Lesson 5 - Prepositions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Prepositions


Grammar

Grammar : -

[du] is functions like “at”.

Where you at?  du du de?

I am at the office. nong du gong say.

Where are you at?

du du de?

I am at the office (company).

nong du gong se.


DIALOGUE

  • A : Where is the apple? 

    B : It is on the table.

    A : Is it put next to the watermelon?

    B : Yes. It is put next to the watermelon.

  • A :  a bu du de?

    B :  yi du ddor jio

    A :  yi di bang du dai guay bi gi bo?

    B :  di. yi bang du dai guay bi gi.

Talk about the image.

  • A : Do you have beef?

    B : There is no beef here.

    A : He said here have.

    B : Go inside the market have. 

  • A :  du u gu yok bo?

    B :  jia di bo gu yok.

    A :   yi gong  jia di u.

    B :  hu ma sat or lai u 

  • Substitute with the following: 

    1. Beef   - inside the market

    2. Chicken - next to beef shop

    3. Pork - behind the chicken shop

    4. Mutton - in another market

    5. Fish - outside the market

READING 

  • I live with my grandmother.

    My grandmother goes to the park to exercise everyday.

    The park is in front of our house.

    Beside the park, there is a big coffee-shop.

    The coffee-shop is between a famous restaurant and  a hospital. 

    Grandmother friend lives above that restaurant.

    Sometimes she goes to her friend’s house to play mahjong.

  • Nong gang ah po dio aye hia

    Nong gai ah po mui jiet hu gong ui zuan hang

    Gong ui di du nong su mian dai

    Gong ui bi ki u zia gan dua gai kopi diam

    Kopo diam du jia kan wu mia gai san guan gang yi zuan gai da or

    Ah po gai pong jiu hia du san guan gai lao deng

    Ah po wu di hu yi ai pong jiu su pa ma sat 

  • Reading Practice : - Talk about your neighborhood.

  1. Where does grandmother go everyday?

  2. Where is the hospital?

  3. What is beside the park?

  4. Why does grandmother go above the restaurant?

VOCABULARY

    1. above laudeng

    2. behind ow buay

    3. below lau aye

    4. inside or lai

    5. In between du da or

    6. In front du mian how dai

    7. near gian

    8. next to/beside bi ki

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