UNIT I, Lesson 5

1. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 一. Unstressd Interrogatives Used as Indefinite Adjectives or Pronouns: • 他還有幾個美國女朋友。*我還有幾把椅子. Ta hair yeou jiig Meei.gwo neuperngyeou. He also has several American girl friends. • 你要不要吃點儿什麼東西? Nii yaw buyaw chy deal sherm.me dong.shi? Do you want to eat anything? • 我不要吃什麼東西。I don’t want to eat anything. Woo buyaw chy sherm.me dong.shi. • 他喜歡誰﹖ 他不喜歡誰。 Ta shii.huan sheir? Ta bushii.huan sheir. Whom does he like? He doesn’t (really) like anybody.

2. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 二. Jiow 就 : Just; Then. • 1. 我就要一個。I just want one. Woo jiow yaw ig. • 2. 哦，你就是那個有名的丁一 。 Oh, nii jiow.sh ney.g yeouming .de Ding I. Oh, so you’re that famous Ding I. • 3. 那，我就不要了。 Nah, woo jiow buyaw .le. In that case then, I don’t want it anymore. • 4. 他去，我就不去。If he goes, then I won’t. Ta chiuh, woo jiow bu chiuh.

3. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 三. Sheang 想: • A. To think that (Used about objective matters. N.B. no “negative thinking:” • 1. 我想他是中國人。我想他不是。 Woo sheang ta sh Jong.gworen.Woo sheang ta bush. I think sheis Chinese. I don’t. • 2. 你想他喜歡丁一嗎﹖Do you think she likes Ding I? Nii sheang ta shii.huan Ding I .ma? • 3. 你想他喜不喜歡丁一﹖Do you think she likes Ding I? Nii sheang ta shii.bu shii.huan Ding I. • (N.B. Cannot use “sheang .bu sheang” to mean “do you think that”)

4. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 三. Sheang 想: • B. Would like to, want to (less determined than yaw 要): • 他的龍想吃我們。His dragon would like to eat us. Ta.de long sheang chy woo.men. • 我不想說。I don’t want to say. I’d rather not say. Woo bu sheang shuo. • 你想不想去?Would you like to go? Do you want to go? Nii sheang bu sheang chiuh? • C. To think of , miss: • 我很想我的貓。I miss my cat very much. • Woo heen sheang woo.de mhau. • 你還想家嗎﹖Are you still homeshick? • Nii hair sheang jia .ma?

5. PLACE WORDS • Jonggwo, Meeigwo, Inggwo suhsheh, jiawshyh, shyueshiaw, fanngoan jell, nall, naal, naa.lii woo.jell, nii.nall, ta.nall, nii.men.nall laoshy.nall, woo.de perngyeou.jell juotz.jell, yiitz.nall, chuang.huh.nall

6. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 四. Shanq 上(or Daw 到) Place Chiuh 去(or Lai來): • 1.我們到中國去吧。Let’s go to China. Woo.men daw Jong.gwo chiuh .ba. • 2.你們上我這儿來，好不好﹖ Nii.men shanq woo jell lai, hao.bu hao? How about coming over to my place? • 3.我不想到丁一那儿去. Woo bu sheang daw Ding I.nall chiuh. I don’t want to go to Ding I’s. • 4. 你還想到月亮上去嗎﹖ Nii hair sheang daw yueh.lianq chiuh .ma? Do you still want to go to the moon?

7. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 五. Tzay 在 : To be in, on, at a place • 1.丁一在哪儿? 他不在這儿。 Ding I tzay naal? Ta bu tzay.jell. Where’s Ding I? He is not here. • 2.他還在中國。He’s still in China. Ta hair tzay Jong.gwo. • 3.在他朋友那儿。 Tzay ta perngyeou.nall At his friend’s. • 4. 你的皮包在哪儿? 在不在桌子那儿? Nii.de pyibau tzay naal? Tzay bu tzay juo.tz nall. Where is my wallet? It is by that table.

8. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 六. Yeou .meiyeou 有沒有 • A. To have • 1.你們有沒有馬﹖他有，我沒有。 Nii.men yeou .meiyeou maa? Ta yeou, woo meiyeou. Do you have horses? He does, I don’t. • B. There is, there are • 1.那儿有沒有馬﹖昨天有，今天沒有。 Nall yeou.meiyeou maa?Tzwo.tian yeou, jin.tian meiyeou. Are there any horses there?There were yesterday, but not today. • 2.丁一那儿有酒。There’s wine at Ding I’s. Ding I nall yeou jeou.

9. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 七. Neng 能 : Can or Cannot 1)Physically, 2) Situation permitting, 3) Conscience Permitting: • 1.我不能吃龍蝦。 Woo buneng chy longshia. I can’t eat lobsters. (I have allergys.) • 2.他不來，我們不能去。 Ta bu lai, woo.men buneng chiuh. If he doesn’s come, we can’t go. • 3.我還是覺得我不能說。 Woo Hair.sh jyue.de woo buneng shuo. I still feel I can’t tell (you/others).

10. UNIT I, Lesson 5 • 八. Huey 會： • A. To know how to, to be able to (thanks to study or practice.) • 1.他們都會寫幾個字。They can all write a few characters. Ta.men dou huey shiee jiig tzyh. • 2.你會不會說台灣話﹖Can you speak Taiwanese? Nii huey bu huey (shuo) Tair’uan-huah? • B. Will, Would (Used when predicting, promising, or declaring on one’s own authority that something will happen, or when wondering or asking if it will.) • 1.丁一會來。Fear not. Ding I will come. Ding I huey lai. • 2.他會不會請我們?Will he invite us? Ta huey bu huey chiing woo.men?