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CANTONESE FOR BEGINNERS
WORD-FOR-WORD METHOD
BOOK ONE
LESSON 1
PRONUNCIATION
. . 1
as a in ask o as aw in law
( long) as a in father o as 6 in no
as ow i n now o ispronounced like the German o
unaspirated and oe in G'c the, e.g. ,t6 -, the
aspirated unaspirated .sound of a trumpet
p'
as e there p'
in aspirated
as ay in pay join s and z n one sound
as i in pin unaspirated
3S GQ 1 n SG6 aspirated
unaspirated ts unaspirated as ts 1 n r dtsbsne
aspirated ts aspirated
when written alone is (short) as u n bull
the second half sound (long) as oo n fool in fu.
as ng in sing [of m u is pronounced like the French u
TONES
In Chinese; the tones a very important. A word should be
with other words having the same sound. The tones may differ in
the case of compound words, but on no other account should they
be changed. There are 9 principal tones in the Cantonese dialect.
These tones which can be learnt only from a teacher are marked
as follows:
Upper even tone 9 a whip; to whip

Upper rising tone 9 flat
Upper departing tone 9 m^^\^t to transform
Upper entering tone 9 must
Medial entering tone 9 a turtle
Lower even tone 9
Lower rising tone 9
I
Lower departing tone 9 to dispute
Lower entering tone 9 to discriminate
- . .
TONIC EXEFvCISE
in ^sin sin s it, s tt^ ^s\n "sin sin" sit,
f r*? sh ringworm thread — ooze ~

-
desire eagerly
i# I
^manf^^man ) man man mat matQ ^man 'man man' mat^
mosquito — — what wipe people pity ask stocking
^ —_
THE— USE —OF THE^VCCABLXAKY
Chinese language, many of the characters a re not used
In the
by tViemselves. They have to be compounded with other characters
to bring out the proper meaning. Hence, the student is advised
to make use of compound characters rather than a single character
as given in the vocabulary, when he intends to use a word.
'
CLASSIFIERS
A classifier word placed between a numeral and a noun;
is a
such as a "loaf" of bread, a "sheet" of paper, etc. Here the
words "loaf" and '*sheet" are called classifiers. Different nouns
take different classifiers, according to the class to which they
belong. The appropriate classifiers are put in brackets with their
nouns in this book.
Indicates that the tone in which the word is marked is different frcm the
principal tone it is a varied collcqu ia I cne. It hes a high-pitched sound
LESSON
VOCABULARY
2
I . ft; hal"
i" the verb to be 5. "[ ui he; she; it; him;
(am, is/ are, was, were, her.
etc.) in any tense or 6 ,go I; me.
number; yes.
7 like; love; delight
2. m ko classifier used in; want,
extensively with nouns
denoting persons and
8. () ^yan (ko ) man; per-
son; people; human.
things, especially those
indicating abstract 9. 'm^> no; none; have
o not; there is (are, was,
3. Jai; ^\e\ come. [ideas,
were) not
4. f "yau have; has; there
10. " no; not; do (does,
are, was, were
auxiliary for the past did) not. soon as.
tense. I I. yatj one; unity; a s

ke sign of the posses- 1 3. iu want; require wi:
si ve; becomes an ad- must; need,
jective when used with 14. it pfn? which
a noun; euphonic final. 15. "nei you(singular); the
EXERCISE
I ish.
I.
5 "mo 13. si
Cvi
6 nei 14.
c
3. 7 "ngo 15.
4. 8 oi 16. 'yau
You now know 35 words
COMPOUND WORDS AND PHRASES

1 . ^yan^yan all persons; 8. f& iMk'ui yat)ko' cyan
everybody -lai he came alone
2. -m^ Jai did not come 9. f 1^ -k'ui yat^ko' ,yan
3. iu' ,m \u do you he, or she alone
want it 10. f 'k'uike' his; her; hers;
4. HH 1^ ko'ko' each one; its
everyone [body 1 I.
alone
?
5. ko ko ^yan every- I
6. pin ke a flat one 12. ko\yanke' indivi-
7. "nei "yau "mo dual (adjective)

have you 13. hai" is not "
LESSON PROPER
I. 4. f&
. o Jai. 'K ui oi .
I come. She likes

9
. 5. iiflH^R ?
2. /e i yau. Pfnko'l<e'?
^
ou
' m
have.
.
oi .
6.
Whose
.
cYaricyanke
Mn e likes. Everybody'
— — 3
..
7. 15. ii
.Y P!nko
H
u
>e
J,n Who
"mo
hasn t
8. V|> (
16. m'
Ja.
•K'ui "mo.
Com e net come
u
n =e sri t
9. M " f.t;
Hai- hai- 17. A 5yau fH).
ls not is Ngo
T
have one.
10.
-
6
^
3
n c
18.
'K ui ci r-r
t. He wants one.
'mo
haver 19. it m "
g
" )
3
CM
Who wants him to

) won t come
20. \^ ^.
13. r'
" . "Nei oi
3
"k ui (.'ai.
*
You want h i m to come.

e doesn 't
14.
'
" . 21. " m .
I m lu , •Ng o ^rn oi "k ui -lai.
e doesn't want. I don't want him to come.
MEANINGS OF THE ABOVE

Read and transi ete i nto Chinese,
1. I 9. Is it not?
2 . You have. 1 0. Do >ou want to h i
3. He (she; it likes wan t s )
haven
1 I . I t.
4. She (he, it I ikes wants ^
1 2 . You won t ccme.

5. NX hcse
1 3. He doesn't I ike it
6. Everybody s.
7. Heve you 4. He dcesn t went :
8. Arc you ccmii.g or not ? 15. VCho hasn't

16. He hasn't. 19. Vv ho wants him to come
1 7. I have one. 20. You want him t
1 8. He wants one. 2 1 . I don t want hi
MORE COMPOUND WORDS AND PHRASES

14. oi\yan(ko') lover 21. i ,yanke' somebody's
15. 'ngoke mine; my 22. cyarV ko ) a spy
16. » p t/iu
I necessary 23. "y au ^yan there is
"mi ^yan nobody somebody; engaged

17.
18. >5'J p t-cY^n

1 others 24. ii p{nlco'?"ich? who?
19. ) ,yan,man (ko') 25. mr.t; i|:^?-k'ui hai^pinko'?
people who is he ( she)
20. "yÛcyan somebody 26. "neike your; yours -6)
LESSON 3
VOCABULARY
t6 all (adverb") also; a kau' old (of things);
e'en; too. former; secondhand.
2. ^ ylk. also; moreover; too. 12 ung same; and; with;
big; large; great.
altogether.
3. tai'
bury; to draw close; 13. sai small; fine.

4.
along with. 14. siu small; trifling;
capital (oF a country
petty.
5.
or state\ 15. kong speak; talk;
p6'- explain.
6. classifier for books.
tse elder sister. 16. VL shii speak; talk.

7.
classifier for
17. 0^ wa" tell; speak; words.
8. kin'- item;
o t h n g / business.
1 i 18. ÎL^ o that.
th ings in general.
19. V3'l<;nM thing;some-
9. language; dialect. i
ng; wild; savage.
10. ,;San new; recently. 20. t ni this.
5
;
EXERCISE
Read and trans! ate into Eng! 1 sh.
L 5. Si ^m4i 9. san 13. t6 17.
6 ni 10. tL shiit 14. 18

2-
^ II. 'siu 15. 'tse 19,
3-
A-
7
od ai' 12. t
' - 16. ct'ung 20
You now know 55 words i

1. f ,t6 hai- all are 13. kcAo' t6 -yau
everybody has it
2. t6 ,m oi, 'kong
all do not want to talk 14. .san^sin fresh
3. ^to 'yau all have 15. tai- _cyan(ko') full

grown person
4. t6 oi' all like
16. ""idifUf t6 'yau
5. t6 iu' all want
to have everything
6. mat/ye^yan anybody
17, f yik, hai" it is also
7. -tZj f mat/Cye anything; what
18. t6
yik, hai* same
8. f ct'ung "k'ui pin" to 19. m^gt" t6 hai- -k'uike'
argue with him it is also his
9. Vui$yau w4-'m6? 20. t • sai large and
did he say so or not small; size; of all sizes
10. fS) -ye _cyan(ko') bar- kong tai"wa-

barians; savages; wild ke (ko ) liar
people 22. i^) t4i"w4- (ko') a lie;
1 I . \ong 'ye chit-chat falsehood ;

bragging
(about things in general) boasting
12. tî- 'tse (ko') the 23. (fin) 'siu ,yan (ko' )
eldest sister mean person (49)
LESSON PROPER
. 2. f& ,.
'Nei 'yau yat^ko' tai" ke . "K ui -'yau yat.ko sai ke .
You have a big one. He has a small one.

s t • . ( ,
y\, tea*
"Ngo y au yatjko 1 tk'\' ke ungcfnai ya tjko sai ke'.

I have a big one and a sma II one.
^
"fs| go o i ni ko t a "kei
I want this big thing.
c
koko Sd 1 kG -ye*
I also want that small thing.
If- . 7. f
c
^
-'K'ui ct'ung -ngo lai. "K ui yil<"to ung ng() ko nQ
He with me comes. He also to me speak
IP A
-K ui yik :6 ,t\Jng 'ngo kongshiit
He also to me talks.
o mat/ye^yanke
whose
^ ha
"
hai neike
This is not is yours
,Mhai-
, ^
niko
Lg "
hai- 'ngoke
'No, this not mine.
5 .
"Ngo "mo ^niko Ve-
I CT ave this thing.
^
&
f. " f 14. 1 "fLgftu ft; .
'Koko hai" -k'uike'? 1 koko hai* 'k u k i
That is not i s his that is his.
AM C
1?
„Pink( -ngc ,1a.
Who said I won't come

. 1
\V-
'
6. nai k u 1
7
Eh not he said
•<
7^ na 1 k u 1 ung 'ngo k" nnok p

H
8
it's
1'1
hai*
— . he
o
to
u^yan.
me said
Mn a mean fellow.

Read and translate into Chinese.
1. You have a big one. 10. Is this you rs?

He has a small one. No, this is not mine.
3. I have a big one and a small one. 12. I do not have this thing.
4. I want this big thing. 13. Is that his
5. I want that small thing also. 14. Yes, that is his.

-
6. He comes with me. 15. \fj ho said: woxrtd not co
He speaks to me also. 16. Is it not he who said so
8. He speaks (or talks) to me as well. 17. Yes, it's he who told me sc
9. Whose is this 18. He is a mean fellow.

24. 'Siu'tse Miss (placed 33. sai'kfn' "ye small
after the name) thing, or article
25. 1^ ^t'ung different 34. kong wa" speak; talk
26. f -mo -ye nothing
35. 'kong tai'wa- to tell
27. '^-\Lff "mo mat, -ye nothing; a lie; brag; exaggerate
28.
nothing is the matter
-'m6 Sê 'kong noth-
36. i ong — i to tell all
ing to say 37. "i^M A 'koko' ^yan that man

29. ( '"siushut^fpo") novel
38. ^l^fi?) 'ko ko' that one
30. , !• t^r- sai' ,m jt'ung
39. hai- ,san,s1nke'
of all sizes
they are fresh ones
31. -g -ff(#) kau' -ye (kin'") old
secondhand 40. îm^ f \ok\n- -ye that
thing;
goods tliing thing, or article
32. yat.kin- "ye one 41. - ilD m ko' this one

i
42. ni"n'- -ye this thing whom

43. nil sai'sai) ko' very 46. Tî; Jan Vc
small one
mcy; Your Honour
44. pin yat,kin- ^
which one 47. 'siîse( ko, ) young

45. -fea?f A. matj'ye ^yan who lady (73)
LESSON 4
VOCABULARY
hei air; breath. hu 1 to go.
n
Z. 'lui inside.
2. ro
i
3. <.t iu classifier for any 1 3. ^nam male ( of human

thing long and slender. beings only ).
At
4. pin" convenient; /,
(-) (ts en (- ) one meal.
handy; a side.
5
15. 1 O
classifier f o r birds.
and whole; food. animals, linnbs, ships.
6. t) 'kau(chekj dog. etc.
7. t shik, eat. 16. ngoi " outside; foreign.
8. ^hung empty; hollow; 17. Cl o
unoccupied; vacant. posite to; to; towards.
9. yap, enter; put into.
18. 'tsci (ko)) son; a
10. "nui female (of human diminutive; a noun
beings only). suffix.
EXERCISE
Read and translate into English.
3-
7. "lui t hik.
8. ^mau
4^
9. ^nam tsai
10. ngoi"
'nui tui)
12. it pin" yap.

1. 2! chunghei air (noun) 12. ^hung ke^ empty one
2. ^1* -i" ? hui hui ere 13. tai' tsai eldest son
you going or not I A. îl. shik, cmai finish eating
3. f 'k*ui yat, yap, Jai 15. .san.sin .hunghei'
4.
(ko
(
as soon as he
child
comes
sai'mansai
in
16.
fresh air
-nui'tsaiCko') girl;
daughter
5. i^) 'tsai-nui (ko') 17. tai" shik_ gluttonous;

children eat large quantities of
6. " *
yap, jlai come in
food
I 8. "ngo (.t ung 'nei
7. +^ jtîuîn (ko') con-
hui I'll go with you
dition ( of a contract,
etc.); prerequisite
19 "ngo ^to hui 1 shall
go also
8. if 'kong ^t'iu'kln dis-
cuss conditions
20. m m4L/tsai (chekj
kitten
9. -Kit tai" pin' answer the
call of nature 21 • sk lose smell or
flavour (through ex-
I 0. fs; shik, 'ye eat some-
posure to air)
thing
tai" nui the eldest

22. tA^(fS))shik2ankeko
I I .
man-eater; cannibal
daughter (95)
LESSON PROPER
1 .
ojim ill It ?
^nam tsai hai- pinko ke

This boy whose
2. fc m f.t; ^km
Nik' ^nam tsai hai- koko (.nam ya
This boy that man's.
3. -kf ill m
'Koko' nui tsai hai- p{nko ke
That girl whose
— — 10
o m k , f . • . . ^
.
4. tf Vc 11^ "5C
O O —
n'ji tsai hai ^mko 'nui y a nke .
That girl is this woman s
5. ff ^^m
/
'Koko 'nui tsai u ,niko ^nam tsaike j^rn au

T Lhat
1
.
girl wants this boy's cat.
6.
KIM
^mm .
Nil<o ^nam tsai iu k oko 'nui tsa ike kau
1 his boy wants that girl's vj >^ y •
7 It i£ f )
in
,Nam' tsai ung^mai 'k uike kau yap "lui p n".
1
"Boy with his dog enters inside.
8 i£ f m ^ ^ ,.
'Nui tsai ung 0)
^mau hui ngoi'p in".
9 '
Girl
,Nam' tsai
with
ung
c
her
'nui tsai
cat goes outside.
'Boy to girl said what

1
r\
U /' f& m t
"K ui kong 'k ui ke ^mau fan".
He said hi s cat refuses to eat rice.
JZ ^nam tsai
m
Girl with boy said what
1 1 . f& n.
kong — jike kau to ,m sh.k. ran •
She said hejr dog also refuses to eat rice.

d and t ranslat 5 into Chinese.
1. Whose b<jy is this 8. The girl goes outside with h er C3t

2' This Is that man s boy. 0. V/hat did the boy say to the girl?
3. Whose g rl is that 10. He said that his c at refuses to eo
4. That is this woman s girl. rice.
5. That girl wants this boy s cat. n. What did the girl iay to the boy q
6. This boy wants that gir 1 s dog CO

uses t
7. goes inside wi th his dog. eat rice as w ell.

)

23. ( fH) ) ^nam yan (Vo ) 34. kau tsai (chek,)
man; husband puppy
nui (ko 35. f tui -k'ui ong said
men and women to him
25. ngoi'pin" outside; on 36. .n^m^sai iVo'
26. — the outside
yatts an fan' one 37.

son;
1)
boy
-ye \au (chek,)
27. 3^
meal
yat.chek. nnan one
mosquito
38.
39.
" stray dog
Jai hui to and fro
-nui'tsai (ko') un-

28. yat, tui' mat, one married young lady;
pair of stockings spinster
29. —t yat.chek^ mat, one 40. ft 'siu pin" urinate

stocking
Al. 'k'ui shi mat,-
30. — yat, ct iu sin one ye what does he
piec e of thread eat
31. —t yat.chek^ plt^

turtle
one 42. Pi (
wild cat
'ye m^ Uhek,)
32. it (
ordinary/
pin- fan- ^^ts'an)
plain meal;
43. it I?
which one of the
yat, chek
pair
potluck
44. (fm ) 'nui yan (ko ) wo-
33. A ( fill ) ngoi^yan ( ko'j man; females; wife
outsider
LESSON 5
VOCABULARY
I •
m6 admire; long for. 4. 40 ,shu (po'; pun)
_ printed book.
2. X yau*
.
again; yet again;

.
also; and. 5. ,kan a classifier for

rooms/ houses, etc.
3. ^ ^shang to beget; to give
birth to; produce; raw; 6. cS;n fir bef
living; life. previous.
12
-
7. takj get; a verbal suffix. I 3. 1 meaning; idea;

thought.
8. ho good; well; very;
very much. I 4 , & s z meaning; idea.
9. kei how many; how 15. cchung middle; centre.
much; a few; severa I;
how very; somewhat- 16. pun origin; a copy;

classifier for books.
now; understand.
7. Jin to pity.
I I
. hok, learn; used a s a
I
suffix, it combines 1 8. tuk, read aloud; study.

with other characters
to indicate various 19.
-) 'leung (-) tahil; tael;
branches of study, etc. ounce.

