìhnggùng, gám jīkhaih wah chèuihjó ngoihgwok gùnjung jìngoih, JùngGwok gùnjung ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng dòu yiu yáuh fàan gam seuhnghá sìnji dāk ga!
Hùhng: Haih a. Yìhgà hái JùngGwok yáuh m̀h síu yàhn ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng jàn haih hóu gihng ga!
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WWW.COM Lesson 1
Pun: Wai! Hóunoih móuh yàtchàih tái hei lo-wo.
Hùhng: Haih a. Nī léuhng nìhn jùnggwok dī yínchēut ngaihseuht hóu yáuh dahtpo ga.
Pùn: Gáng haih lā, gìngjai faatjín hóu, sàngwuht jātleuhng jauh wúih gàn séuhng-heui ge-la, néih haih wah bìnjúng yínchēut ngaihseuht sìn?
Hùhng: Wákehk lō! Jànhaih gauwài ga. Yáuh yātchēut wákehk giujouh WWW.com, yáuh jùngmàhn tùhng yìngmàhn léuhng go báanbún, yìhché yauh yáuh m̀htùhngge jùngmàhn chèuhng tùhngmàaih yìngmàhn chèuhng ge yínchēut tìm.
Pùn: Dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng dòu móuh māt heikehksing gé. Dím hóyíh
séuhng móuhtòih ga? Gam bàbai ge-mē?
Hùhng: Nīgo kehkméng juhng hóu hínngáahn tìm, m̀hyuhng dihnnóuh ge yàhn dòu jìdouh kéuih haih hóu làuhhàhng ge-lā. Kéuihgo loihyùhng kèihsaht jauh haih wah dihnnóuh lyùhnmóhng deui yihnsìh goyàhn, ngoichìhng tùhng séhwúi gàtìhng ge yínghéung.
Pùn: Gám néih jīk haih wah sóyáuh yàhnleuih dòu yáuh ge gìngyihm lā.
Hùhng: Sóyíh go yìngmàhn báanbún séuhngyín jìhauh ngoihgwok
kehkpìhnggà jīkhāak daaih jaan yàt fàan tīm-wo.
Pùn: Gám yínyùhn ge yìngmàhn tùhng yíngeih jànhaih gam dougà ge-mē?
Hùhng: Dòngyìhn là! Kéuihdeih juhng dahkdàng chéng jó Gànàhdaaih tùhng Méihgwok gó dì yínngaih gumahn heui gaau yínyùhn gó dì faatyàm a, yúhdiuh a tùhng móuhtòih duhngjok tìm-wo.
Pùn: Haih bo. Faatyàm jauhsyun géi hóu, yúhdiuh m̀hngàam ge-wá, hái móuhtòihseuhng jauh wúih hóu yih louh-chēut máh-geuk ge-la.
Hùhng: Duhngjok dòuhaih jē. Kéuih jīkhaih sàntái yúhyìhn, sóyíh tùhng yúhdiuh
yātyeuhng dòuhaih màhnfa ge bíuyín fòngsīk, sèuiyiu dahkbiht fanlihn ga!
Pùn: Wa. Hái JùngGwok yín yìngmàhn wákehk gam sìhnggùng, gám jīkhaih wah chèuihjó ngoihgwok gùnjung jìngoih, JùngGwok gùnjung ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng dòu yiu yáuh fàan gam seuhnghá sìnji dāk ga!
Hùhng: Haih a. Yìhgà hái JùngGwok yáuh m̀h síu yàhn ge yìngmàhn séuipìhng jàn haih hóu gihng ga!
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