Half an hour, \pen° °tien-tsoong/ 半點鐘, (\pen°/ means half).
Quarter of an hour, \ih khuh/ 一刻.
A minute, \ih fung/ 一分.
In the morning, \°zaung-pen°-nyih/ 上半日. Lit. Above half day.
In the afternoon, \°‘au-pen°-nyih/ 下半日. Lit. Lower half day.
Night, \ya°/ 夜.
At night, \ya°-deu/ 夜頭 or \ya°-°li/ 夜裏.
Day before yesterday, \koo°-nyih-°ts/ 過日子, \zien-nyih-°ts/ 前日子,
\i-nyih-°ts/ 伊日子.
Day after to-morrow, \°‘eu nyih/ 後日.
Early in the morning, \°tsau-zung-deu/ 早晨頭. \°Tsau/ is early.
In the evening, \ya°-kwha°/ 夜快. Lit. Night coming fast.
In the middle of the day or noon, \nyih-tsoong/ 日中.
To cook, \sau/ 燒.
To strike, \°tang/ 打.
To wait, \°tung/ 等. \°Tung-ih-°tung/ means “Wait a little.”
To rest, \hyih/ 歇. \Hyih-ih-hyih/ means “Wait a little.” We also have
\°tung-ih-hyih/.
To remember, \kyi°/ 記 or \kyi°-tuh/ 記得.
To forget, \maung°-kyi°/ 忘記.
An affair (abstract), \ih °jien z°-°thi/ or \ih tsaung z°-thi/ 一樁事體.
A thing or object (concrete), \ih-kuh meh-z°/ 一個物事.
Wind, \foong/ 風.
A loaf of bread, \ih-kuh men-deu/ 一個饅頭.
A mosquito, \ih tsak mung-°ts/ 一個蚊子 or \ih kuh mung-°ts/.
A boat, \ih tsak zen/ 一隻船.
Many, much, \too-hau°/ 多化, or \too/ 多.
To sting, \ting/ 叮.
To bite, \°ngau/ 咬.
To spoil, \wa°/ 壞, or \wa°-theh/ 壞脫 (completely spoil).
A snake, \ih diau zo/ 一條蛇.