Snua3 Too1! (Wildboar!)
Go BackKu33 ca4-eh3 si2 Pu3lor2-eh3 lor33 wan1 khee3 wan1 lai2. Hnua3 chia1 tun1 tiok3 wan1 khee3 wan1 lai2.
Uh3 cit3 tau4 wah4 hnua3 chia1 khee1 Pu3lor2. Kau3 cit3-leh3 ciam3kak3 hong3hiam4 cit3-teng1 tua3 teng1 chia1 cong2 chut3 lai2, co3 wah4 kiam1-kiam4 lok3 khnaeh1!
Ie1 koay3 wah4-eh3 pni1 eh3 si2, heh1-leh1 hnua3 chia1-eh3 siau1lien3kay1 jiang4 chut3 lai4, "Snua3 tu1!"
Liau4 ie1 cau1 khee3 liau4. Lau2 wah4 ti1 kae33lor33 pni1.
"Si1 kui1 knia4!" wah1 kong4. "Pha1sng4 ie1 khee3 liau4!"
Wah1 start wah3-eh3 chia1, hnua3 koay3 heh1-leh1 ciam3kak3, liau1 kiam1-kiam4 long3 lok1 khee3 cit1-ciak1 tua3-tua3 ciak3-eh3 snua3 tu1!
Vocabulary
- ciam3kak3 [tsiam-kak]: (noun) sharp corner
- cong2 chut3 lai2 [tsɔŋ-tshut-lai]: (verb) to emerge suddenly, to rush out
- hnua3 [huã]: (verb) to drive (vehicle)
- jiang4 chut3 lai4 [dziaŋ-tshut-lai]: (verb) to shout out, to yell out
- kae3lor3 pni1 [kɛ-lɔ-pĩ]: (noun) roadside
- khnaeh1 [khɛ̃]: (noun) ravine
- koay3 [koe]: (verb) to pass by
- ku3 ca4-eh3 si2 [ku-tsa-e-si]: (phrase) long ago
- lau2 [lau]: (verb) to leave
- pha1sng4 [pha-sŋ]: (adverb) unfortunately
- Pu3lor2 [pu-lɔ]: (noun) Balik Pulau
- si1 kui1 knia4! [si-kui-kiã]: (interjection) bloody idiot!
- siau1lien3kay1 [siau-liɛn-ke]: (noun) young man, (regional colloquial) bloke, bugger
- snua3 tu1 [suã-tu]: (noun) wildboar
- tua3-tua3 [tua-tua]: (adverb) very big
- uh3 cit3 tau4 [u-tsit-tau]: there's once
- wan1 khee3 wan1 lai2 [uan-khi-uan-lai]: (adjective) zigzag (literally, "turn there, turn here")
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