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🗣u: Zexng'kefng kiøx y laai, y m laai! 正經叫伊來，伊毋來！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

真的叫他來，他不來！

🗣u: Lirn cid'mar kied'hwn`aq, aix tngr'zhuix kiøx y toa'peq m'ciaq tiøh. 恁這馬結婚矣，愛轉喙叫伊大伯毋才著。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你們現在結婚了，要改口稱呼他大伯才對。

🗣u: Y ka goar niq'bak kiøx goar m'thafng korng. 伊共我𥍉目叫我毋通講。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他向我眨眼叫我別說。

🗣u: Y cyn kaw'pvef, zexng'kefng kiøx y zuo'ix y køq m kvar. 伊真交繃，正經叫伊主意伊閣毋敢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他很愛挑剔、唱反調，當真要他做主他又不敢。

🗣u: AF'kofng po'piin m bad giah pid, beq kiøx y siar phoef, si pheng giah tii'thaau khaq ciah'lat`oq! 阿公步頻毋捌攑筆，欲叫伊寫批，是並攑鋤頭較食力喔！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

爺爺向來不曾拿筆，要叫他寫信，是比拿鋤頭還吃力呢！

🗣u: AF'eeng thaau cit kae pak'hngg zexng kefng'ciøf suii tng'tiøh hofng'thay, liao kaq kiøx'm'kvar. Kaf'zaix boea`ar voa'khix ia'chi zøx iuu'thngf, tuo'tiøh sii'ky hør, ciaq ho y thaxn kaq iuu'sea'sea, u'viar si “laang chi laang, cit ky kud; thvy chi laang, puii'zud'zud”, cyn'cviax ho laang be'gaau`tid. 阿榮頭一改贌園種弓蕉隨搪著風颱，了甲叫毋敢。佳哉尾仔換去夜市做油湯，拄著時機好，才予伊趁甲油洗洗，有影是「人飼人，一支骨；天飼人，肥朒朒」，真正予人袂𠢕得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿榮第一次租田園種香蕉就碰上颱風，賠的叫苦連天。幸虧後來換跑道去夜市擺麵攤，遇到景氣好，才讓讓他賺得油水多多，真正是「只靠人，瘦巴巴；天幫助，笑哈哈」，人真的不能自以為了得。

🗣u: Y arn'nef zøx kaq kefng'lie`aq, kiexn'na tuo'tiøh khaq phvae'pharng ee khafng'khoex tø kiøx pat'laang khix zhuo'lie, na zhud'tai'cix lorng kaq y bøo'ti'tai, “iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'buo zefng ciøh'say” m zay thviax, boea'chiuo na u seeng'kør tø lorng phirn korng si kaf'ki ee kofng'løo, sit'zai ho laang cyn zheq'sym. 伊按呢做甲經理矣，見若拄著較歹紡的工課就叫別人去處理，若出代誌攏佮伊無底代，「用別人的拳頭拇舂石獅」毋知疼，尾手若有成果就攏品講是家己的功勞，實在予人真慼心。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他都做到經理了，每次遇到比較難處理的工作就叫別人去處理，若出事了都與他無關，「犧牲別人來成就自己」都不會痛，最後如果有成果就都說是自己的功勞，實在讓人很憤懣。

🗣u: Lie m'thafng kiøx'si hid ee siaux'lieen'kef “tøx'tiaux bøo bak'zuie”`neq, laang y thak'zheq cviaa mii'noa, hak'bun par'tvi køq be zhaux'phuix. 你毋通叫是彼个少年家「倒吊無墨水」呢，人伊讀冊誠綿爛，學問飽滇閣袂臭屁。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你別以為那個年輕人「胸無點墨」喔，他讀書很認真，學問很豐富又不喜歡吹噓。

🗣u: Zhuix'khie na u ciux'khafng aix kirn ho y'sefng thun`khie'laai, na'bøo, kaux boea`ar aix thiw siin'kefng tø cyn'cviax si “sex khafng m por, toa khafng kiøx'khor”. 喙齒若有蛀空愛緊予醫生坉起來，若無，到尾仔愛抽神經就真正是「細空毋補，大空叫苦」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

牙齒要是蛀了就要趕緊找醫生填補，要不然，到最後必須做根管治療就真的是「小洞不補，大洞叫苦」。

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui [[...]] 

