Home and Daily Activities

Asking Where Someone Is§

Q: Nyi nai bui? (Where are you?)
A: Ngai buk kha (I'm at home)

Asking What Someone Is Doing§

Q: Nyi mek ma'ai? (What are you doing?)
A: Ngai cu choi (I'm cooking)

Follow-up Questions§

Q: Cu ma'ai choi? (What are you cooking?)
A: Cu fan kak cian kai nyuk (Cooking rice with fried chicken)

Response: Oh khiang sit lah (Oh, sounds good)

Work-Related Questions at Home§

Q: Kinyit jiu cho se mo? (Are you working today?)
A: Kinyit mo cho se (Today I'm not working)

Q: Co mai mo cho se? (Why not working?)
A: Nyi eng ki tet kinyit lipai (Did you forget today is Sunday?)

Common Activities§

At Home§

• Cu choi = cooking
• Cho = sit/stay
• Con = return home
• Ngai oi con = I want to go home

Daily Actions§

• Mek = do/make (what are you doing)
• Piong = put
• Cun phin = prepare yourself

Key Vocabulary§

Common Questions§

Useful Phrases§

• Aa cho ha loi = Come sit for a moment
• Ngai oi con = I want to go home
• Am con = Return in the evening
• Buk kha = at home
• Khiang sit = sounds good / the food is good

Example Dialogues§

Dialogue 1: Location and Activity§

A: Nyi nai bui? (Where are you?)
B: Ngai buk kha (I'm at home)
A: Nyi mek ma'ai? (What are you doing?)
B: Ngai cu choi (I'm cooking)

Dialogue 2: Weekend Confusion§

A: Kinyit jiu cho se mo? (Are you working today?)
B: Kinyit mo cho se (Today I'm not working)
A: Co mai mo cho se? (Why not working?)
B: Nyi eng ki tet kinyit lipai? (Did you forget today is Sunday?)