Sikafn

Citmar si kuytiarm?

 Now is what time? 



Citmar si cidtiarm.

 Now is one o'clock. 



Chviar ciQhmng, citmar si kuytiarm?

 May ask, now is what time? 



Citmar si nngxtiarm (2-tiarm) jixzabhwn (20-hwn).

 Now is two o'clock twenty minutes. 



Chviar ciQhmng (ciQh'mng), citmar karm si svatiarm?

 May ask, now is three o'clock?  



Goar ee piQfar ykefng sietiarm`aq.

 My watch already four o'clock.



Lie ee piQfar karm u zurn?

 Your watch is accureate? 



U, goar ee piQfar cyn-zurn.

  Yes, my watch is very accurate.



Hit'ee sizefng u zurn`bQo?  Nar iawbQe goxtiarm?

 That clock is correct or not?  How come it is not five o'clock yet?



Hit'ee sizefng bQo zurn, jwkviaa jwkirn. 

 That clock is not accurate, it's getting faster. 





Muyjit (tagjit) kirn laghwn-svazabbiQr ( 6-hwn 30-biQr).

 Everyday fast(gains) 6 minutes 30 seconds.



Taxnsi cit'ee nauxzefng lorng bQexkirn ma bQexban.

 But this alarm clock is always not faster and not slower.



Lie zaiviar khoaechiaf kuytiarm Qe kaux (kao'ui)?

 You know the express when will arrive?



Khoaechiaf ti thaozar chittiarm-pvoax Qe kaux. 

 The express at early morning 7 o'clock and half will arrive.



Larn Qe hux`bQe?

 we will be able to catch it (the express) or not?



Qe`laq, iao cviazar`leq! 

 Yes, still quite earlier.



Ezae (Kin'afjit zafkhie) citpafn na ze bQtiQh, epof kab e'axm (eng'axm) lorng iawkQq u cidpafn. Mxbiern kviaf.

 Morning this (train/bus) if missed, afternoon and evening all still have one. Don't worry.





Syn ee Gwsuu ( New Vocabulary ): 



sii	-->	sikafn		sizefng	

nau		zhafnau 	nauxzefng	 

citmar 

kuie 	-->	kuy.. (counting)

kuytiarm	kuy'ee laang	kuyto		kuypong

tiarm		hwn		biQr	

piQr		piQfar	

zurn

kviaa		zao		thiaux		

kirn	<-->	ban

bQexkirn bQexban

bQkirn bQban

zaiviar 

khoaechiaf 	<-->		baxnchiaf

chiaf kaux 	<-->		chiaf khuy

hux

cviaa	-->	cviazar		

cyn	-->	cinzar

ciog	-->	ciokzar

ezae		epof		e'axm (eng'axm)

biern		mxbiern 

kviaf



cit,	nng,	svaf, 	six, 	go,	lak, 	 

cid.., 	nngx.., sva.., 	sie.., 	gox..,	lag.., 	 

chid, 	pQeq,	kao, 	zap,	zab'id,	zabji

chit.., pQeh..,	kaw.., 	zab.., 	zab'it..,zabjix..





Oexkux Liexnsip (Pattern Drill): 



... kuy..? (How many...?)

	Lie si kuypong?	(You are how many pounds?)

	Citmar si kuyto? (Now is how many degrees?)



karm ... ? (ask for confirmation)

	Lie karm u eeng? (You have free time?)	

	Zef karm si lie ee? (This is yours?)



Nar iawbQe ... (Why/How come have not yet ...?)

... si afnzvoar nar iawbQe ? (Why/How come have not yet ...?)

  	Y Nar iawbQe laai`leq? (He how come has not come yet?)

  	Y si afnzvoar nar iawbQe laai`leq? (He why has not come yet?)	 



jw.. jw.. (the more ..., the more....)

	Laang jwlaai jwzQe. (More and more people come.)

	Ho lwlQh lwtoa.  (Rain is getting hotter.)



... Qe ...`bQe? (...will be able to ... or not)	

	Lie Qexhiao`bQe? (you understand or not?)

	Lie ee khaf Qexsngf`bQe? (Your legs soar or not?)



	

Zokgiap (Homework): 

Lie afnzvoar anpaai lie armsii ee sikafn? 

 How do you organize your evening hours?	



Special Notice:



We would not have our regular class next Sunday. 

Instead, we will have our first culture week of this semester next Saturday. 

Please come to join us on this special event, Temple Fair next Saturday, 

10/18 at 3:00PM. 



Please review all three lessons, Kaisiau, Sva'ciQhof 

and Sikafn. Practice Pattern Drills and New Vocabularies. 

We will have questions and answers session on 10/26's class. 

You can get our class materials from the web:

http://tacpa.org/wdcts/conversation/



I have updated the class syllabus. You can download from the web:

http://tacpa.org/wdcts/conversation/acb03.html