Mngxlo

Mngxlo (Asking Direction)

Chviafmng`cide, Taioaan Taixhak bøeq zvoafviu khix?

Could you tell me how do I get to Taiwan University?

Taioaan Taixhak si ti Losuhok-lo.

Taiwan University is on Roosevelt Road.

Lie tiøh ze bafsuq khix.

You have to go by bus.

Chiazam lii ciaf bøo-joaxhng.

The bus station is not very far from here.

Kantvaf kviaa zhaputtøf 4-5-hunzefng tø øe kaux hiaf.

You just walk four or five minutes, and there you are.

Zef si tør-cidhø bafsuq ee chiazam?

What bus station is it?

Zef si 15-hø bafsuq ee chiazam.

It's the station of bus No. 15.

Lie taixkhaix lorng ykefng khvoax`kvix laq.

You've probably seen it already.

Lie kantvaf tiøqaix tuix Tiongzexng-lo tidtit kviaa`løqkhix tø øe kaux laq.

All you have to do is to follow Chungcheng Road, and walk straight ahead, and there you are.

Cyn-tøsia! Afnny, goar erngkay øexhiao ciaq tiøh.

Thank you very much ! I should be able to find my way.

Cit'ui apeq chviar ciøhmng`cide. Tuie ciaf, bøeq afnzvoar kviaa ciaq øe kaux Taioaan Taixhak?

Excuse me, Mister. How do I get to Taiwan University from here?

Cyn-sitlea! Goar mxzaiviar. Lie sioxnghør mng padlaang.

Sorry ! I don't know. You'd better ask somebody else.

Hiaf u cidee kefngzhad. Lie øextaxng khix mng y.

There's a policeman. You can go and ask him.

Goar mxzaiviar tiøqaix afnzvoar kviaa ciaq øexkaux Taioaan Taixhak.

I don't know the way to Taiwan University.

Paethog lie ka goar korng`cide.

I'd appreciate your telling me.

Lie tiøqaix kviaa cidtvoa'ar lo ciaq øe kaux hiaf.

You have to walk a little way.

Lie tiøqaix tuix tørchiuo-peeng tidtit kviaa`khix. Kviakaux siangzhelo ee sii ciaq oat tørchiuo-peeng, køq kviaa cidtvoa-lo yau tø kaux laq.

Go from the left and walk straight ahead. Walk up to the street intersection, then turn left, walk a bit further, and there you are.

Cyn-tøsia! Cyn-tøsia!

Thanks a lot.

Ti ciaf øexsae khvoax cyn-hng.

One can see very far from here.

Citmar larn sor khvoarkvix`ee si symmih sofzai?

What are those places that we are seeing?

Taipag ee sofzai cyn-toa.

The Taipei region is very large.

Tangbin ee svoaf suijieen mxsi cyn-koaan taxnsi cyn-suie.

The mountains to the east are not very high but very beautiful.

Ciaf lorng bøo-høo. Si`m?

There are no river at all here, right?

U. Ciaf u cidtiaau khøear.

Yes, there is a stream here.

Cittiaau khøef kiørzøx Sintiaxm-khøef.

It's called Hsin-tien stream.

Lie na hiorngpag kviaa tø kaux Siongsafn.

You go north can reach Songshan.

Jidthaau løqsvoaf ee sii, saipeeng khvoax`khylaai cyn-suie.

When the sun sets, the west is very beautiful.

Exbin hitkefng si symmih kierntiog-but?

What's the building down there?

Hitkefng cyn-høfkhvoax`ee si isefng-koarn (pvixvi).

That attractive building is the hospital.

Ti pvixvi kehpiaq hitkefng khaq-ke`ee si isefng toax ee zhux.

That rather low building next to the hospital is the doctor's house.

Ti pvixvi auxbin ee hitkefng si haghau.

The building behind the hospital is the school.

Goar tvaf tiøqaix tngr`khix laq. Afnzvoar kviaa khaq-kirn?

I've to leave now. Which is the shortest way to go?

Ciaux lie twciaq laai ee hittiaau-lo kviaa tngfkhix tø hør .

Go the same way you came before.

Lie øexsae ti pvixvi ee thauzeeng iong tiexn'oe kiøx cidtaai keatheeng-chiaf. Afnny, lie tø mxbiern kvialo tngr`khix laq.

You cay call a taxi in front of the hospital by telephone. Then you don't have to walk all the way back.

Goar zhoa lie laikhix.

I will take you there.

Mxbiern laq. Goar kaki øexhiao khix.

No thank you. I know how to go.

Lie na uxeeng ee sii, chviar lie ciaq køq laai ciaf chitthøo.

Please come over for a visit whenever you have the time.

Hør. Uxeeng ee sii, goar øe køhzaix laai khvoax lie. Zaehoe.

Fine. I'll come over to see you when I am free. Good-bye.

Suxnkviaa. Pøftiong.

Good-bye. Take care.

Gwsuu

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