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right—YOH!

left—dzoh‿UH

sick—BING!

well—hah‿OH

hungry—UH!uh

thirsty—koo‿UH

black—HAY

white—BAI

red—HOONG

blue—LAHN

green—LÜ!

yellow—HWAHNG

high or tall—GAH‿OO

long—CHAHNG

short—doo‿AHN

low—a‿AI

deep—SHUHN

shallow—chee‿EHN

cold—luh‿UHNG

hot—ROO!uh

wet—SHER

dry—GAHN

expensive—GWAY!

cheap—PEE‿EHN-ee

empty—KOONG

full—mah‿AHN

heavy—JOONG!

light—CHING

clean—GAHN JING!

dirty—DZAHNG

old (of person)—lah‿OO

old (of things)—JEE!oo

new—S‿YIN

young (of a person)—NEE YEHN CHING dee

Pronouns, Etc.

I—woo‿UH

We—woo‿UH MUHN

you (sing.)—nee‿EE (plural) nee‿EE MUHN! (polite form) NIN

he, she, it—TAH

they—TAH MUHN

this—JUH!-guh

these—JUH! S‿YEH-guh

that—NAH!-guh

those—NAH! S‿YEH-guh

my, mine—woo‿UH DEE!

our, ours—woo‿UH MUHN DEE!

your, yours—(sing.) nee‿EE DEE! (plural) nee‿EE MUHN DEE! (polite form) NIN DEE!

their, theirs—TAH muhn dee

who?—SHAY

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