Functional words
Functional words are words that have certain roles and must be used with other elements in order
to be meaningful. They can often be used in predictable ways. Most words in this chart were intro-
duced where the new structures were explained. This chart is a kind of summary of the function-
al words given in this section of the textbook.
Word Function Word Function
l particle: topic ) particle: object
particle: object particle: destination
£ particle: destination ¶8 the copula (polite)
~u Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms. ~jiia professor/teacher
~a suffix: language ~a suffix: person
5m particle: agreement particle: question
² particle: informing l, mm “yes”
m, m “no” ~a, ~° plural markers
^ conjunction: and ± particle: also
³z6 conjunction: and ¶± conjunction: but
Conversational devices
Expression Meaning
^®6± the same as ^6± (speaking)
Expressions
Expression Meaning
³¶8 a generic positive response for the nominal predicate
')a~8 a generic negative response for the nominal predicate
Personal names
Name Reading Name Reading Name Reading
k q {~y äíçð Brown
òêò Smith ãæ Kim ñ` Lee, Li
Summary of Vocabulary
Stage 1-1 (Workbook 1) 45