
Lesson 1: Nga'ayho? 'How are you?'
Amis: Nga'ayho kiso, singsi?
Word-for-word gloss: good you teacher
Translation: How are you, teacher?
Hay, nga'ayho. Kiso i?
yes good you [particle]
Yes, I'm fine. How about you?
Nga'a:yto, aray.
also.good thanks
I'm fine, too, thanks.
Lesson 2: O sito kako 'I am a student'
O sito kiso hay?
[particle] student you [particle]
Are you a student?
Hay, o sito kako.
yes [particle] student I
Yes, I'm a student.
O sito ciira hay?
[particle] student he/she [particle]
Is he a student? [Note: It's translated as 'he' in Chinese but can probably also mean 'she']
Caay, o singsi ciira.
no [particle] teacher he/she
No, he's a teacher.
Lesson 3: Kalomowad! 'Please stand up!'
Amis: Kalomowad!
Translation: Please stand up!
Kamaro'!
Please sit down!
Sowalen!
Please explain!
Tengilen!
Listen!
Lesson 4: Cima kiso? 'Who are you?'
Cima kiso?
who you
Who are you?
Ci Tomay kako.
[particle] [name] I
I'm Tomay.
Ci Mayaw ko ngangan nira hay?
[particle] [name] [particle] name he/she/him/his/her [particle]
Is his name Mayaw?
Caay, caay ka ci Mayaw ciira ci Kacaw ko ngangan nira.
no no [particle] [particle] [name] he/she [particle] [name] [particle] name he/she/him/his/her
No, he isn't Mayaw; his name is Kacaw.