12. cto many; much. 20. "leung two; both; double .
EXERCISE
a f e n
^ lish.
I n9 l mo" 6-
<4
z . I pun 7-
I ,shang od
3.
—
5. 1 o.
You now know 93 word:

1. s jn'm^' admire 7. -leung pin" both
2. ;1 f mi- Yui
'h6
admire him very much
sin- s i de s ; t he two parties
8. jshang I business;
1*^^0^ trade
4.
3.
ct'U
'k ui
said again
ng'
yau" wa"
agree
he
9. " cfn
possible
tak, cannot; im-
5. k4i' tai anyhow (in 10. "iM careless;

any case) general idea
6. mat/ye t6 ^nam'nui ung ^.t
anything will do hok^ co-education
13
>
12. t^-holc, 29. jshang "ye to grow or

colleg e; university develop in or on the
13. yau" Jai has come again body (as boils or
ulcers)
I A. ^m'h6 don't
30. J{n$man to have com-
15. err/hci 'k ong don't passion for; to pity
say; don't talk about
31. 'yau to have
1 in
it; it cannot be told
mind; intentionally
6. t5L hokshCit doctrine
I
32. -Sâu Si ^to

to eat how many are there
anything raw 33. m -Yui tar
to eat much how old is he
19.
)
'si6 hole, (,k^n) 34. A f fiD & -ngo ,m
elementary school; hai" niko 1 sz 1
primary school don't mean this
20. t5ej# ,chungi' ong- 35. Afîfif^ -ngo -m^ ni-

ko sz
don't have
shiitvv fond o f
II
talking
rmg worm
ng Sin to get the
36. , &
such an intention
1 SZ
mat,
have formed1
-<ng
no opinion at all on
22. L ,shang "nui to give that matter
birth to a daughter
37. %6 wait is kind of
23. cshA ng tsai to give you to say so; thank
birth to a son you
24. fl-D) ,chung>an ,yan 38. h u
i t a k ^
know; under-
(ko ) go-between; stand
middle -man
39. hok^man' knowledge;
25. 'hi ,yan <
ko' learning one's edu-
good person cation
26. ! ff (h6 -ye good thing; 40. f hok, -ye to learn to
well done bravo do things
27. h6 r good intention 4 I .
,chung I to like; to be
28. \6 shik, good toeat; fond of 159)
delicious 42. (.shangke living; alive
14
X
LESSON PROPER
u yau kei toko sai man tsai

e has how many children
] ID -.
•m leungko sai nnan tsai.
e two children.
3, —n f.t. c. -kif.
Yatjko hai' ^nam t ai. atko. hai "nui tsai
One One
5.
^Nam
if
tsai
is
f.t;
hai"
son.
"Nui'tsai
.
daughte
sai ke
Son is Daught€ small.
7. îmm if.
Koko tai "ke tsai.
That big one
06
.
sai ke hai" nui.
small one daughter.
.
is
OK
chung I k uike sai rnan tsai.

likes his children.
10. \^%t 3i .
sai ^man tsai hiutak^ tuk,
His children know to read
f i>.
/'
"K ui i' yat kc Cn
He
— .
a teacher.
ft;
^
c
'Ngo ha i* yat kc . ) hok^^shang.
1 am 1
a studant.
— — 15
. e - ^ .
3- 1^ i^.
'u -yau 'leungko hok.^shang.
e has two students.
A f
N go na I "k ui ke E cn
I am his boy student.
hai- k ulke cn
You are his girl student.
"Ngo kong
^
'k uike
.
wa
I to spe;3k his langu
7 f
hok. kong "k uike

1.2 also to sp language.
8
wa"
5
"ngo
f.t;
hai" yat.ko
V h ok,
i^.
ha n g
m^^He
said am good student.
—
<
19. m f.t; i^.

"K ui yau" wa" '
nei hai' yat.ko ho hok, ^shang
He you
.
also said are a good student.
o- i
r.
-m 3 c
w yatjko ho in.shang.
2
O s d a good teacher.

Read end t nslate into Chinese -
1 . How many children has he ' 7. The big one is a boy-

2 - He has two children. 8. The sma 1 1 one is a girl.
3. One is a boy. 9. He likes his children.
4 . One is a girl. 10. His children knew how t ead.

5. The bey is big. I 1 He is
. a teacher.
6. The girl is sma 1 1 I . em I a student.
16
.
13. He has two students. 18. He said that I am a good student.

14. 1 am his boy student. 19. He said also that you are a good
15. You are his girl student. student
16. I learn to speak his language. 20. He said also that he is a gocd
1 7. You learn to speak h is language too. teacher.

A3, sz mo'
longingly after
long for; think 56. — im yat, -lûng ko'
two
one
44.
45.
oi mo"
{ cchung
love ardently
^.yan lover;
57. — or
yat^ leung
(tael; tahil)
one ounce
sweetheart
58. tuk.,shu cyan
46. pun^yan the man him-
self; the man in ques-
(ko one who has
tion; personal been to school
47. , \\z meaning; idea; 59. 'Ui 'h6 pretty good
opinion; thought; in- 60. tuk ,shu to read a
tention
48. ,ch ung^kan
centre; between; within
middle;
61. )
book loudly; to study
reading book
tuk/p6n ( Vun)
49. ^chung hole, (.k^n)

62. f tui) -k'ul (kong say
middle school high
school to him
50. 'h6 not good 63. .t'unghok, (ko')
51. cm cto not many or schoolmate; fellow
52. , much
& ,m \6 \\z not 64. ^
student
^nam "nui ,t*ung-
53.
5A.
" ft; ,
nice to do;
kward position
not very good or well

'k4i
in
hai- 'kî
to
an aw-
\6
not
65.
hok^
both sexes
space
schoolmates of
ung.chung sky;
very many or much 66. several
55.
( i kau- ,shu (p^- 67. S ^hung^kan space (that
or pun) old book; in which all objects
secondhand book exist or move)
— — 17
.
68. in) hok.,shang (ko ) 78. -mo tuk.^shu un-

student; pupil; scholar educated
69. cto kong to talk much 79. {ih fS]) i'ngoi' (kin-;
ko ) unexpected ly
70.
71. 5t i-
,to
( wa'
teacher;
talkative
,s;n,sh4ng
si r;
(ko
Mr. (plac-
80.
81.
accidently; an accident
-'mS
\6
\ unintentional
.san.sin very
ly
ed after the name)

fresh; quite fresh
72. yau' 'ho that will also
82. kei very good or
ho
do; all right
well; must be you
73. yau' -yau there is also doing very well 1
74. 6 eshii tul<_ there 83. & mat/ye \'sz
is no book to read what is the meaning or

idea
75. ni these
84. ffiî ,ch ung-
76. \o those
jchung
I
I would
77. is ko leungko th ose you like it or not
two (201)
LESSON 6
VOCABULARY
^yan because; cause; 9. k WO fruits in general;
reason results.
2. ^ wai" because; for. 10. pel give; allow; let
3. kwong broad. un happy.
4. ts6- do; make; act; 12. 6i happy.

to be. 13. if.
5. it, tei' earth; ground; 14. ching make; do; arrange.

place. 15. a prefix to names
a
6. ..tung east; eastern; of persons (where

host; naster.
r
th ese are monosy la- I
bl o
ko elder brother. re ati ves, etc.); used
8. risao') fellow; to imitate sounds.
person 16. ft prefecture.
— — 18
17. *f 'cho sign of the past 20. kau teach instruct;
tense. doctrine sect;
irt tj» , I . r .r I school; religion.
^
1 8.
,
tei sign ol- the plural I
(of persons ). 2 I . ^kung a work; a labour;
1 9. ong square ( a plane & job'
figure). 22. se write.
EXERCISE
3. 9 ctung
h 4. ^ 12
o
• o
h 5.
6.
2
22
I wai"
^yan
'u
/u
el^
7
06
^ 23
24
yap,
yau"
You now know 1 1 5 words

1. ^fJ- shik, 'cho ate 9. I^f - wai'- cho -kûitî-
because of them
2. ts6- hok,,shang to
be a student 10. yap, kau to become
a church member
3. ts6" ^sio^shang to
I I. -fil ^shang cho born
be teacher
^
a
12. iE^lta ^mai'cho buried
4. ^yanwai" because; on
13. /1^> ts^-,sh^ng-
5. - account of
^.hungcho became
empty; emptied 14.
i
ness
ke
Jai'cho
(yan (ko
man
came
) busi-
6. sai 'cho became 15. tso'tak, can be done;

all right
7. •a kau'-'cho %6 ,to I 6. Iff K wong fu wa
became very old (said Cantonese dialect
oF a thing) 17. tai" se capital letter
8. i^faf wai-'cho "k'ui be- I 8. "^ ^yan kwo cause and
cause of him effect
19
1 .. J
19. tui"cho compared; 32. 2 ,hung tei- empty

checked space; vacant g round
20. <.f ongp n' convenient 33. yap/cho entered
21. ts6- .shangl' to do
34. 'h^'cho felt better;
business
improved
22. -pi ts6-'cho did
35. ( ) -nui ckung^yan
23. ts6" ^kung to work; (ko ) female labourer
to get a livelihood
24. e ,sh ang to draw

36. il^ tso"
all
_,nnai
the work
completed
living objects
25. gtung Jong the east;

37. tuk,ho 'si6hok,
orient
completed primary
education
26. ^Tung A Eastern Asia
"^ kwo fresh fruit
27.
28.
flu) tkr'\6(ko)
elder brother
4 CO (appellative)
the
38.
39.
40.
, c^hang
Vei'cho
'pe\ ,mî
gave
give all;
29.
elder brother
kOcko same 41. &

gave all
'pei
give this one as well
c^nai ni ko'
30. lcoko w4- the elder

brother said A2. 5^ wai" shik, greedy in
31. - ko eldest brother eating; gluttonous (2/,3
LESSON PROPER
Sai CO ,chung (
.
kau tsai
Children like puppies
; tjL
-N4it4i-
>^ /
cCi kw< pel
c
kau tsai
f "
-k'uit4i ho
.un hei
You "if giv( puppies them; they very happy.
;.
"Nui yan jchung sai ^man tsai
Women like children.
20
i R - . , I .
"^ ^ ^F-^ flp^ i& -

o "k uitei •
'yau cho sai cman tsai; 'k uitei" 'ho
If they have children; they ve ry
. 5.
IT
.
un hei o ,shu.
happy. Students like to read b o ok s
kwo
-
'k'uitei"
-pa
o rr
fg-
rr
.
cf un he
If they have books to read; they very happy.
.
^Kung^y an ,chung 1 ts6" ^kung.
en likei to do work.
kwo 'k uitei" yau cho cûng tso"; "k uitei"

. un hei
if they have work to do; they happy.
3 .
cSiDcshang chung I kau ^.shu
Teachers like teaching.
- c
-. ^
Ngotei'ke' 1 n^shang (.chung kau K wong f u w

Our teachers like to teach Cantonese.
"K uitei kau

-
ngotei tuk)_, se
i
ung<.mai
c
kong
They teach to read/ writs ind speak
"
K won g fu V chung I nko an
Cantonese. Yen like whom
" .
"Ngo ^chungl
I 't like you.
. . •
14. ^ 15. ;^
Tso"mat/ye *ne i ^chung i "ngo ^Yan wai'
Why you don't like me Because
^ t .
'nei ^chung I tuk^ c^hu; 'nei ^chung \ shik^ "ye.
you don't like to read books; you like to eat things.

1 . Children like puppies. 9. Teachers like teaching

2. If you give them puppies; they are 10. Our teachers like to teach
happy. Cantonese.
3. Women like children-
I I . They teach us to read, write and
4. If they have children; they are happy.
speak Cantonese.
5. Students 1 ike to read books.
1 2. Whom do you not 1 ike
6. If they have books to read; they are
1 3. I do not I ike you
happy.
7. Workmen like to work. 14. Why do you not I ike me
8. If they have work to do; they ere 15. Because you do not like to study;
happy. you like to eat only.

43. "fa -yau'cho had 51 t6 ts6-tak, it V/ill
do also; it can also be
Jun hei happy; glad
done
45. ^yan ^ku ng human la-
bour; wages 52. Kwong.tung Kwang-

""
46.
1
thing
-ngo
could not do such
ts6- ,mjai
a 53. ;
tung
labourer;
,kung,yan (k
wo r k ma n
)
47. o servant
48. tso'tak, impossi- 54. sa ' l6lco lad; b oy
ble to be done; cannot 55. , hok/cho learn

49. " 4"
' tso" ,m Jai impossi- mastered
\h to
ble to be done 56. [til hok,.'cho
50. tso'tak, (lai it can ye learnt a lot of
be done things
— — 22
57. tai'cf ong liberal; 71. 1^ - -k'uitei" they; them
58.
generous
ching pin make it
72. "- kau' ,mjai unable
to teach
flat
73. "" Ml "ngotei" we; us
59. 'ching pin" make
ready 74. tsS'tak, 'h6 well
60. 'ching 'ho make right; done
to repair 75. -ir^f-^ hui^'cho went
61. -nui ,kung (ko'j
76. mat/'ye cShQ? what
needle work; female
book is it ?
labourer
62. 1^ "mo cho no more 77. ^-^7 wai" mat? what for?
63. JtL tei'J ong a place; 78. wai- mat/ye? what

locality for?
64.
65.
66.
, 'hei.Fun
tuk.'cho
"^ kong cho
to be pleased
read
spoke
79. ts^))- mat/ye? why?
what are you doing

what are you up to
67.
68.
1^ kau 'cho
kau (.shii
(as a school teacher)

taught
to teach
80.
81. " will

tso' mat,?
it
same
ts6- ,m 'h6?
be good to do
It
69. i^'lt'K -kûi'tî-ke' their;
theirs
82. îl m4t cho wiped
70. mat,
ft 83. 'se'cho wrote
cshangi ho ts6" there
is not much business 84. ^^ sai'l6 (ko') the
to do younger brother (255)
LESSON 7
VOCABrLARY
1. sheung " above. 4. 'f h4- below; ow; next; I
2. arrive; come to descend; to go down.

(a place); reach; until. 5. kiu' call; call out;
3. "i^. hai at, in, on (merely shout; yell; send for.
indicating presence ). 6. (,cheung) a chair.
— — 23
:h{ c i f i e r for 1 6. shat, room (classroom;
nouns f e r r i n g to cafe; examination
long, slender and room; laboratory; re-
straight things, such ception room, etc.).
as pens, flowers, 1 7. t'ai see; look; watch;
candles, rifles, etc. observe; think.
8. |olc a final particle ,cheung sheet; classi-
1 8.
(affirmative or em- for tables, beds,
fier
phatic). photos, chairs, and
9. wan search; to
find; things that present
look for, as for some- a large, flat surface;
thing lost. the surname Cheung.
10. mak, (,t'i6) i n k 19. - "i some; a little (the
(Chinese cake-ink comparative degree of
^chl know, as a fact. adjectives is formed
12. 'h^ a moment; a by this word ti,
while; once; a blow. addedtotheadjectiveX
13. pat, (,chi) pen. 20. -k'ei to stand.
14. shu a place. 2 I .

ning take; bring; carry.
fan to play; to amuse 22. 'sheung up; to go up.
one's self; to make
23. ^sheng sound; voice;
sport with oppose;
turn against rebel tone.
opposing. 24. shui water (noun).

