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  1. "mu/i╗ saimu/i","younge≥ sister","n","go","Ne/iΦ ya/uΦ ge/ido-g∩ mu/Θ a?","Ho≈ man∙ younge≥ sister≤ d∩ yo⌡ have?"
  2. "mu\ihmu/i","younger sister, young girl","n","go","",""
  3. "me/ng","name","n","go","Ne/ih ji\ m\ji\ ke/uihge me/ng a?","Do you know his name?"
  4. "seui","age; years old","m","","Ke/uih y\hga- ge/ido-seui la?  Ke/uih yi\hga- sa\am seui laak.","How old is he now?"
  5. "yisi; yisi-","meaning; idea; opinion; intention","n","go","Ni-go jih ya/uh ma-tye/h yisi a?","This word has what meaning?"
  6. "mahkse/uiba-t","fountain pen","n","ji\","",""
  7. "mahkse/ui","ink","n","je-un; dihk","",""
  8. "mahk","Chinese ink-stick","n","gauh (stick)","",""
  9. "chi\hga-ng","spoon","n","jek","Chi\hga-ng ya/uh ho/uge/iti/ng; ya/uh cha\hga-ng; to\ngga-ng....","?"
  10. "cha\hga-ng","teaspoon","n","jek","",""
  11. "to\ngga-ng","tablespoon; soupspoon","n","jek","",""
  12. "ga-ng; ga\ng","spoonful","m","","",""
  13. "ba\hba-","daddy; father","n","go","",""
  14. "ma\hma-","mother; mamma","n","go","",""
  15. "na\u","angry at; angry with; cross","fv/sv","","Nei/ih na\u bi-ngo a?  Ngo/h na\u ngo/h jihge/i.","Who are you angry with?  With myself."
  16. "faai; faaicheui","fast; quick","sv","","Ni-jek syu\hn ja\nhaih faai laak.","This boat is truly fast."
  17. "maahn","slow","sv","","Cho/h syu\hn heui haih m\haih ho/u maahn ga?  M\haih ge/i maahn je-.","Is it very slow to go by boat?  Not very."
  18. "geida-k","remember","fv","","",""
  19. "m\geida-k","forget","fv","","",""
  20. "giu; giujouh","be named; be called by","ev","","",""
  21. "giu (N) jouh","consider (N) as; address (N) as","pat","","Ngo/h giu ke/uih jouh mu\ihmu/i.","I consider her as a little sister."
  22. "bo\ng","help","fv","","Ke/uih ya/uh mo/uh bo\ng ne/ih a?","Has he helped you?"
  23. "ho\i","open; start (vehicle; ship; airplane)","fv","","Yuhng ni-ti\uh so/si\h ho\i.","Use this key to open."
  24. "ho\ijo/","left (vehicle; ship; airplane)","fv","","Fo/che\ ho\ijo/ meih a?","Has the train left yet?"
  25. "mi\hngbaahk","understand","fv","","Ngo/h m\mi\hngbaahk ke/uihge yisi.","I don't understand his meaning."
  26. "chi; tong","time (occasion)","m","","Ne/ih heuigwo ge/ido\tong a?  Ngo/h heuigwo ho/udo\ tong la.","How many times have you been?  I have been very many times."
  27. "ya/uhyuhng","useful; helpful","sv","","Ni\-ji\ ba-t haih m\haih ho/u ya/uhyuhng a?","Is this pen useful?"
  28. "ho/uyuhng","serve well; work well","sv","","Ni-ji\ mahkse/uiba-t ho/uyuhng ma?","Does this fountain pen work well?"
  29. "mo/uhyuhng","useless","sv","","Go/ji\ ba-t taai gauh; mo/uhyuhng la.","That pen's too old--useless!"
  30. "joi","once more; more; again","a","","Ne/ih joi se/ungha/h!","You want to again!"
  31. "juhnghaih","as before; as usual; still (haih emphasis juhng)","a","","Ke/uih go/ngjo/ ge/ichi; ngo/h juhnghaih m\mi\hngbaahk.","He said it several times; as usual I don't remember."
  32. "jauhhaih","be the one (exactly)","ev","","Ni-bu/n jauhhaih laak.","This one is it exactly."
  33. "ta\uh=","the first (used together with Nu M)","bf","","Ni-chi haih ne/ih ta\uhya-tchi cho/h fe\ige\i a\h?  M\haih ta\uhya-tchi; haih daihyihchi la.","This is your first time to take a plane?  No.  My second."
  34. "mo\uhleuhn","no matter ...; whether ... or","ma","","Mo\uhleuhn ge/i ho/u ngo/h do-u m\ma/aih.","No matter how nice--I still won't buy!"
  35. "peiyu\h; peiyu\hwah","for instance; if; supposing; for example","ma","","Peiyu\wah ne/ih yi\hga- ya/uh ho/u do\ chi/n.","Supposing you now have very much money...."
  36. "ti\m","a sentence final meaning 'more' or 'in addition' and usually when sentence has juhng or joi","p","","Ke/uih se/ung ma/aih le/uhnggo ti\m.","He wants to buy two."
  37. "se/uhngto\hng","go to class; class begins","vo","","Nei/ih ga\myaht se/uhngjo/ ge/ido\to\hng la?","Today you went to how many classes?"
  38. "lohkto\hng","class dismissed","vo","","Ge/isi/ se/uhngto\hng; ge/isi/ lohkto\hng a?","When did you go to class; when did class let out?"
  39. "to\hng","class","m","","",""
  40. "ji/","paper","n","je\ung","M\goi\i ne/ih be/i je\ung ji/ ngo/h se/seun.","Please give me some paper to write a letter."
  41. "ne/ihge yisi haih","Do you mean....?","x","","",""
  42. "M\ho/u yisi.","I'm sorry.  (I'm embarrassed; ashamed to)","x","","",""
  43. "Ne/ih wah....?","Do you think....?","x","","",""
  44. "Ne/ih wah nga-am m\nga-am a?","Do you think it's right?","x","","",""
  45. "Faaiji/ ya/uh ma-tye/h yuhng a?","What is the usage of chopsticks?","x","","",""
  46. "Faaiji/ yuhngla\ih sihk faahn ge.","Chopsticks are used for eating rice.","x","","",""
  47. "Ke/uih na\ujo/ ne/ih a\h?","He is mad at you?","x","","",""
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