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Page No. Ability to do 39, 56, 73 Abstract Nouns formed of two Adjectives 109 Adjectives 8 Adjectives Comparison of 82 Adverbs, Interrogative 22, 30 Adverbs of Place and Time 35 Aspirates vi Classifiers 1 Comparison of Adjectives 82 Compass, Points of 86 Compound Verbs 104 Con...
Page No. Ability to do 39, 56, 73 Abstract Nouns formed of two Adjectives 109 Adjectives 8 Adjectives Comparison of 82 Adverbs, Interrogative 22, 30 Adverbs of Place and Time 35...
2. Part 2(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...
5. Part 5We have the \{°chi}/, also used in combination with \{tuh}/ (得). Thus \{Lok-tuh-°chi}/ (䟿得起) means “Able to get up.” \{Lok-’veh-°chi}/ (䟿勿起) means “Unable to get up.” \{°Ma-tuh-...
3. Part 3(1) °Ngoo iau° ‘auh wo° tsoong-kok wo°. (2) °Ngoo iau° ‘auh dok tsoong-kok su. (3) Noong° iau° dok su va°? (4) I-tsak siang-°ts tan-chi° meh? (5) Kyau° yi chi° meh tse. (6) I-ku...
10. Part 10If it be so, \kyi°-zen zeh-ke/ 既然實蓋. By chance, \°ngeu-zen/ 偶然. Purposely, \°yeu-i°/ 有意, or \koo°-i°/ 故意. At the point of, \°kyi-oo/ 幾乎. For the most part, generally, \da°-liak/...
4. Part 4“A day” is usually \{ih nyih}/ 一日. The character \{nyih}/ literally means “sun.” In speaking of the heavenly body, in the colloquial, \{deu}/ is added to the \{nyih}/, making th...
7. Part 7(1) I do not know where the child has gone to; I have looked for him everywhere and do not know where to find him. (2) Call the servant to come and add some coal. (3) I told the...
8. Part 8(1) In the fifth sentence of the First Exercise notice the use of {Soong° °tien}. {°Tien} means “a few things.” (2) In the ninth sentence of the First Exercise {kwha° too-hau°}...
6. Part 6(1) Di°-kuh °z iau° °kyung kuh, °tshing noong° ’veh iau° maung-kyi°. (2) Di°-kuh °siau-noen van° chuh ’veh lauh, °khoong-pho° °yeu mau-bing°. (3) Kyung-tsau le-’veh-ji°, ming-ts...
9. Part 9So in regard to mother. If you speak of her you say \{Nyang}/ (娘), or \{Kya-°moo}/ (家母), or \{°Moo-tshing}/ (母親), or \{Kya-dz}/ (家慈). If you speak of the mother of another perso...
11. Part 1112. Part 12\About/, iak-kwe, 約規, iak-tsak, 約酌, da-iak, 大約, {when used with a number}, 巴, {⸺ a hundred}, pak-°po, 百巴, {⸺ the same}, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多, {⸺ to do a thing}, tsiang-iau°, 將要, k...
13. Part 13\Carry, to/, tan, 担, nau, 拿, {to ⸺ in one hand}, ling, 拎, nau, 拿, {to ⸺ in the arms like a child}, °bau, 抱, {to ⸺ on the shoulder}, jien, 掮, {to ⸺ on the back}, pe°, 揹, {to ⸺ wi...
14. Part 14\Month, a/, ih kuh nyoeh, 一個月, {the 1st day of a ⸺}, tshoo ih, 初一, {the beginning of a ⸺}, nyoeh-deu, 月頭, {the middle of a ⸺}, nyoeh-pen°, 月半, {the end of a ⸺}, nyoeh-ti, 月底, {l...
15. Part 15\What/, sa°, 啥, sa°-kuh, 啥個, na°-nung, 那能, {⸺ is the matter?} sa°-z°-°thi, 啥事體? {⸺ is the price?} sa° ka°-dien, 啥價錢? sa° ‘aung-dzing, 啥行情? {⸺ is your honorable name?} tsung-sing...