L

1. sheung' ha about; 6. ' ,ning bring it here
approximately nearly;
7. ^ning "sheung hui
mors or less
bring it up there
2. f- it 'hai sheung-pln"
8. kiu' 'nî a\ko
above; on the top of
Jai call your elder
3. sheung'pin' above; brother
the top
9. kiu'ts^- it is called
4. -^"Ita*^ hui^'cho lok already
gone 10. tai\sheng kiu' to
5. ' Its t6''cho arrived call out with loud voice
— — 24
n
I I. kû'shat, (M^) 23. f -k'ui yau- Jai lok
cleissroom he has come agai
12. ,m cchl don't know 24. fg^ffxil -k'ui 'hai shu' he is
13. cm cch(t6' don't

know 25. f i6' -h4 -k'ui
he should be scolded
14. crpChS 'fan don't
play 26. ^Ji nishij' here; this
15.
^
01
to play
fan do not want
27. . ' place
hai nishU' here;
16.
se
live
%
i. 'hai 'ye-ngoi-
c^hang
objects
to draw
n the i
28.
29.
- it
'shui
is
hai shu'
here
tai-
same
high tide
country (highest level of the
tide)
17. <! ,k^n,k^n kû'shat,
30. -ngo Jai ll< I am
every classroom
coming
18. mak/shui pat,
3 I . 'ngo t ai 'yau I
ountain pen
think there is
"sheung hui go up 32. jsheng

sai'sai'
^
I 9. -i* in
a whisper; in a very
20. \o 'ai good to look
low voice
at; nice-looking
33. 1. 'hai tuk, ,shu is
21 • 't'ai -h^ have a look
reading a book; is
22. -h^ h a ve a game schooling ois)
LESSON PROPER
4^ . 2.
r C
.
'Ngo -yau yat^ pun j.shu. Ts eng "nei pei 'ngo t a
I have a book. Please you let me se
e^ff 5^
'Ngo t ai cho "neike ^shCi lok
I have seen your book
/ c
.
"K ui 'yau yat;^.ch i pat.,.
He has a pen.
— — 25
R .
5. ^ C
6 .
^ -
Hai,- jfn hai- yat,,chi 'hoke' pat,? "Ngo ,ch|.
Is not is a good pen ? 1 don't know.
'.
^mm .
'Kokc sai „man tsai 'hi .p inshii
8.
That
"Ngo
boy
.
jch it6 . "Ngo
where
^
hui wan "ha "k ui.
9-
I
L
don't
i
'hai kau
know.
<!
shat.,
I
.
"luipin".
go find once him.
H is classroom inside.
-
ji, ^ni
<.m koshii tso' mat/ye?
e there doing what ?
f f .
-K'ui fan -V. mak, s hu i
He is playing wi th hi: ink.
12.
yat,<.cheung
c
pei
•
"ngo.
Bring a chair give me.
13.
c
cNing tso" mat/ye
14.
Bring
fK
•Ngo
a
iu kiu
chair
'
"nei
for v^hat
"(
hai
.
sheung'p In".
I want to ask you to stand on top.
15. <L SJ
c c
-
Ko keiko sai gman tsai hai tso' mat/ye
Those children are doing what ?
16. 5 . 7 , JL.
Yau^ti hai" t ai cshii.
Y u
a . hai" fan.
Some are reading book so m are playing.
— 26
i .
18. '
•Yau^ti •k'4i'h<
@
koshu
,
tai\sheng
.
kiu .
Some 3€ standing
J there loudly shouting.
19. [ ^ff
-N4i hai koshii mat/ye
You there doing what ?
20. A 1 - .
•Ngo hai koshii t ai "k'uitei"
I was there looking at them playing.

I hav e a book. 12. Bring me a chair.
2. Please let me have a look. 13. Why do you want a chair
3. I hav e seen your book. 14. I want you to stand on it.
4. He L3S a pen. 15. What are those children doing

5. Is it a good pen inside
6. I don t know. 16. Some are reading books.

Where i is that boy 17. Some are playing.
8. t know. I 1 ! go and l( Dok for 18. Some are standing there end
9, He is in the classroom L him. shouting.
10. What is he doing there 19. What were you doing there
11. He is playing with his ink. 20. I was looking at them playing there.

34. ill f oPmshu' hai- 40 ^Cheung In^shang
it is everywhere Mr. Cheung
35. cch{t6 k now 41. ^Cheung ^Shang same
^sheng low voice 42. yat. jcheung one

36. sai {
chair
37. 'p4i -k'ui ,chl let
him know 43. yatjjch I pat) one
pen
38. tai' jsheng loud voice
'f^ ntui opposite
39. 'Ch^ng 'SiG'tse (contrary); be opposed
Miss Cheung to
— — 27
(
45. kong ^shii preach 56. tai\sheng 'kong to

talk loudly
46. m ) ,s!n^chl (ko'j
prophet 57. sai ^sheng 'kong to
47. m4u kiu purring

talk in a low voice
58. f w^- Vei -k'ui
48. san to ke recently
to tell him about it
arrived
49. 'ai ^shu read a book 59. ''in jk \oshU there; that
(silently)
place
60. l'" a? 'hai 'koshii' there;

50. l<;Si 'ha several times;
"' is there
it
several blows
61. 'mo lok there is no
51. t'ai t^-^fong
more
ho
ther
ho
the
see
locality
whe-
is
62. " wan ,m\6 unable
good to find
52. ^t6,t5 ,sheng the

63. \b tkr.sh eng very
loud
sound of a trumpet
64. p{nsh[j where? what
53. "mo ^sheng speech-
place anywhere
less; mute
65. 1 ii 'hai ,pinshu'
5^, -k ei "sheung hui where where is it?
55.
to stand up there
'kong to' talk about

66. "f ^ ha"r lok yes, it is
'351)
so
LESSON
VOCABULARY
8
1. sz- (kin*) affair; 7. napj grain^seed; classi-

business. fier for grains, seeds,
2. ku ancient; antique; kernels or fruit stones,
very old. beans, beads, round
3. () tau or tau' (nap^) fruits; drops; bullets;
bean. moles; spots on the
4. 5C f6- father. body/ and small round
things.
5. p4k father's elder
brother. 8. ^kung grandfather;
6. ^hei giggling. public; just; justice.
—— 28
. ) . t
9. 1^) ct'a u (ko ) the head; 14. n\ (.wan naughty.
the top, chief; first.
persons
15. old ( of
10. % home; family; venerable.
household; used as a 16. 1 old gentleman
suffi X to indicate a gran df ather.
spec alist.
17. cP O old woman.
II. slu^ laugh. 1 8. retatives;persona
12. -m6 mother. 19. sz' scholar.
1 3. wai naughty. 20. cP ei skin; leather.

1 punsz" ability; talent; 13 "^ "yau sz' busy; engaged
2. " capable; smart
"fair
yat^k 1
n" sz' an
14. jshang sz"
trouble; to
disturbance
to cause
create a
3. 'ku-16 ancient;
fashioned; out-of-date
old 15. <^ citizen
^kung.man (ko')
4. A{fiS)) 'ku ,yan (ko,) the 16. ,man sz" (kln'J

ancients civil suit
5. In^t au at first; just 17. .t'ungsz- (ko')

now; a moment ago colleague; co-worker
6. 5L ct aUjS In same 18. ckung'tsai
"^ 'mo sz' at leisure; dis- jShCi ( po' or pun) com-
engaged; no trouble ics (a strip of cartoons)
8. hol<sz: bachelor ( a 19. jShu <.D ei the cover

degree of a book
9. ^ts a n-oi beloved; 20. 3\ jt ,t'au,p'ei dandruff
dear to love dearly 21 ts6- \h sz- to do
10. 'J^ "leung ^kung ^p'o a good thing
both husband and wife 22. flD ) tse ( ko') the
S|Sung" both of us; elder sister
both parties 23. lc^tse (ko') the
12. ^M 'leung au both sides elder sister
— — 29
I
24. -( \ ko )
tai'-
the eldest sister

k4tse
,
32.
'
f ath(
)
"leung
and so
tsai ^ye
25. ctungckS (ko') em-

ployer; head of a firm
33. % "A ( ) klkung
law
(ko')
father - in - ( o f a
26. ]1D ) tui'.t'au (ko') woman
enemy; opponent
3A. 3C ( fS] ) ngoi
27. sz-'kin (kin-)
event; affair; matter father - in - law (wife's
father)
28. "i - everybody;
all of us
body's 35. ^^J 'lopak^ father's
29. tî-,k4ke e very- friend ( used as a term
of respect )
30. -l^tau'Mko') father
31. 5C 4^{m) fu-.ts'an (ko') 36. ' fit] ct'au yat, ko the
father (more refined) first one cÂy)
LESSON PROPER
^nam y an hai- f u\ts an

man father.
2 ^
N "nui yan hai'
.
"m6j.ts an.
^ woman is mother.
3 ^^
u yau
Hi]
yat.ko
c
tsai
'
ct ung
— .
'nui.
ey have a son and a Cl_

rr
4-
n,
c
,
'mojts rr rr
nui hai- yat, ^ka
moth(SO son and daughter are one family
5.
Ko wai nu i sz hai"
That lady a teacher.
- 30 —
-
6. pimn -
,
Ko keiko sai l6ko hai" 'k uike hok^^shang.

Those children are her pupils.
m îi^jk
^
".
CI yat^ko sai nnan tsai 'k ei hai koshu ^hei^heisiu
T boy standing there giggling.
.
e a
yatjko sai „man tsai.
H naughty boy.
ii^
oNi wai
#" pako^ye^kung
ft;
hai: sz' t au.

This old man is the boss.
10. m t_
c
f
' c
.
ko' ct ung yatchelc ^mau kong wa'ke ) hai: tsai.
That erne to a cat speaking is his son.
0, m 4?
Nei
'
t ai,
- Q- pei o
You see, he is holding a bock let that cat
m. 12. m t ^.
K 'mo ma t/ye
see. not very naug hty.

Read and translate into Chinese,
1 . This man is o father. 8. He is a naughty boy.

2. This woman is a mother.
9. This old man is the boss.
3. They have a son and a daughter.
4 Father/ mother, son and daughter 10. That one speaking to the cat is his
make a family. son.

5. That lady is a teacher.
11. You see, he is hold ing a bock and
6. Those children are her pupils.
showing it to the cot.
7. There is a small boy standing
there and giggling. 1 ?. He is not very naught ly.
31
) )

37. yfl— (4-^ ,t"au yat^kln- sz" 53. "lui.t au inside
the first thing 54. siu 'wa a joke; joking
38. ,hei,hei siu giggle 55. 'kong siu to joke
39.
40. " *
" si "ha give
'hi szHkln-)
deeds; works of charity
a smile
good
56. U
57.
58.
t'aisiu
tai' siu
'hosiu
laugh at
laugh loudly
laughable
K
A X(
41 . U'cye (ko)) grand- 59. tai" cP(o legal wife
father 60. 'pin tau- (nap,)
42. ngoi- „kung (ko') lentil
grandfather (maternal 61 •
sz"t'au (ko')
master (employer)
43.
44.
grandfather
"p'o (k'
a'.kung
(
(ko')
patrenal)
grand-
62. , ^tosz' meddlesome;
officious; troublesome
mother 63. "Nuisz" Miss
45. 'hei sz'- (kin") 64. .Cheung 'Nuisz"
happy occasion Miss Cheung
46. 5fl
headman
I
.t'au.yan
His Hon-
t4i- "l^.ye
(ko )
65.
66. •M^ ( ia);m6Uo') mother
mother (more refined)

s'an (ko')
47.
our;Your Honour (for- 67. () ngoi
mer official term of mother - in-law (of a
address for magis- man)

mother-in-low
A8. m
trates)
/ "k'ui 'pun-
68.
69.
^ka p o
1
"It
woman's
41 ,ts'an-oi\e'
—
^yanke sz' (kin") his
"m6<.ts an my dear
personal affair
mother
49. flll)yatc" an(ko" 70. % 5C ,ka fu- (polite) my
household; family father
50. <^ ( -li.kung (ko\) 71.1 ,ye_,y e (ko ) my
husband g rand father
51. "Â ^kung _,p'o husband 72. 5C ,sln fu' ( polite ) my
and wife late father
52. tai- sz' (kin-) im- 73. <.s!n "mo ( polite ) my

portant affair late mother
— — 32
74. ^ka'mo (polite) my 92. Il* ts an ^ka parents of a
mother married couple (a term
75. 7^ )K (.wan^p ei naughty by which the parents
of a married couple
76. ^1<&-4 now
add ress one another)
77. ,ts*an^shangke' of
93. 5CU11) p4kJ6'(ko') pa-
one's own begetting
ternal uncle ( senior
78. <^ ,kung sz' (kin-)
to father)
business; on
official
government service 94. ^'pak.'ko') same
79. I <^\(m) pak^^ye.kung 95. p^kjmd
paternal aunt (wife of
(ko')
( ko ) old man
preceding)
80. I "lo.ye old genti eman;
Sir Your Honour; His 96. ckung hok, (,k^n)
Honour (term of public school
respect) 97. M6;yanck4 Sir!
81. kau- sz- (kin-) old my parents
matter 98. 'si^ sz' (kfn-)
82. fiD)p41<yeV'o(ko') small matter; trifling
old woman affair
83. _ct au sheung" on the 99. \6'tsai (chelO

head story; petty tale
bean
/
c
84. yat;,nap3 tau one 100. 3_ ong chek, 'k6-
85. e ^ts'an-
tsai to tell a story
)
^shangke tsai'nui ko ( )
101. kong ku same
one's own children 102. „kung%sai (ko')
86. 41^ ^ts an patj one s own toy; doll; statuette
handwriting I 03. 1 -'lopSk a term of re-
87. "Il^ cts'an pat/seke' spect used to a friend's
same father or a father's
88. an^shang 'mo friend [naughty
one 's own mother 104. i 'h6 ,k'wii very
89. 41
tsai (ko
, )
m )
one's
,ts'an,sh^ng
own son
105.
mat/ye sz" why
90. ^kung't'au (ko') 106. (W '16^0 (ko') a
ovefseer wife
91. 5C fi:rmS parents (father. 107. I Tî- -L6,ye Your
and mother) Honour; His Honour (zj^si
— — 33
- . p
a
LESSON 9
VOCABULARY
1. ya one. 18. (-) ^man (-) dc)Ilar.
2. ]
two. 19, (-) fan- (-) c O p V
-
3. ^sam three. (dupl icate^; a share.
A. sz four. 90 r ^kam) gold.
5. 'ng five.
21 pun half.
6. luk. six.
22. ^ma n literature; writ-
7. ts'at-, seven.
ten language essay;
8. pat^ eight.
iterarv.
9. kau nine.
23. il ts in money.
10. shap, ten.
1 1. pak^ hundred. 24. 'tsz a noun s uf f ix.
thousand. (-) 'tau (-) e c k ( a

12. ^ts in 25.
13. man' ten thousand.
14. an cent. OA price.
15. cham cent (in Malaya

27. CD
16. qS in cent. Unly).

28. kok. ten cents; a cor-
17. horn of an animal.
essays, compositions
29. ten cents.
and Speeches.

things; 5 jChung ^man Chinese
1. J^j, man' sz" all
under- language
every human
'ku cân in)
taking
ancient essay
2. Hok,sz-
\u'\b 'ts'in ancient
Bachelor of Arts
cash (old coin)
3. -f cts'lnman- by all kok/t'au (ko')
i
means corner (noun)
Vun^ts in capital (for ^kungjts' in cost of

4.
business); original cost work; wages
34
( r
10. tui pun divide equally 2 1 . man'yat^ if by any

I I. .rnankfo- (fan") chance
documents; papers 22. pun ^hung^chung in
mid-ai
12. M ) .ngan'ts'in (ko')
13. ^ dollar'
p"kol< eighty
cents; octagonal
23.
24
^to
man of
pun larger
,man ,yan (ko))

letters
part
15.
4 ng chann
tau Jeng
five cents
five cents
25. ! shu'cngan
quicksilver
me c u r
y ;
I 6. "ng Jan five cents

26. fill ) .manhok, ^kk
17. pun ko cHgan'ts'in (ko ) man of letters
half a dollar
27. ng^kam metals
18. pun ka half price
19. ;' i^k) am ''111 (.ct'iii) 28. tai" pun more than
gold bar half; majority; mostly
20. 'kî ,t6 'ngan how 29. ^manhok^ literature
many dollars (^87)
LESSON PROPER
fl L /I* -
shapjvat. 18. I snap, 21

