Monday, December 14, 2015

How to say "more than ..." in Hakka ?

How to say "more than..." in Hakka?

較 "kha" is used in Taiwanese Siyen Hakka. It is probably borrowed from Taiwanese 較 (khah). For Southern Siyen it is 過 (ko) and in Moiyan Hakka, it is also 過 (kwo).

It means "more than", "more..."

Pattern: 較 + adjective

example : kha hó-sṳ̍t (more delicious),  kha-hó (better), kha-se (smaller)

This also can be used to compare things between A and B

A pí B kha + adjective

Example:1. 中國菜比日本菜較好食. 

* Chûngkwet chhoi pí Ngitpún chhoi kha hó-sṳ̍t.(Chinese food is more delicious than Japanese food)

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