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1	A:	几好啊? 好吗?	♫	How are you?
	B:	好好. 你呢?		I’m well, yourself?
	A:	好好.		I’m very well.
2	A:	你係中国人抑或美国人?	♫	Are you a Chinese or an American?
	B:	我係美国人，唔係中国人.		I'm an American. I'm not a Chinese.
3	A:	你(pl)学台山话抑或美国话?	♫	Do you study the Taishanese or American English?
	B:	我(pl)学台山话，唔学美国话.		We study the the Taishan dialect. We do not study American English.
4	A:	佢明白台山话抑或美国话?	♫	Does he understand Taishanese or American English?
	B:	佢明白美国话, 佢唔明白台山话.		He understands American English. He does not understand the Taishanese language.
5	A:	我(pl)讲台山话抑或英国话?	♫	Do we speak Taishanese or English?
	B:	我(pl)讲台山话, 唔讲英国话.		We speak Taishanese. We do not speak English.
6	A:	你(pl)读中文书抑或英文书?	♫	Do you read Chinese or English books? (Do you go to Chinese or English school?)
	B:	我(pl)读中文书, 唔读英文书.		We read Chinese books. We do not read English books. (We go to Chinese school. We do not go to English school.)
7	A:	我写中文字抑或英文字?	♫	Do we write Chinese characters or English words?
	B:	你写中文字, 唔写英文字.		You write Chinese characters. You do not write English words.
8	A:	佢(pl)晓台山话抑或美国话?	♫	Do they understand Taishanese or American English?
	B:	佢(pl)晓美国话,唔晓台山话.		They understand American English. They do not understand Taishanese.
9	A:	我教台山话抑或美国话?	♫	Do I teach Taishanese or American English?
	B:	你教台山话，唔教美国话.		You teach Taishanese. You do not teach American English.
10	A:	再见，再见.	♫	Good bye!
	B:	再见，再见.		Bye bye!

Volume I: ◄ Lesson 8 ►

该𠮨学生係美国人。	These students are American.	♫
咛𠮨先生係中国人。	Those teachers are Chinese.	♫
我学台山话，唔学美国话.	I study the Taishan dialect. I do not study American English.	♫
我写中文字，唔写英文字；读中文书，唔读英文书。	I write Chinese characters. I do not write English words. I read Chinese books. I do not read English books.	♫
该个先生係台山人。佢教台山话，唔教美国话。佢係一个好先生。	This teacher is a Taishanese. He teaches the Taishan dialect. He does not teach American English. He is a good teacher.	♫

几好啊?	[gi66 hɔu316 a44]	How are you? How is it? In what way?
学	[hɔk52]	to learn, study
教	[gɔu44]	to teach
讲	[gɔŋ66]	to speak, talk, say, tell
明白	[mɛn22 bak52]	to understand; understandable
写	[ɬia66]	to write
台山话	[hɔi22 san44 va527]	Taishan dialect
美国话	[mi31 gɔk66 va527]	American English
中文书	[dzǝŋ44 mun22 si44]	Chinese book
读	[ǝk52]	to study, read
英文书	[yɛn44 mun22 si44]	English book
中文字	[dzǝŋ44 mun22 du52]	Chinese character
抑或	[yɛk66 vak52]	or, either ... or
中国人	[dzǝŋ44 gɔk66 ŋin22]	Chinese person
英文字	[yɛn44 mun22 du52]	English word
美国人	[mi31 gɔk66 ŋin22]	American person
晓	[hiau66]	to understand
佢(pl)	[kiak31]	they, them
英国话	[yɛn44 gɔk66 va527]	English language
读书	[ǝk52 si44]	to read books; to go to school