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  1. "ga\myaht","today","tw","joh (daahp=apt; cha\hng=storey)","Ne/ih ga\myaht ya/uh chi/n ma?","Do you have any money today?"
  2. "ti\ngyaht","tomorrow","tw","joh (daahp=apt; cha\hng=storey)","Ti\ngyaht ne/ih duksyu\ ma?","Will you study tomorrow?"
  3. "ti\nhei","weather","n","","Ni-syu ti\nhei ho/u ma?","Is the weather here good?"
  4. "ga-ai","street","n","ti\uh","Go/ga\an hohkaauh ha/i bi-nti\uh ga-ai a?","What street is that school located on?"
  5. "heuiga-a, che-utga-ai","go out","vo","","Ngo/h yi\hga- che-utga-ai (heuiga-ai) ma/aihye/h.","Right now I am out shopping."
  6. "Seuhngho/i","Shanghai","pw","","Seuhngho/i ya/uh mo/uh se\hng a?","Does Shanghai have a walled city?"
  7. "He\unggo/ng","Hong Kong","pw","","He\unggo/ng ya/uh mo/uh maaih Ju\nggwok syu\ ge pouta/u a?","Does Hong Kong have Chinese book shops?"
  8. "la\ih, le\ih","come, be here","fv","","Ke/uih la\ih ma?","Is he here?  Is she coming?"
  9. "heui","go, be there, be away","fv","","Ke/uih ne-?  Ke/uih do-u m\heui a\h?","How about him? Is he also leaving?"
  10. "jip","meet; receive (a letter); pick up (in car)","fv","","Ngo/h jip ngo/hge pa\hngya/uh.","I pick up my friend."
  11. "taam","visit (person)","fv","","Ne/ih taam bi-ngo a?","Whom do you visit?"
  12. "cho/h","ride on, take; by (bus, train, etc.)","cv","","Ngo/hdeih cho/h fo/che\ heui.","We will go by train."
  13. "hohk","learn, study","fv","","Ne/ih yi\ga- hohk ma-tye/h a?","What are you studying now?"
  14. "hohk","learn to, study how to","av","","Hohk Gwo/ngdu\ngwa/ na\ahn m\na\ahn a?","Learning Cantonese--is it difficult or not?"
  15. "cho/h","sit; drop in (visit); take a seat [not the meaning of ride on... here]","fv","","Che/ng cho/h!  Che/ng cho/h!","Please take a seat."
  16. "fo/che\","train","n","ga","Ne/ih ju\ng m\ju\ngyi cho/h fo/che\ a?","Do you like trains?  (Choice type)"
  17. "fo/che\jaahm","railroad station","n","go","Fo/che\jaahm ha/i bi-ndouh a?","Where is the railway station?"
  18. "che\, heiche\","automobile, car","n","ga","Ngo/h ga heiche\ ha/i go/ga\an pouta/u chi\hnbihn.","My car is in front of that store."
  19. "fe\ige\i","airplane","n","ga, jek","Go/ga haih bi-ngwokge fe\ige\i a?","What country's airplane is that?"
  20. "syu\hn","ship, boat, steamship","n","jek","Ni-syu ya/uh ge/ido-jek Me/ihgwok syu\hn a?","How many American ships does this place have?"
  21. "Ho\h","Ho","n","","",""
  22. "Ng\h","Woo, Wu, Ng","n","","",""
  23. "ja\nhaih","certainly","a","","Ne/ih ja\nhaih m\ju\ngyi sih to\hngcha-an a\h?","You really do not like to eat Chinese food?!"
  24. "di/m, di/mye/ung","how?","a","","Ngo/h m\ji\ di/mye/ung se/.","I do not know how to write."
  25. "di/mga/ai","Why?  How is it that...?","ma","","Di/mga/ai ke/uih m\jouh a?","Why does not she?"
  26. "me-","question particle expressing surprise, doubt....","p","","Ne/ih m\ji\ me-?","You do not understand?!"
  27. "Di/m(ye/ung) a?","How goes it?   How is everything?","x","","",""
  28. "Di/m syun a?","What is next?  What can be done about it?","x","","",""
  29. "Ho/u noih m\gin.  Ho/u noih mo/uh gin.","[I] have not see [you] for a very long time.","x","","",""
  30. "Ke/uih ha/isyu jouhga/n ma-tye/h a?","What is he doing (at a place understood).","x","","",""
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