A - short tone

aq/ah, ab/ap, ad/at, ag/ak

aq                 Aq u nngxky khaf.
                   Aq e siuzuie.
                   Kofzar, gurn-taw u chi aq.
                   Goar u cidpaq khof.

                   (A) duck has two feet.
                   (A) duck is able to swim.
                   Long time ago, our house have raised ducks.
                   I have $100.



ciaq               Cidciaq guu.
                   Chviar lie ciaq køq laai.
                   Larn laai khix ciaqpng.

                   A cow.
                   Please come again.
                   Let's go to have a meal.


piaq               Y toax ti gurn auxpiaq.

                   He/She lives behind our house.


ah                 Ah'bi'ar cyn kofzuy.
                   Cittin ah'ar cyn suie.
                   Ahbaq cyn tvy.
                   Goar khaq aix ciah ahbaq, bøo aix ciah koebaq.

                   Ducklings are very cute.
                   This flock of ducks are so cute.
                   Duck meat is tasty.
                   I prefer duck meat over chicken.

ciah               Y cyn aeciah.
                   Y cyn gaau zwciah.
                   Mamaf zuo`ee siong hør ciah.

                   She(he) loves eating.
                   He(she) is capable of cooking.
                   Mom's dishes are the best.



ab
zhab               Boexsae zhab`ee.
                   Goar bøo beq zhab lie.
                   Goar bøo beq køq zhab`aq.


ap                 Isefng ee aplek cyn toa.
                   Muie haang lorng u aplek.
                   Mxthafng køq ho y aplek`aq.

                   Doctor's pressure is high.
                   Every business always has pressure.
                   Don't again give him pressure.


hap                Cit'ee mngg habhap.
                   Y beq ka zheq hap`khylaai.

                   This door is closed.
                   She wants to close the book.


zap                Tuy id sngx kaux zap.
                   Ciaf u zap ee laang.

                   From 1 count to 10.
                   There are 10 people.




ad                 Goar beq ad chiuxky.
                   Ad khaq toaxlat`ee.

                   I want to break branch.
                   Break it harder.


bad                Goar bad y.
                   Goar bad khix yn-taw.

                   I know her.
                   I've been her house.


thad               Ho bea thad`tiøh.
                   Khia khaq oar`ee, ciaq boe ho laang thad`tiøh.

                   Kicked by horse.
                   Stand closer, then won't be kicked by people.


zhad               zhad`cide
                   Chviar lie ka mngg køq zhad`cide.
                   Beq iong tør cidseg zhad khaq hør`leq?

                   Paint it.
                   Please paint the door again.
                   Which color to pain is better.

at
bat                Cit'ee mngg cyn bat.
                   Cit'ee mngg badbat, lorng bøo phang.

                   This door is seamless.
                   This door is seamless, there is no cracks.


lat                Y cyn u lat.
                   Zørsid aix zhutlat.

                   He has good strength.
                   Work must put force your strength.(

tat                Ciog bøo keatat.
                   Citpafn chiaf si tidtat`ee.

                   So worthless.
                   This bus is non-stop.


zhat               Tochi cyn zoe zhat.
                   Tochi ee zhad'ar cyn phvae.
                   Tørzhux lorng si zhat.


                   City has many thieves.
                   City's theifs are bad.
                   Everywhere all have thieves.


ag
bag                Svaf khix bag`tiøh.
                   Lie mxthafng bag tiøh chiuo.

                   Cloth stained.
                   You do not get your hands contaminated.



kag                "Pentagon" u goxee kag.
                   Guu, kab viuu lorng u kag.
                   Lengkag o'of, mxkuo laixbin peqpeh.

                   Pentagon has 5 corners.
                   Cow and goat all have horns.
                   Water chestnut is black, but inside is white.



khag               pehkhag
                   Mahoaan lie ka citliap nng pehkhag.
                   Symmih toxngbut u khag?

                   peel
                   Bother you peel this egg.
                   What animal have shells?


ak                 Akchiuo si cidciorng lefmau.
                   Y thaozar lorng khix ak'hoef.

                   Shake hands is a kind of courtsy.
                   He early morning sprinkles flowers.


bak                Cittex zhaa u cyn zoe bak.
                   Gurn lorng kiøx y toaxbak`ee.

                   This panel of wood has many knots.
                   We all call him(her) "big eyes".(person only sees thing he/she wants to see)


hak                Y koatteng beq hiuhak, khix tharncvii.
                   Chviar lie khaq jixncyn hagsip.

                   He decided to drop out of school to go to make money.
                   Please more diligient in learning.



pak                Ka y pak`khylaai.
                   Chviar lie pak khaq hør`cide.

                   Tie him up.
                   Please you tie it better.


thak               Citkefng haghau cyn phvae thak. (aux, aokheq, aotaq)
                   Goar køq thak`cide, ciaq beq khix khuxn.

                   This school is hard (to study). (bad, bad customer)
                   I'll study a little bit more, before go to sleep.


zhak               Goar ee bagciw zhagzhak.
                   Goar ee chiuo khix zhak`tiøh.

                   My eyes  are pinched.
                   My hands are poked.


sviuzuie swim kofzar long time ago aq'ar case/box auxpiaq back/rear kofzuy cute tvy sweet zwciah cooking zhab involved aplek pressure haang business hap closed chiuxky branch thad kick zhad paint bat tightly fitting phang crack bag touch bak eye/wood knot hiuhak drop out tharncvii make money hagsip to learn jixncyn deligient pak tie it up thak study zhak chisel