• Syntax

    1) noun phrase

    lia2 
    two
    ya3ba4zi
    duck
    two ducks
    shi1-er1-ge
    ten-two-CL
    ya3ba4zi
    duck
    twelve ducks
    comments: In Mandarin, there is always a classifier between a number and a noun, but in Weihai dialect, only for number 2 and 3, no classifier is needed.
    2) Verb phrase
    liao4​​ ​​
    throw
    la4gi
    rubbish
    throw the rubbish (imperative)
    3) Prepositional phrase
    zai5​​ ​​
    at
    dor2​​ ​​
    road
    shang
    on
    on the way
    4) Word order(transitive)
    lia2
    two
    ya3ba4zi
    duck
    zai2
    at
    nie1’er
    there
    qi3
    eat
    yu4
    fish
    Two ducks are eating fish there.
    5) Yes/no questions
    ni3​​ ​​
    2.SG
    shi4 
    be
    mo4​​ ​​
    NEG
    qi3
    eat
    Did you eat?
    6) Content questions
    na1​​ ​​
    2.PL
    zhong4
    noon
    wu
    eat
    qi3​​ ​​
    PFV
    le
    what
    mor1
    What did you guys eat for lunch?

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