Khiehau
Weather
Kin'afjit ee thvikhix sidzai is cyn-joah!
Today's weather really is very hot.
Si, zahngf khahliaang (khaq-liaang).
Yes, yesterday was cooler.
Za'axm, ho lQh cviaa-toa.
Last night, rain dropped very hard.
Mxzay, kin'afjit karm QexkQq lQqho?
Don't know, today will again rain?
Thvy o'of. Goar khvoax, zafkhie QexkQq lQqho.
Sky (is) dark. I see(think), this morning will again rain.
Si`aq. Kin'afjit o'ym kQq hipjoah.
Yes, today is cloudy and humid-hot.
Sofie, lie na bQeq zhutmngg, tiQqaix zaq hoxsvoax.
Therefore, if you are going out, better bring umbrella.
Expof, mxzay Qe hQfthvy`bQo?
This afternoon, don't know, will be good weather or not?
Joaqthvy ee expof, tviaxtvia Qe lQh saipag-ho.
Summer's afternoon often will drop westnorth-rain (quick rain storm).
Taioaan ee Joaqthvy u thaihofng (hongthay).
Taioaan's summer has typhoon.
Taioaan ee zhunthvy sioxngsuie. TQrzhux lorng si hoef.
Taioaan's spring (is the) prettiest. Everywhere is flower (blossom).
Langlaang aix Taioaan ee chiuthvy,
in'ui chiuthvy ee thvikhix khahliaang (khaq-liaang).
Everybody loves Taiwan's autumn, because autumn's weather is cooler.
Taxnsi Taioaan zhunthvy kab chiuthvy cyn-tQea.
But Taiwan's spring and autumn are very short.
Taioaan ee tangthvy bQe cyn-kvoaa maxbQe lQqseq.
Taiwan's winter neither very cold nor snow.
Uxsii, hofng khahthaux (khaq-thaux).
Sometime wind is strongger.
Laang korng, "Taioaan si pQftQr, suokuix juu zhwn."
People say, "Taiwan is a treasure-island (precious island),
four seasons are like spring."
(Larn) Ciaf ee khiehau kab Taioaan ee khiehau ciog bQo-kaxngkhoarn.
(Our) here's weather and Taiwan's weather very different.
(Larn) Ciaf suokuix hunbeeng, ma cyn-suie.
(Our) here four seasons are separate-clear, and it's beautiful too.
Syn ee Gwsuu ( New Vocabulary ):
thvy -> thvikhix khiehau
liaang joah -> kvoaa
zahngf
za’axm e’axm (eng’axm)
za’expof epof
zazaykhix ezae
lQh -> lQqho lQqseq
ho -> lQqho
ho -> hoxsvoax hoxsvaf hoxy
toa <-> sQex
o'of
o'ym
hib -> hipjoah
sofie
zhud mngg -> zhutmngg
zaq toax
hQr thvy -> hQfthvy
lQqho thvy -> lQqhoxthvy
o'ym thvy -> o'imthvy
zhwn thvy -> zhunthvy
joah thvy -> joaqthvy
chiw thvy -> chiuthvy
tafng thvy -> tangthvy
tviaxtvia
saipag-ho
hofng thaihofng hongthay
sioxngsuie sioxngjoah sioxngkvoaa
tQrzhux zhuozhux
hoef
laang langlaang
aix
in'ui
taxnsi
tQea -> tngg
uxsii
thaux -> thaohofng-lQqho
khvoax korng
pQr tQr -> pQftQr
six sux -> suokuix
juu
kaxngkhoarn <-> bQo-kaxngkhoarn
hwn -> hunbeeng
Oexkux Liexnsip (Pattern Drill):
Goar khvoax..... (I think....)
Goar khvoax, larn hQr laikhix`aq.
I think, we better go.
Goar khvoax, lie Qe bQexhux khix ze hQefchiaf.
I think, you will not catch the train.
In'ui....., sofie ...... (Because...., therefore.......)
In'ui lQqho, sofie goar khah'voax (khaq-voax) kaux.
Because rain, therefore I a little bit late arrive.
In'ui goar bQ'eeng, sofie goar bQexkhix.
Because I was busy, therefore I did't go.
....Taxnsi.... (....But....)
Goar ciog aix khix, taxnsi goar bQo sikafn.
I very much like to go, but I don't have time.
Thvikhix cyn-hQr, taxnsi tiQqaix khix haghau.
Weather is very good, but have to go to the school.
....Qe.....maxQe..... (..can..., and..can ...)
....bQe.....maxbQe..... (..can't..., neither can...)
Goar Qe, lie maxQe.
I can, so can you.
Goar Qe ciah maxQe khuxn.
I can eat and can sleep.
Goar Qe, lie maxQe.
I can't, neither can you.
Goar bQe ciah maxbQe khuxn.
I can't eat neither can sleep. (I am worry about something.)
Zokgiap (Homework):
1. Chviar lie kaesiau cidee lie bad toax ee sofzai ee khiehau ho taixkef thviaf.
Please introduce the weather of a place that you have lived before to everyone.
2. Lie sioxng'aix symmih khoarn ee thvikhix? si afnzvoar?
What kind of weather you like the most? Why?