Lesson 10 July 2 Flashcards
To return to
Fàan
Go home
Fàan ūk-kei
Go to work
Fàan-gūng
Work
Gūng
Go to school
Fàan-hohk
To leave
Jáu (dzow)
I’m leaving
Ngóh jáu la
To do, to make, to work as
Jouh (“dzoh”)
What do you do for work?
Néih jouh mātyéh a?
To do things
Jouh-yéh
He doesn’t work
Kéuih mh7 jouh-yeh.
I work as an RMT
Ngóh jouh-on mō sī
To dwell in, live in, stay at
Jyuh (dchew)
I live in Canada
Ngóh jyuh hái ganaidaih
OR
Ngóh hái ganaidaih jyuh
Must/need/want
Yiu (“you”)
I want coffee
Ngóh yiu gafē
I want to drink coffee
Ngóh you yām gafē
I need to drink coffee
Ngóh yiu yām gafē
I need coffee
(Yiu meaning need an OBJECT)
Ngóh sēui yiu gafē
I don’t want coffee
Mh7 yiu
Do you need to drink coffee?
Sái mh7 sái yām gafē?
I don’t need to drink coffee
Ngóh Mh7 sái yām gafē
Where
Bīn douh
Why?
Jouh màtyēh
FP expressing surprise, incredulity, skepticism
Àh
Big
Daaih
Quite, fairly (+adj)
Dōu-géi
OR
Géi
In that case, so, ergo
Gám (“gum”)
OR
Gám-yéung
FP emphasis
Lak
OR
La
To see a doctor
Tái yī sāng
Watch, see, observe, read, look
Tái
And/with
Tùhng
House
Ūk
Classifier for house
Gàan
Together
Yāt-chaih
Certainly, must
Yātdihng