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34 Interjections. :; khṳ̀--nō,
 * go (mildly).
 * khṳ̀ nō-ō-ō,
 * get you gone.


 * , ist,
 * (àiⁿ-kiè-nâng tiām-tiām, when you want to tell some one to be still. or, àiⁿ hàm-nâng cháu-khui, want to tell him to stand off.
 * lṳ́ chhiáⁿ-sù--úa,
 * I beg you to indulge me, i.e. hear me.
 * hiaⁿ-tĩ lṳ́ chhiáⁿ-thiaⁿ úa-tàⁿ,
 * brethren please to hear me speak.
 * lṳ́ chhiáⁿ-tiām thãi úa-tàⁿ,
 * you please be quiet until I speak.
 * iông uá-tàⁿ,
 * allow me to state.


 * ,—ou-ou-ôi,
 * (àiⁿ-hàm-nâng chiũ ēng chí-kâi siaⁿ-búe, if you want to call people use this vocal ending.—nâng a-sĩ hñg-hñg im chiũ khan tn̂g-tn̂g, the man if he is far away, the tone must be drawn out long).
 * chûn ou-ou-ôi,
 * Halloo, the boat.
 * A-sam ou-ou-ôi,
 * Halloo, A Sam.
 * thâu-mīn-chôiⁿ kâi-nâng ā,
 * Halloo, you man ahead there.


 * ,—ñg, ã, ũa, ẽⁿ,
 * (ngõ-tie̍h m̄-pat thóiⁿ-kìⁿ kâi chiũ-ēng chí-kâi, when you meet with something you havn’t [sic] seen (unexpected), then you may use these).
 * ã, sĩ-lṳ́,
 * behold, you have come.
 * úa khṳ̀-chhūe, ñg, bô-tõ,
 * I went to look for it, and behold, it was not there.
 * ũa, lṳ́ tõ-chí-ā,
 * lo, here you are.


 * ,—ō.
 * ō, lṳ́ tàⁿ chí--kù úa mêng-pe̍h,
 * oh, when you say that, I understand.
 * ō, úa mêng-pe̍h,
 * oh, I understand.
 * ō, sĩ àn-chièⁿ-seⁿ, ā,
 * oh, the matter is like that, is it,


 * ,—ō, ā,
 * Iⁿ-sek-lie̍t nâng, o,
 * O, Israel.
 * chèng-ūi hiaⁿ-tĩ, ā,
 * O, ye brethren all.


 * ,—tshṳ́, chhiá lṳ-lṳ-lṳ,
 * tshṳ́, chièⁿ-seⁿ kâi-ūe,
 * pshaw, on such words as that.
 * tshṳ́, chièⁿ-seⁿ kâi-nâng, bô-tõ-lí-chãi,
 * nonsense, on such a man, he is utterly wanting in reason.


 * ,—ái-à, õi-ōu,
 * ái-ã. m̄-hó. heigho,
 * that’s not proper.
 * ái-ã. chhiú mài-thãng,
 * heigho, don’t touch it.