Lesson 4 - Places

Jun 20

Go to Places

Grammar 1 :

The conclusion I gather from my sources is that it is more natural to say “di du dei” instead of “di dei”, but it is not incorrect to say “di dei”

Where is this place?

jia gue di du de?

This place is a school.

jia gue di wor yao.

Grammar 2 : - No suffix or preposition “to”.

Like Mandarin, the verb (去) implies the directional meaning, so no preposition is used.

The destination or action verb is placed directly after “hu”, “go”.

Where you go? du hu de?

I go to the office. nong hu gong say.

Where are you going?

du hu de?

I go to the office (company).

nong hu gong se

A : Who is that person?
B : She’s the doctor.
A : Where is she going to?
B : She goes to the hospital.
A : or mo nang di niang?
B : yi di yi de
A : yi hu de?
B : yi hu yi zuan
Substitute with the following.
1. Doctor - hospital
2. Police - police station
3. Nurse - go back home
4. Reporter - company

A : Do you have beef?
B : There is no beef here.
A : Where to go to buy beef?
B : Go there to buy.
A : du u gu yok bo?
B : jia gue bo u yok
A : hu de boi gu yok?
B : hu or gue boi.
Substitute with the following:
1. beef
2. pork
3. chicken
4. mutton

My daughter is a student.
She doesn't like to stay at home.
She likes to be out.
She always goes out with her friends.
Sometimes she goes out alone.
wa gai da bo di or de
Yi bor dang du su
Yi dang hu gua
Yi diao lou dang gang yi pong jiu hu gua
Wu di ka ki sut gua
yi diao lo me nong.
Reading Practice : - Talk about your own family or friends

NOTE :

To express “to go out”, it is sud gua 出外, not , not “go out” ( 去-外）.

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