2. shap,!" 12 19. I "shap., - 22
3. shap.^sam 13 20. ^samshap, ^sann; ^saa" 33
4. shap.sz 14 21. sz shap, sz sz a' sz 44
5. shap 'ng 15 22. 'ngshapj "ng; 'ng-a" "r g 55
6. 16 23. luk^shap^ luk,; luk. a' I
66
7. shap ts a t. 17 24. t s at^shap^ t s at" ts c ts'at) 77
8. shap pato 18 25. pat^shap^^ pat^; patâ" pato 88
9. 19 26. kaushap, kau; kau-a kau 99
10. 1
'shap^, 20 27. yat) pako Jeng yat) 101
^samshapj 30 28. ya pako I'shap, ^.sam 123
2. sz shap. 40 29. yat in l,OCO
13. ngshap. 50 30. ya man* lO'OCO
14. luk^shap^ 60 31. shap^ man' 100,000
15. ts a t^shap^ 70 32. yat^ palcQiTian" 1 ,000,000
16. Q. 80 33. yat ^ts I nman" 10,000,000
17. kaushap, 90 34. ya t J man'man" 1 00,000,000
— — 35
1 " " J . ' " s ' '
MULTIPLICATION TABLE
/1
Sam X vat
,- / \
X 1
^sam X luk.
1
X Sam l,,L
I u Sam >< Sam kau
1
X sz
-
pat^ ' 1. ^sam X sz shap, 1
1
X ng sh 9 p ^
sa m X "n Q CP
/1
i
X luk Chan 1
s aft! > luk. shap-pato
1' X ts'at^ shap^sz ^sam X ya" yat^
1- X pat^ shap Juk^ ^sam X pat^ ya' sz
1- X kau shap^pat^ ^sam X kau ya* ts at^
sz s2 "p g X
sz X 1" pat^ 'ng X 1 shap^
sz X ^sam "ng X ^sam shap/ng

X sz sh a p J u k •ng X sz 1
'shap^
X "no {
' s hap ^
'n g "/
ya 'ng
ya' s 2 ~
nQ >< luk ^samshap^
SZ ya" pat^ 'ng X ts'at,
— cSaa" 'ng
SZ X pato - cSaa' i" ng X pat^ = sz shap,
sz X kau "ng X kau sz a" 'ng
ll
1 UK, X y31 ts at < yat ts'at)
*
luk, X 1 s ha I ts atj ) < 1
shap^sz
liA) X S g m s h a p pa^ t >< Sam >>
luk) X sz va' sz ts at^ ) < sz ya' pat^
luk) V "no s a ID s h d p5 ts at >< nQ cSaa" _ng
X luk s d d' luk ts at luk, sz a" 1
luk ><
luk: X ts'at sz a" {

ts at^ >< ts'at) sz a" kau
luk* X pato sz a' pat ,3
ts'at) >< pato 'ng-a' luk,
liik: X kau "ng-a* sz ts atj >( kau lukâ" ^sam
These contracted forms cannot be used a 1 one, they mu t precede som
other figure or f as ya" yat, (21), ts atâ ' ts'at) (77) a nd so on.
I " X y atj = 1
' read as I ' ya l\ The rr.ultiplicction end equation
signs are not mentioned
— — 35
"
pato X yat, pato k du X y31 . k3u
X shapjuk. kau ^ na n n a f*
pato 1
1
X ^sam = ya' sz kau ya ts d
X sz = ^.saa' \' >< sz " .5 a a 1 U Ix-,
X
c
"ng = sz shap^ kau '
< 'ng = SZ a' *ng
P X luk, = sz a" pat^ k3u , 1

1 U L*N .
1 1 = - ng -3 s z
patg X ts'at) "ng-a luk kau t s at^ 1 u a ' 5 m

P X pato = II / ^
lukâ sz
^
yC n»
P3
f- = ts, at, a 1
pato X kau ts atâ 1

kau :
p6 1 ya

30. — 'mi not
yat.ko'
even
"n
one
^to 41 .
f yat.hai'
vided
or; if; pro-
cent left 42. ka'^ts' in price (noun)
3 I . yat3 an one cent; 43. '\'

ko second elder
five minutes brother
32. yat cham (Malayan) 44. - ^tse second elder
one cent sister
33. yatAo in one 45. luk)_ 6 luk, 'tsz

cent 66 cents
34. yafcj nan one dollar A6. sz (.f ong square; four-
35. yat)ko' .ngan'ts'ln square

one dollar A7. tau'kok^ long beans;
36. I ko' pun' ,ngan- peas in the pod
ts in one and a half 48. .ho'tsz ten-cent coin
dollars 49. — yat, kok ten cents
37. — yat, ,ts'{n Jeng 50. ^1 yat, (.ho tsz same
sz one thousand and 51. 4^ shap.ko' ,ngan-
four
ts in ten dollars
38. — yat) Jeng sz' 52. cSam kol< triangular;
Jeng 1040 triangle; trigonometry;
39. ko' \k\ ,ngan- thirty cents
ts in more than a 53. {" l<ol< twenty cents
dollar ten 54. clô'tsz twenty
AO. sh ap-, Jeng more than cents
— — 37
.
55. pun' ^san kau" half 57. <to yat.pun twice

new and old as many; double
56. shap) - 'leung 58. 'nui'tsz (ko')
twelve tahils or ounces young lady ^516)
LESSON 10
VOCABULARY
1. 'ui able to; can; may. I I
.
yeung* or yeung kind;
sort; pattern; sample;
2. cts'ing affections; fee-
lings; emotions
12. ui" meet meeting;
3. jsheung always; often; society; association.
common ly; common. 1 3. 1^ kwol< a nation; country.
4. ung classifier for let- 14. ,fei not.

ters, covers, and small 1 5. Gt the provinces of
sealed packets^ as of
Kwang tung (&' Kwangsi.
money, etc.; to sea!;
I 6. sung to present (to
to close up,
makeagift of); deliver;
5. kai enigma; Buddhist send; accompany;
stanza. escort.
6. cP ang friend. 17. ,k*ing to talk.
7. yau friend. 18. mat, things in general;
8. cts ung from. articles.
9.
10. - lik,
uk/k*ei
(used
(.k^n)
in
he
the house
when speaking
1
20.
9. c^h\
tang
a
time.
grade.
wait; a class;
of anything in or about 2 1 . hau" wait.

the house); home 22. "ii a word saying;
(house). speech; language.

1.
2.
- "ui tso- able to do
szVs'ing (kin-)
it 3. yeung-yeung" all kinds;
all sorts; every kind
affair; matter 4. ^fS H \o yeung" that style
38
i
5. man'kwok^ all nations; 23. # Ut,"u Cantonese

international dialect
6. f i oto har y3t:ySung- 24. k4u"ui (ko')

all the same church; mission
7. ^sh i_cSh I always; fre- 25. k£u' -yau (ko')

quent; frequently church member
8. ,shi_,sheung same 26. iSl kwok -cman (ko"

9. kau- ,sh{ or kau-
ancient times; formerly
M 27.
citizen
u'r v/a conversation
10. 6i ,sh; t6 tak, 28. 1 ka current price
1 1. &
any time
cts ing
will do
apathetic;
29. "
yeung", tso" ko yeung"
ii^ ts6' ni
"^T
cold; hardened in heart doing different things
I 2.
or f
'kong ,ts'ing
eeliriQS
ask a
30. # ( )
eatables; food
sh.k.mat, (kin-)
f avoar or help for an- 31. S ,hung uk, (,k^n)

other; plead for ano- empty house
ther
32. yeung'yeung" 'ye
13. )
.kung'ui f.k^n) everything (articles of
association all kinds)
14. ^liJk''^\^\ uk/k*ei at home 33. yeung'yeung" sz"
15. ^t'ung^.sh I at the same everything (matters/

time; meanwhile acts, events)
16. . 'hai niko' ,sh;- yat^yeung'yeung'-

hau" at this time ke exactly the same
17. tî- uk^ (,Un) big 35. cfîcsh ng extra-

house; mansion ordinary; very
18. ' .sh^ngmat,- 36.

human
an^ts ing
feeling
favour;
hok, jka ^ ko ) biologist
19. # esh^gmat: hok, 37. sheung" tang first

biology class; best quality
" ,m can
20.
21. ll]
you do
kwokc"
-ui
it
-ui
or not ?
the capital
38.
39. (
a
au tang same
ngoi- mat, (kin")
Foreign body or
22. eChungkwok China substance (555)
— — 39
. f
3 R . f c ^. . .
LESSON PROPER
fi
"Ngo "yau yat^ko
.
^p'ang'yau.
I have good friend
2. f
-K'ui hai-
'
cts ung ,
CJ)
Ja i ke .
He from China comes
3. It.
c
-K'ui hai* kong ^ChungkwokQ K wok -Uke\

He speaking Chinese Natic Language.
m i§.
5.
'Ngo
1
ct'ung
to
yik^ ct'ung "k ui

also to
'ngo
me
f'
him
-
kong
speaks Chinese
^Chungkwok^ Kwok^
i
kong cChungkwok Kwok
speak Chinese
—U.
National Language.
National Language.
% f
"L^
6.
5 5
'Ngo "mo ung
f
"k ui kong
c
/
Kwong
.
f u wa
-ct
1 dor to him speak Cantonese,
^Yanwar
m
"k ui
c
kong
(.
Kwong f u wa.
Because he cannot speak Cantc nese
5 IS] lH m
"Ngo .t ung k uikong 'ngoke ^Chungkwok^ Kwol<
I to him said my Chinese National Language
.
c
9.
c
'ngoke ^Chungkwok^
m h6.
is not good He said my Chinese
n # f
.
Kwok -(j ^fei^sheung 'ho.
National Language very good,
40
. . . .
o.
J^f"'.
^t ung 'ngo kong ho ^Chungk wok^ke
^to sz'^ts ing.
to me said very many Chinese things.
L % i
^pei ^ngo t ai ho ^to ^Chungkwok^ke ma" kin.
let me see very many Chinese things.
12. m
K ui
A
yau'
ii
sung
( kei yeung' ^Chungkwok,
isi^
He also presented several kinds of Chinese
A. 13. >^
matj kin pei "ngo. cU'kwc ) 'ngo
articles to me If I
^sh ihau"/ ngo jchung 1

)
hu i
1
" 5
,
ukj k
e
'
€
time, I like to go to his house
5Ngo fsj m
j^chung i ct ung Vui
I like always to him talk.
f ' .chung 1
3 <
ngo ^shl^sheung hui
^ ^
—k mike
^
jk
uk, k
. (
H eu likes me always to go to his house

1 . 1 have a good friend. 10. He to Id me meny things about Chine .
2. He comes from China . 11. He showed me many things from

3. He speaks Mandarin China.
4. He speeks Mandarin to me. 12. He present ed me with sever a I
5 . 1 speak M and ar in to him also. Chinese articles also.

6. I do not speak Cantonese to him . 13. If I have time, I would like to go
7. Because he cannot speak Cantonese. to his house
8. i told him that my Mandarin is poor. 14. I Irke to talk to him often.
9. He told me that my Mandarin is 15. He I ikes me to go to his house

very good often.
41
'

40. ngoi'kwok^ foreign 56. ^sh4ng mat, (ko')
country; foreign living being; creature
4|. () ngoi'-lcwckc an 57. oi cts'ing love (be-

(ko ) foreigner '
tween male & female )
58 ,ts*ing,shu(,fung)
42. tso ui form a money
love letter
lending association
59. ,ts*ing,y6n (ko')
43. ,p*ang-yau (ko')
AA. f
friend
it
sung pei
to you
'nei give
60. ^ lover;
K wolcU
sweetheart
cChunglcwok"
Mandarin
A5. 'f h4- 'tang inferior 61. \sa\ Uo

low member of a money
I low in quality);
lending association
class
A6. ^lUiiî^ 'hai uk/kêi in the 62. fg) ) ui- Vau (ko'
house member of a society
47. P\ man'hau" inquire after 63. chung tang middle

one's health class middling; me-
diocre
48. yap, ui join a society
64. kû^'ui (ko') mis-
A9. yat yeung" sat just
sion (religious organi-
a s small as this
zation)
50. k'ing -h^ 'kal just
kwolc>4
65. (ko''
have a talk
nation; the state;
51 . ) (kung 'ui (ko'j national
labour union
66. ^ kwol< st} (kln-t
52. T"-_cyan Kwoko Land national or government
of the Giants affair
53. Cs—an Kwok Land 67. kwokSii national

of the Pygmies
5A. - hokj
to do
"ui
it;
learned
to master
how
it
68. ^
language
kwok
literature
^man national
55. tang "ngo ts6' let 69. 1^ pun kwoko native

me do it country
— — 42
)
70. pun tei native land;

' 73. " fl^ ,t*ung 'yeun^
native (adjective) not the same
71 .
^^f- ,m "ui not able 74. i£ i ,t'ung,nnai yat,-
72. J:^^ ,m 'hai uk/k'ei yeung of the same
not at home kind (590)
75. ct ung yeung' of the 88. 4^ yeung" pun sample

same kind; equal; like; copy; specimen copy;
76. "the same

yat^yeung" tai
the same size
' of 89. ."
sample (pattern)
Jung'cho
closed up
sealed;
77. iHl) -1^ -yau (ko') old 90. tang second class
i"
friend
91. il-^ sung hui to send to
78. yat^.kan uk, one
92. 7f 'mo^f ei simply; solely
house
79. lj ,k^,sh4ung ptn- 93. sa uk, (,k^n)
f an" ordinary plain small house
food, such as one gets 94. yau^shl sometimes
at home; potluck
95. âu ,sh\
80. kwokVi (ko'j
yau, -yau ^sh { 'm6
parliament
sometimes there is, end
81. cyanmat, personage sometimes there is not
(of a play, novel, etc.
96. yat, yeung"
82. - i ts^- ^yan polite
sort of thing
sz" a
and kind
83. il sung pei to make a
97. ct' ung^t s ing sympa-
present r dona- thize; sympathy
tion to; to oFf er as a
98. shûng- tang superi-
gift
or quality or rank
84. esh4 ung ui regular
meeting 99. ingai to talk
85. ,tsân -yau (ko' 100. yeung' yeung" t;(^>
relatives and friends fT)6 there is nothing

86. yat. yeung" same: simi- of any kind
87. ^ larly; alike
yat,yûng-ke' uk,
same mode of house I
101 .
T
there
talk about
is
ye Xing
nothing t o
— — 43
. . . .
102. ^ there is
6 -ye'h^
nothing good
Xing 108.
or you go
yat.hai- 'nei hui'
to talk about 109. ang "ha wait a
103. mat/kin (kin") while

things (concrete n ) i
1 10. tang yat^ ha same

general; articles
tang hau" to wait for
I Ok. ,shihau" time noun ^ )
I 05. f 'leung yeung- two I 12. f -yau mat: 6

kinds; both ways ing? what is there
106. /i^ "teung ,sam,kan to talk about
uk two or three
I 13. 'kei.shi ? when
houses
l( \e\,sh\ hui'?
1 07. ui" 't'au trustee or I
manager of a money when do you want to
lending association go (63o;
1
YOrAm'LARY
t soi again. 13. m grove group of
trees ;
forest; the sur-
2. In appear.
3. tsoi ' at/ in, on ("merely

14. a n interrogative
indicating presence '
well as a declara-
4. ( 1 kwat, < ,t*iu > bone. tiv( particle.
5. cp'o classifier for 15. morning,

trees, shrubs, etc. 16. cshan morning
6. (
fm) c'chung <ko') clock. 17. (-) fa n (-' one ten th of
7. ch a different. an inch, and of things
dot; point; to generally; a minute;

8. t im
light (set fire to); a cent; to divide; to
Lhow? share to separate; to

;
9. \s6 early.
distinguish
10. ^la a n emphatic final
particle 18. (flD) 'lei or 'lei ( ko plum.
tsau go hurriedly; run. 19. ^ kin to see.
12. chut-, go out; out ; to 20. \6m so, adverb < mo-
difying verb).
put out; to make a bid.
44
'
21. kirn' so, adverb ( mo- 24. W[{^ ) shu' ^\p'o~) tree.
^„
dif ying adjective).
,
;
25. f?? c,
,1-an
.
to trouble.
ii
22. s3j tse" to thank; to give

thanks thanks the 26. ( fil] ") tsz" i ko' ) word;
surname Tse. character; letter
23. il tsau' thenCaf terwards). (written or printed ).
You now know 235 words I
to see
't'aitak, ch'ut, able 15 <
"
cannot distinguish
cfanp;t, ,m ch'ut,
2. t soi ^sa m again and 16. shii' ,chl the branch

again; repeatedly of a tree
3. V27 tsoi\sam tsoi sz 17. WS'^Jl .ningjai bring
same it here
4. f t6 hai- \6m a 1 I 18. f^ ) t4i-'se tsz--
36 such " m6 ( k o ) capital
letter
5. tsau- \6m lok all
right; let it be so; so 19. It 'h6 'ts6 Jai came

be it quite early
6. ,ch'a ,nn ^to (or to) 20. Jtik in- ''ts'in cash (ready
almost; nearly money
tsz--m6 ko')
21. l[l in' ngan same
7. (
alphabet; letter 22. 1?^ tsoi Jai come again

8. Jt. fn'ch ut, appear ; to 23. " ch'ut, Jai come out
become manifest
24. f *" nap, ^sheng (m
9. f & "ngo yat, kin 'k'lii ch utj did not say a
as soon as I saw him word
10. [I ^shan ts6 at daybreak 25. IL , ,mkln' cho dis-
app
Uf
in'tsoi"
shu" ^p'ei
at present
bark of tree
26. ' j Janpit,
2a 'ed
different; leave; depart

