Suokuix ee Sekzhae
The Colors of Four Seasones
Lie karm zaiviar symmih si suokuix?
Do you know what is four-season?
Suokuix tiQh si six ee kuiecied, zhwn, ha, chiw, tafng.
Four-season is four seasons, spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Lie u zuo'ix tiQh suokuix u bQo-kaxngkhoarn ee sekzhae`bQo?.
You have noticed four seasons have different colors, right?
Zhunthvy si chviseg`ee, ia Qexsae korng si legseg`ee.
Spring is blue-green , also can be said is green.
Zhunthvy, twciaq puq`zhutlaai ee vie chvichvy cyn-suie.
Spring, just has sprouted buds green-green very pretty.
Chviie'chvichvy ee chiuxnaa cyn-zhengkhix.
Green-green-green woods very clean.
Joaqthvy ee seg kab zhunthvy ee (seg) si zhaputtQf, kantvaf u khaq-taf`cidtiafm'ar.
Summer's color and spring's (color) is about the same, only drier a little bit.
Khahtaf (Khaq-taf) ee sofzai tiQh piernzQx thoseg`ee.
Drier places change to brown.
Chinchviu Kaciw ee svoaf lorng si thoseg ee zhaotaf-svoaf.
Like California's mountains all are brown over-cooked mountains.
Thoseg na bQeq korng khaq-hQfthviaf leq, Qexsae kofngzQx kapiseg (kapy-seg).
Brown if want to say sound better (more sophisticated), can say as coffee color.
Joaqthvy maxu cyn-zQe laang aix khix haypvy chitthQo.
Summer also has many people like to go to the beach having fun.
Naseg ee hayzuie ho laang kafmkag khaq-liaang.
Bule ocean makes people feel cooler.
Chiuthvy si siong-zQe sekzhae ee kuiecied, maxsi siong-suie ee kuiecied.
Autumn is the most colorful season, also is the most beautiful season.
Uxee chiuxhiQq'ar piexn ngg, uxee piexn aang, uxee piexn kimseg.
Some leaves turn yellow, some turn red, some turn gold.
Kuizaang ee chiuxhiQh lorng piernzQx kim'ngseg si siong-suie`ee.
Whole tree's leaves change to gold-yellow color is the most beautiful.
Kim'ngseg tiQh si kam'ar-seg.
Gold-yellow color is orange color.
Jidtaau na ciQx`tiQh, kuizaang chiu'ar kiirm'kimkym.
The Sun shines to it, the whole tree gold-gold-gold.
Jidpurn ee hongchiu bQexpiexn ngg, Qexpiexn aang.
Japan's maple trees do not turn yellow, will trun red.
Jidpurn ee anghiQh ma si cyn-zhutmiaa.
Japan's red-leaves also is very famous.
Ti chiuthvy, cyn-zQe laang bQeq khix Jidpurn toxkar khvoax anghiQh.
In autumn, many people want to go to Japan vacation to see red-leaves.
AnghiQh aarng'ang'aang cyn-suie.
Red-leaves red-red-red very pretty.
Chvichvy ee thvy, peqpeh ee huun, tQzhae ee chiuseg, lie korng uxsuie`bQo?
Blue-blue sky, white-white cloud, multi-colors autumn. You say have pretty or not?
ChiuxhiQq'ar na lakliao y'au, tiQh bQo symmih sekzhae.
Leaves if all fall, then no what(much) colors.
Kefngseg na ciaxmciam piernzQx phwseg ee sii, tiQh zhaputtQf si tangthvy kaux`aq.
Scenery if gradually changes to grey, then is about the winter arrives.
Tangthvy ma Qexsae korng si kvoathvy.
Winter also can be said is winter.
LQqseq zeeng, Khvoax`khylaai lorng si phwphuo ee (seg).
Snowing before, look like all is grey (color).
Peqpeh ee seq na lQh, thokhaf tiQh khaxm cidteeng ginseg ee hurn.
White-white snow if falls, ground then covered by a sheet of silver powder.
Zef si cidee kibiau ee seakaix.
This is a wonderful world.
Taioaan ee suokuix kab Bykog pie`khylaai, si khaq-bQo piernhoax.
Taiwan's four-season and America compares, is a little bit less changes.
Laang korng, "Taioaan si pQftQr, suokuix juu zhwn."
People say, "Taiwan is treasure-island (precious island),
four seasons are like spring."
Syn ee Gwsuu ( New Vocabulary ):
six sux -> suokuix
seg -> sekzhae
kuix kuiecied
zhwn thvy -> zhunthvy
ha,joah thvy -> haxthvy, joaqthvy
chiw thvy -> chiuthvy
tafng,kvoaa thvy -> tangthvy, kvoathvy
zuo'ix
puq puh'vie
vie
zhengkhix
zhutmiaa
taf <-> taam
chinchviu
zhaotaf
kapy
chiu chiuxhiQh chiuxnaa
kim'ngg
kam'ar
kefngseg
ciaxmciam
thokhaf
cidteeng
hurn
kibiau
seakaix
pQr tQr -> pQftQr
juu
chvy chvichvy chviie'chvichvy
lek leglek leek'leglek
thoo thothoo thoor'thothoo
naa nanaa naar'nanaa
ngg ngngg nggr'ngngg
aang angaang aarng'ang'aang
kym kimkym kiirm'kimkym
peh peqpeh peeh'peqpeh
phuo phwphuo phw'phwphuo
giin gingiin giirn'gingiin
Oexkux Liexnsip (Pattern Drill):
....kab.... si zhaputtQf (.... and....is about the same)
Cit'ee lwheeng-thoaan kab hit'ee si zhaputtQf.
This tour and that tour is about the same.
Ze hQefchiaf kab saychiaf si zhaputtQf sikafn.
Taking a train and driving a car is about the same time.
....kab.... pie`khylaai, si .... (.... and....compare, is ......)
Cit'ee lwheeng-thoaan kab hit'ee pie`khylaai, si khaq-hQr.
This tour and that tour compares, is a little bit better.
Ze hQefchiaf kab saychiaf pie`khylaai, si khaq-kirn.
Taking a train and driving a car compares, is a little bit faster.
Zokgiap (Homework):
1. Iong 1-2 hwn ee sikafn, korng cidee sofzai ee suokuix ho taixkef thviaf.
Use one or two minutes to describe the four seasons of a place to everyone.
2. ZhQe cidtiaau kab suokuix iwkoafn ee koasuu iafsi sy laai kab taixkef hunhiorng.
Find a lyric or a poem relating to the four-season to share with everyone.