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Take baby out.
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Ling siau-noen tau nga-deu chi.

Go to the Gardens.
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Ling siau-noen tau hwo-yoen-li chi.

If it is too cold, come home.
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Zak-z thuh lang, zieu tsen-le.

Don’t sit in the wind.
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’Veh iau zoo la foong-li.

Don’t get in the sun.
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’Veh iau tau nyih-deu-li chi.

Baby’s clothes you can wash.
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Siau-noen-kuh i-zaung iau noong zing.

[You can] also iron them.
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‘A iau thaung.

This you can give to the washerman.
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Di-kuh khau-i peh da-i-zaung-kuh nyung zing.

Use hot water to wash flannel.
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Fah-lan-nyoong yoong nyih-s zing.

This water is too cold.
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Di-kuh s thuh lang.

Wring dry.
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Iau kau le koen tien.

Hang them up (as on a line to dry or air).
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Iau laung-chi-le.

Shake well and hang up in the sun.
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Iau teu-teu lau so la nyih-deu-li.

[When] ironing clothes, do not have them too dry.
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I-zaung iau thaung, ’veh iau thuh koen.

Mend this.
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Di-kuh iau poo.

Mend these stockings.
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Di-saung mah iau poo.

[I] want you to knit stockings.
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Iau noong kyih ih-saung mah.

I want you to sew this.
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Ngoo iau noong tsoo (or voong) di-kuh.

I cannot sew.
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Ngoo voong-’veh-le-kuh.

Then you must learn.
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Keh-meh noong iau ‘auh.

My children are not very small; so, therefore, I want you to sew and knit and help me (lit., help in hand work).
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Ngoo-kuh siau-noen ’veh soen ting siau, soo-i iau noong siang-paung ngoo tsoo seu-li sang-weh.

Put on (baby’s) outdoor clothes and take him out.
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Tsak-ts nga-tsau-i-zaung lau ling yi tau nga-deu chi.

Don’t buy anything and give her to eat.
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’Veh iau ma sa meh-z peh yi chuh.

Don’t give him anything to eat unless I say so.
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Zak-z ngoo ’veh kau-soo noong meh, noong ’veh iau peh sa yi chuh.

Because she is sick she cannot eat this.
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We-ts yi yeu mau-bing, soo-i ’veh nung chuh di-kuh.

My wages are too small, please increase them.
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Ngoo-kuh koong-dien ’veh keu, tshing noong ka-tien.

Just now I cannot increase; afterwards I will give you more.
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Yien-dze ngoo ’veh nung ka, ‘eu-seu lau ka noong.

If you cannot give more now, I must leave you.
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Zah-z noong yien-dze ’veh nung ka, ngoo tsuh-tuh ding (or li-khe noong).

Beginning with next month I promise to increase one dollar; next year I will again raise you one dollar.
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‘Au-kuh-nyoeh chi-deu ngoo iung-hyui ka noong ih-khwe, tau khe-nien ngoo tse ka noong ih-khwe.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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