Taioaan ee Bin'iaau - Thvy O'Of

CitkhQx ee Bogphiaw (Lesson Objectives):

In this lesson you will :

   1. Learn the tones of Taiwanese Language. 

   2. Memorize the lyrics.





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Liam Koasy (Read Poetic Song): 

Thvy O'Of
The Sky Was Dark





Thvy o'of bQeq lQqho, akong’ar giaa tithaau bQeq kut o,

The sky was dark and was going to rain, Grandpa lifted a hoe wanting to dig taros,

天  黑 黑  欲   落雨,　阿 公 仔  舉   鋤 頭   欲  掘 芋，  



Kut`aq kut,  kut`aq kut

Dug and dug, dug and dug

掘啊 掘,   掘 啊 掘



kudtiQh cidbQea soanliukor, i-iaq-hef-to cincviax zhuobi.

Dug out an eel-like fish, i-iaq-hef-to (it was) really interesting. 

掘  著   一 尾   旋  鰡 鼓, 咿 呀 嘿  嘟  真 正    趣 味.  



Akong'ar bQeq zuo kiaam, amar bQeq zuo cviar,                 

Grandpa wanted to make (cook) it salty, Granma wanted to mit it light,

阿 公仔 欲  煮   鹹,　  阿嬤  欲   煮  淡，             



Nngxlaang siQphaq lorngphoax tviar, i-iaq-hef-to loxng-toxng-chid-toxng-chiaxng

Two fought to each other and broke the pan,  i-iaq-hef-to lloxng-toxng-chid-toxng-chiaxng

倆   人   相 扑   弄  破      鼎,   咿 呀 嘿  嘟  隆    咚    叱    咚     嗆    

 

Oah-hah-hah(Oah hah hah).

Oah-hah-hah(Oah hah hah).

哇  哈   哈.  



Syn ee Gwsuu ( New Vocabulary ): 



akofng(grandpa)

    
amar(grandma)

    




giaa(lift, hold)

kut(dig)

    
or(scoop out, dig out)
		



tithaau(hoe)

o(taro)

    
o'ar(taro)

    
hancii(yam)



cidbQea(one)

    
cidciaq(one)



soanliukor(eel-like fish)

cyn(very)
 

    
cincviax(really)

	

zhuobi(interesting)
	



kiaam(salty)

    
cviar(light taste)
	



    
tviar(pan)

    
oef(pot)

    
oe'ar(pot)
		

lorngphoax(break)

    








ZQrkux Liexnsip (Make Sentences): 



...lQqho...
			

    
(...rain....)



...akofng...amar...

    
( ...grandpa...grandma...)



...zuo...
			

    
( ...cook...)



...siQphaq...
			

    
( ...fight...)
				



	

Zokgiap (Homework): 

Ka goarn korng cidee lie sQeahaxn ee sii zhuobi ee korsu.

(Tell us an interesting story of yours when you were young.)