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what?—SHEHM-muh

how far—DAW-UH yü‿AHN

everybody—may‿AY EE guh RUHN


Adverbs

above—DZAI! SHAHNG! b‿yehn

again—DZAI! LAI

behind—DZAI! HOH! b‿yehn

beside—DZAI! PAHNG b‿yehn

below—DZAI! S‿YAH! b‿yehn

far—yü‿AHN

here—JUHI lee‿EE

in front—DZAI! CHEE-YEHN b‿yehn

near—JIN!

on that side—DZAI! NAH! b‿yehn

on this side—DZAI! JUH! b‿yehn

there—DZAI! NAH! lee‿EE

very—huh‿UHN

where?—nah‿AH lee‿EE


Conjunctions

and—HOO‿UH

but—DAHN! SHER!

if—ROO!uh SHER!

or—HOO!uh SHER!


Useful Phrases

what date is today?—JIN TEE-YEHN jee‿EE E HAH!oo

Today is the fifth of June—JIN TEE-YEHN LEE!oo YÜ!eh woo‿UH HAH!oo

What day of the week?—JIN TEE-YEH N lee‿EE BAI! jee‿EE

Today is Tuesday, etc.—JIN TEE-YEHN lee‿EE BAI! AHR!

Come here—wah‿AHNG JUH! lee‿EE LA!

Come quickly—KWAI! LA!

Go quickly—KWAI! CHÜ!

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