To teach, \kau°/ 敎.
To write, \°sia/ 寫.
To ask, \mung°/ 問.
To pay, \foo°/ 付.
To build, \°zau/ 造.
To look for, \zing/ 尋.
To hear, \thing/ 聽 or \thing kyien°/ (heard) 聽見.
To know a Chinese character, \suh/ 識.
To strike against, \bang°/ 掽.
To get, \tuh/ 得.
A mason, \ih kuh nyi-°s ziang°/ 一個泥水匠.
A water buffalo, \ih tsak °s-nyeu/ 一隻水牛.
An apple, \ih tsak bing °koo/ 一隻蘋果.
A dining table, \ih tsak chuh-van°-de-°ts/ 一隻吃飯檯子.
An office desk, \ih tsak °sia-z°-de-°ts/ 一隻寫字檯子.
A Chinese character, \ih kuh z°/ 一個字.
A drawer of a table, \ih tsak tsheu-thi/ 一隻抽屜;
\ih tsak tsheu-teu/ 一隻抽斗.
An unmarried woman, \ih kuh °siau-°tsia/ 一個小姐.
Tea, \dzo/ 茶.
Now, \yien°-°dze/ 現在.
Not yet, \’veh zung/ 勿曾.
Still not yet, \wan ’veh zung/ 還勿曾.
Why? \we°-sa°/ 爲啥 or \we°-sa°-°lau/ 爲啥佬.
Because, \iung-we°/ 因爲 or \we°-ts/ 爲之.
In using \{iung-we°}/ the particle \{°lau}/ (佬) is generally added at
the end of the clause. Thus: “Why did you not go? Because I did not
want to go” is \{noong° we°- °sa ’veh chi°? Iung we° °ngoo ’veh iau°
chi° °lau}/ (儂爲啥勿去? 因爲我勿要去佬.)