Lwheeng - Zuun kab Huiky

Travelling by Boat or Plane

 

1.     Gauzar.

       (Gooad morning.)

2.    Gauzar.  Goar sviuxbøeq khix Phvi'oo .

       (Good morning.  I would like to go to the Pescadores Island . )

3.    Lie karm zaiviar tangsii ciaq u bøeq khix Phvi'oo ee zuun ?

       ( Do you know, when is there a boat for the Pescadores Island ?)

4.    Khix Phvi'oo ee zuun, cidlefpaix ciaq khuy ( kviaa)  nngxpae .

       ( The Pescadores Islands boat goes only twice a week .)

5.    Zafkhie kawtiarm ee zuun ykefng khuy`khix laq .

       ( The boat that goes at nine in the morning has already left .)

6.    Au-cidpafn (cidciaq) ee zuun tangsii ciaq bøeq khuy ?

       ( When does the next one leave ? )

7.    U-cidciaq zuun tiøqaix Paix-svaf ee expof svatiarm ciaq øe khuy.

       ( The next boat leave Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock . )  

8.    Ze zuun, tøxaix joaxkuo ciaq øe kaux hiaf ?

  ( How long does it take to go there by boat ? )

9.    Tøxaix cidmii cidjit ciaq øe kaux hiaf .

  ( It takes a day and a night to get there. )

10.   Goar bin'afzaix tiøqaix kaux hiaf .

   ( I've to be there tomorrow . )

11.   Afnny, lie tiøqaix ze huiky khix .

   ( Well, you'll have to take the plane then . )

12.   Ze huiky si khaq-kirn, mxkuo tiøqaix khaq-zøe cvii .

  ( It's quicker by plane, but it costs more . )

13.      Kin'afjit karm u huiky bøeq khix Phvi'oo`bøo?

( Is there a plane for the Pescadores Islands today ?)

14.   U.  Zabji-tiarm u cidpafn .

   ( Yes, there is one at twelve o'clock . )

15.   Na ze huiky, zhaputtøf cidtiafmzefng tø øe kaux hiaf .  

        ( It takes about an hour to get there by plane . )

16.   Hør. Afnny goar tø ze huiky  khix hiaf .       

        ( Fine.  I'll take the plane to there then . )

17.   Goar ee sipiøfar theeng`khix laq .

   ( My watch has stopped . )

18.   Citmar ( Citzun ) si kuytiarm ? Lie ee piøfar u zurn`bøo ?  

   ( What time is it now? Does your watch keep time ? )

19.   Goar ee piøfar cyn-zurn.  Citmar si zabtiarm-pvoax .

   Iao u tiafmpvoax-zefng ee sikafn aix tarn .

   ( My watch is very accurate.  It's half past ten now.  There’s still

     an hour and a half longer to wait . )

20.   Lie tø liong khaq-zar cidsut'ar laai .  

   ( You'd better come a little early. )

21.   Lie zhaputtøf tøxaix ti zab’id-tiarm siezabgo-hwn zeeng kaux ciaf .

   ( You'd better get here at about a quarter to twelve. )

22.   Huiky øe zwnsii khypøef`bøo?

   ( Do the planes leave on time ? )

23.   Uxsii øe khaq-ban taxmpøqar .

   ( Sometimes they are a little bit late .)

24.   Zaxhngf ee huiky tø ban jixzap-hwn ciaq khypøef .

   ( It was twenty minutes late yesterday . )

25.    Huiky-phiøx bøeq ti tøfui bøea ?

    Goar tø khix tøfui bøea huiky-phiøx ?

    (  Where do I buy the ticket ? )

26.    Lie øextaxng ti kehpiaq hitkefng pangkefng bøea`tiøh .

    ( You can buy it in the next room . )

27.    Goar laai ciofng cit'ee mngg khuy`khuy.  Lie øextaxng tuix cit’ee

    mngg zhutkhix .

    ( I'll open this door and you can go out this way . )

28.    Bøeq khix Phvi'oo ee huiky-phiøx cidtviw joaxzøe cvii ?

    ( How much does a ticket cost to the pescadores Islands ? )

29.    Siepaq-siezap-khof svazablak-siern.

    ( $ 440.36 )

30.    Ykefng si zabji-tiarm køex zabgo-hwn laq .

    ( It’s already a quarter past twelve. )

31.    Larn tiøqkøq tafnhau ( tarn ) joaxkuo ?

    ( How much longer do we have to wait ? )

32.    Mxbiern køq kuyhunzefng tøxbøeq khypøef`laq .

   ( It shouldn't take morn than a few minutes, and then we'll be take off )