Mngxlo

Asking Direction

 

1.         Chviar mng`cide, Taioaan-taixhak bøeq zvoafviu khix ?

( Could you tell me how do I get to Taiwan University ? )

 

2.         Taioaan-taixhak si ti Losuhok-lo.

( Taiwan University is on Roosevelt Road. )

 

3.         Lie tiøh ze "Pasuq" ( kongkiong-khiechiaf ) khix.

( You have to go by bus. )

 

4.         Kongkiong-khiechiaf ee chiazam lii ciaf bøo-joaxhng.

( The bus station is not very far from here. )

 

5.         Kantvaf kviaa zhaputtøf sie-goxhunzefng tø øe kaux hiaf. 

( You just walk four or five minutes, and there you are. )

 

6.         Zef si tøf-cidhø kongkiong-khiechiaf ee chiazam ?

( What bus station is it ? )

 

7.         Zef si zabgoxhø kongkiong-khiechiaf ee chiazam.

( It's the station of bus No. 15. )

 

8.         Lie taixkhaix lorng ykefng khvoax`kvix laq.

( You've probably seen it already. )

 

9.         Lie kantvaf tiøqaix tuix Tiongzexng-lo tidtit kviaa`løqkhix

tø øe kaux laq.

( All you have to do is to follow Chungcheng Road, and walk straight ahead, and there you are. )

 

10.    Cyn-tøsia!  Afnny, goar erngkay øexhiao ciaq tiøh.

( Thank you very much !  I should be able to find my way. )

 

11.    Cit’ui apeq chviar ciøhmng`cide.  Tuie ciaf, bøeq afnzvoar

kviaa ciaq øe kaux Taioaan-taixhak ?

( Excuse me, Mister. How do I get to Taiwan University from here? )

 

12.    Cyn-sitlea !  Goar mxzaiviar.  Lie sioxnghør mng padlaang.

( Sorry ! I don't know.  You’d better ask somebody else. )

13.    Hiaf u cidee kefngzhad.  Lie øextaxng khix mng y.

( There's a policeman.  You can go and ask him. )

 

14.    Goar mxzaiviar tiøqaix afnzvoar kviaa ciaq øexkaux Taioaan-

taixhak.  

( I don't know the way to Taiwan University. )

 

15.    Paethog lie ka goar korng`cide.

( I'd appreciate your telling me. )

 

16.    Lie tiøqaix kviaa cidtvoaxar lo ciaq øe kaux hiaf.

( You have to walk a little way. )

 

17.    Lie tiøqaix tuix tørchiuo-peeng tidtit kviaa`khix.  Kviakaux

Sianfzhef-lo ee sii ciaq oat tørchiuo-peeng, køq kviaa cidtvoa-lo

yau tø kaux laq.

( Go from the left and walk straight ahead. Walk up to the street intersection, then turn left, walk a bit further, and there you are . )

 

18.    Cyn-tøsia !  Cyn-tøsia !

( Thanks a lot. )

 

19.    Ti ciaf øexsae khvoax cyn-hng.

( One can see very far from here. )

 

20.  Citmar larn sor khvoarkvix`ee si symmih sofzai ?

( What are those places that we are seeing ? )

 

21.   Taipag ee sofzai cyn-toa.

        ( The Taipei region is very large. )

 

22.   Tangbin ee svoaf suijieen mxsi cyn-koaan taxnsi cyn-suie.

 ( The mountains to the east are not very high but very beautiful. )

 

23.       Ciaf lorng bøo-høo.   Si`m ?

( There are no river at all here, right ? )

 

24.       U.  Ciaf u cidtiaau khøear .

( Yes, there is a stream here. )

 

25.       Cittiaau khøef kiørzøx Sintiaxm-khøef.

( It's called Hsin-tien stream. )

 

26.       Lie na hiorngpag kviaa tø kaux Siongsafn.

( You go north can reach Sungshan. )

 

27.       Jidthaau løqsvoaf ee sii, saipeeng khvoax`khylaai cyn-suie.   

( When the sun sets, the west is very beautiful. )

 

28.       Exbin hitkefng si symmih kierntiog-but ?

( What's the building down there ? )

 

29.       Hitkefng cyn-høfkhvoax`ee si isefng-koarn ( pvixvi ).

( That attractive building is the hospital. )

 

30.       Ti pvixvi kehpiaq hitkefng khaq-ke`ee si isefng toax ee zhux.

( That rather low building next to the hospital is the doctor's house.)

 

31.       Ti pvixvi auxbin ee hitkefng si haghau.

( The building behind the hospital is the school.)

 

32.       Goar tvaf tiøqaix tngr`khix laq.   Afnzvoar kviaa khaq-kirn ?  

( I've to leave now.  Which is the shortest way to go ? )

 

33.       Ciaux lie twciaq laai ee hittiaau-lo kviaa tngfkhix tø hør .

( Go the same way you came before. )

 

34.       Lie øexsae ti pvixvi ee thauzeeng iong tiexn’oe kiøx cidtaai

keatheeng-chiaf.  Afnny, lie tø mxbiern kvialo tngr`khix laq.

( You cay call a taxi in front of the hospital by telephone. Then you don't have to walk all the way back. )

 

35.       Goar zhoa lie laikhix.

( I will take you there. )

 

36.       Mxbiern laq.  Goar kaki øexhiao khix. 

( No thank you.  I know how to go. )

 

37.       Lie na uxeeng ee sii, chviar lie ciaq køq laai ciaf chitthøo . 

( Please come over for a visit whenever you have the time. )

 

38.       Hør.  Uxeeng ee sii, goar øe køhzaix laai khvoax lie. Zaehoe.

( Fine.  I'll come over to see you when I am free.  Good-bye. )

 

39.       Suxnkviaa.  Pøftiong.

( Good-bye.  Take care. )