Chapter 27 Phrases Physical Appearances

Question 1

Neih bah-ba-mah-ma haih mh haih heui jo daaih-luhk leuih-hahng a?

Answer 1

Have your parents gone on a vacation to China?

Question 2

Haih a! Keuih-deih heui jo cha-mh-do yat-go-yuht lak. Ting-yaht faan leih a.

Answer 2

Yes, they have been (to China) for about one month. They will be back tomorrow.

Question 3

Neih ting-yaht heui mh heui for-che-jaahm jip keuih-deih a?

Answer 3

Are you going to the railway station to pick them up?

Question 4

Ngoh ting-yaht hou-do yeh jouh. Neih ho-mh-ho yih bong ngoh heui fo-che jaahm jip keuih-deih a?

Answer 4

I have many things to do tomorrow. Can you go to the railway station to pick them up for me?

Question 5

Ho-yih, bat-gwo, ngoh juhng-meih gin-gwo neih bah-ba-mah-ma. Keuih-deih dim-yeung ga?

Answer 5

I have not seen your parents before. What do they look like?

Question 6

Ngoh bah-ba gou-gou-sau-sau, mouh daai-ngaahn-geng. Keuih daaih-yeuk ngh-sahp-seui.

Answer 6

My father is tall and thin. He does not wear glasses. He is about fifty years old.

Question 7

Hou-do yahn dou haih gam-yeung ga la.

Answer 7

Many people look like that.

Question 8

Daahn-haih, ngoh bah-ba hou-leng-jai ga.

Answer 8

But, my father is very handsome.

Question 9

Gam, neih mah-ma ne?

Answer 9

Well, what does your mother look like?

Question 10

Ngoh mah-ma feih-fei-dei, dou mouh daai ngaang-geng. Keuih yih-ging sei-sahp-gei seui. Bat-gwo, go yeung juhng hou hauh-saang.

Answer 10

My mother is a little bit fat, she does not wear glasses either. She is already over forty. But, her face looks very young.

Question 11

Gam, ngoh heui fo-che-jaahm jeung jeui-leng jeui hauh-saang ge naahm yan tuhng neuih-yan jip faan nguk-kei, gam-jauh-dak-lak.

Answer 11

Well, I’ll go to the station to pick up the most beautiful and youngest man and woman. That’s OK!

Question 12

reverse

Have your parents gone on a vacation to China?

Answer 12

Neih bah-ba-mah-ma haih mh haih heui jo daaih-luhk leuih-hahng a?

Question 13

reverse

Yes, they have been (to China) for about one month. They will be back tomorrow.

Answer 13

Haih a! Keuih-deih heui jo cha-mh-do yat-go-yuht lak. Ting-yaht faan leih a.

Question 14

reverse

Are you going to the railway station to pick them up?

Answer 14

Neih ting-yaht heui mh heui for-che-jaahm jip keuih-deih a?

Question 15

reverse

I have many things to do tomorrow. Can you go to the railway station to pick them up for me?

Answer 15

Ngoh ting-yaht hou-do yeh jouh. Neih ho-mh-ho yih bong ngoh heui fo-che jaahm jip keuih-deih a?

Question 16

reverse

I have not seen your parents before. What do they look like?

Answer 16

Ho-yih, bat-gwo, ngoh juhng-meih gin-gwo neih bah-ba-mah-ma. Keuih-deih dim-yeung ga?

Question 17

reverse

My father is tall and thin. He does not wear glasses. He is about fifty years old.

Answer 17

Ngoh bah-ba gou-gou-sau-sau, mouh daai-ngaahn-geng. Keuih daaih-yeuk ngh-sahp-seui.

Question 18

reverse

Many people look like that.

Answer 18

Hou-do yahn dou haih gam-yeung ga la.

Question 19

reverse

But, my father is very handsome.

Answer 19

Daahn-haih, ngoh bah-ba hou-leng-jai ga.

Question 20

reverse

Well, what does your mother look like?

Answer 20

Gam, neih mah-ma ne?

Question 21

reverse

My mother is a little bit fat, she does not wear glasses either. She is already over forty. But, her face looks very young.

Answer 21

Ngoh mah-ma feih-fei-dei, dou mouh daai ngaang-geng. Keuih yih-ging sei-sahp-gei seui. Bat-gwo, go yeung juhng hou hauh-saang.

Question 22

reverse

Well, I’ll go to the station to pick up the most beautiful and youngest man and woman. That’s OK!

Answer 22

Gam, ngoh heui fo-che-jaahm jeung jeui-leng jeui hauh-saang ge naahm yan tuhng neuih-yan jip faan nguk-kei, gam-jauh-dak-lak.