Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Basic Teochew VII

Teochew Store has released another Basic Teochew video.  I have made notes for you and extended its content. I hope this will help you to master our mother tongue. 

ua2

I, me, my, mine

le2

you

i1

he, she, it

uang2

we [not including the listener] ung2 Teochew

ning2

you all [all of the listeners]

i1nang7 伊儂|伊侬

they, them

nang2

we, including the listener and speaker

ga1gi2 家己

oneself, one's own

di7diang5 [亻㐱]

Who?

di7nang5 底人

Who?

mih4gai5 乜個

What?

di7go3

Where?

mih4sên1ion生樣|生样

How are things? How is it going? What is the situation?

zai6sên1ion在生樣|在生样

How are things? How is it going? What is the situation?

zai6sên在生|在生

How are things? How is it going? What is the situation?

di7zi2gai5 底只個

Which one?

mih4gai5

Which one?

di7gai5 底個

Which one?

Do you know the difference between mih4gai5 and di7gai5?

For example - the difference between:

Le2 ain3 ziah8 mih4gai5 汝欲食

Le2 ain3 ziah8 di7gai5 汝欲食底個

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