Bøefbøe (PTC)

Bøefbøe: Thaukef (TK) and Siøfciar (SC) are talking.

(TK) Siøfciar, lie beq bøea symmih?

Ms., you want to buy what?

(SC) Goar beq bøea tiexnsi.

I want to buy TV.

(TK) Siøfciar, lie aix joaxtoa taai`ee?

You want how large?

(SC) Goar aix svazablak-zhuxn`ee.

I want 36"

(TK) Siøfciar, lie aix oseg`ee iafsi peqseg`ee?

Miss, do you want black one or white one?

(SC) Goar aix khaq siok`ee hittaai.

I want the cheaper one.

(TK) Siøfciar, lorng pvicvii `laq!

Miss, both are the same price.

(SC) Afnny oh, chviafmng, cidtaai si joaxzøe cvii?

Is that so? may I ask how much is it?

(TK) Goarn cidtaai bøe cidban khof.

We sell one for 10,000 NT.

(SC) Hiahniq'kuix! Karm exsae phahcied`cide?

Too expensive! Could there be any discount?

(TK) Siøfciar, chviar lie maix kofngkex.

Miss, please don't bargain.

(SC) Thaukef, lirn kehpiaq hitkefng kef cyn siok.

Boss, the next-door store is much cheaper.

(TK) Hør laq! Sngx lie kawcied tiøh hør!

OK. (I'll give you) 10% discount.

(SC) Thaukef, ciaf pøehzhefng khof ho lie.

Boss, here is $8,000 NT for you.

(TK) Siøfciar, kawzhefng khof ciaq tiøh.

Miss, $9,000 NT is right.

(SC) Thaukef, afnny exsae laq.

Boss, that will do.

(TK) Hør laq! Hør laq! Lie tiøqaix køq laai kaukoafn.

Ok! Ok! You must come again.

Gwsuu

• hittaai / hitkefng
• cittaai / citkefng
• siok / kuix
• toa / søex
• paq, zhefng, ban
• pvicvii, pvitoa (pvetoa)
• exsae, bexsae
• kofngkex
• kaukoafn, phahcied