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bøtektvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'teg'tvia [[...]][i#] [p.]

bustling lad, inquietude, restlessness, restless, frolicsome, lively

不穩重

• Cid ee gynnar cyn bøtektvia, lorng ze be tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze be tiaau. Cid ee girn'nar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very restless, he can't stay seated very long.
  這個孩子很不穩重,老坐不穩。

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e øe (be) [[...]][i#] [p.]

express simple future (There is no idea of intention or desire connected with its usage as there is with the verbs "boeh" and "ai".)

會, 不會

• Lie khvoax, kinnafjit e løqho be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khvoax, kyn'nar'jit e løh'ho be? Lie khvoax, kyn'nar'jit øe løh'ho bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you think it will rain today?
  你看,今天會下雨嗎?

• Na afnny korng, e khaq hør thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na arn'ny korng, e khaq hør thviaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It would sound better to say it in this way.
  如果這樣講, 會好聽一點.

• Lie na laxmsarm ciah, e laosae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na lam'sarm ciah, e laux'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you eat any old thing you will get the runs.
  你要是亂吃, 會拉肚子.

mxkamni'ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm'ny'ny [[...]][i#] [p.]

reluctant to (give up, let go because of emotional attachment or high value of the object to be given up)

非常捨不得

• Lie bexhiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq mxkamni'ny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny? Lie bøe'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You wouldn't have had to give it away, now that you have, why do you have to be that unhappy about it?
  你不會不要給人,給了以後何必又很捨不得呢?

nafbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'be nar'bøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

Why can't it be?

怎麼不會

oannar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'nar [[...]][i#] [p.]

also, still

也,還,仍

• Y oannar boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y oafn'nar boeq khix. Y oafn'nar bøeq khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is also going.
  他也要去。

• Na bøo kngrpid, ienpid oannar exexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo kngx'pid, ieen'pid oafn'nar e'eng'tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have no pen, a pencil will do as well.
  要是沒有鋼筆,鉛筆也可以。

• Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oannar be boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar be boarn'ciog. Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar bøe boarn'ciog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I gave him $100, but still he was not content.
  我給他一百塊,他還是不滿足。

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