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month—YÜ!eh

night—YEH! lee‿EE

week—lee‿EE BAI!

year—NEE‿YEHN

January—JUHNG YÜ!eh

February—AHR! YÜ!eh

March—SAHN YÜ!eh

That is, you say the number and add the word "YÜ!eh" which means month.

Relationships

boy—NAHN HAI-dz

elder brother—GUH‿UH guh

younger brother—DEE! dee

child—s‿yah‿OO HAI-dz

daughter—nü‿Ü UHR

father—FOO! chin

girl—nü‿Ü HAI-dz

man—NAHN RUHN

mother—moo‿OO chin

elder sister—jee‿EH jeh

younger sister—MAY! may

son—UHR-dz

woman—nü‿Ü RUHN

Human Body

arms—GUH BAY!

back—BAY!

eye—yeh‿EHN ching

ear—uh‿UHR doo-uh

finger—sh‿OH i‿ER soh

foot—jee‿AHoo

hair—TOH jah‿AH

hand—sh‿OH

head—TOH

leg—tw‿AY

mouth—koh‿OH

neck—baw‿UH-dz

nose—BEE-dz

teeth—YAH

toe—jee‿AHoo j‿ER

House and Furniture

bed—CHWAHNG

blanket—BAY! ROO!

chair—yee‿EE-dz

chop-sticks—KWAI!-dz

cup—BAY

door—MUHN

house—FAHNG-dz

kitchen—CHOO FAHNG

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