; lost
distinguish;
13, * ts6 ^ts'an breakfast

27. tui' pun' Jon divide
14 kwat;,t au bone equally
45
. .
28. 'kom tso- do it like 34. — ilH yat:)l<o tsz" five

this minutes; one word
29. "*
! ,m'h6
do so
\om don't 35.
an
fng'tlm
twenty past five
I'shap,
30. cchi6ct'au'ts6 early 36. f!H cch'S yat,ko'

in the morning tsz' luk, t im five
31. t SQU hei escape (as minutes to six
32.
steam, spirits,
to lose flavour
ii' \\m iVo)
etc.); 37.
38. - shii" Jam
\s6 ti
bit earlier
forest
hui' go a
essential point "tso hui' go early

39.
33. kwat, tsz fine; well-
AO. ch'ut, hui' go out
made; skillfully done (670)
LESSON PROPER
^
f .
nc hang, tso^shan
Lam £J
2 .
cSin^shang,
e
.good morning.
ts^cshan
Mr., good morning
3.
zT
# rr
kom
.
tsi. 'Nei hai
^
mat/ye ,sh he 1
fl^ • '
clai
"'
You came so early. Yo u did what time come
4. A c
.
"Ngo hai ts'at ung
I at seve n o'cloci< come.
5.
^.S t n jshang ung 'ngo kong

c
"nei ,
m shap, an
Teacher to me said you don't V€ ry much
"
.
rr
neike
know to your books
46
, . > . . . . . . . t.
.
4- It.
'ngo tuk,.
Ph
//ants
t (m
me
—
yatjko
fin
to come
r-r
to teach
1
"ngo iu
you
hui
to read
.
ts6\kung.
Eight o'clock one quart er I must go to work.
8. ; ^^^ .
] n t s o i hai- ts'at) 't(m I 'shap^ an.
Now it's seven o'clock twenty minut <
9. T .
Ln . n t s o t s at, 1 m pun
M I i 1 •
No now seven o'clock half
10. /tp. - .
1 n t s o i igo "nei tuk, .shij.
Now want to teach you to read book*
11.
5
"Ngo kau •n4i pun tlm^jchung
wanh to teach you halF hour
jTotse'
.
"nei In'tsoi cch a yat,ko tsz' pat^
Thank you. Now diff. 5 minuses eight
. 13. ittC, A ^ 4
t'lm lol<. Ki^jfTitsau-, ngo u sau ^le
.
t:
o'clock Well, I want to go
14. i . 15.
)
C
-To an nei kin Tsoi kin .
Much troubling you. Again see.
MEANINGS OF THE AHOVK

Read anri translate into Chinese.
I . Good morning/ Mr. Lam . 3. You hove come very early. At wKo
. Good morning/ Mr. Lei. time did you come
47
. .
4. I came at seven o 'clock. 9. No, it is now half-past seven-
5. Teacher told me that you do not 10. Now I want to teach you to reed
know your lessons very well. 11. I want to teach you for half an
6. He wonts me to teach you how hour.
to read. 12 . Thanks It is now five to

- eight.
7. At a quarter past eight, 1 must go 13. Well, am going now.

I
to work. 14. Thank you. Good-bye

8. It is now twenty-post seven. 15* Good-bye,

41. ,kam sz- (koV) 55. kin'siî' laughed at by
gold letter 56. tsau in to leave ( a
42. tsoi' ui" good-bye place) first
43. 'tsijshan 1
good 57. It tsau- \hm let it be
morning 1
so; all right
44. =,M^4- ^sam \\m pun half 58. cto tse- many thanks;
—
past three thank you
45. pat^tsz" horoscope 59. ,to tse- -n4- I ok,
46. im^chung
yat, t an same
47. ' hour; one o'clock
I
"ngo tsau" Jai lok
am coming
60.
61.
-Lei 'Siu'tse
Lei
Tse'- 'Siu'tse
Miss
Miss
48. hJ^l^.^m .ti'kwo hai- 'k6m Tse
if it is real ly so
62. i ,Lam ,Sln,shang
49. tsau - if thus, Mr. Lam
then
63. -Lei .Sh^ng Mr. Lei
50. ^ y l<w -nî
64. tsz-nap, (nap,)
?
V.hm wa' if you say so
51. and out
movable type (for
ch' ut_, yap, in
printing )
52. 1 m yeung
1
in
65. csan tsz- llco'i
what way how
new word
53. "ilL 't'ai.mkm invisible
66. "mo Janpit, n o t
54. (1) 'tsau'kau (chek')
different
jackal (one who does
mean work for ano- 67. t -m^ mat, Janpit,
ther's advantage) not much difference
— — 48
.
68. "f. cm ha shapcfan 73. I kin opinion; view

hi not very good;
7A. t^'r\\m iVo)
not the best spot; place; locality
69.
70.
CUmchung
ch'ut, ka\ts*In
o'clock
to
75. ' i tOff" "nei please;
will you do me the
make an offer; to make favour (of); thank you
a bid
76. l4rtsz (ko') plum
— kwa"
—
71. yat.ct iu one
long piece of bone 77. shap)cfan quite; very
72. yatcP'o shu' one 78. shapjan 6 quite

tree good; very good (708»
79. luk^ t'lm ,sam- 93. yau^sh I
ko kwat^ quarter to pun^yan Jai some-

'k ui
seven times he came himself

80. % tsoi se rewrite 94. tsoi' 'kong speak
81. tsau hui run away again; repeat
82. * tsau (lai running to- 95. shu-,t'au (p'o a

wards one stump
83. f hai- 1 wa" to say
96. tsoi' Jan subdivide
so
97. \6mVeungke'
84. %I 't'aikln' se e; saw seen
sz' such a matter
85. ILl tsoi kin' 1 see again 1
98. tsau- hai- that is;

86. IL f& k(n'-h4 •k ui see namely; viz
him once
( 99. ^ft;'^ tsau- hai- k6m that
87. siu se tsz'-
is the case
cv ''^ small letter
I 00. f& tsau- hai- Yui that
88. <t k6m
'
tai" so big; as
is the man
IE
lot. kdm tsd'-
89. k6m' \s6 so early
tak that will do
90. k6m' 'h^ so good; as
l02.-^îHLfgH...cS;nyau
good as
tsau cho koko hai'...
91. 'Û kom so many the one who left just
92. k6m' sai' so small now is."
49
. .
103. Yui tsau- l. ts6 ts6 very early
1 04. A ti
huk^ ^shu
continued
ft;
tsau* hai'
cyan lok^
^! ^
then he
his studies
kong nilco
this ts the
dis-
-ngo
I
12.
I.
m ^ clai
come
tî-
ka
ts6 same
-k'ui^kii.shi
when did he
man oF whom I spoke 3. se ch uL Jai
'
1
of write it out
105. k6m Ve ung this way;
I 4. 'se tsz" to write
so; such; thus
15. ,mantsz- (ko))
I 06. 'ng tim sz twenty
written word
past five
107. -ng 'tim sz'ko' 16. mîf^^ -k'ui 'Um
tsz' same ka yes, he said so
108. ch'ul:, esheng utter 17. 4i \{m,chung
109. l'aitak>;n3 visible what time is it (74"
LESSON
VOCABULARY
2
1. 1 "mai buy. 8. tai' Number (as No. 1,
2. # tsz elder sister No. 2, etc
3. tL;CS) ^^n"c^êl< p'aO 9. it ^koi ought.

horse. 1 0. ts eng please (a polit e
A. ma nn interrogative expr e ssion in making
final particle requiring requests); invite; en-
the answer "yes" or gage; employ.
"no". an to return
5. ^ni, oOi, ^ne, ^ne an inter-
12. e to ride ( n
rogative final particle
13. mai" sell. LarlimalsV
requiring a full answer
and questions contain- 14 ts sit ( down or on ).
ing affirmative and 15. shai use; e rr ploy;

regative forms. spend.
6. tai to lead; bring with 16. hang willing.
one; carry; a be It; girdl< mui- (ko'' youngei
7. M (-) fo (-) lesson. sister.
50
I • tar yeung I
-
ano- 20. "^ sheung " f o to go to
ther kind class
2. masheung" at once; 21 . f& â if^ -k'ui iu' 'ts'eng
3. " f
instantly;
tai'^cho
Immediately
,f^njai
"nei
vite you
he wants to in-
4. ," brought
it
it
i"chohui) brought
back with you
back here 22. "-i"f
hai"
are
ma
-nî wa-
here you
cm
5. "maiyap, buy 23. ts eng kau may I ask?

to ask for instruction
6. "mai "ma buy a horse
24. f 'ngo ung 'k ui
c*"-
7. "mai mai buy and sell;

"mai I bought it from
to trade; business
him
8. shaitak^ can be used;
serviceable; will do 25. A if^ &
'ngo ^ch i 'neike \
-
9. in" mai cash sale

sz hai" tim ^ni I
10. 33" an J ai come back don't know what your
I I .
- ,fanjai ,sin come
opinion
what you think about
is; wonder I
12. A
back here
tai'
sister
'tsz
first
the eldest 26.

" that
fngo /ung "k'ui
13. tai'yat,
the best
first; No. I;
27. ^
_ —One
mai'
Tai'yat;,
I sold
Fo
it for him
Lesson
14. ch'ut^mî)- for sale

28. IHJ) a^'mui (ko') little
15. a mat.tai' r.t'i^)
sister
garters
16. tai'-yat, p^" first
29. 'ching Jan 6
make it good again
volume; Vol.
17. 'h6,fan get
I
well
30. h eung ma mount a
horse
again; be reconciled
1 8. pei^f an give back 3 I . ta

i
f ' ^chiu next

1 9. (.f
return
an hui go back;
32. " morning
m 'shoi no need
— — 51
e f .
33. ^^ no need
'shai k6f
to hav
,to
so
35.
ts in
,rn 'hang
not willing to
'shai
much spend money
34. ftg -m6 tai-i- ko no 36. ' yat:)chelc one

other on horse (763)
LESSON PROPER
yatjko tai"'l6 ung

elder brother to hi
4
a mui kong:
younger sister said:
iSl.
in'tsoi" iu anhui cChungl<\vol<.

"1 now want to go back to China.
iS]
, ^
'Nei oi mat/ye fChungk wok^ke mat, k !n
You want any Chinese thing
kwo ts'eng nei ct ung ngo kong,

"if you want/ please you to hell,
pei
.
nei.'
give you
5. i& m '
Mui mui wa' k ui ya t,chek
Younger sister said she in ted a hors
6. i^: I
'ft A
Tai' 16 wa": " K6i mat)- kin^ ngo
Elder brother said; "Sue thing,
52
' " . f . "" '
; ff
"
t im yeung tai tak^ an^lai .ne
^.r
how to bring back -
Mui mui wa': \U k wo

( (hang
" nei
t
'mai
Younger sister said: "If you willing to buy
pel
A,
"ngo/
c
"oei
" ir
"k ui an Jai
'
ma
give rme, you can t ride it back —— "
Read and t r e n s e t e irtto
I Chinese
1. There wos an elder broth er who 5 - His sister said the t she would like
said to his younger sister :
to have a horse
2.
*
{ am now going back to China.
6. The elder brother said '
How con
3. s there anything you want from ' '
I bring back such a big thing

China
there a iiy thi -^g you want, 7. Younger sister replied: " Jf you are
4 . If is
please let me know, i shal I get willing to let me heve it, why
^ it for you
.
'
couldn t you ride tt heme V
r\

37 yatjP at^ 'ma one 43. tsoi mai resell
horse ang shtk, refuse
38. s(eng "ts'o please to eat
sit down
A5. ^Mj e ma ride on a
39. s'eng '^ts'o 'h^
40. " first

I n please sit
c^côi 'nî
down
46. " ^
horse
,k e sheung 'hui
on the top of it
ride
41. ^# ^ ct
ts o 'ha
ung "ngo tso' please

in same
m-koi -nî
47.
48.
"^ tai'I
{-miî
sister
* second; No. 2
second younger
do it for me
49. mfi'-ch'ut) sell
42. f& 'tsêng w^' 'pei
k ui ^ch I please tell 50. sung anhui send
hi m about it back
53
! )
51. 'tszmui- (ko') 62. sheng vocal cords

sisters (elder and 63. It'tang "ngo Janjai
younger sisters wait till come back
1
52. i -tsô.mai sit closer 64. mat, -ye ,ne

together what is it
53. 'X^^yJijk -tso 'hai ,nishu'

65. tai'- \i\ what is
sit down here the number
54. -ts'o 'h6\b sit
k6i 'tim.chung
66.
properly
ni what time is it
55. ,mui'"tsai (ko')
67. tai- \k\ ko'
slave girl
which one (of them
"
)
56. -Ita mar'cho sold

68. hang ,m hang
57. f S S 'mai ,hung mai'
willing or not
^hung speculate for
69. 'hang 'pei willing to
differences
give
58. - >ng ^fanhui' take
back 70. i\ 'hang (shai 'ts' in
willing to spend money

59. «^ ,m^koi thank you; I
beg your pardon 71 . A sai' 'mui <ko')
60. "Ji ,ne ,ne there! younger sister
61. " there

hang unwilling
72.
younger sister
'mui 'mui (ko')
(819)
LESSON : 3
VOCABULARY
I •
sui age (of a person ). 9. yau' t he right hand side.
2. ^ts ang already; past; 10. "4 chung" more ( compara-

have or has done. tive); still; important.
3. yeuk^ arrange; agree to; 1 I . mei" not yet.

promise; make an ap-
12. ho a place; that
pointment; agreement; which; what (that or
contract; treaty. make, those which); t he
cwai to be; to do; to thing or things that.
ho can; may; possible,
5-
^"^ 13. \6 sign of the past
pei compare with, tense or the potential
7^ kau compare with, mood; action accom-
8 tso the left hand side. plished.
54
)
I A ^t' jt ing stop; cease; bring 1 7. a& "nam think over; con-
to a stop. sider.
I 5. jL 'chl stop; cease; bring I 8. n"m suitable fit;

to a stop; only. right; correct; just.
16. seung think; expect. 19. " " i to use.
j
You now know 27 i words
j

1. " Isheung' above
wards; more than
on- 13, V^kû'
comparatively
sai nap,
smaller
2. " shap, ^man '
!- (said of things as
sheung" more than beads, grains, drops,
ten dollars etc.)
3. )% sho 'yau all (even to
^^
14. i^tsai Veikû'
the minutest particle
cto to have more
4. ng yap: cfîcfî stories to tell
allow the fancy to run
wild
15. p4ik compare with
5. "$ ? t ? chung" 'yau 'm6

anything else
16 'sho ,ch'lke'
diff erence is
the
6. "f ch ung_ "yau 17. ,m 'seung 'kong do

mat/ye "mo? same not wish to talk about
7. ^wai <yan to be a man;
man's character or
a
18 rI ho-k in evidently;
behaviour
apparently
8. iha" below; under;
19 •*/^''yf; ongam ngam .
exactly;
the following
just (adverb)
9. ' -{-ngoi- besides; other
than 20 tak/t6 get; acquire;
got; acquired
I 0. f chung'-'h<i better;
pref e rab le 21 mei'jts ang t ai-
can; may; possi- k n
I have never seen
ble; it will do it
12. 'seung ^mch'ut, 22 mei^ts ang have not

cannot recall it yet ..
— — 55
, . 7
23. f f - (lai
Vui
he has not
chung- mî"
come
31.
ckung^yan
sho 'ts'engke
labourers
24.
yet
how
-nî
old are
t you
sui'? 32.
33.
who
so
are engaged, the
pin-
tso yau'
left (side)
left and
25. ^ kom ^ nga m 1 how right; nearly; about
opportune 34. 'ho oi) lovely
26. if :^
mei" shik,
-^ngo
tso^ts an
chung- 35. , if P ha|2 ngam
m4i-p{t,
may not be correct
I have not yet had
breakfast
my 36. ; i
may not be so
27. chung'iu important 37. ,San k New
28. t-Â# m) chung-i6'- Testament
ke ^yanmat, (ko
portant person
) im- 38. , mei- p it^ not certain;
perhaps not
29. 6m is it good? 39. mei" pin' not conveni-
will that do ent to do so; not ready
30? ' f
k6m yeung
ng6mng4m
it is
hai"
just so
40. ^ cm
than
chl not only; more
(859)
LESSON PROPER
-Neike :p ang yau hai 6i

Your friend ho old 7
2.
-Neike
a?
:p
-
ang yau i in jShang hai sui
Your "friend LeM Mr. ho old?
3.
\'tn
m
-k ui
ft.
hai-
(kei^to sui
You th ink he ls how o
4.
N4i
J
cl
,
p angyau
c c
2-
^
think my friend ^
— — 56
- o • " . . .
5. m .
'keicto sui ^ne "Ng Ota i k uli hai
Cp4i
nei tai*
how old I thi nk he than you old
A .
"Ngo seung 'k ui pei "ngo tai'.
I think he not than I older.
7. f f
K'l ta'ryeukg hai' i "shap, sui .
He about is twenty years.
8. m
-K'l ch{
t'shap^ A) .
I sui Ja.
He more than twenty years
9. f . 10. ^-^
chung" mei " yau I 'shap^ kwo "k I.
He still not yet twenty years. "If he
1
L ^
f .
hai k ui tsau" ct ung "ngo yat^yeung'
nineteen years, he then as I same old.
^^ m -
'
vo "k ui hai" i
'g pei ngo
If he is twenty years, he then than I
. 12. ( 'Seung c
tai- yatj sui . 'Ngo "Lei jSin hang
olde r one year. 1 think Lei Mr.
— fm .
hai" yatjko I'shap^ tso-yau'ke ^yan
is a twenty something man
13. A n f It .
"Ngo to Seung 'k i. yau'ke ^yan.
14.
1
A
"Ngo
also think
"
%
i^wai
-
"ngote
he is a
o
^t'lL
twenty something
. P
Qngamke
man
I think we what thought is right.
— — 57
. . . .

