Jien° is the classifier denoting garments, pieces of baggage and merchandize, and also an affair.
- A garment, ih jien° i-zaung 一件衣裳.
Saung (雙) is the classifier denoting pairs.
- A pair of shoes, ih saung ‘a-°ts 一雙鞋子.
- A pair of socks or stockings, ih saung mah 一雙襪.
- New, sing 新.
- Old, °jeu 舊, or °lau 老. (Of persons, only °lau is used.) °Lau is old as to time. °Jeu generally means worn out, in bad condition. (°Lau is often used as a title of respect, meaning venerable).
EXERCISES
(Translate into English)
- (1) °Ngoo iau° ‘auh wo° tsoong-kok wo°.
- (2) °Ngoo iau° ‘auh dok tsoong-kok su.
- (3) Noong° iau° dok su va°?
- (4) I-tsak siang-°ts tan-chi° meh?
- (5) Kyau° yi chi° meh tse.
- (6) I-kuh °mo-foo iau° °ma san tsak °mo.
- (7) °Ngoo peh yi °ng kwhe° yang-dien kyau° yi chi° °ma ih tsak yang.
- (8) °Ngoo °i-kyung wo° koo° tse.
- (9) °Zaung-°he tau° koo° hyih meh?
- (10) Tau° koo° hyih tse.
- (11) °Ngoo-kuh i-zaung ze-voong tsoo° °hau meh?
- (12) Yi leh-la° tsoo°.
- (13) Noong° chuh-°hau-°ts van° iau° tsoo° sa°?
- (14) Chuh-°hau-°ts van° iau° dok su.
- (15) °Ngoo iau° chi° °ma ih saung sing kuh ‘a-°ts.
- (16) Van° sau °hau meh?
- (17) Sau °hau tse.
- (18) °Lau sien-sang kyau° si°-tse° chi° °ma sang-li.
- (19) Kyau° yi le tsoo° meh tse.
- (20) Di°-kuh tsoo° koo° hyih meh? Tsoo° koo° hyih tse.
- (一) 我要學話中國話.
- (二) 我要學讀中國書.
- (三) 儂要讀書否?
- (四) 伊隻箱子擔去末?
- (五) 叫伊去末哉.
- (六) 伊個馬夫要買三隻馬.
- (七) 我撥伊五塊洋錢叫伊去買一隻羊.
- (八) 我已經話過哉.
- (九) 上海到過歇末?
- (十) 到過歇哉.
- (十一) 我個衣裳裁縫做好末?
- (十二) 伊拉拉做.
- (十三) 儂吃好之飯要做啥?
- (十四) 吃好之飯要讀書.
- (十五) 我耍去買一雙新個鞋子.
- (十六) 飯燒好末?
- (十七) 燒好哉.
- (十八) 老先生叫細崽去買生梨.
- (十九) 叫伊來做末哉.
- (二十) 第個做過歇末? 做過歇哉.
(Translate into Chinese)
- (1) I have already read this book.
- (2) Do you want to buy a dog?
- (3) When I arrive at Shanghai, I wish to buy an umbrella.
- (4) Has my friend come?
- (5) I gave him four dollars and told him to buy a table.
- (6) The teacher is eating his dinner.
- (7) I have already given him ten dollars.
- (8) Come along.
- (9) When the teacher has come, call me.
- (10) Have you ever eaten Chinese peaches?
- (11) I have eaten them.
- (12) Those pupils are studying Chinese.
- (13) The foreign teacher is learning to speak Chinese.