Parts of speech (1)

 

Adjective

Tall = kuan2

• Taipei 101 is taller than my house = Taipei 101 khak4 kuan2 koi3 wa4 ay1 chu3

Intelligent = gau2

• Consuming fish can make your kids more intelligent = ciak3 hu2 ay3 co3 lu4 ay1 kiia4 khak4 gau2

Adverb

Quickly = khuai3

• I changed my clothes quickly and went out = wa4 khuai3 uua3 saa1 liau4 chut4 khi3

Finally = kau1boi4

• Finally, the students understood the concept = kau1boi4, hak3sayng1 bayng3payk1 i1ay1 konsep

Sometimes = u3can3si2

• We sometimes like to eat chilli = wa4lang2 u3can3si2 suka ciak1 hiam3cio1

Yesterday = ca3mae2

• They didn't come yesterday = ca3mae2 i1lang2 bo3 lai2

Conjunction

But = tan3si3

• You are hungry but you don't want to eat = lu4 pak1tor4 iau1 tan3si3 lu4 bo3 ai4 ciak1

And = kak3

• I want to buy a book and a pencil = wa4 ai4 bay4 ce3bun4 chaek3 kak3 ce3ki1 iam3pit3

So = jadi

• He should leave now so he won't be late = i1 ayng3kai1 li3khui1 torng3kim1 jadi i1 bay3 uua3kau3

Determiners

This = ce1lay1

• Whose stuff is this? = ce1lay1 si3 ha4mang2 ay1 bik3kiia3?

My = wa4 ay1

• My keys are at your place = wa4 ay1 so4si2 uan1 lu4 ay1 ui3

Both = nor3kai2

• Both I and my sister will go there = wa4 kak3 wa4 ay1 sio4moi3 nor3kai2 ai4 khi3 hay1payng2

Interjections

Wow = Wa1

• Wow! You are smart = wa1! lu4 cin3 gau2

Oh no = Ai1ya3

• Oh no! You dropped the glass = ai1ya3! lu4 phak4ka3lau2 tae3poi1 liau4