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LESSON XVII (CONTINUED).
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Interjections.
- Alas—ái-ã; hái-ã.
- (nāⁿ-sĩ kìⁿ-tie̍h iu-būn kiaⁿ-hãi--kâi chiũ-hó ēng-chí-kâi-ūe, if you meet with anything sad or frightful then use these words).
- lân-nãi, ō,
- hard to bear.
- kan-khóu-chãi, ā,
- very hard.
- chhi-chhám, ā,
- most woful.
- uá chhám, ā,
- alas, for me.
- Hum—m̄, hēⁿ, (ũ-sî gî--kâi-ì,
- sometimes expresses doubt).
- Ah, indeed—ñg; āu.
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- āu, āu, ka-lau̍h-liáu,
- there, there now, you’ve dropped it.
- O then, that being so—hiá--li; húai.
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- hiá li-i: a-sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ,
- O then, if that’s the way it is,
- hiá li, mài-khṳ̀ kèng-hó,
- O then, it would be better not to go.
- húai, chièⁿ-seⁿ m̄-káⁿ-khṳ̀,
- that being so, I dare not go. (This word li is constantly used to give emphasis, and serves as an exclamation point)
- m̄-chai--li,
- O, I don’t know.
- tie̍h--li,
- assuredly so.
- Look out—ā.
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- nâng--ā, nâng--ā, kiâⁿ-che̍k-pôiⁿ,
- look out man, walk one side.
- nâng--ā, chai-kuan, mài-chūang--tie̍h,
- halloo, man, take care, don’t run against it.
- Ugh—ĩ--hĩ; ṳ̃; ẽ.
- (hán--tit thóiⁿ-kìⁿ, ho̍k hut-jiên-lâi--kâi, ho̍k chhi-gî kâi-sṳ̄ chiũ-hó ēng-chí-kâi, you may use this concerning something rarely seen, or unexpectedly coming, or very repulsive).
- ĩ--hĩ, hiá chhi-gî-chãi, lā,
- ugh, that is very repulsive.
- Yes—hēⁿ; hēⁿ, nō; aū; sĩ; tie̍h.
- Ho—ō; ā; hói.
- (The latter is not a respectful way of calling, but is constantly heard in the markets).
- hói, kiâⁿ-khui,
- ho, step aside.
- hói, mài-ji̍p--khṳ̀,
- ho, don’t go in there.
- Provoking—khî.
- (With the idea of strangeness).
- Ridiculous, laughable—khó-chhiè; hó-chhiè.
- Abominable—khó-ù; khó-lóu.
- Pitiable—khó-sieh; khó-sieh-chãi.
- Steady—ûn-ûn; kiâⁿ-ûn; ûn-ûn-kiâⁿ.
- Be careful—chṳ́-sòi; khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ; khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ--nē.
- Of course—chṳ̃-jiên; kúaⁿ-jiên.
- No matter—bô-siang-kan; juãn; chhìn-chhái.
