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chí-kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ tõ tî-kò,

where does this village lie?

lṳ́ chò-nî put-sek put-ti,

how is it that you don’t come?

lṳ́ sĩ àiⁿ-sàng sèⁿ-miāⁿ, ā,

do you want to lose your life?

lṳ́ mãuⁿ-sí, lṳ́ khá-káⁿ a-m̄-káⁿ,

to risk death, dare you or not?

lṳ́ àiⁿ-chhûan--mē,

do you want to be complete?

àiⁿ-siá-tiāu ke-ngia̍p, ā,

do you want to sacrifice your property?

lṳ́ õi-tit-tie̍h kúaⁿ-jiên kāng-i sie-thâi a-bô,

can you really fight with him or not?

lṳ́ káⁿ-màiⁿ-khṳ̀ sûn-ho̍k i,

dare you refuse to submit to him?

hó-pàng tî-kâi-ūi,

where shall I put it?

hó-chò-nî siu-si̍p,

how shall I arrange it?

ìaⁿ-siu pàng-tî-kò,

where shall I put it?

huân-ũ jie̍h-hñg,

how much farther is it?

ēng-thiap jie̍h-chōi chiàⁿ-kàu-chok,

how much must I add to make it suffice?

mn̂g-gūa tâng-chá jiáng, khá-sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,

was that you making a racket outside the door a bit ago?

lṳ́ jiáng-mih-sṳ̄,

what are you making a noise about?

i jiáng-tóu khùn a-m̄-sĩ,

he is making a fuss because he is hungry, isn’t he?

nín--tang tî-tiâng-õi,

who among you are able to?

chí-chûn hàm--uá, sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,

was it you calling out for me just now?

lṳ́ bõi sĩ-hàm-uá lî-khui ka-kī tī-hng,

are you not (virtually) telling me to leave my own country?

m̄-chai chí-kiãⁿ-mue̍h khá-ha̍h-lṳ́ ēng--mē,

I do not know whether this will suit your use or not?

chia̍h-liáu, m̄-chai chiè-nguân a-bõi,

when I have eaten it (medicine) I do not know whether I will be as at the first or not?

ēng- sĩ-mih-sṳ̄ chiàⁿ-huaⁿ-hí,

what will please him?

lṳ́ mn̄g-chò-nî,

what are you asking about?

lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-kâi,

what„ are„ you„ asking„ about„?

lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-sṳ̄,

what„ are„ you„ asking„ about„?

uá chò-nî hó-khṳt-lṳ́ mn̄g.

why should I be questioned by you?

ũ sĩ-mih-iēⁿ, hó-chò kâi-huap, lṳ́ khá-pat a-m̄-pat,

what kind of a way would do as a rule,—do you know or not?

lṳ́ khá-it-tit hṳ́-tâng-sî lṳ́ só-tàⁿ,

do you remember what you said at the time?