| Learn
to Have Conversation in Taiwanese
with MLT/TMSS and Phonetogram (1) |
| to Phonetogram |
| (1) On Telephone | (2) On Visit | (3) In Restaurant | (4) Asking Road | (5) In Supermarket |
| (6) On Travel | (7) Asking for Job | (8) In Post Office | (9) In the Bank | (10) Other Occasions |
| TMSS (English) word | Phonetogram |
| oee(Hello), ...ciaf(here), ...si(is), ...siensvy(Mr.), ...yn-taw(his home) | !Oe^e,...cia,...si,...sien.svi,...iin.tau |
| ~ yn-taw(~'s home), ...si+boo(is'nt it), ...mxsi(no, it isn't), ...lie(you) | ~.iin.tau,...si.bo,...!m.si,...li+, |
| boeq(want to), ...khax(call), ...kuyho(what number), ...tuieputzu(I'm sorry), | boeq(beq),...ka, ...kui.ho, ...tui+puttsu |
| goar(I), ...sviu(think),...khax-mxtioh(called wrong), ...hoxbea(number) | goa+,...sviu,...ka+!mtioh,...hobe+ |
| biern(needless), khehkhix(polite), ...Kongsy(Company), ...Si+aq(yes,sir) | bien+,...kehki,...kong.si,...si.aaq |
| kiarm(is it ?), oextaxng(possible to), chviar(please, ask), siensvy(Mr.) | kiam+, !oetang,...cvia+, siensvi |
| thviaf(listen, hear), tiexn'oe(telephone), ...citmar(at present), ...bo'eeng(busy) | tvia,...tien!oe,...citma+,...bo.¤^eng |
| boeq(want), kiox(ask, order), y(he, him), ka(for), koxng(talk on telephone) | boeq, kio, !i,...ka,...kong |
| tngfkhix(do back), koxng+tngfkhix?(call telephone back), Hor+aq Tosia | tngki, kongtngki,......ho+!aq,...tosia |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram (red is a changed tone) |
| Oee,
ciaf si Wilson Siensvy yn-taw, si+boo?
Hello, is this Mr. Wilson's home?. . . . . |
!Oe^e.../...cia...si...Wil.son...sien.svi...in.tau.../...si.bo |
| Mxsi!
Ciaf mxsi. Ciaf si 234-5678(jixsamsux-
gvofliogchitpad) . Lie boeq khax kuyho? . No, this is not. This is 234-5678. What number are you calling? |
!msi...//...cia...!msi...//...cia...si...ji.sam.su/gvoliogcidpad.../...
li+...boeh...ka+...kuiho |
| Tuieputzu!
Goar sviu, goar khax-mxtioh hoxbea.
.
I'm sorry. I'm afraid I have a wrong number. |
tui+puttsu.../...goa+...sviu.../...goa+...ka+!mtioh...hobe+ |
| Biern khehkhix!
Not at all. |
bien......kehki |
| Ciaf si Thofng'id Kongsy, si+boo?
Is this Thong'i Co.? |
cia...si ...tong.iit ...kongsi.../...si.bo |
| Si+aq!
Yes. |
si.!aq |
| Kiarm oextaxng chviar
Liim+Siensvy
thviaf tiexn'oe?
May I speak to Mr. Liim, please? |
kiam !oetang...cvia li^im...siensvi...tvia...tien!oe |
| Tuieputzu! Citmar Liim+Siensvy
bo'eeng. Kiarm boeq kiox
y ka lie koxng+tngfkhix?
Sorry. Mr. Liim is engaged. Shall I ask him to call you back? |
tui+puttsu...//...citma+
...li^im..siensvi
bo.!e^eng
//
kiam boeq kio+ ii ka...li+...kongtngki |
| Hor+aq!
Tosia!
All right. Thank you. |
ho+!aq. /..tosia |
| Primary
Vocabulary
(In square brackets are not in this text) |
pronoun:
I=goar,
[we(excluding you)=goarn],
[we(including you)=larn],
you=lie, [you(pl)=lirn], he=y, [she=yi], [they=yn] ; here=ciaf, [there=hiaf]; [this=zef], [that=hef] verb: is=si, is not=mxsi, isn't it?=si+boo? hear=thviaf, [speak=korng], call (telephone)=khax, talk (on telephone)=koxng, ask (to do)=kiox, think=sviu, politely ask=chviar, busy=bo'eeng, thank you=tosia |