Suggestion Regarding Choong Language Teaching Materials

I have been thinking if Mr. 路漫, Mr. 沙南曼森 and other brothers and sisters who know Sawcuengh would like to provide or write some teaching materials that are related to our daily life, such as shopping at the supermarket or grocery store, having haircut at barber shop, working on the rice field, interviewing at a job fair, etc. I believe we use fewer borrowed words (Guiliu dialect, Cantonese, Mandarin) in our daily activities than in discussing abstract subjects such as science, politics, etc.

I would recommend that the teaching material be in this format: Sawcuengh, English, Chinese (Regarding the order of English vs. Chinese, it does not matter whether Chinese is first or second). Through this method, the Choong people and people interested in Choong can learn three languages at the same time. Isn’t that great?

The following is an example. I got this from an old book:

SAWCUENGH

CANBU GOBWNJ

BONJ DAIH’IT

GVANGJSIH MINZCUZ CUZBANJSE 1981

Some brother or sister please do me a favor and translate my message into Chinese, or explain my suggestion in Chinese for those who do not read English. Thanks a lot.

Vah Cuengh Doiqdap

Conversation in Choong

Goq Daih’it

Lesson One

Doxcam

You Ask I Answer (Dialogue)

Cam: Mwngz vunz gizlawz?

Ask: Where are you from?

Dap: Gou dwg vunz Vujmingz.

Answer: I am from Wuming.

Cam: Mwngz singq maz? Seiz lawz daeuj?

Ask: What is your last name? When did you come?

Dap: Gou singq Vangz, ngoenzbonz cij daeuj.

Answer: My last name is Wang. I came (to here) just the day before yesterday.

Cam: Miz geijlai boux caeuq mwngz guhdoih daeuj?

Ask: How many persons came together with you?

Dap: Haj boux.

Answer: Five persons.

Cam: Mwngz youq aen fuengz lawz?

Ask: What room are you living in? (or What is your room number?)

Dap: Gou youq aen fuengz sam cib caet hauh, bae caeuq gou guhcaemz vei!

Answer: I live in Room Number 37. Come to hang out with me.

Dap: Ndei lo, ngoengzcog ndaej hoengq yaeng bae

Answer: Okay (or Good). I will come by tomorrow when I am free.

Cih Moq New Words

goq: lesson

daih’it: first

doxcam: you ask I answer (dialogue)

mwngz: you

vunz: person, people, human being

gizlawz: where

gou: I

dwg: is, are, was, were

singq: first name, surname

maz: what

seiz lawz (seizlawz): when

daeuj: come

ngoenzbonz: the day before yesterday

cij: only, just

geijlai: how many

boux: word related to people

caeuq: with, and

guhdoih: as company, together

haj: five

youq: live

sam cib caet: thirty seven

hauh: number

bae: go

guhcaemz: hang out, play

ndei: good, okay

ngoengzcog: tomorrow

ndaej: can, have, may

hoengz: (have) free time, empty

yaeng: will