1 . How old is your friend 9 He is not yet twenty.
2 . How old is your friend Mr. Lei 10. If he is nineteen, he Is of the same
age as I.
3. How old d' you think he is
11, If he is twenty, then he is a year

4. How old d> you think my friend
older than I.
Mr. Lei i
I think Mr, Lei is about twenty

5. I thii k he is older than you
years old
6. I thii ,k he is not older than I
I think he is about twenty also.
7. He is abou t twenty years old. I thir.k we are correct in our
8. He is twenty years of age. cpin ions.

41 . f \o,\\n -k'ui to 51. " '
I
jwai to regard as;
have pity on him take it to be; consider
42. «| " ,m 'chi kom' ^to

52.
as; think
yau" pin"
side
right hand
not so few only
43. " "! jin jto m not 53. f * + 4 chung- m^r

wan to ^kung tso"
quite right
still can't find a job
not yet arrived
54. f chung- m4i- 'mî-
45. -k'ui m4i- pit, to still can't get it
hang pei an perhaps (as in the market)
he is not willing to
chung' wan
55. iu still
give it back have to look for it
A6. 'ho J in pitiful; to pity 56. chung" mei' cts'ang

L Jong 'pei-
still not yet
47. tei"
kau tai" the place is 57. "t ch ung" mei" wan-
comparatively bigger to still not yet
found
48. 'ho.llnke' ,yan
poor fellow
58. "^ chung- _,m 'hang
hui still not willing
49. ili'sho place of to go
meeting; assembly hall
59. i> chung- mei' ^fan
50. t"-y"k probably; Jai still not yet com-
about; neai ly ing back
— 58 —
60. jt'ing ch I stop 71. il
1^ & i
'sho sung' 'pei

'
•k ui ke what has
61 . t'ing jkung stop work
been given to him
62. chung* "yau there is
72. It %ho ts^'-ke' sz-
63. " more; furthermore

still;
'sho"i therefore 73.

what has
ye what
ho
been
wan't^ke'
done
64. 's6ung -ha think it has been found

ovsr 74. M 'sho ^k'ingke' what
65. tfeo am 'ha same has been talked about
75. J^/fî"^ 'sho 'seungke' what
66. 'sho 'ts'engke'
has been thought of
cyan those who are
invited 76. 'sho 'seke' what
has been written
67. -Yui 'sho
77. 'sho -m4ike' what
hei^f unke those
has been bought
whom he likes
78. 'sho ^chike' what
68. chung seung vain, known
is
empty thoughts
79. 'sho -'yauke' 'ye
69. 'sho s(n-m^-ke' whatever there was
what one admires
70. t ' sho shik.ke'
has been eaten
what
80.
ke
have
"ye
-(ngo 'sho -yau-
whatever I
(699)
LESSON 14
VOCABULARY
I. kin affair; business. 5. ^yung easy.
2 kiin a book; a major 6. 1 easy.
division of a literary
work. shiu few; s e I d '
3. kun control govern deficient ii

;
manage; rule over; 8. it friend ship,

pipe; tube. ^chan
9. ge nu i
n e ; r
4. kwo cross over; pass; true.

pass through or by;
0. ct e ng hear; listen.
sign of the past or
perfect tense. shikj know recogn
— — 59
1 2. ^han leisure; free (dis- 1 8. ^kam at present; now;
engaged); not busy. at this time.
13. kai loosen; explain. |9 sz private; privately.

14. ,\ moreover; besides. 20. ya" sun; day.
I 5. ch e moreover; besides. 2| . t'ai) too (over; more
16. tsz' oneself private; than enough) term of
personally. respect, used in titles.
17. kei oneself. 22. (-) ^n\n (-) year.

1. ^ sz-k6n (kin-) 14 tso' ^shangyat, to
affair; business Celebrate a birthday
2. - kwo''cho \^\ ,nin 15. cto shiu a certain

after some years some
quantity; how ;
3. /\ ch e also; besides; many; how much

moreover; in addition I 6. ^sheung shik^ common
4. I n ui annual meet- sense; general know-
ing ledge
5. I n t au beginning 17. Veikau' 'shiu com-
of the year paratively less
6. ho kwo better than 18. yat/tsz date; day
7. chung- ho kwo same 19. yat, t'au daytime
8. 3 .shangyat, birthday
20. tsoi' tso" kwo' do
9. t shik, tsz-\4i board it over once more
oneself
21 . ,m shik, do not know
10. 'Klin Yat) Book I
11. ^t'engtak, kin can

22. " ,m shik, -k'ui do not
know him
hear
"- I tso'kwo done
12.
not hear
ct eng ,m kin' can-
23.
24. ^ cVung
1
" easy
13. tak, kwo' 'ch'e 25. tki kwo excessive;

kwo carry on with beyond the limit; to go
what one has too far
— — 60
- .
26. I shik, experience; 36. mei' kin k\ hi
knowledge never seen

27. kong kai explain; 37. ^fB mei" seungk wo
demonstrate have never thought of
28. tak,,h4n it; unexpected
free now 38. ^1 "yau to have
29. tak- ^han free; leisure in hand
30. tsz\ts ung from a 39. ct'eng"n' hear; heard
certain time past til I
AO. t\ 14 tsz-'kei et'eng hear

now; since
oneself
31. f ,k^,sz (kin-) furni-
41. ct'engtak, 'h6 ,to
ture (as chairs, beds,
heard a lot about it
etc.)
32. ^^/ _,;^ka hui go now
42.
listen to
-n4i tsz-'k4i ,t'eng
it yourself
33. fA ^han wa* gossip ; idle
talk
43. eng kong hearsay
34. pi^n y at, half a day 44. t ai tsz heir-apparent
35. mei' hui kwo have 45. f -k'ui ,kam 'nin

never been to (said of kei t a i" ? how old is
a place) he this year (( i^)
LESSON PROPER
:N4i shikjtak, jLam Yat

i_
Sin^shang
'
ma
You know Lam Yat Mr.
2
Yatj ^Tung ^.S i n^shang hai' *neike ang'yau ma
Yat Tung Mr, is your friend
m It
"Ngo shik^tak, "K ui hai" 'ngoke ^to i nke h6

know He is my many years good
.
I
.p ang'yau.
4. ^
$1 ch e ,
m
"k ui
f
yau" hai" 'ngoke

3 . unghok,
friend. Besides, he also was my schoolmate.
— 61 —
. c 3 I R
5. is] i
N u Lei w : V
K WO K In —
au
Ul ct ng ^ \ en ^ 'y i'
He with Lei Wc i Kwc k Mr's friendship

d 1
"
hai L 1 m yeu n y : IN go t ai -k'uitei-ke' _cP
ang jts ing
how 1 thin k their friendship
ff -ky. 7. f.t;
hai— ke i ho e
1
an1 3 i n s hang nai yatjko

not is very good. "Lar
tb
f>L .
no ^chung 1 kongsh ut qW a'ke cyan.
vsry much like talking man.
8. 1*
K f.t; fli)
) c
Is u 1 yau' hai" yat.kc ho ^chung 1 ku n

He also is a very muc h like to mind
. 9.
jhans2:"ke cyan. -L4i ,S( n^shang hai"
other people's business man. Lei M is
.
y at^ko shap. <.f ^chung a'ke ^yan.
one not very muc h like talking man.
10.
K ui 'sh cyan<.ka ck'ing kai.
He se Idom to others speak
-K'ui yau" hai "

—
yat.ko tsz'cSzke
.
cyan.
He also is a selfish man.
12. f
Sln^she ng kun igke
.
Lam
chansz
Mr. always
13.
"Yau
f
interfere
yat, yat)
Lei
- Lei
Mr's
^Si n<.s hang

private affair s. Ther 3 was one day Lei Mr.
62 -~
. .
1^
c
A
jt ung jLam ^Sin^shang kong: cS n^shang,
I "ngo
to Lam Mr. said: "La Mr.,
J
tseng 'nei
^ ho kun ngoke sz'kon T I m
I
kai
asked you not to mind my affairs, Why
St R
'nei eng "ngoke wa, nei ^chan hai' t ai k wo
you not listen to my words you really are too
ho. "Ngo
t
!
^rn iu 'nei tso" 'ngok cP ang'yau Jk.''
•''
bad. I don't want you to be my friend

Read and t renslate into Chinese.
I . Do you know Mr. Lam Yat Tung? Q. Mr. Lei does not like to talk much
2. Is Mr. Lam Yat Tung your friend 10. He seldom speaks to ethers
3. I know him He has been my good
. 1 1 . Besides/ he is selfish.
f ri end for many years. 12. Mr. Lam always likes to interfere
4. He was also my schoolmate. with Mr. Lei's affairs.
5. Is he very friend ly with Mr. Lei 13. One day, Mr. Lei said to Mr. Lam:
Wai Kwok? Mr. Lam, it s very bad on your
6. I think they are not very friend ly. part to mind my affairs after my
7. Mr. Lam is talkative, telling you not to do so. I,
8. He 1 ikes to mind other people's therefore, do not wish to have

bu ycu as my friend any more.

46. ^ cChrkîcP'ang- 50. "n'shik) 'h^ just
-yau (k.o ) intimate friend to gain an experience
47. a Yat, pun Japan 5 1 . sliik)tal< know; un-

48. Hi]) Yat/pun cyan derstand
(ko ) Japanese 52. kau" 'nin last year
49. Yat, ^fTi an Japanese 53 .

h ok^ sh i learning;
language acquired knowledge
63
^
54. f .t'eng^mai 70. I -L6 T'a^ye Old

"k'uike ku tsai listen until Gentleman (term of res-
he has finished his story pect to the elderly head of

the family)
55. oi' ,yan ,u \ei
neighbour 71. 'T'ai Old Lady
love one s as
(term of respect
oneself
72. yat yat, one day
56. 'ho yat/tsz lucky
day 73. yat) yat, one
more day
57. ching kwo make it
74. 2> tsz''kei oneself

again; do it over again
58. fA-&RW^'kîn ,yant4i--

75. ") 'ngotei" tsz" kei
ourselves
ke jhan sz* mind other
76. kwo' .shi out-of-date;
people's affair
old-fashioned
-ngo
59. ?7 ,i'ch'e
77. tsz-'kîke' own
tak^^h" moreover, I am
(possessive)
60.
f reo
'neike
it
ts in ^to
& kwo
fcWe
"k ui
78.
79.
own affair
kwo
tsz-'keike'
In pass
sz'
the
moreover, you are richer
New ear
than he
80. "^ kwo'hui' past; to pass
6 in kei more than a
I .
81 •
kwo hui ct'ung
y S3r ^ka past and present
^1
62. shap) ,leng _,nin

pat/kîn (,ch\)
82.
more than ten years penholder
63. T'ai"t'ai Mrs;Madame 83. Ml 'sho hui'-
cCh'an Yai Mrs Ch'an kwo'ke ong the

tei'cf
64. P
places one has been to
65. ch'ut, 'nin next year
84. ,sz,ka private; per-
66. cân nin new year
sonal
67. ILnn4i'-;ts'ang ,t*eng- 85. ^sz^yan same
never heard
kin 86. ^ (4) ,sz sz" (kin-)
î^ka now; this mo- private affair

68.
ment 87. ,sz,yanke' sz"
69. .t'engwa' obedient (ki n") same
— - 64 —
88. " ,m 'shiu
many
quite a good 91.
.
reconsider
t-r
Tie m kwo
kwo read
92. t Q i kwo saw; seen;
89. tsoi' tuk,
read over
it again (aloud)
93. Jiii, In M 1 Ik W {J saw; seen
90. H tsoi) 't'ai kwo read
wan kwo searched
94. •^ja
it again (silently) (993)
2 some
95. t s ' o i self-esteem 1 10 • esin \k i yat
96. tsz\5z selfish days ago
97. tsau^sz smuggle III ^kam (c:hiu this

morning
98. fp) 'tsau.szke'
smuggler 12 ^kam nin this year
a ^ya n k o 1 .
( )
99. t ai ,hung space 1 13 . ^kamyat. today

14 (kammat. today
100. S tl) t'ai^hung 'kau
I .
(chelc space dog 1 15 . 51 ^t'ingyat. tomor row

1 16 ^t'ing ^chiL J tomorr cw
101 . fi?n t'ai\huog ,yan
morning
( ko ) spaceman
1 17. . t ai tso too early
102. 0 'shaitak, \h 1 18. t'ai' \6 too good
shiu ts In to spend
1 19. t ai shiu too little
very little money
120, t'ai (to too many;
103. ftU >
\unsz- (ko') too much; excessive
Steward
121 t'oi'k wo t sz \sz
I OA. ) 'k6n^ka (ko') too selfish
steward; butler 222. "5" kwo i
,m t hui
I 05. "yau ^to'shiu there uneasy i n m »nd; to feel
are some sorry
106. f - 'uit4i2 tsz-\4i

123. ftU " .t'engtcik^ Jai u n-
themselves
derstand; a30 hear
124. ^t'engtok^ch'ut,
107. ;h A kwo'hui'ke' sz-
things oF the past
125. 'h^.han uiri important;
108. ^3 A seung kô think it insignificent
over; consider
126. K fii'h) \Uu\ kuo (ft iu)
I 09. nam k wo^ same water pi pe
— — 65
. . . »
127. P)) B "It 'sho ^t'engke' 131 m -k'ui ,s4m-
'
.
what has been heard shap) sui ko sh

128. I sho k{n\wo'ke' when he was 30
what has been seen 132. it -nî ts6-tak,-
129. 'dm 'kî what is Jai ma will you do

the meaning wh y it
130. f, ^^ ekam- 133. #) hei^'kun r^t'iu)

yat hai' mat/ye ya t,- windpipe
tsz what is today's 1 34. yearly; year
date by year ( io33>
LESSON 1 5
VOCABULARY
cP ai arrange; to place 7. ts'o mistake; error;
in or der ; a row; a line. wrong
2. a colour. 8. pat. not; do not.
3. - wai to f eed 9. rssson; cause.
4. (.a
phat
a
c, or
final
interrogative/
p a
msrs ly eu-
e m -
10.
( \vai (ko )
place where
reason; cause.
seat
one
(a^
sits
phorlie). i n a o
5. wai ! hello a bu S/ a boat, etc.).
6. f" method; way ;

12. a time; occasion^
means; used in t rans- 13. cWong yellow; the sur-^
literating. name Wong

1. hok/wai (ko')
academic degree
5. 3t (reason
,unku' (ko'j cause;:
2. ûi wa a n answer 6. .Lin^yan 'ko" same

(verbally)
7. shi shui colour
3. holc-sz'- Bache- (generally applied to
lor of Laws the colour of printed
4. tai' ts o big mistake cottons, etc.)
— — 66
I ) , )
8. " 'S ngf" 19. 'yau wa i to have a
ct ung different ways seat or seats (e.g. in

of thinking a school/ a bus, a boat/
etc.)
9 (M) ts'o' fcsz' (ko')
20. ^wong^kam gold
errata ( error in wri-
ting or pri nting 21. 'k6i ,to 'wai how
10. —, yat^ ^.ui sz" an event
many persons
visitors,
(said
customers)
of
1 1. wai sai^man tsai

cam pun wai go
22.
'
to feed a baby standard

1 2. ct'au yat, wai the 23. kei how many
first s eat times several times
J 3. ct au tang wai first 24. ku 1 intentionally;

class seat purposely; wilful
4. ct'au yat, .ui the 25. JJik" Islam (the

first time Mohammedan religion)
26. ts6" ts'o make a mis-
35. F4tl<wolc France
take (in doing anything)
36. nSl) <wol< jan
27. 'kong ts'o make a
( ko ) Frenchman
mistake in speaking; a
17. F4t cHnan French slip of the tongue
language 28. se ts'o make a mis-
18. kam shik gold colour take in writing ( io6i
LESSON PROPER
2.
Hai" "nei ma , ^Cheung? " "Hai", ' nei hai'
Is you — Cheung?" "Yes, you are
.
,
i|:fS]?J 3.
I nko ' "'Ngo hai" A ,Wong â."
."
who " I am Ah Wong
4.
cWong ^Sin^shang, yau mat, ye
e
^
sz'
"Hell( Wong Mr., there is what thing
— — 67
' I
5. n #
'(•Ngo kong yat^ki n" sz" pei "nei ^ch i , "nei yau mo
"I tell one thing let you know, you have not have
l
ft engk in
,
^Lam cSln^shang ung 'Lei ^Sin ^shangke

^
sz'
n
ne?"
heard Lam Mr. and Lei Mr.'s affairs — '"
7. m^jt
o *'ln*tsoi "k uitei" "leungko' 'm^
o "At present they two do not
^)." 8. *
kongshijtw[ Ja." "Mat, "ye ûnku "

talk — ." "What reason ?"
f&
^ ung
&c t "k ui tai' loke
o know 3 M and hi s elder broth<
— '$
yat^ûi sz' ma ''
10.
""Ngo Lar CO
O co- to-
'' know Larn Mr. to
c
^.
ho ^ho cVan kong "Lei i n^shi
very many people told Le i Mr. is rot right."
'^Yanwai niko
f - e
^
cP ang^ts ing
'
it
tsau"
''Because o f this their friendship ther>
. 2. m-
yatj yat, pat) yat^ yat.'' ''"K uitei" t:6 hai"
one day not as good as one day." **They all are
p > .
'ngotei'ke ho ang'yau. Nei yau mat/ye f at^ tsz.
our good friends. You have any way

— 68
" '
mt 13. ^ A
^t'ung 'k'uitei' ^p'ai kai ma " Ts eng "nei Jai 'ngo
for them to settle " "Please you come my
oji^ ^ "
ofiishCi ung "ngo seung yat,ko f at^ tsz, ho 5m ho "
place with me think one way, good not good?"
14. . "Ngo
il
tsau"
".
"Good, I immediately come.

