Lesson 3: Dī to loh lâng?

Dī to loh lâng? Dī khia to loh?

Where are you from? Where do you live?
Nān si huâ kiâo. I si Tiongkok lâng.
We are overseas Chinese He is a Chinese.
Dī chiû ki kui ho?
What is your cellphone number?

Dialogue 1
Anne : Pa, i si guâ ê pîng iu, Lily. I si tiōngkok lang.
Lily : A-peh dīn hō.
Father : Dī a hō. Dī tiōngkok to loh?
Lily : Guā si Hok kien lâng.
Father : Gūn si Kng Chiu lâng. Dī sìnn siânn mi?

Lily : Guā sìnn Tsng. Dīn ni?

Father : Gūn sìnn Lam.
Lily : Dīn si huâ kiâo lo?
Father : Si.

Lily : Guā tsin huānn hīnn pat din.

Father : Gua ā si. Tsiânn tsē.

Vocabulary
 pîng iu friend
 Tiōngkok China
 Lâng person
 huâ kiâo overseas Chinese
 huānn hīnn happy
 pat to know

Dialogue 2
Anne : Lily, di khiā to loh?
Lily : Guā khiā Makati.
Anne : Di si kai ki tso tsu m?

Lily : M si. Guā kiāo guā e â i khiā.

Anne : Siânn mi tsu tsi?

Lily : Guā m tsāi. Guā e hiāw khi. Tan si m tsai tsu tsī.
Anne : A ni, guā bo huat thāng khi tse di.
Lily : Bue iāo kin.
Anne : Di chiû ki kui hò
Lily : Khong kiu it tsit ngo di it di si pat sam.

Anne : Ko kong tsi pai.

Lily : Kong kiu yit tsit ngo di yit di si bat sam

Anne : Gua kha to di.

Vocabulary
 khiā live
 kai ki own, self
 tso tsu rent a house
 âi aunt (mom’s sister)
 tsu tsi address
 e hiāw know
 khi. Go
 tan si but
 m tsai don’t know
 chiû ki cellphone
 kui hò what number