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 * 騎 kìe: to ride an animal
 * 就 cêu: at once
 * 刀 dŏ̤: a knife
 * 更 gáing: more
 * 過 guó: to pass, sign of past tense
 * 一滴仔 siŏh-dék-giāng: a little
 * 世界 sié-gái: the world
 * 打發 dā-huák: to send officially
 * 以後 ī-hâiu: afterwards
 * 轉來 diōng lì: to return
 * 轉去 diōng kó̤: to go back
 * 熱 iĕk: hot
 * 完了 uòng-lāu: finished
 * 滾湯 gūng-tŏng: boiling water
 * 清 chéng: cold, as the weather, the body
 * 水 cūi: water
 * 慢 mâing: slow
 * 䟰 gìang: to walk
 * 柴 chà: wood
 * 湯 tŏng: hot water, soup
 * 獲 hĕk or kĕk: to handle, sign of direct object
 * 前 sèng: first, before
 * 捨命 siā miâng: to give up life for others
 * 起來 kī lì: to rise up, an auxiliary verb
 * 一句話 siŏh gáo uâ: a sentence
 * 後來 hâiu-lài: afterwards
 * 凍 dáe̤ng: cold, of things and limbs
 * 差遣 chă̤-kiēng: to send on business

1. Certain words in Chinese are largely used both as principal and auxiliary verbs, and are largely found amongst verbs indicating action. Two of the verbs most widely used in this way are lì and kó̤: Bring that thing here, 那乇掏來 Hiā nó̤h dò̤ lì. Take that knife away, 那刀掏去 Hiā dŏ̤ dò̤ kó̤. Bring my chair here, 儂家其椅掏來 nè̤ng-gă gì iē dò̤ lì. Bring boiling water, 滾湯掏來 Gūng-tŏng dò̤ lì. Bring Mr. Diong’s two large Bibles here, 張先生二本大聖經掏來 Diŏng Sĭng-săng lâng buōng duâi Séng-gĭng dò̤ lì.

2. 將 Ciŏng is used in Chinese in a very different way to any English construction. It comes immediately before the verb and need not be translated. When so used in this construction a complete change in