Common Sentence Structure I

This video gives examples of common sentence structure and the video is only just over one minute long.  I have typed out some notes so you can follow what has been said in the video. 

ciang5êng7 gu3sêg4 常用句式 often use sentence structure

u6 有	have / have not	bho5 無｜无
Ua2 u6 zêg8 gai5 a1hian1
我有一個阿兄｜我有一个阿兄
I have an elder brother.
Ua2 bho5 neng2pêng5iu2
我無女朋友｜我无女朋友
I do not have a girlfriend

 

si6 是	is / not	mi6 [不/是]
gi3zia2 記者｜记者	reporter, journalist	記者｜记者
ui1se1 醫師｜医师	doctor	醫生｜医生
Ua2 si6 zêg8 gai5 gi3zia2
我是一個記者｜我是一个记者
I am a reporter.
I1 mi6 ui1se1
伊[不/是] 醫師｜伊[不/是] 医师
He is not a doctor.
Can also be said as:
I1 m6si6 ui1se1 伊唔是醫師｜伊唔是医师  He is not a doctor.

 

ain3 慾｜欲	want/ don’t want	main3 勿
bung7 飯｜饭	bung7 can mean cooked rice or a meal
Ua2 ain3 ziah8 bung7
我慾食飯｜我欲食饭
I want to have a meal.
I1 main3 ziah8 bung7
伊勿食飯｜伊勿食饭
He does not want to have a meal.
Le2 ain3 main3 ziah8 bung7
汝慾勿食飯｜汝欲勿食饭
Do you want to eat?

 

ho2 好	good / no good	mo2 孬
o5luah4 蠔烙｜蚝烙	oyster omelette
ou7ni5 芋泥	sweet yam paste	Yam is known as taro in the USA
ho2ziah8 好食	tasty, delicious
he5ci3 魚翅｜鱼翅	shark fin
o5luah4 ho2 ziah8
蠔烙好食｜蚝烙好食
oyster omelette is delicious
ou7ni5 mo2 ziah8
芋泥孬食
Yam paste is not delicious
he5ci3 ho2 mo2 ziah8
魚翅好孬食｜鱼翅好孬食
Is shark fin delicious? / Is shark fin good to eat?

 蠔烙

oi6 會｜会	can / cannot; able to or not	bhoi6 𠁞｜𠀾
ze2ziah8 煮食	prepare a meal	zuo4fan4 做飯｜做饭
cong1dê5 沖茶｜冲茶	to make tea	pao4cha2 泡茶
ziah8ziu2 食酒	to drink alcohol	he1jiu3 喝酒
Ua2 oi6 ze2ziah8
我會煮食｜我会煮食
I know how to prepare a meal. / I can prepare a meal
Le2 bhoi6 cong1dê5
汝𠁞沖茶｜汝𠀾冲茶
You do not know how to brew tea
I1 oi6bhoi6 ziah8 ziu2
伊會𠁞食酒｜伊会𠀾食酒
Does he drink alcohol?