VOCABULARY

Half an hour, pen° °tien-tsoong 半點鐘, (pen° means half).
Quarter of an hour, ih khuh 一刻.
A minute, ih fung 一分.
In the morning, °zaung-pen°-nyih 上半日. Lit. Above half day.
In the afternoon, °‘au-pen°-nyih 下半日. Lit. Lower half day.
Night, ya° 夜.
At night, ya°-deu 夜頭 or ya°-°li 夜裏.
Day before yesterday, koo°-nyih-°ts 過日子, zien-nyih-°ts 前日子, i-nyih-°ts 伊日子.
Day after to-morrow, °‘eu nyih 後日.
Early in the morning, °tsau-zung-deu 早晨頭. °Tsau is early.
In the evening, ya°-kwha° 夜快. Lit. Night coming fast.
In the middle of the day or noon, nyih-tsoong 日中.
To cook, sau 燒.
To strike, °tang 打.
To wait, °tung 等. °Tung-ih-°tung means “Wait a little.”
To rest, hyih 歇. Hyih-ih-hyih means “Wait a little.” We also have °tung-ih-hyih.
To remember, kyi° 記 or kyi°-tuh 記得.
To forget, maung°-kyi° 忘記.
An affair (abstract), ih °jien z°-°thi or ih tsaung z°-thi 一樁事體.
A thing or object (concrete), ih-kuh meh-z° 一個物事.
Wind, foong 風.
A loaf of bread, ih-kuh men-deu 一個饅頭.
A mosquito, ih tsak mung-°ts 一個蚊子 or ih kuh mung-°ts.
A boat, ih tsak zen 一隻船.
Many, much, too-hau° 多化, or too 多.
To sting, ting 叮.
To bite, °ngau 咬.
To spoil, wa° 壞, or wa°-theh 壞脫 (completely spoil).
A snake, ih diau zo 一條蛇.