Lesson 1 - Family, Relatives, Jobs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

I am Hainanese. nong di ai nam nang.

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GRAMMAR

Grammar 1 : - [di] 是

[di] is 是, similar to is/am/are in English.

Eg : 

I am a daughter. nong di da bo gia

Today is Monday.  gin nua di bai ied

Grammar 2 : - [gai] 的

[gai] 的 is used to express possession or belonging

Eg : Uncle’s son. be de gai da bou kia

Tone difference between girl and boy.

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DIALOGUE

Unit 1 Dialogue

• A : What’s your name called?

  B : I am Xiao Wan.  

  A :  What work do you do?

  B : I am a teacher.

• HAINANESE ROMANIZED ( expand )

  A : du gyo mi mia? 

  B : nong di xiao wan.  

  A : du do mi gang?

  B : nong di dien de.

• PRACTICE ( expand )

  Substitute with the following: 

  1. teacher 

  2. student 

  3. office worker

  4. actor

READING 

Unit 1 Reading _ I am Hainanese

• I am Hainanese.

  I am called Bo Wei, I’m Aunt’s child.

  My father, mother are hainanese.

  I know (how to) speak a little Hainanese.

  My work is a teacher.

• HAINANESE ROMANIZED ( expand )

  nong di ai nam nang.

  nong gyo bo wei, nong di a mai gai gia.

  nong a ba, a ma di hai nam nang.

  nong bat gong di di hai nam wei.

  nong do dien de gai.

• PRACTICE ( expand )

  Reading Practice 1:  Write the meaning in English.

  Reading Practice 2:  Use the following to practice the above reading.

  1. Younger aunt’s child - teacher

  2. Elder aunt’s child - student

  3. Younger uncle’s child - office worker 

  4. Elder uncle’s child - don’t work

  
  Reading Practice 3:  : - Do Self Introduction Speech

VOCABULARY

FAMILY & RELATIVES ("AH MAI" MISSING)

• FAMILY & RELATIVES (click to expand)

  1. daughter da bo gia

  2. son gong de gia

  3. husband lao gong

  4. wife lao po

  5. elder brother dua go

  6. elder sister dua ze

  7. Younger Brother bo di

  8. Younger Sister bo moi

  9. parents’ elder brother a ba gai a go > be de

  10. parents’ elder sister a ba gai a ze > a bo

  11. parents’ younger sister a mai (missing in audio)

  12. father’s younger brother a de

  13. mother’s younger brother gu de

  14. female cousins elder/younger biao ze / biao moi

  15. male cousins (elder / younger) biao go / biao di

  16. wife of parents’ elder brother be nien

  17. wife of father’s younger brother a nien

  18. wife of mother’s younger brother giom nien

OCCUPATION VOCABULARY

• OCCUPATION (click to expand)

  1. actor yen zuan

  2. business person ddor saeng yi gai nang

  3. cashier ( staff) diu ji (zek zuan)

  4. clerk sai wu

  5. delivery person ddang wwei gai nang

  6. doctor yi deh

  7. driver bang xia gai nang

  8. farmer ddor nong gai nang

  9. firefighter ggiu uwei gai nang

  10. Nurse missy

  11. painter way way gai gai nang

  12. police ma da

  13. reporter gi ze

  14. singer go say

  15. soldier ddor gun gai nang

  16. student or de

  17. teacher dian de / lao ssay

  18. waiter / waitress ddor jiao ddai gai nang

What's your name?

I don't work.

I work at a company.

What's your name called?

I only like apples.

• OTHERS (click to expand)

  1. I nong / gwa

  2. you du

  3. what mi

  4. is di

  5. name mia

  6. company gong se

  7. not (negation) bo 不

  8. do work ( 工） to do gang

  9. do not work bo do gang

  10. to work at company du gong se do gang

  11. to call, to be called ( 叫） gyo

  12. only na

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PRACTICE

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