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. [[...]] 
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

• Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. [[...]] 
  I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
  我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

• Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. [[...]] 
  That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
  那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iet; (iet'chiuo) [[...]] 

beckon, beckoning

招手

• ka y iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka y iet; (ka y iet'chiuo) [[...]] 
  signal to a person
  向他招手

• iet (iedchiuo) kiøx y laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iet (iet'chiuo) kiøx y laai [[...]] 
  beckon him to come (to draw nearer)
  招手叫他來

jekkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jeg'khix [[...]] 

run after, to chase, to pursue

追去

• Jekkhix kiøx y tngflaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jeg'khix kiøx y tngr'laai. [[...]] 
  Run after him and call him back.
  追去叫他回來。

kahsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'si; (kix'jieen) [[...]] 

since — in the sense of circumstances

既然

• Y kahsi (kiejieen) teq phoarpve, itteng bøextaxng laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve, id'teng be'taxng laai.; Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve/pvi, id'teng bøe'taxng laai. [[...]] 
  Since he is sick, he certainly cannot be here.
  他既然生病了,一定不能來。

• Y kahsi m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [[...]] 
  Since he doesn't want to come, don't go and call him again.
  他既然不來,不要再去叫他。

kaesiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siefn [[...]] 

person who likes to boast

蓋仙

• Cyn aix kofng'oe køq cyn gaau kofng'oe ee laang, laang lorng kiøx y kaesiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn aix korng'oe køq cyn gaau korng'oe ee laang, laang lorng kiøx y kaix'siefn. [[...]] 
  People say that a person who likes to talk and talks very cleverly likes to boast.
  很喜歡講話又很會講話的人,人都叫他蓋仙。

khaq... ia m [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq... ia m [[...]] 

no matter how much... still not willing

再怎麼 ...也不 ...

• Goar mxzay y teq siuxkhix sviafhøex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'hoex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn.; Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'høex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn. [[...]] 
  I don't know what he is angry about, no matter how much (often) I call him he does not answer.
  我不知他在氣什麼,再怎麼叫也不回答。

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf. [[...]] 
  This is a really bad child, no matter how much you beat him, he is still not afraid of you.
  這孩子很壞,再怎麼打也不怕。

kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiøx [[...]] 

call, to name, be named, tell an inferior to do something

叫

• Kiøx y laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx y laai. [[...]] 
  Tell him to come.
  叫他來。

• Taixkef kiøx y "Siawkao". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'kef kiøx y "Siao'kao". [[...]] 
  Every body calls him "Mad dog".
  大家叫他瘋狗。

• Y kiørzøx "A'ky". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kiøx'zøx "Af'ky".; Y kiøx'zøx/zøex "Af'ky". [[...]] 
  He is called by the name of "A-ki".
  他叫做 阿枝。

• ho'kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hof'kiøx [[...]] 
  call out.
  呼叫

na [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na [[...]] 

if (very often has the meaning of "when")

若,要是

• Y na laai, kiøx y tarn goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na laai, kiøx y tarn goar. [[...]] 
  If (when) he comes, tell him to wait for me.
  要是他來了,叫他等我。

phienphiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiefn'phiefn [[...]] 

unfortunately it happened that..., used before a verb to show contrariness, determination, on purpose

偏偏

• Goar kiøx y maix zøx, y phienphiefn boeq zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y maix zøx, y phiefn'phiefn boeq zøx.; Goar kiøx y maix zøx/zøex, y phiefn'phiefn bøeq zøx/zøex. [[...]] 
  Although I told him not to do it, he purposely did it anyway.
  我叫他不要做,他偏偏要做。

tiuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiuq [[...]] 

have muscular spasm, convulse, throb (as wounded finger) to pull quickly, straighten out (garments)

痙攣,抽搐,打

• Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [[...]] 
  Pull his sleeve and tell him to go.
  拉一下他的衣服,叫他走吧!

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