MTL
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English
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Harnji
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Phrase/Sentence
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English
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Taigie
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Taiwanese
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台語
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Goar boeq øh Taigie.
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I want to learn Taiwanese.
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Taioaan
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Taiwan
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台灣
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Taioaan si cidee pøftør.
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Taiwan is a treasure island.
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taixcix
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business
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事情
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Goar u taixcix.
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I've something came up.
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tap'exng
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promise
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答應
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Y u tap'exng goar.
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He/she did promise me.
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tarn
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wait
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等
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Gurn ti teq tarn`y.
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We are waiting for him/her.
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tegpiet
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special
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特別
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Citkefng zhux cyn tegpiet.
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This house is very special.
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thaau
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head
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頭
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Muyee laang u cidee thaau.
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Everybody has one head.
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thagzheq
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read
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讀
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Y thagzheq cyn jixncyn.
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He/she studies hard.
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theeng
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stop
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停
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Mxthafng toax ciaf theeng.
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Don't stop right here.
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thegi
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suggestion
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提議
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Hef si cidee cyn hør ee thegi.
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That is a very good motion. (in a meeting)
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thvy
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sky
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天
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Thvy ti tefngbin.
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Sky is up there.
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nau
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initiate trouble
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鬧
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Y si boeq laai nau`ee.
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He/she is asking for trouble.
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niar
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collar
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領
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Goar u cidniar svaf.
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I have a dress.
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niawchie
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mouse
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老鼠
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Niaw ti teq jiog niawchie.
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Kat is chasing mouse.
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nikie
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age
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年紀
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Y ee nikie bøo toa.
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His/her age is not big. (not old)
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niuu
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measure
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量
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Y ka goar niuu svaf.
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He/she measure my clothes. (for custom made)
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lai'ar
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pear
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梨仔
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Goar aix ciah lai'ar kab thø'ar
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I love eating pear and peach.
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laixbin
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inside
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內面
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Gurn ti laixbin.
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We are inside.
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lawsit
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honest
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老實
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Y sidzai si u kaux lawsit.
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He/she is very honest.
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lefpaix
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week
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禮拜
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Cidkøx goeh u six-lefpaix.
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This month has four weeks.
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liap
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round subjects' unit
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粒
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Goar u cidliap kam'ar.
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I have an orange.
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loflat
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thanks
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勞力
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Cyn-loflat.
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Thanks a lot.
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