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for, to, from, on. The Taiwanese have a little gimmick in regard to the use of this preposition "ka". The direct object of very many verbs can be placed before the verb and preceded by "ka"

給,跟

Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq ka lie phaq. Boeq phaq lie.; Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I'll hit you.
要打你。

Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't laugh at him.
不要笑他。

Bøo aix ka lie zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie zøx.; Bøo aix ka lie zøx/zøex.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I won't do it for you.
不要替你做。不要幫你做。

Bøo aix ka lie bea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie bea.; Bøo aix ka lie bøea.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I won't buy it for (or from) you.
不要替你買,不要向你買。

Maix ka goar zhorngti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka goar zhoxng'ti.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't make a fool out of me.
不要作弄我。

Maix ka y korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y korng.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't tell him.
不要告訴他。

ka lie ciøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka lie ciøq; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
borrow from you
向你借

køkøtvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køo'køo'tvii; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

annoying, annoy, troublesome, importunate (person, affair)

糾纏不休,囉嗦

Cid ee laang cyn køkøtvii, goar ka y korng m bea, y iawkuo m tngfkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix.; Cid'ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
This fellow is very annoying, I told him I don't want to buy, but he still will not leave.
這個人很囉嗦,我告訴他不買,他還不回去。

Goar bø'eeng , mxthafng kab goar køkøtvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo'eeng , m'thafng kab goar køo'køo'tvii.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I am busy, don't annoy me.
我沒空,不要跟我糾纏不休。

kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

things, a division (of an office), a share, a ply (of thread)

股

svaf kor ee svoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kor ee svoax; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
three-ply thread
三股的線

Goar u hun svaf paq kor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u hun svaf paq kor.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I hold 300 shares (in that company).
我認購(投資)了三百股。

bøea nng paq kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea nng paq kor; bøea nng paq kor; [[...]][i#] [p.]
take 200 shares
買兩百股

habkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'kor; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
buy 200 shares (of stock), have shares in a joint business
合股

huxnkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hun'kor; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
have shares in a joint venture
認股,投資

korbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea; kox'bøea; [[...]][i#] [p.]

purchase (literary expression)

購買

korbeflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea'lek; kox'bøea'lek; [[...]][i#] [p.]

purchasing power

購買力

kofzhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'zhuy; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

inspire a person with, inculcate (an idea or a doctrine) in another

鼓吹

Kofzhuy y bea chiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kor'zhuy y bea chiaf.; Kor'zhuy y bøea chiaf.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
The salesman induced him to buy a car.
鼓吹他買車。

neq-khabøea/niq-khabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niq'khaf'boea; niq-khaf'bøea; (niq'khaf'bea) [[...]][i#] [p.]

stand on tiptoe

踮腳尖,跐著腳

phiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiøx; ; (phiaux) [[...]][i#] [p.]

bill, bank note, ticket, certificate, warrant

票

bøefphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'phiøx; bøea'phiøx; [[...]][i#] [p.]
buy a ticket
買票

zabphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'phiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
ten dollar note
十元鈔

chia'phiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'phiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
ticket for train, bus
車票

hoatphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'phiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
invoice
發票

hoexphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoe'phiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
money order, bank draft
匯票

huiki'phiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huy'ky'phiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
airplane ticket
飛機票

jibtviuphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'tviuu'phiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
entrance ticket
入場票

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