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16 Interrogatives. ; lṳ́ bōi sĩ-mih-mue̍h?
 * what are you selling?
 * uá sĩ bōi-tê-liāu,
 * I am selling confectionary.


 * ũ-pa̍t-miâ hó-kiè a-bô?
 * is there any other way of naming it?
 * ũ-pa̍t-miâ hó-kiè,
 * yes, there is another way.


 * chí sĩ tî-tiâng-kâi?
 * whose is this?
 * chí sĩ sin-seⁿ--kâi,
 * this is the teacher’s.
 * chí sĩ thâu-ke--kâi,
 * this is Master’s.


 * chí sĩ chèng-nâng--kâi,
 * this belongs to the public.


 * chí sĩ tî-nâng-kâi?
 * this belongs to which person?
 * sĩ-so̍k hṳ́-chiàⁿ-lâi kâi-nâng,
 * it belongs to the man who just came.


 * kâi tî-tiâng,
 * who is that?


 * tî-tiâng-lâi,
 * who comes?


 * tî-tiâng-tõ,
 * who is there?


 * tî-tiâng-tàⁿ,
 * said it?


 * tî-tiâng-khṳ̀,
 * went?


 * tî-tiâng-hàm,
 * calls?


 * tõ tî-sî-lâi,
 * when did he come?
 * chá-ji̍t lâi,
 * came yesterday.
 * lâi-kú--liáu,
 * came a long time ago.
 * mn̂g-khí-chá--lái,
 * came this morning.


 * lṳ́ khiã-khí tî-kò,
 * where do you live?
 * khiã-khí tõ Hú-siâⁿ,
 * live at the Hu city.
 * khiã-khí tõ-hâng,
 * lives in the hong.
 * khiã-khí tõ-kūiⁿ--téng,
 * at the District city.


 * nín tî-kòp-húe,
 * ye are of what place?
 * uán sĩ Gô-chhân--húe,
 * we are Go-chhan people.
 * ún sĩ-hieⁿ-ẽ kâi,
 * we are from a country village-(depreciating).
 * ún sĩ-lãi-tī kâi-nâng,
 * we are from the Interior.


 * lṳ́ khṳ̀-tî-kò,
 * where are you going?
 * uàuá [sic] khṳ̀-bói-mue̍h,
 * I go to buy something.
 * uá khṳ̀ chò-khang-khùe,
 * I go to do work.
 * uá khṳ̀-thó-chîⁿ,
 * I am going to collect cash.
 * uá khṳ̀ thó-siàu-ba̍k,
 * I am going to collect an account.
 * uá khṳ̀-táu-chîⁿ,
 * I am going to exchange (dollars) for cash.


 * i kàu-tî-kò,
 * to where has he reached? How far has he gone?


 * i kàu Phàu-thâi--liáu,
 * he has got as far as Phau-Thai.