Sioxngpafn

Liim'Thaethaix, chviar mng, lie ti tQfui sioxngpafn?  (Liie`siensvy)

Mrs. Lin, may I ask, your are where working?

Taan'SiQfciar, goar ti cidkefng haghau/ginhaang sioxngpafn. Goar si cid'ee ludsw.

Ms. Chen, I at a school/bank working. I'm an attorney.

Liim'Thaethaix, lie ee Taiguo korng-kaq sidzai cviahQr.  Lie si ti tQfui Qh`ee?

Mrs. Lin, your Taiwanese speak is really good. You are where learning?

Tosia lie'ee QlQr. Goar citmar iawkQq ti Washington DC ee Taigie-haghau Qh Taigie.

Thanks for your compliment.  I'm right now still Washington DC Taiwanese 
learning Taiwanese.

Ox! Ar Washington DC ee Taigie haghau si ti tQfui?

Oh! Washington DC Taiwanese school is where?

Taigie-haghau si ti Rockville, Maryland. Hiaf ee kauthofng cyn-hongpien.

Washington DC Taiwanese school is in Rockville, Maryland. Over there the 
commute is very convenient.

Liim'Thaethaix, lie si ti Virginia iafsi ti Maryland sioxngpafn neq?

Mrs. Lin, you are in VA or MD working now?

Lorng mxsi. Goar si ti DC sioxngpafn`ee.

Neither.    I'm in DC working.

Afnny ox! Ar lie si ze Metro iafsi saychiaf khix sioxngpafn?

Is that so!  Do you ride Metro or drive to work?

In'ui goar si toax ti DC, lii gurn-kongsy cinkin, sofie goar tagkafng 

tQ kvialo khix sioxngpafn.

Because I live in DC, away from my company very near, so I everyday walk to work.

Mxzay lie kvialo khix sioxngpafn, tiQqaix kviaa joaxkuo ciaq Qexkaux- hiaf?

Don't know you walk to work, needs to walk howlong to be there?

ZhaputtQf aix (kviaa) zabhunzefng ciaq Qexkaux.

About (walk) 1Q minutes to arrive. 

Taan'SiQfciar, ar lie`leq?

Ms. Chen, how about you?

Goar si ti tiexnnao-kongsy ciah-thaulo. Goar ti hiaf si cid'ee korbun.

I'm in a computer company eat-job (working). I'm right there is a consultant.

Gurn-kongsy si ti Virgina. Goar saychiaf tioqaix pvoartiafmzefng-kuo ciaq Qexkaux.

Our company is in VA. I drive takes half hour long to arrive.

Na si twtiQh- lo`nih thatchiaf ee sii, tiQqaix sae 

zhaputtQf cidtiafmzefng ee chiaf ciaq Qexkaux neq.

If ran into street (traffic) jam timeframe, (I) have to drive roughtly 1 hour long
car to arrive.

Cidtiafmzefng!?  Hiahniq`kuo! Na si goar, zar`tiQh bQo-naixsym laq.

One hour!? That's too long. If I were you, long before running out of patience.

Liim'Thaethaix, lie sioxngpaf karm ee cviaa-bQ'eeng?  

Mrs. Lin, your work is very buzy?

Kuikafng lorng u ciog-zoe ee taixcix su'iaux goar khix zhwlie.  Sitthaau lorng zQx bQexliao.

Whole day long there are many things need me to take care.  Business never can be finished.

Taan'SiQfciar, ar lie`leq?

Ms. Chen, and you?

Gurn-kongsy, Qexsae korng cyn-bQ'eeng, taxnsi ma Qexsae korng cyn-eeng. 

TiQqaix khvoax si symmih'sizun laq.

My company, may say very busy, but also may say very relax. Depends up look at what time.

Ax! Sikafn ykefng bQzar. Goar aix kirn-laaikhix ciab gurn-gyn'ar.  

Auxpae na u sikafn, goar ciaq kQq kab lie taam.

Oh!. Time is alreay not-early. I have to rush to pickup my kids. 

Next time if there is time, I'll again talk to you.

Zaehoe.
Bye!