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pêe săao
an older sister
pêe săao kŏng chăn gluua ûuan
my older sister is afraid of getting fat (said by a woman)
kŏng chăn
my (said by a woman)
gluua
fear; afraid
ûuan
fat
pêe săao dtoh gwàa chăn sèe bpee
my older sister is 4 years older than me (said by a woman)
dtoh gwàa
older (than)
bpee
a year
dton-nán chăn aa-yú bprà-maan sìp-săam
at that time, I was about 13 (said by a woman)
dton-nán
at that time
bprà-maan
around; about
prór chà-nán pêe săao gôr bprà-maan sìp-jèt
therefore, my sister was about 17
prór chà-nán
therefore
dton-nán jam dâai wâa pêe săao yùt gin aa-hăan
that time, I remember that my old sis stopped eating food
jam dâai
to remember
yùt
to stop
gin
to eat
aa-hăan
the food
jam dâai wâa kăo rêrm gin aa-hăan mĕuuan mót
I remember she started eating like an ant
kǎo
she; he; they
rêrm
to start
mot
an ant
pôr mâe bpen hùuang
my parents became worried
pôr mâe
parents
bpen hùuang
to be worried
tăam wâa kăo mee bpan-hăa à-rai
they ask her if she has any problem
bpan-hăa
a problem
kăo dtòp wâa mâi yàak gin
she said she doesn't want to eat
dtòp
to say; to answer
râang gaai kăo rêrm pŏm long
her body started to become thinner
râang gaai
the body
pǒm
I (male)
pŏm mĕuuan krohng grà-dòok
thin as a skeleton
krohng grà-dòok
a skeleton
pôr mâe tăam èek
my parents asked her again
èek
again
tam-mai mâi gin aa-hăan
why won't you eat food?
mâi hĭw
no, I'm not (hungry)
chăn jer pêuuan pêuuan pêe têe rohng riian
I met her friends at school (said by a woman)
pʉ̂ʉan
a friend
jer
to meet
túk kon bpen krohng grà-dòok dern dâai
all of them are walking like skeletons
dǒen
to walk
róo láew
I know
nêe bpen tay ron kŏng dèk sà-măi née
it's the trend for kids in this era
sà-măi née
this era
dèk
a kid
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