(Translate into English)
(1) Ih kuh nyung iau° ih tsak de-°ts.
(2) Ih kuh °nyui-nyung iau° ih tsak iui°-°ts.
(3) Ih kuh °siau-noen iau° ih kuh doong-dien.
(4) Ih kuh ‘auh-sang-°ts iau° ih kuh sien-sang.
(5) Ih kuh yoong°-nyung iau° ih kuh dan°.
(6) Ih kuh yoong°-nyung iau° ih kuh yang-dien.
(7) Ih kuh °siau-noen iau° ih tsak kyoeh-°ts.
(一) 一個人要一隻檯子.
(二) 一個女人要一隻椅子.
(三) 一個小囝要一個銅錢.
(四) 一個學生子要一個先生.
(五) 一個用人要一個蛋.
(六) 一個用人要一個洋錢.
(七) 一個小囝要一隻橘子.
(Translate into Chinese)
(1) A pupil wants an orange.
(2) A woman wants a dollar.
(3) A servant wants a cash.
(4) A teacher wants a table.
(5) A man wants an egg.
(6) A pupil wants a chair.
(7) A teacher wants a pupil.
(一) 一個學生子要一隻橘子.
(二) 一個女人要一個洋錢.
(三) 一個用人要一個銅錢.
(四) 一個先生要一隻檯子.
(五) 一個人要一個蛋.
(六) 一個學生子要一隻椅子.
(七) 一個先生要一個學生子.
Notes.
(1) It is difficult to form idiomatic sentences in Chinese until a
larger vocabulary has been given.
(2) With {yang-dien} (洋錢) the classifier generally used is {kwhe°}
(塊), a piece or slice.
(3) It will be noticed how many words are formed from the
combination of two or more words. This is a characteristic of
the Chinese language; for instance the word {yoong°-nyung}
(用人) is composed of the verb {yoong°} (用) use, and the word
{nyung} (人) man, and means the man whom you use or employ.
(4) With {sien-sang} (先生), the classifier {we°} (位) is generally
used.
(5) Nouns take no change in form for the plural, but the classifier
is omitted.
(6) With {iui°-ts°} (椅子), the classifier {°po} (把) is sometimes
used.