Read and translate into Chinese,
. "Hello! Is that you, Mr. Cheung''" 10. Yes. Mr. Lcm has made known to
. "Yes, who is that, please " niofiy people the faults of Mr.
3. "I am Ah Wor.g." Lei ''
4. "Hello! Mr. Wong, is there anything |
| This is the reason why their
I can do for you friendship is getting worse day
"I want to tell you something.
by day.
Have you heard the news about
,, P. They are our good friends. Can
Mr. Lam and Mr. Lei
you t h i r. k of any way to reconcile
"No."
them
They are not on speaking terms
"What is the reason L now,
" " '
^* Will you please call over at my
Do you know what happened be- place After that, we can con-
tween Mr. Lam and his elder sider how to reconcile them.
brother?" 14. Good . I shail come at once,

'

29. .p'ai'kai make peace; 33. ^Ti6 f &' tsz no help;
mediate; settle no remedy; cannot be

30. f" tsz method; way; helped
means
34. 'mo ts'o no mistake;
31. 1^ ts6- ts*o''cho a correct; right
mistake has been made
32. ct'eng tsV misunder- 35. yat>o' 'wai t6
stand to make;
a mis- "mo not even one
take in hearing Seat is available
— — 69
. )
36. pat(ii not so good as; 46. -y&f n'/wai S2-'t'au

getting worse; nothing this boss
like
47. niCwai tî-
37. JtLiS. tei" wai" position in
38.
life
sheung" yat^ ûi

48. ^ sz'
this
t au
gentleman; this
this big boss
niCwai ,sln,sh^ng
previous time; formerly

teacher
39. ûi kwok return to
49. ni\vai 'siu'tse
one's country
this young lady
AO. m ,p'4ikwat, f,t'i6)
50. ,ui ct'au turn the
ribs; chops
head
41. t a i' I " wai second
seat 51. pun wai unit (e.g. of
42 )
soy bean
cwong 'tau (nap))
52. ) _^wong,p'ei (nep)
43. chung' mei" ^yau
wampee (a fruit
wai there is still no 53. n se u ng f at ^ way of

seat available thinking; idea
M. , (1) k(i\z- (chekj 54. A yau- 'se tsV lo|<
Story; legend written wrongly again
45. £ 'seung fat/tsz to 55. cwong shik, yellow
think of a way
LESSON 1 O
VOCAI;UL'\RY
I . Wj ^nau angry; to get 5. k6m (or kam) dare;

ang ry ;
anger. venture
2. f tsik, banquet; feast. 6. hSk guest; visitor;
customer.
3. 'ta beat; strike; hit;
fight. 7. m tsau liquor; wine,
4. < ham' cry ( to shed 8. chan- a moment; a whi le.
tears); weep. 9. ^pa papa; father; dad.
You now know 3l5 word!

) ; .

I • 'kochan? csh; at that I I. \6n\ ,m
time dare or dare not ?
2. ch'ut, tsik, attend (as 12. # mat, ^t6 'k^m tsb'

a meeting dare to do anything
3. "sheung^mai tsik,
k6m hui dare to go
13.
attend a banquet
1 4. kom kong dare to
4. 'tsautsik, banquet
say
feast
1 5. ta (.kung to be en-
5. tSQ- jVonhak^ to be
gaged in manual work
a guest
for others
6. 'ta tsV ,yan to
16 sung h41c to escort
beat the wrong person
a visitor to the door
7. 'pei (Van ta to be
beaten 17. fSl ) ,yanh4k, (ko')
8. tai'csheng ham' cry guest

loud ly; loud weeping 18. 1^ ) 4 ,yan
9. A k6m dare not (ko ) a Hakka
10. " ,m \6m iu' dare 19. # Hak Hakka

not to take it dialect (.107)
LESSON PROPER
5Yau —
yatjko Q.
—
yat, yat
f
"k ui ts6"
There was old man, one day he
.
^shangyat,
an
2. m
'K ui
c
'fa
ts eng
r
fill
celebrated
birthday. He invited very many guests

- f 3. 1' \%
Jai ukj k ei. Hai ^mai
to come to his house During attending
— ftu
tsik,ke ^sh lhau", yatjko cyanh6k hang '

tso
banquet time, no one guest wish to sit
— — 71
. ' . 3 . . . .
. ^& ^& jLg
hai tai ya ko qN gamQngam kochan' h i,
the first one seat Just then,
'pm
Jai cho
—
yatjko
.
^yanhak^
5.
"Lo^yan^ka ch ut hui
came another guest. Old man out went
it Hi
kin k'u -Ko.ti cyanli4l< tsau Is eng
to meet him Those guests then asked
: Qftian tsai "ts o ha i ta'ryat.

fill
ko)
old man's litt cr to sit on the first one
1
l<^ - .
CL clai
S 6Qt Old man back came
8. f
c
-K'ui t a ki 1 r1 "ts o hai tai "yat;,

1 ko wai \o ko)
He saw sat on th e first one seat that one
if. .
hai k uike tsai ^yeokung au lok.
was his son. Old man b ecame angry
10. m it
c
f& 3
(
.
-K'ui tsau' "k'uike tsai.
He then beat his son
'Koko sai man tsai ham

That little5 boy sobbed
2 #:
wa " Tsau'hai y 3 n wa i
&
a ôa i u
c
t a
said: "It's because papa wanted to beat
72 —
, f i
,
•ts'o hai tai'yatj ^yan, sho'
WtlL
'neitei
sits on the first one seat man, theref < you
^ /' •
to \6m ( kar i) "ts'o."
everyone all not dare to sit."

Read and trar'slate into Chinese.
1 . There was an old man who once 7. The old men came beck.
celebrated his birthday. 8. He sc w his son seeted at the seat
2 . He invited many guests to his house. cf honour.
3. The guests all declined to take the 9. The old me n became angry.
seat cf horour at the table. 1 0. He beat his son.
4. Just then/ a guest arrived. 11. The little hey sobbed and said:
5. The old man went to receive him . 12. It is because you knew my daddy
6. hen, the guest at the table asked will beat the one who sits there,
their host's little son to take the that you a 1 1 decline to eccept
seat of honour. the seat cf he

20. -ngo \\m \6m 28. Ii% a jpa papa; father; dad
how would I dare 7 29. 'ta ( hung ring a bell
2 I . 'ts'eng hak^ invite (by pulling)
guests 30. "ts'o tsik, sit at a
22. u"r hSk meet guests banquet
23. shuihSk merchant 31. is. jfTiai tsik, same
who goes by sea from 32. >fa cho struck
place to place
33. hSkli6i stand on
24. f^) ,san h" ao') ceremony ping
new comer
25.
26. — 2
moment
nichan'- ,shi
yat)chan,-
now
one
34.
35.
36.
'ta tsz-
,nau mat/ye
what makes you angry?
IUT
to type; ty-
? 'shai mat/ye
27. ^koi 'ta ought to be Jai ta what was
beaten used to strike with
— — 73
.
37. <^ A^l phlcc/ 38. -nei ^nou .pin-

ham kcm* tai\sheng ko whom are you
who cries so loudly? angry with " 26
LESSON 17
VOCABULARY
1
. lad]) sun C^f ung) to be- 7. jhung the male of birds
lieve; a belief; faith; — thus: vigorous,
confidence; a letter. strong.
2. cts'ung bright (intelli- 8. tsok to make; do; act.
gent); clever.
9. iin to pass from one
3' ^ming bright ( showing to another; to hand
light); clear; plain. down.
4. -'lî a Ch inese mile 10. ,lai pull; arrest.
(1,894.1 2 English I I . hau" a school.
feet).
t 12. pV (,k4n) a shop,
5. (M) ,kun Cko') govern-
ment 13. an translate; inter-
officer; official.
pret
6. M- ^ying heroic; the sur-
name Ying; used in
4. yik^ same.
transliterating. 1 5. yung- use.

1. ^ tsok cyung-
function; use
action;
cme
7. ^ts ung^^ming
(intelligent); clever
bright
2. 1^ t6 cyan to arrest 8. X ( M) ,man ,kun (lco

3. tsok^tui' be at to civil officer
enmity with; oppose
9. an^ming clear; dis-
4. ts6- ,kun to be in
tinct; evidently
office
10. _,ming ,chi clearly
5. fl^ sun kau to become
a convert aware
6. ,shu pV (,k^n) 1 I • ^sheung yung? common

book shop use; commonly used
1 2. f§ sun yung"
(confidence; trust)
credit 23. ^
^ X (-)
(ko
(
)
Jingkwok
Englishman
jyan
13.
14. 9
tsz" (ko
used word
yat,
pense
yung"
)
^shûngyung-
commonly
daily ex-
24.
25. ^
•
glish mile
c
ing
hok^hau" (^kan) English

school
-lî (-)
eYing;man
En-
I 5. yung-f at^ directions 26. it n ) sun\fung (ko')

for use; how to use envelope
16. yung" ^yan employ 27. ^^ shalyung* expenses
people 28. ,ka yung- family ex-
17. ^ g) e
ingkwok England penditure; for home use
cYing "u English 29. Viui hok,hû-
language (spoken) (^.Ican) girls' school
19. ^ Jing^man
30. .kam pV (,k^n^
)c goldsmith shop
(.shu (p6"; pun) En-
31. «^t ,ying,hung (ko')
glish book
hero
20' ^ X cYing ^man English
32. "nui ^ying.hung
language (written^
(ko ) heroine
21. ^ Ying hû- (^k^n)
33. f ft'ung^'ui
English school
pin' "m^ yung" it
22. 4^ Ji ng^man sun is definitely of no use
(Jung) English letter to argue with him 159)
LESSON PROPER
OA
.
'Ma Jai^yan
A
^
K
a
-
'ngotei'
Malay.
hok^hû-
I
luike'
u —fill
yat^ko' -Majai
H
. our
5^
—
school inside
fm
"Iûngko
a
.
tai'*l6.
Malay
student. two elder brothers.
" 75
m
4. f,
)
^ ^,
Tai* ko hai* yat.ko anyik,^ ^kun.
Eldest brother is an official interpreter.
5.
i' ko hai' %ai yatko cChungkwolcsyank<
Second elder brother Chinese
.
is in a
mm ^4
p o' t au ts6'ckung. K tuk^ ^Chungkwok^ ^shu
shop working. read Chinese books
c
. 7. m
yau 1 in \\ tuk, cho
alrea dy thn56 years more • He read
. 8 .
f
^Chungkwi -K'ui 'ui kong
very many Chinese books. He
m
6 rr a.
very much Chinese National La nguage
1
c.
#- ^! till m #
hai hok^hau* tuk^ cChungkwok Kwol< -(J
in school studies Chinese National Language
M. 10. m
ct ung.i ng^man. K ui yau" hok,
and Eriglish. He
,
Iseirns
- f#,
sesun tSol<cc man, ta-tsz" ung
.
J an-yik^.
letter writing, essay writing, typing and translation.
-K'ui
{ ^sam kwok^ke
.
^mantsz".
He knows threeJ national languages
— — 76
V ,
—
. . , . . .
12. n- f
^yan kong a\\\ hai" fts ung-

Very many people said All IS a clever
. 13.
^mingk*5 cyan. K ui CL OT tuk,
Chiingkwokclc(
man.
.manhok^.
He very much likes to study
14.
Chinese
f
t ung %6
literature.
^yan
n
kong
/
ngoi'kwok^ cV^^
He
tuk,
to
^ChungkwokQ
iry many
^manhok^
people
hai*
said
shap"f an "yauyung'ke
c
.
foreigners
study Chinese literature is very useful

1. Ali is a Malay. 9 • He studies Mandarin and English in
2 . He is a Ma lay student in our school the school
3. Ali has two elder brothers. 10. He also learns letter-writing, essay-
writing, typing and translation,
4. The eldest brother is an official
interpreter.
11. He knows three languages
1 ?. Very many people said that Ali is
5. The second elder brother is working
a clever msn*
in Chinese shop
13- He tckes a great interest in Chinese
6. Ali has been studying Chinese for
I i terature.
more than three years
14. He told many people that the study
7. He has read maiiy Chinese books. of Chinese literature is a great
8. He has a good vocabulary of Mandarin. help to foreigners.

