ay ai aix ae aai
ay Mxthafng ay.
Maix køq ay`aq!
Maix ai'ai'kiøq laq.
Don't mourn.
Stop mourning!
Stop mourning, and screaming!
sainay Gyn'ar aix sainay.
Zabor-gyn'ar aix sainay.
Kids love being coy.
Girls love being coy.
pi'ay cyn pi'ay
Ai'iøq, cyn pi'ay!
Cyn pi'ay, citpae køq swkhix`aq.
So pity, sad.
Oh, oo pity, sad.
Oh, oo pity.
So sad, this time we lost it again.
say Ciaf u cidciaq say.
Hiaf ma u cidciaq say.
Hitciaq sai'ar-kviar cviaa phvae.
Here is a lion.
Over there also has a lion.
That lion cub is fierce.
tay taitay
Y bøo tay.
Dumb dumb
She is not dumb.
zay Lie zay`bøo?
Goar zay.
Y m zay.
Y karm zay?
Y karm zay, say oe ka laang?
Lie karm zaiviar, y khix tøfui?
Goar zaiviar y zao khix Bykog.
Do you know?
I know.
He does not know.
Does he know.
Does he know that lion can bite people.
Do you know where did he go?
I knew he went to America.
khay syn hoef khay
khaihak
Kin'afjit Taigie haghau khaihak.
khaisie
Citmar khaisie zao(kviaa, ciah).
new flowers blossom
school opens
Today is Taiwanese school's 1st day.
Now start running.(walking, eating)
kvoay kvoay`khylaai
Chviar lie ka mngg kvoay`khylaai.
kvoay`aq
Mngg ykefng kvoay'aq.
Chviar lie ka mngg kvoaikvoay hof høfsex.
Close it
Please close it.
Already closed
The door is already closed.
Please close the door properly.
hai cyn hai
mxthafng siøhai
miqkvia ykefng hai`khix aq.
Mxthafng zøx siaxhoe ee haixthaang.
So bad
Don't hurt each other.
Stuff is already bad.
Don't be society's bad worms.
lai u kaux lai
Citky tøf u kaux lai.
Citky tøf bøo kaux lai.
Citky tøf khvoax`khylaai laixlai.
So sharp
This knife is very sharp.
This knife is not sharp enough.
This knife seems to be sharp.
pai pai
sitpai
Y zøx senglie sitpai.
Y zøx laang sitpai.
Goar si lie ee chiwha-paixcioxng.
failure
failed
His business failed.
He failed as a decent human being.
I've been your loser.
tai tai
te-ji tai
hiexntai
hiexntai-buun
taixtaix'thoaan
generation
2nd generation
current, modern
Modern Taiwanese
Passed down generations.
thai tuiethai
Høfhør tuiethai`y
Y tuiethai laang cyn chinchied.
Y ee thaixto cyn chinchied(bae).
Goar tuix y bøo symmih kithai.
treat , in dealing
Treat her well.
He treat people warmly.
His attitude very warmly(bad).
I don't have any expectation from him.
aix Lie beq aix`bøo?
Lie karm beq aix`bøo?
Lie u aix`goar bøo?
Y cviaa aehao.
Do you want it?
Do you want it?
Do you love me?
He cries easily.
paix lefpaix
paepaix
Terng lefpaix y u laai sioxngkhøx.
Giaa hviw paepaix.
Y paepaix ee sii lorng u giaa hviw.
Sunday
pray
Last week he had lesson.
Grab the incense to worship.
When she worships always holding the incense.
thaix Thaixgu cyn hør.
Citkefng kongsy ee thaixgu cyn bae.
thaethaix
Cit'ui kafm si Liim thaethaix?
Compensation is pretty good.
This company's Compensation is pretty bad.
Mrs.
Is this Mrs. Lin?
zaix Goar ka lie zaix.
Y ho goar zaix.
Goar beq ka y zaix.
Lie bøeq ka goar zaekhix tøfui?
I'll take you.
He let me give him a ride.
I'll let him give me a ride.
Were are you taking me?
zhaix chvizhaix
chvizhaix cyn hør ciah.
Y aix ciah chvizhaix.
Y bøeq khix boea zhaix.
Y bøeq khix zhaechi'ar boea zhaix.
Vegetables.
Vegetables are delicious.
He loves vegetables.
He is going to buy vegetables. (grocery)
He is going to traditional market to buy vegetables.
ae baybae
Suybae, lorng bøo hiaam.
U kaux bae.
Gurn taw auxpiaq si hae.
Jinsefng hayhae!
Y ciog aix`goar.
Aezeeng te-id.
aesiøq, aeho, aesuie, aesym, aekog.
ugly
Pretty or ugly, I don't mind.(picky)
So ugly.
Our house's back is ocean.
Life is so so.
He loves me so much.
Love first.
special care, tender care, love of beauty, loving heart, patriotic
kae tiøqaix kae
Phvae phikhix tiøqaix kae.
Chviar lie kae`cide.
Chviar lie khvoarmai`leq.
Chviar lie ka citniar svaf kaykae`leq.
Chviar lie ka goar kaesiau.
must be changed
Bad temper must be changed
Please change it.
Please take a look.
Please alter this dress.
Please introduce to me.
sae Ho goar sae`cide.
Lie boexhiao sae, goar laai sae.
Goar bøo aix ho lie sae.
Saychiaf cviaa zhuobi.
Let me take a test drive.
You don't know how to drive, let me drive.
I don't know to let you drive.
Driving is intriguing.
pae Auxpae ciaq køq laai
Tefngpae tiøh si afnny.
Y ee khaf paypae.
Iøiøo-paypae
Next time come again.
Last time was like this.
His foot a bit cripple.
shaky
zhae bøzhae
cyn bøzhae
hør zhaythaau
u kaux bøzhae
Y aix ciah chvizhaix.
shame, pity
so shame/pity
good sign
extreamlly shame/pity
She loves eating vegetables.
aai taai
cidtaai tiexnsi
Y ti taiterng iefnkarng.
measure word for TV, car, etc.
a TV
He is on the stage performing.
bagbaai Lie ee bagbaai ti tøfui?
Bagbaai ti bagciw ee tefngbin.
Where is you eyebrows?
Eyebrows are above eyes.
laai zao-laai zao-khix
Chviar lie jip`laai.
Chviar lie jiblaai laixbin ze.
Larn laixkhix haghau.
Goanlaai, y si Bykog laang.
Running back and forth
Please come in.
Please come inside.
Let's go to school.
I see, he is an American.
haai exhaai
Goar u cidee exhaai.
Y ee exhaai, horhox.
chin
I have a chin.
His chin is
zaai u zaai.
Cit'ee gyn'ar cyn u zaai.
Y cyn u zaileeng.
Y khvoax`khylaai uxzaai-uxzaai.
Has talent
This kid has talent.
He is very talent.
She is looks very talent.
paai cit'paai chiu'ar (laang, tiexnsi)
Ciaf u cidpaai chiu'ar (laang, tiexnsi)
Paai hof hør.
Paipaai hof høsex.
Paitui tiøqaix paai hof hør
This row of trees (people, TVs)
Here has a row of trees (people, TVs)
get in line
Make it neat
Get in line must be neat