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øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]] 

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, kin'afjit øe løqho bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khvoax, kyn'nar'jit e løh'ho be?; Lie khvoax, kyn'ar'jit øe løh'ho bøe? [[...]] 
  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. [[...]] 
  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. [[...]] 
  If you eat any old thing you will get the runs.
  你要是亂吃, 會拉肚子.

jidau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'au; (jit'ho) [[...]] 

in the days to come

日後

kvialiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'liao; (kviaf'vie, kviaf'var) [[...]] 

lest, for fear that, afraid that

恐怕

• Kinnafjit kviavar e løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nar'jit kviaf'var e løh'ho. [[...]] 
  I am afraid it will rain today.
  今天恐怕會下雨。

• Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak`khylaai, kviavie øe ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak'khie'laai, kviaf'vie e ka laang.; Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak`khie'laai, kviaf'vie øe ka laang. [[...]] 
  Tie the dog up lest it should bite someone.
  那隻狗得綁起來,恐怕會咬人。

køeaho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'ho; køex'ho [[...]] 

rain stopped

停止下雨

• Ho løh hiaq kuo af, kin'afjit khvoax øe køeaho bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh hiaq kuo af, kyn'ar'jit khvoax e koex'ho be?; Ho løh hiaq kuo af, kyn'ar'jit khvoax øe køex'ho bøe? [[...]] 
  It has rained so long already, do you think it will stop raining today?
  雨下那麼久了,今天看會不會停。

kok'hø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'hø [[...]] 

title of a reigning dynasty, official name of nation

國號

• Ciau'høo si Jidpurn ee kok'hø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaw'høo si Jit'purn ee kog'hø. [[...]] 
  The title of the Japanese reigning dynasty is "Chiau-ho".
  昭和是日本的國號。

oan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oan [[...]] 

slow, tardy, gradually, to delay, to postpone

緩,緩延

• oan kaux Lefpaejit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oan kaux Lea'paix'jit [[...]] 
  put off till Sunday
  緩延到禮拜天

• Ho goar oan svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho goar oan svaf jit. [[...]] 
  Grant me three days' grace.
  給我緩三天。

• khoan'oan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoafn'oan [[...]] 
  grant delay (for a payment)
  寬緩

pau'urn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'urn [[...]] 

guarantee, certainly

保証

• Lie karm kvar korng kin'afjit pau'urn e løqho? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie karm kvar korng kyn'ar'jit paw'urn e løh'ho? [[...]] 
  Can you possibly dare guarantee it will rain today?
  你敢說今天一定會下雨嗎?

• Thvy hiahnih of, pau'urn e løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thvy hiaq'nih of, paw'urn e løh'ho. [[...]] 
  The sky is so dark it certainly will rain.
  天那麼黑,保証會下雨。

pviarkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviax'khix [[...]] 

steal or take away

偷光光

• Khix chitthøo nngxsvajit, miqkvia lorng ho zhadar pviarkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix chid'thøo nng'svaf'jit, mih'kvia lorng ho zhat'ar pviax'khix. [[...]] 
  While away on a trip for two or three days, everything was stolen by a thief.
  去玩兩三天,東西都被小偷偷光了。

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