Audio in Hokkien |
English |
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left |
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right |
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leg |
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skin |
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back |
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belly/stomach |
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bone |
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intestines |
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liver |
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lungs |
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breast |
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shoulder |
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blood |
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head |
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neck |
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hair (head/body) |
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nose |
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mouth |
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tooth |
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tongue |
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eye |
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ear |
Audio in Hokkien |
English |
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road / path |
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house |
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roof/thatch |
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rope |
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needle |
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stick |
Animals
Audio in Hokkien |
English |
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animal |
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dog |
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bird |
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egg |
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feather |
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wing |
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rat |
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meat/flesh |
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tail |
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snake |
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worm/earth worm |
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mosquito |
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spider |
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fish |
Natural objects and phenomena
Audio in Hokkien |
English |
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tree |
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leaf |
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root |
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flower |
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fruit |
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grass |
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earth/soil |
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stone |
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sand |
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water |
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sea |
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salt |
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sky |
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sun |
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moon |
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cloud |
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rain |
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thunder |
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wind |
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fire |
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smoke |
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night |
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day |
Verbs of the body
Word |
English |
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to drink |
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to spit |
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to eat |
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to chew |
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to breathe |
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to smell |
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to laugh |
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to cry/to weep |
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to vomit/to throw up |
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to bite |
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to hear |
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to see |
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to sleep |
Verbs of action
Word |
English |
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to walk |
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to swim |
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to know/to be knowledgeable |
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to think |
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to fear |
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to say |
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to cook |
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to sit |
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to stand |
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to lie down |
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to climb |
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to tie up/to fasten |
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to sew |
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to shoot |
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to stab/to pierce |
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to hit |
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to kill |
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to live/to be alive |
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to scratch |
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to cut/hack |
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to work |
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to plant |
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to choose |
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to grow |
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to squeeze |
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to hold |
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to dig |
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to open |
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to throw |
Adjectives
Word |
English |
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dirty |
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clean |
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sharp |
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dull |
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warm |
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cold |
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small |
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big |
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short |
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long |
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thin |
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thick |
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narrow |
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wide |
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black |
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white |
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red |
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yellow |
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green |
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painful/sick |
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old (object) |
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new |
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good |
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bad |
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correct/true |