34. JL(-) .kung-lî (-)
metre (nearly
kilo-
five
36. it
(Jung)
( -M4,lai
Malay letter
sun'
eights of a mile)
37. cchung hok.hû-
35. 'Majai _,man Malay (ckan) middle school;
language high school
— 77 —
38. ft, ('
( fkan
k
)
holy
mission
52. "yauyung'
able; useful
service-
school
53. 6yung'- same
39. (IS)) J^nyik, ^k6n
^
5A.
-) Jong
+^
(ko) official inter- (-) a
preter or translator square mile

40. yung-^kam 'pun- 55. •
jgj) Jinghû-
wai on a gold basis hok^^shang (ko a
_
)
41. yat) Jing-Iî p6n' student of an English

one and school
42. — ft"yat.^fung sun'

letter (
a half miles
one
^fung is us-
56. I Janyikj
interpret
translate
translator
interpreter
ed if the letter is in an
envelope and it in- 57. ^f^nyik, .Chung-
cludes the envelope cHnan translate into
as well; use ^cheung Ch inese
as classifier if the 58. iutak,
letter itself alone is
anyik, unable to
meant)
translate
43. — f yat^^cheung sun, 59. f "m^ sun yung* un-
one letter
reliable
44. 'siii hok,hû- 60. ^n6y ung" useless
primary school
61. yau sun -
45. Jk\ -shûngjai pull

yung' very reliable
or haul it up
62. "fei yau mat, tsok -
A6. Ui ") pull towards yung" what is the
47. 'f" tsok use
reaction 63. ho yung'ke what
48. tsoko fan rebel revolt is used
49. f -yau sun yung" re- 64. ckungtsok wo r Ic ;
workmanship
50. m$f\ (liable; credible
shop
pV'aii (,k^n) 65. f se sun
letter-writing
write a letter;
51. yung* ts* in spend 66. tsolc ^man write an

money essay; essay-writing (1192)
78
LESSOlSr 18
VOCABULARY
1 . fo an assistant. cVau from; by; a cause;
2. () ^pui (chek^) a cup; a reason.
a tumbler; a glass. 8. manage; core a
3. yam to drink. principle; a reason.
4* cO emphatically 9. (.king t o pass by or

affirmative particle. through a classic
(work of literature)
5. ching exactly in the
middle; exact; straight 10. remember; to bear
(not crooked or curved); in mind; to record;
right; just. to meke a note.
6. an a feudal state of II. -) kui (-) a sentence;

the Chou dynastry; the a phrase.
Ch an. 12. ,ch'a tea.
2.
1.
3.
,
"t'^tJS -ui 't^-lei
^ S£-
able
arrange or manage
au-'nî
ching
as you pi ease
ash ant;
to 10
12
13 £ t)
-leisz-
charge of
yam
"lei
^ch a
,hung „p6i (chek,)
direct;
do not care
drink tea
have
slanting
4. f$ ^ning ^ch a Jai

empty cup
*
bring some tea 14 ^pui jpui every cup

15 geography
& tei' lei
jtJL
5. cking^shu Chinese .
classics 16 yVau nisli(i'

anhui go back from
6. f^) .shukî'(ko') clerk
here
7. j£>
- —(yau uk, k ei Jai
17 'kun-|4i govern;
come from home
manage; rule; to take
"
8.
9. 1 yat,kei'
,m \6
'ta-lei
could not attend to it
diary
18 .
§ charge oF
care
-'ngo ,m "Ui I don't
79
19, - > ^
ch utjhui
this way
.yau
t
go out by
nishCi 23.
24. i£
"
iL-g^r g^-^'J ching'w^- ,t'eng-

just heard of it
ching wa' just now
20. ^ts'ang^king 'kong 25. ching rig" just right
kwo have already 26. f ' 1

,yau *k*ui leave
spoken about it him alone
27. ,yau tak, 'k'ui same
21
22.
. -lî'sûngke'
ching wa* ch
ideal
28. ? ,man-lei literary style
29. iL"^ k4i' -h^ make a note

hui just gone out (1221)
LESSON PROPER
,
"jS in^shang, ts eng man' <.Ch an lOcshang hai shu
,"
ma
"Mr., please ask Ch an Mr. is here
2. : . Its m )
• -.
"jCh'an jSin^shang ch ut, chohui . 'K ui ching â* ch ut
"Ch an Mr. has gone out. He just gone out."
3. f^
"jSIn^shang,
c
'nei 'yau mat/ye sz" "
"Mr., you have what business "
4.
""Nei
f
hai- nko
5. . hai
)
-
—"
p 1 ,k :'
"You are who "You from where come
6. ^^Sft J
"jCh'an ^Si n^shang hai kop i n'.
' Ch'an Mr. is there."
7- >f
hai jking'lei shat,

t
*luip n'."
. I
is manager room inside."
8
, ', A 4 -rfy
ts eng 'ts'o, "ngo kiu f okei hui kiu "k ui."
"You please boy to go call him."
— — 80
. . " M J .
9.
*\TO(.f an
.
"nei.'
o
yau
c
('Troubling you. c there
—
yat wai '
n ^shang
.
hai ngoi'ptn"/
f&
"k ui i u kin ^nei."
.
a gentleman outside, he wants to see you
iff
cTs in ^Slncshang, ts eng yap, "luip'n" "ts o.'
s in Mr., please enter inside sit."
12. - -^^
ma 7"
"
*''Ngotei" hui kopi n" ts o,
W 6 go there good
13.
" Ts eng
c
'
'ts'o,
ik
ts eng
.
'ts 0. Ts eng yarr
.
'(Please sit, please Please d ri r^k cup i_ a
14.
' Ts eng
'
nei
'
ts
.
o yatjchcin"."
15.
,''Ng o hui ,king"|e

J
''Please you sit a little while "I go mQnag€
t^^^. il ".
ko^pln' kong keikui shiitQWa -
-Ngc ) tsau" Jai/'
there speak several wiords immejdiately come.'
. #.
*'"Nei 'yau 'nei tso" (.sin 'Ngo tanghaiJ' 'nei.'
**You have wor k, you do first. 1 can wait f r you.'
17, ' il -
Ngo yat.char )' tsau' Jai.
"I a little A/ h i 1 e then come bac:k.''
—
-
81
" "

Pead and translate into Chinese,
1
I . "Is Mr. Ch'an in, please?" 11. Mr. Ts in, please come in and
'
'Mr. Ch'an has just gone out." have a seat.
J. 'Is there any thing 1

12. Shall we sit on the other side?"
you " 13. Please sit down. Would you have
A
'
'Who are you 3 cup of tea

'
^JChere do you come from 14. Vlôuld you mind v

D,
•
Mr. Ch an is there. while?"
"
7 He is in the manager ^ om 15. I am going to speak o the manager t
Q
0. ''Please take a seat. I'll send a for a few words, and then
boy to call him. come back immedia tely
9. "Thank yon. 16. Do your work first. I can wait fcr
10. "Mr. Ch'an, there is a gentleman you if you are busy
wants to see you. 17. 1 will come back i •nmediately."

30. 'ta'lei manage;arrange; 39 i- cSh^g'lîhok
handle; attend to physiology
31. .king'lei (ko') 40 mat/l6ihok, physics

41 -'|4i,yau (ko')
32. \un-|î fat, reason; cause
management (the art
42 "yau 'lei.yau rea-
of controlling)
sonable
—t
—
33. yat.chek^ pi!ii one
43. "^ kei ts o remember
cup
wrongly
one
34. yat^ cPU'
cup of tea
a
44 ^ kei tak,
45 ching (king respect-

35. I eCh'an -L^tâi' Old
able; serious
36. ^ Lady Ch an
sentence
yat kui wa" one
46
(kin')
ching\king
respectable
business: serious affair;
sz"
37. - ^kingkwo pass by; lawful business

pass through; undergo
38. iJ
câ (ko
( )
,sh4ng-i4ihok,
physiologist
A7.
Ve
.kung-lî
r s a
principle of right
I
right; uni-
principle;
— — 82
. m
48. mum) 'fokî' (ko ) shop 54. " (1) huipiii (chekj
assistant; waiter tumbler
49. 'ts'o ching' to sit 55. -r fi?] -? h^- 'kîko' tsz-
properly the following words
50. ,ch'A ts in tea money
56. •! ,m kei'tak, unable
51. (1) cch'a ,p6i (chelO to remember
tea cup
52. ,ch*a ui tea party 57. t'ai' "m^ 'lei.yau

very unreasonable
53. "7? 1^ ni kui'
shiitoWa" these few 58. "nei yam ^sln you
words (spoken) drink first ( , 2 »
This Index consists of words found in lessons to 18. The numbers 1
denote the page and the lesson in which the word is found. 5.3 mee IS Page
5/ Lesson 3.
Revision of the words

in this Index will form for the student a c ood test
of hisknowledge of the text book. Should he have forgetten the sense or

meaning of any particular word he has simply to look up the lesson on which it
can be found
66.15 cho 19.6 50.12

a 18.6 chung 44.1 1 Jong 19.6
(c" 44.1 1 ^chung 13.5 'fu 18.6
^ch a 79.18 chung" 54.13 f6- 28.8
^cham 34.9 cch iin 74.17 un 18.6
(.chan 59.14 ch'ut, 44.1 1
Jung 38.10
c hem' 70.16 an 34.9 "ha 24.7
(.Ch an It 79.18 an 44.11 ha- 23.7
60.14 an 50.12 hai
'ch'e
chek 9.4 jf an 74.17 har
i 23.7
2.2
.^^
(.cheung 24.7 fan A 2A.7 70.16

,chl 24.7 cf an 45.1 1 ham 70.16
24.7 fan" 34.9 chan 60. 14
:ch; 55.13 fan" 9.4 hang 50. 12
ching 18.6 f" 66.15 hau" 38.10
ching 79.18 38.10 hau" 1^ 74.17
rChiu 44.1 1 'fo -$1 79.18 hei .,5s?
28.8
— — 83
o
hei 18.6 kei 13.5 74.17

9.4 tO 60. 1 A Jai 2.2
hiu 13.5 79.18 Jam f 44.1 I
'ho 54. 13 k ei 38.10 lei 44.1 I
13.5 24.7 Jei 2.2

A4<
M
hok,
., 34.9 k{n
13.5 kin-
A4.I 1 lei f 44.1
74.17
1
5.3 'lei
9.4 eking 79.18 79.18

hui
^ 'lei
34.9
9.4 ck ing 38.10 -leng
hung 74. 17 kiu' 23.7 lûng 13.5
23.7 ko T 18.6 "leung 13.5
13.5 \o 5.3 c'ln 13.5
55 13 ko' 2.2 ^ 18.6
34.9 ^koi C 50.12 '16 29.8
59.14 kolc 34.9 lok,
. 24.7
60.14 kom .^ 44.1 I |ui 9.4
59.14 kom 70.16 luk.
^ 34.9
44.1 kom
1
45.1 1 2.2
6 ^ 3.2 k6n 59.14 "ma 50.12

k4 29.8 kong 5.3 ma 50.12
" 34.9 'ku 28.8 ^mai ^ 5.3
44.1 1
ku' 66. 15 "mai 50.12
kai 38.10 kui' 79.18 mai" 50.12
kai 60.14 "k ui 2.2 mak. 24.7
JSHft-
,kann 34.9 jkun 74. 7 m3

1
2 1
kam 34.9 kun 59. 14 ofnan 34,9

kam 60.14 'kun 59.14 ^man 2.1
kam 70.16 jkung 19.6 cfinan 2.1

,kan 14.5 ^kung . 29.8 ^man ^ 34.9
kan 12.5 jku ng 28.8 "man 2.1
^^
kau 9.4 -
wai 29.8 man' 2.1
kau 34.9 kwat^ 4A.1 1 man' 34.9

kau 19.6 kwo 18.6 matj 2.1
^
kau
^ 54 13 k wo 59.14 m & 2.1
kau' 5.3 k woke 38.10 mat^ 38. 10

ke' 3.2 kwong 18.6 maj; 2.1
^ 50.12 cl a ^ 44.1 1 m" 9.4

S
n
mei" 54. 13 P at, 50.12 shû 9" 23.7

cming 74. 17 pei 18.6 ,sh( 38.10
-mo 2.2 pei 54.13 shik, 59.14
1^
29.8 cP'ei 29.8 shik, 66. 15
1 2.5 ^ p in 3.2 £hik, 9.4
53. 1 2 in
.^ 18.80 'shi6 59.14
53.12 cP'n I I
'sho 54.13
50.1 2 pin I.I cShu 12.5
9.4 pin I I
shu' 24.7
4^
nam
#1
55.13 Pin u sha- 45.1 I
nap^ 28.8 pin" 94 shui 24.7

70. 6 cP in1
34.9 shiit 5.3
^^ 50.12 pit. .^ II s{n ^ 34.9
50. 12 P{t 2.1
3.2 pit. I.I I

12.5
34.9 po ^ 2.1
^ngam ^
t.-
55. 1 3 cP
^ 44. I I Sin' 2.1
ngan 35.9 P 32.8 sin- # 2.1
34.9 _cP 29.8 fito 2.1
"ngo 2.2 P 74.17 'si<^ 5.3

ngoi 9.4 ^pui 82.18 siG) 29.8
5.3 oPui
. 79.18 sui 54.13
)
50. 1 2 pun 13.5 sun ,

74.17
50. 2 1 p" 34.9 sung' ^, 38.10
60. 14 sai 5.3 60.14
^ning 24.7 cSam 34.9 sz: 13.5
&
S 34.9
9.4 ^san 5.3 sz:
J??^
79.18 se 19.6 sz: 28.8

2.2 seung 55.13 sz' 29.8
70.16 shai 50. 12 70.16
cP ai 66, 15 ^shan I
tai 50.12
34.9 ^shang 1 12.5 tai- 5.3
pako 28.8 shap, 34.9 tai" 50.12
38. 10 shat- 24.7 't'ai 24.7
pat, 24.7 ^sheng 24.7 t'" 60.14
pat^ 66. 15 'sheung 24.7 tak, 13.5
34.9 (.sheung 38. 10 'tang 38. 10
. A 1
tau 34.9 tsik. 70.16 wa 5.3

tau J. 28.8 ^ts in 34.9 wa" 5 3
tau* 28.8 ts in 34.9 wai 66.15
t au 32.8 jts in 3A.9 wai* 70.15
au 29.8 cts'ing 38.10 wai 66.15
thr - 19.6 \s6 A4. 1 1
^wai 54.13
tkr 18.6 tso 54.13 wai" 18,6
ct eng 59.141 ts6- 18.6 wan 24.7
cti
- 24.7 ts V 66.15 (.wan 29.8
t im 44.1 1 "ts'o 50.12 cWong 66.15
ct'ing 55.13 tsoi 44.1 1 yam 79.18
,t'ing 65.14' tsoi' 44.1 1 ^yan 18.6
t iu 35.9 tsoko 74.17 cyan 2.2
ct iu 9. jts ung 7417 yap. 9.4
-t6 5.3 cts ung 38.10 yat^ 2.2

5.3 sz 34.9 yat^, 60.14
to 13.5 'tsz 50.12 (.yau 79.18
\6 54.13 tsz- 45.1 1 "yau 2.2
23.7 tsz- 60. 14 yau 38.10
^to 1 . tui' 9.4 yau" 12.5
tsai 9.4 tuk. 13.5 yau" 54.13

^ts'an 1 1 ,45 ctung 18.6 eye 31 .8
j
ts an 9.4 ct ung 5.3 29.8

^ts an 29.8 18.6 "ye 5.3
^ts ang 54.13 38.10 yeuko 54.13
ts'at, 34.9 cui 66.15 yeung 38.10
tsau 1 "ui 38.10 yeung" 3« 10
tsau m 70.16 ui 39.10 yik,
tsau" it 45.1 1 ui 38.10 yik. 74.1 /
tse 5.3 uk, 38.10 eying 74.17

tse- 45.1 1 ciin 66.15 59.14
ts eng 50. 12 lit. 38.10 yung" 74.17
Errata. - Page 6. 16. kin k'l n t6 "y au s ho j|d be kl n'kin' ^to "yau.
Page 8. 1 o said: I'l

wou d not come ' should
b o d that I would not come
Page 34. a dd le ng a fraction broken up; used to
express cypher or nought in a numerical series.
Page 50. add S p at) a classifier for horses.
Page 60. 2 I . t'ai should be t ai .

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Upper even tone 9 a whip; to whip

f r*? sh ringworm thread — ooze ~

tense. I I. yatj one; unity; a s

You now know 35 words

COMPOUND WORDS AND PHRASES

4. HH 1^ ko'ko' each one; its

6. pin ke a flat one 12. ko\yanke' indivi-

7. "nei "yau "mo dual (adjective)

I come. She likes

Hai- hai- 17. A 5yau fH).

Who wants him to

You want h i m to come.

e doesn't want. I don't want him to come.

MEANINGS OF THE ABOVE

1 2 . You won t ccme.

7. Heve you 4. He dcesn t went :

8. Arc you ccmii.g or not ? 15. VCho hasn't

1 8. He wants one. 2 1 . I don t want hi

MORE COMPOUND WORDS AND PHRASES

"mi ^yan nobody somebody; engaged

18. >5'J p t-cY^n

20. "y^Ucyan somebody 26. "neike your; yours -6)

bury; to draw close; 13. sai small; fine.

tse elder sister. 16. VL shii speak; talk.

10. ,;San new; recently. 20. t ni this.

L 5. Si ^m4i 9. san 13. t6 17.

6 ni 10. tL shiit 14. 18

You now know 55 words i

COMPOUND WORDS AND PHRASES

3. ^to 'yau all have 15. tai- _cyan(ko') full

10. fS) -ye _cyan(ko') bar- kong tai"wa-

people 22. i^) t4i"w4- (ko') a lie;

1 I . \ong 'ye chit-chat falsehood ;

You have a big one. He has a small one.

"Ngo y au yatjko 1 tk'\' ke ungcfnai ya tjko sai ke'.

I want this big thing.

He with me comes. He also to me speak

That is not i s his that is his.

Who said I won't come

7^ na 1 k u 1 ung 'ngo k" nnok p

MEANINGS OF THE ABOVE

1. You have a big one. 10. Is this you rs?

5. I want that small thing also. 14. Yes, that is his.

He speaks to me also. 16. Is it not he who said so

8. He speaks (or talks) to me as well. 17. Yes, it's he who told me sc

9. Whose is this 18. He is a mean fellow.

MORE COMPOUND WORDS AND PHRASES

ing to say 37. "i^M A 'koko' ^yan that man

32. yat.kin- "ye one 41. - ilD m ko' this one

42. ni"n'- -ye this thing whom

which one 47. 'si^ise( ko, ) young

3. <.t iu classifier for any 1 3. ^nam male ( of human

You now know 73 words

3. f 'k*ui yat, yap, Jai 15. .san.sin .hunghei'

5. i^) 'tsai-nui (ko') 17. tai" shik_ gluttonous;

tai" nui the eldest

^nam tsai hai- pinko ke

This boy that man's.

That girl is this woman s

'Koko 'nui tsai u ,niko ^nam tsaike j^rn au

girl wants this boy's cat.