Oral Material   Volume  Lesson 17  

1

A :   我入得来吗,陈先生?

May I come in, Mr. Chan?

B :   请入来哟。请坐,请坐,李先生。

Please come in. Sit down, sit down, Mr. Li.

A :   好啊,好啊,陈先生。

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chan.

2

A :   你天早返唔返得学啊?

Will you be able to go to school tomorrow?

B :    返得,我天早返得学。

Yes, I will be able to go to school tomorrow.

3

A :   你一阵上唔上得堂呢?

Are you able to attend class in a short while?

B :   唔上得,我一阵唔上得堂。

No, I'm not able to attend class in short while.

4

A :   你今晚去不去得街啊?

Are you going out tonight?

B :   去得,我今晚去得街。

Yes, I should be able to go out tonight.

5

A :   你天早晚来唔来得我处呢?

Can you come to my place tomorrow night?

B :   唔来得,我天早晚唔来得你处。

No, I can not come to your place tomorrow night.

6

A :   你今日去得三籓市吗?

Could you go to San Francisco today?

B :   去得,我今日去得三籓市。

Yes, I can go to San Francisco today.

7

A :   佢后日 返得工吗?

Will he be able to work the day after tomorrow?

B :   唔 返得,佢后日唔 返得工。

No, he can not go to work to day after tomorrow.

8

A :   咛个病人昨日朝头早上起得身吗?

Could that patient get up yesterday morning?

B :   起得,咛个病人昨日朝头早起得身。

Yes, that patient was able to get up yesterday morning

9

A :   咛个病人昨晚瞓得吗?

Did that patient sleep well last night?

B :   唔瞓得,咛个病人昨晚唔瞓得。

No, that patient did not sleep well last night.

10

A :   我该样做,得吗?

Could I do it this way?

B :   得,你该样做得。

Yes, you can do it this way.

A :   佢该样做,得唔得呀?

Could he does it this way?

B :   唔得,佢该样做,唔得。

No, he can not do it this way.

 
Reading Material

黄二系美国陆军语言学校个学生。佢前日有病,唔得学,唔上得堂,唔行得街,亦唔瞓得。

Wong Ngee is a student of the U.S. Army Language School. He was sick the day before yesterday. He could not go to school,  could not attend classes, could not go out, and could not sleep well as well.

佢昨日朝头早唔起得身,唔吃得饭。佢个朋友好好,买田野俾佢,又送钱俾佢。昨晚黄二瞓得;今日早上佢起得身,吃得饭;下午佢到屋企听音乐,报纸;今晚佢吃饭,佢吃鸡。

He could not get up yesterday morning. He could not eat.  His friend was very nice. His friend bought things for him and gave him money as well.  Wong Ngee slept well last night. He could get up this morning, and ate well.  He listened to music and read newspapers at home this afternoon. He ate rice and chicken tonight.
早黄二得学,上得堂,去得街。 Wong Ngee will be able to go to school, attend classes, and go out tomorrow.
   

1. [yip32]  to enter, put into

2. 翻学 [fan33 hɔk32]  to go to school

3. 翻工 [fan33 gǝŋ33]  to go to work

4. 起身 [hi55 sin33]  to get up

5. 听早晚 [hein32 dɔu55 man215]  tomorrow night

6. 后日 [hǝu32 ŋit215]   day after tomorrow

7. 昨日 [dɔu21 ŋit215]  yesterday

8. 一阵  [yit55 dzin215]  a short while, one moment

9. 病人 [biaŋ32 ŋin225]  patient

10. [biaŋ32]  sick, ill

11. [(d)ak33]  can, to obtain, get, okay, verb suffix

12. 该,该样 [kɔu215, kɔu21 yiaŋ215]  so, in such a manner

13. 朝头早 [dzau33 hǝu22 dau55]  morning

14. 三籓市 [ɬam33 fan22 si215]  San Francisco

15. [yia33]  final particle