Paiwan Every Day 299: ljavar // kiljavaran

nutiyaw kiljavaran ti cungtung tua taqaljaqaljan. 

In English:

Tomorrow the President will speak to the people. 

Paiwan Every Day 298: 'uba (オーバー) // 'emuba

ljaljeqel aravac tucu a qadaw. 'emuba aken nu sema casaw. 

In English:

Today is very cold. I put on a coat when going out. 

Paiwan Every Day 297: suba (そば)

aicu a kinsan ta suba imaza makan aravac. 

In English: 

The noodles cooked (served) here is very delicious. 

Paiwan Every Day 296: kuini (kuè-nî )

a kuini mavan natjaljakiljaljavan na paiwan i lizuk. 

In English: 

Chinese New Year is what Paiwan living in the city look most forward to. 

Paiwan Every Day 295: sekez // sekezan

maya kipaqadilj, sekezan a palamu. 

In English: 

Do not push too hard, rest for a while. 

Paiwan Every Day 294: qulu // puqulu

puqulu aravac timadju, macaqu tua masan liawaliaw a kai. 

In English: 

She is very smart, she can say many languages. 

Paiwan Every Day 293: nguaq // sarunguaq

sarunguaq a taqed. 

In English: 

Sleeping is sweet. 

Paiwan Every Day 292: kulisimas (クリスマス)

uri kulisimas nutiyaw. 

In English:

Tomorrow is Christmas. 

Paiwan Every Day 291: leva // papulevan

maljimalji a su papulevan tua tja kinacemekeljan. 

In English: 

Thank you for brining honor to our family. 

Paiwan Every Day 290: djalu // pasedjaluin

tja pasedjaluin a qaliqali nu mangetjez a sema tua tja qinaljan. 

In English: 

When foreigners come to our village, we give them a warm welcome. 

Paiwan Every Day 289: ljakev // paljakev

paljakev a kinkina kuka tua kiakiav nu izua kuwa. 

In English: 

When there is an egale, Mother hen protects the chick. 

Paiwan Every Day 288: lingaw // kipapaulingawu

kipapaulingawu tua nageminagalj a kadjunangan. 

In English: 

Be careful of the dangerous part of the land. 

Paiwan Every Day 287: sepelj // masepelj

pai, ari vaiki a kivangavang. masepelj itjen. 

In English:

Hey, let's go have some fun. I feel bored. 

Paiwan Every Day 286: iga (えいが 映画)

tjengelay aken a pacun ta iga i ta tilibi. 

In English: 

I like to watch moives in the TV. 

Paiwan Every Day 285: ruqu // namaruqu

a 'namaruqu a vali' mavan a 'mezangal a vali' i pasa paliljaliljaw, aya ti kina. 

In English:

Mom said in Heng-chung peninsula 'the rolling winds' is 'the strong winds'. 

[That is, the downslope winds or Lou-san feng in Chinese, which is especially strong in winter and spring.]

Paiwan Every Day 284: vunglay // namavunglay

aku kudrakudral a ku tjiyalj matu namavunglay, sa macidicidilj aken. 

In English: 

Why is my belly so big, as if I were pregnant, while I am single. 

Paiwan Every Day 283: rasudj // karasurasudji

karasurasudji, sikuda a marivurivu. 

In English: 

Let's work together, what's the use of fighting?

Paiwan Every Day 282: suqelam // semuqelam

semuqelam aravac a qiljiqilji a caucau. 

In English: 

Selfish people are quite a disgust.

Paiwan Every Day 281: sepi // pusepi

pusepi aken a kaseparia tua siking ta daigaku. 

In English: 

I was lucky to have passed the extam to the university. 

Paiwan Every Day 280: mekelj

inika maqati a mekelj aken, namangilu aravac a ku cuqelalj. 

In English: 

I can't run anymore, I feel quite sore all over my bones. 

Paiwan Every Day 279: sasing // semasing

kuliu: anema a su kinasaljingan?

idis: mavan a magadu a ku kinasaljingan. anema a su kinatjengelayan?

kuliu: tjalja tjengelay aken a semasing. 

In English: 

kuliu: What's your hobby?

idis: I like to go hiking. What's your hobby?

kuliu: I like photography the most. 

Paiwan Every Day 278: cuvung // maqacuvucuvung

titjen a paiwan izua a tja kakudan a seman maqacuvucuvung. 

In English: 

We Paiwan have our own rites of passage. 

Paiwan Every Day 277: cuvung // qacuvung

qacuvunganga a su sinipavai tjauaken a paisu. 

In English: 

The money you gave me is already enough. 

Paiwan Every Day 276: zian // zemian

mirava timadju sa vaik a zemian. 

In English:

She dresses up and goes out to dance. 

Paiwan Every Day 275: veric // verican

titjen a caucau kemeljang itjen tu neka nu tja verican ta caucau. 

In English: 

We human beings we know what we should not abandon people. 

Paiwan Every Day 274: siking // kinasikingan

izua a ku siking tua rinipungan tucu a qadaw. 

pida a ku tinsu tua ku kinasikingan?

In English: 

I took a Japanese language test today. 

What is my test score?

Paiwan Every Day 273: kizing // kemizing

kemizing a aljak nu keman. 

In English:

Children eat with spoons. 

Paiwan Every Day 272: tjapaq, qecap

pilima a pasusangas ta keman. 

puljaten a keman na tjinaljek ata djamai i tjapaq. 

menuremur nu ma a kan.

pusaladj anan a semenaw ta tjapaq ata qecap. 

In English: 

Wash hands before eating. 

Finish the rice and vegetables in the bowl. 

Rinse mouth after eating. 

Also help with washing the bowls and chopsticks. 

Paiwan Every Day 271: sala (さら皿)

aicu a sala tja papizuanan tua djamai. 

In English: 

We put vegetables in a plate. 

Paiwan Every Day 270: pariuk // pinipariuk

anema a su pinipariuk?

In English: 

What did you put in the wok (to cook)? 

What are you cooking in the pan?

Paiwan Every Day 269: semupu

masan musalj a tja palisian a kacalisian. 

izua kakudan a paka tua tja nasi a caucau, izua kakudan nua taqaljaqaljan a paka tua tja siquman, tja sikasaluan tua tja vuvu. 

masalut itjen a ljemita a cavilj, maljeveq itjen nu lima a cavilj. 

a tja kemudanga, a tja sepi, a tja qimang a caucau, sinipakicikel nua tja vuvu aya itjen. 

In English: 

Indigenous rituals are of two kinds. There is one kind for the business of our individual life as human, and there is another kind for the business of the people as a whole like farming or worshipping elders. We celebrate the harvest festival every year, and we celebrate the Five-year Ritual every five years. As we say, everything that we have, our dreams, and our good fortune in life are all given by our elders.