Greeting A Flashcards
ca4
early
khee3
to go
cau4
to run
Gau3 ca4
Hello/Good Morning (literally, “How early of you”)
Ai1 khee3 liau4
Gotta go! (to take leave)
Ai1 cau4 liau4
Gotta run! (to take leave)
Wah1 ai1 khee3 liau4
I’m going now.
Wah1 tiok3 cau4 liau4
I have to go./I’ve gotta run.
(kena pergi)
kokh3
again/yet
ma1cai3
tomorrow
to3long2
please (kindly … )
Kokh1 lai2
Come again. (goodbye)
Ma1cai3 kokh1 lai2v
Come again tomorrow.
Ma1cai3 kokh1 lai2 lah4
Do come again tomorrow
To3long3 kokh1 lai2
Please come again.
To3long3 ma1cai3 kokh1 lai2 lah4
Please do come again tomorrow.
an1nae1
so (as in, so early, so late, so heavy …)
ah3
interrogative particle to form questions
An1nae1 ca4 cau4 ah3?
Going so soon?/Leaving so early?
To3long3 jip1 lai2.
Please come in.
To3long3 chut3 khee4.
Please go out.
To3long3 ciak1
Please eat.
co3
to do
kang1
work (noun)
co1kang1
to do work/to work
si33 lah4
yes please
Si33 lah4, ma1cai3 tiok1 co1kang1
Yes please, tomorrow have to work. (That’s why I have to take leave now)
Tiok3 co1kang1 meh4?
Have to work?
si33 loh4
yes indeed