VOCABULARY
- Perhaps, khoong-pho° 恐怕.
- Just now, a little while ago, khan khan 纔纔, or ’veh too °kyi-z 勿多幾時.
- Quickly, ‘au-sau° 豪燥, or kwha°-kwha° 快快.
- Moreover, °ping-°tshia 幷且, or r-°tshia 而且, or hwaung-°tshia 况且.
- Although, soe-zen 雖然, or soe-°z 雖是.
- Yet, zen-r 然而.
- Still (in the sense of in addition), wan 還, or wan-iau° 還要. °ngoo wan-iau° °ma 我還要買, “I still wish to buy more.”
- On the contrary, or on the other hand, °tau 倒.
- To complete, dzung-koong 成功.
- To light (a lamp or candle), °tien 點.
- To light (a fire), sang 生.
- To take with you, ta° chi 帶去.
- To bring with you, ta° le 帶來.
- To kill, sah 殺, or sah-theh 殺脫.
- To kill with a blow, °tang sah 打殺.
- To die, °si 死, or °si-theh 死脫.
- To live, weh 活.
- A lamp, ih °tsan tung 一盞燈.
- To tell, narrate, kau°-soo° 告訴.
- To sweep the ground (floor), °sau-di° 掃地.
Foong (封) is the classifier used for letters and other sealed parcels.
- A letter, ih foong sing° 一封信.
- An envelope, ih foong sing° khauh 一封信殼, or ih foong sing° foong 一封信封.
- A candle, ih kung lah tsok 一根臘燭.
- Fire, °hoo 火.
Tsang (張) is the classifier denoting sheets.
- A sheet of paper, ih tsang °ts or ih tsang °ts-deu 一張紙頭.
- A fowl, ih tsak kyi 一隻鷄.