Thursday, September 1, 2011

Basic Course: Lesson 17 Vocabulary

This lesson’s vocabulary includes several new time words in addition to some very useful expressions for everyday activities like 翻學 fan hòk “go to school” and 起身 hī sin “to get up.”

  1. 入 · yìp · to enter, put into
  2. 翻學 · fan hòk · to go to school
  3. 翻工 · fan gung · to go to work
  4. 起身 · hī sin · to get up
  5. 聽早晚 · hìng-dō-mạn* · tomorrow night
  6. 後日 · hàu-ngìt (häu-ngìt*) · day after tomorrow
  7. 昨日 · dọng-ngìt (dok-ngìt) · yesterday
  8. 一陣(捏久,捏誒久) · yīt-jìn* (nīt-gīu) (nīt-ẹ-gīu) · a short while, one moment
  9. 病人 · bìang-ngïn* · patient
  10. 病 · bìang · sick, ill
  11. 得 · ak, āk, dak · can, to obtain, get, okay, verb suffix
  12. 該,該樣 · kwọ*, kwọ-yiạng* (kwọ-yiàng) · so, in such a manner
  13. 朝頭早 · jiau-häu-dō (jiau-dō) · morning
  14. 三籓市(大埠)· Lham-Fän-Sị* (Ài-Fàu) · San Francisco
  15. 喲 · yiàk, yì · final particle

Quite a few of these words have different pronunciations listed in the Kaiping Dictionary.

  • 起身 · hēi sin · to get up
  • 聽早晚 · hìn-dō-mạn* · tomorrow night
  • 後日 · hàu-ngèt (häu-ngèt*) · day after tomorrow
  • 昨日 · dọng-ngèt (dòk-ngèt) · yesterday
  • 一陣(捏久,捏誒久)· yīt-jìn* (nīt-gēu, nīt-ẹ-gēu) · a short while, one moment
  • 病人 · vìang-ngën* · patient
  • 病 · vìang · sick
  • 該,該樣 · kọ*, kọ-yịang* (kọ-yìang) · so, in such a manner
  • 朝頊早 · jeu-häu-dō (jeu-dō) · morning

If you notice any corrections or have any comments, please don’t hesitate to let me know in the comments!

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