How to say "it's already..." in Hakka?

How to say "it's already..." in Hakka?

yí-kîn...lê （已經...了）is usually used to declare something that has happened.

 Example :

fan yí-kîn chú su̍k lê  (飯已經煮熟了)

*  rice has already cooked.

How to say "very" in Hakka?

How to say "very" in Hakka? 

There are many ways to say "very", one of the most common is "fî-sòng" (非常)

Example:

ke sîn ke vuk-hâ fî-sòng kui (該新個屋下非常貴)

* That new house is very expensive.

How to say "not only" in Hakka?

How to say "not only" in Hakka?

毋單淨....也...
m̀-tân-chhiang....ya

Example : kì yông yòng m̀-tân-chhiang yit-chak, ya-yû yông lióng-chak (佢養羊毋單淨一隻, 也有養兩隻)

* He is not only raising one goat, but two.

How to say "above" in Hakka?

How to say "above" in Hakka?

táng-kô (頂高）

Example:
1. chok-táng-kô yû yit-pún sû (桌頂高有一本書) 

* there's a book above the table.

2. yû má-sà chhôi vuk-hâ táng-kô ？(有麼儕在屋下頂高?)
 
* is there anyone above the house?

How to say "increasingly, more and more" in Hakka?

How to say "increasingly, more and more" in Hakka?

 

There are two options:

1. ye̍t-lòi-ye̍t...  (越來越...） +  adverb / adjective

2. kín-lòi-kín... (緊來緊...) + adverb / adjective

Example:

1. ngit-theù oi lo̍k-sân ke-sṳ̀-chiet, thiên ye̍t-lòi ye̍t am (as the sun goes down, the sky is becoming darker)

2. pan-ya kiéu-é kín-lòi kín-phoi, m̀-tî yû mà-sâ ngi̍p-lòi kak-piak vuk （in the middle of the night, dog is keep barking more and more, I wonder if there's someone entering the house next to us?）