Zhanthviaf

Siensvy, lirn u kuyee laang bQeq zQrhoea ioxngzhafn? 

Sir, you have how many people are going together to have-meal?



Goarn u nngxee laang.

We have two people. 



Chviar lie tQex goar laai.

Please you follow me come.



Goarn aix oar thang'ar ee tQh'ar.

We like against(lean) window's table.



Chviar mng, sQefchiuo ee sofzai (si) ti tQfui?

May ask, the wash-hands' place is at where?



SiQfciar, sQefchiuo-kefng si ti thauzeeng.

Ms., wash-hands-room is in the front.



Chviar mng, lirn bQeq symmih ymliau?

May ask, you like what drink? 



Tee tiQh hQr`aq.

Tea is ok.



Gurn leq kvoafkirn, chviar lie kirn theh zhaetvoaf laai.

We are in a hurry, please you fast bring a menu.



SiQfciar, lie bQeq tiarm symmih (zhaix)?

Ms., you are going to order what (dishes)?



Goar bQeq cidvoar mixthngf kab nngxliap nng.

I want a bowl of noddle soup and two eggs.



Siensvy, lie bQeq tiarm gubaq, tibaq iafsi haysiefn?

Sir, you like to order beef, port or seafood? 



Lirn u symmih sinsiefn ee haysiefn?

You have what fresh seafood? 



Oaqhii kinafjit ciahkaux, cyn-sinsiefn. He'ar ma bQexbae.

<1>Live fish today just arrives, very fresh. Shrimps are also not bad.



Goar tiarm cidee hejiin bahsy zhafmi tiQh hQr.

I order a dish of shrimp shredded-pork fry noddle, that's it.



Lirn bQeq kQq tiarm cidee thngf iafsi zhvezhaix`bQo?

You like more order a bow of soup or a dish of vegetable or not? 



Mxbiern, goar sviu afnnef u kaux`aq.

No, I think that has enough. 



HQr, tQsia.

Ok, thanks.



Mahoaan lie kiQx tusw zuo khaq-kirn`cide. Gurn ciog-iaw. 

Bother you ask the chef to cook little bit faster. We (are) so hungray.  



Zhaix laai`aq! BQo tarn ciog-kuo`hvo? 

Dishes has come. Didn't wait for too long, right?



Oaa! Khiebi cyn-phafng. A'Hoaa, hQfciah`bQo?

Wow! Smell very good. A'Hoaa, good-eat?



Ciog-hQfciah. Zubi sidzai uxkaux hQr!

Very good-eat(Delicious). The taste is really enough good.   



Goar ee zhafmi u cidtiafm'ar khaq-kiaam (u khaq-kiaam`cidtiafm¡¦ar),  iao Qexsae`tid.

My fry noolde has a little bit too salty, still ok.



A'Lioong, ciaqpar`bQe?  Larn bQeq laikhix khvoax tiexnviar.

A'Lioong, eat-full yet? We are going to see a movie.



Si`laq, sikafn bQo zar, larn hQr laikhix`aq.

Yes, time is not early, we had better go. 



Chviar lie sngrsiaux.

Please you caculate the bill. 



TQsia. Chviar lirn ciahkQq laai.

Thanks. Please you again come.





Syn ee Gwsuu ( New Vocabulary ): 

zhafn	->	zhanthviaf	ioxngzhafn

Siensvy	<->	siQfciar

zQrhoea

tQex	->	tQex ... laai

theh	->	theh ... laai

oar

ymliau

tee

kirn		kvoafkirn		khaq-kirn

zhaix	->	zhaetvoaf

tiarm

voar		cidvoar

mi	

thngf

liap		nngxliap

nng

baq		gubaq		tibaq		kQebaq	->	bahsy

haysiefn

hii		oaqhii

he'ar		hejiin

zhar	->	zhafmi

zhar		zhQef		zuo

zhvezhaix

mxbiern

sviu

afnnef

kaux

mahoaan

kiQx

tusw

iaw	<->	par

khix	->	khiebi

zubi

phafng

sidzai

uxkaux

hQr	->	hQfciah	

kiaam	<->	cviar

tvy	<->	khor

sngf

hiafm

ciah	->	ciaqpar

laikhix

tien	->	tiexnviar

sngrsiaux

ciahkQq





Oexkux Liexnsip (Pattern Drill): 

... kuyee/kuyciaq/kuytviw....?	( ...how many...? )

	Haghau u kuyee laang?		(School has how many people? )  

	Zhanthviaf u kuyciaq tQh'ar?	(Restaurant has how many tables? )

	Lie aix kuytviw zoar?		(You need how many pieces of paper? )



... si ti tQfui? ( ...is where?)

... si ti ... (... is on/at/in...)

	Lie ee zhux si ti tQfui?		(Your house is in where?)

	Goar ee zhux si ti "Rockville".		(My house is in "Rockville".)

	zhehpaang si ti tQfui?		(Study room is at where?)

	zhehpaang si ti khehthviaf ee auxbin.	(Study room is at living room's back.)



... u symmih ...? ( ...has what...?)

	Lirn u symmih buxntQee`bQo?	((You have what questions?)

	Lirn u symmih iekiexn`bQo?	((You have what suggestions?)

	Lirn u symmih hQfciah ee zhaix?	((You have what delicious dishes?)	



... sidzai uxkaux... (...be really enough...)

	Lie sidzai uxkaux koay. 	(You are really enough behaved.)

	Citpafn huiky sidzai uxkaux zar. (This flight is really enough early.)



... bQeq laikhix ... (...be going to ...)

	Larn bQeq laikhix haghau.	(We are going to the school.)

	Larn bQeq laikhix ciaqpng.	(We are going to eat.)



	

Zokgiap (Homework): 

1. Lie za'axm ciah symmih?	( What did you eat last night?)	

2. Zef si symmih zhaix?		( What dishes are these?)

	Seafood Soup

	Steam fish

	Beef fry rice

	Sauteed shrimp

	Sauteed shredded-chicken with vegetables

3. Lie Qexhiao zuo symmih khiebi ee zhaix? ( What kind of food (taste of dishes) can you make?)

   sngf`ee? hiafm`ee? tvy`ee? kiaam`ee?  ( sour? spicy? sweet? salty?)