Taishanese Basic Course 基本台山话

Oral Material ♫		Volume I ◄ Lesson 20 ►
1	A: 请问该间系不系美国陆军语言学校啊？	Pardon, is this the U.S. Army Language School?
	B: 系啊，该间系美国陆军语言学校。	Yes, this is the U.S. Army Language School.
	A: 黄先生，唔好意思。令你等啊该久。	Mr. Wong, sorry to keep you waiting for so long.
	B: 唔紧要，唔紧要。我来啊冇几耐哟。	Not at all, not at all. I just arrived.
2	A: 佢讲唔讲得快啊？	Can he speak fast?
	B: 快，佢讲得快。	Yes, he speaks fast.
3	A: 佢讲唔讲得清楚呢？	Does she speak clearly?
	B: 唔清楚，佢唔讲得清楚。	No, she can not speak clearly.
4	A: 你行唔行得快啊？	Would you be able to walk fast?
	B: 快，我行得快。	Yes, I can walk fast.
5	A: 佢吃唔吃得多呢？	Does he eat a lot?
	B: 唔多，佢唔吃得多。	No, he can not eat much.
6	A: 你起身起唔起得早啊？	Do you get up early?
	B: 早，我起身起得早。	Yes, I get up early.
7	A: 佢讲说话讲唔讲得清楚啊？	Does he talk clearly?
	B: 唔清楚，佢讲说话唔讲得清楚。	No, he does not talk clearly.
8	A: 你着衫着唔着得快啊？	Can you dress quickly?
	B: 快，我着衫着得快。	Yes, I dress quickly.
9	A: 佢饮酒饮唔饮得多呢。	Does he drink a lot?
	B: 唔多，佢饮酒唔饮得多。	No, he does not drink a lot.
10	A: 对不住，对不住，黄先生，我来迟啊。	Sorry, sorry, Mr. Wong, I am late.
	B: 唔紧要，唔紧要，我亦系正话来哟。	No, not at all. I just arrived also.

1.    唔好意思    [m22 hɔu21 yi33 ɬu33]         I beg your pardon; I'm sorry
2.    令                [lein32]                                to cause
3.    等                [aŋ55]                                  to wait
4.     该久           [kɔi21 giu55]                        that long, so long
5.    唔紧要        [m22 gin55 yiau33]               It doesn't matter; not at all; not important
6.    冇                [mɔu33]                                do not have; without
7.    冇几久        [mɔu33 gi55 giu55]               not that long (time)
8.    早                [dɔu55]                                 early
9.    迟                [tsi22]                                   late
10. 讲说话        [gɔŋ55 sɔt55 va32]               to speak, to talk; speech, talk
11. 饮酒           [ŋim55 diu55]                       to drink (alcohol); drinking alcohol
12. 着衫            [dziak33 sam21]                   to get dress, to put on cloth; the act of getting dress
13. 来迟(啊)     [lɔi22 tsi22 a33]                    to come late


Reading Material
张先生读书读得好早，做事做得好早，结婚结得好迟。	Mr. Zhang went to school very early, started to work at an early age, but married very late.
佢近来做事做得太忙，吃得太少，饮酒饮得太多，吃烟吃得太多，瞓得唔够。前日佢病，佢觉得好疚；前晚佢唔瞓得好，昨日朝头早佢起身唔起得早，唔吃得饭，唔吃得烟，唔行得路，唔返得工。	He's been too busy with work lately. He eats too little, drinks too much, smokes too much, and does not have enough sleep. He was sick the day before yesterday. He felt very tired; He did not sleep well the night before. He could not get up early yesterday morning. He could not eat, could not smoke, could not walk, and could not work.
该时佢冇病，佢起得身，吃得饭，吃得烟，返得工。佢个朋友李先生请张先生吃晚饭，张先生饮酒饮得非常之多，讲说话唔讲得清楚，行路唔行得快。	Now he's not sick. He can get up, eat, smoke, and go to work. His friend Mr. Li invites Mr. Zhang to dinner. Mr. Zhang drinks a lot, cannot talk clearly, and cannot walk fast.