Oral Material   ♫ Volume I ◄  Lesson 13  ►
1.

A:  你识唔识讲台山话呀？

 Do you (know how to) speak Taishanese?
 

B:  识，我识讲少少。

 Yes, I do. I (know how to) speak a little.
2.

A:  该乃饭好不好吃呀？

 Is the rice delicious?
 

B:  好，该乃饭好吃。

 Yes, the rice is delicious.
3.

A:  该乃茶好不好饮呢？

 Is the tea delicious?
 

B:  唔好，该乃茶唔好饮。

 No, the tea is not delicious.
4.

A:  该出戏好不好睇呀？

 Is the show worth watching?

B:  好，咛出戏好好睇。

 Yes, that show is very good.
5.

A:  该乃音乐好不好听呢？

 Is the music good?
 

B:  唔好，该乃音乐唔系好好听。

 No, the music is not very good.
6.

A:  咛条路好不好行呀？

 Is that road good (for walking)?
 

B:  好，该条路几好行。

 Yes, the road is pretty good (for walking).
7.

A:  该间屋好不好住呢？

 Is the house good (for living)?
 

B:  唔好，咛间屋唔系几好住。

 No, that house is not good (for living).
8.

A:  咛樽香水好不好闻呀？

 Does that bottle of perfume smell good?
 

B:  好，该樽香水非常之好闻。

 Yes, this bottle of perfume smells very good.
9.

A:  该件衫好不好着呢？

 Is this shirt comfortable?
 

B:  唔好，咛件衫非常之唔好着。

 No, that shirt is very uncomfortable.
10.

A:  你讲台山话讲得好好。

 You speak Taishanese very well.
 

B:  唔敢当，唔敢当。

 No, not really.
   
Reading Material
今日黄先生冇读书, 佢同黄夫人去街买野. 黄先生买中文书,亦买英文书. 咛乃书好好睇. 黄夫人买衫, 买香水. 咛件衫几好着. 咛樽香水几好闻. Mr. Wong does not read books today, and he go shopping with Mrs. Wong instead.  Mr. Wong buys Chinese books. He also buys English books.  Those are very good books.  Mrs. Wong buys cloths and perfumes.  That cloth looks pretty good.  That bottle of perfume smells pretty good. ♫
𠳞睇戏. 咛出系中国戏. 咛出戏唔系几好睇.  𠳞听音乐. 咛乃系广东音乐. 咛乃音乐唔系几好听. 𠳞买屋. 咛间屋唔系几好住. They go to a show/movie.  That is a Chinese show/movie.  That show/movie is pretty good.  They listen to music.  That is Cantonese music.  That music is not very good.  They buy homes.  That home is not very good. ♫
𠳞个朋友今晚打电话畀𠳞, 请𠳞吃晚饭. 咛乃饭唔系几好吃. Their friend call them tonight and invite them to dinner.  That dinner is not very delicious. ♫
     

唔好     [m22 hɔu55]                don’t, had better not, not good

请        [tiaŋ55/tein55]            please, to invite, to request

饮        [ŋim55]                        to drink

茶        [tsa22]                         tea

出        [tsut55]                        (classifier), out, to exit, to put out

戏        [hi33]                           show, movie, to make fun of

睇        [hai55]                         to see, visit

音乐     [yim33 ŋɔk32]              music

听        [hiaŋ33]                       to listen, obey

条        [hiau22]                       (classifier)

路        [lu32]                           road, way, path

行路     [haŋ22 lu32]                to walk

住        [dzi32]                         to reside, to live

樽        [dun21]                        bottle

香水     [hiaŋ33 sui55]             perfume

闻        [mun22]                       to smell, to hear

衫        [sam21]                        coat, dress

着衫     [dziak33 sam21]          to dress, to wear

坐        [tɔ33]                           to sit

广东     [gɔŋ55 ?ǝŋ33]              Guangdong/Canton Province