Chapter 37: Chapter 2

Isn't that your thing?

Isn't it today?

うれー、うんじゅが物ー（むのー）あいびらに?

今日（ちゅー）や あいびらに?

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Isn't it hot today?

Are we not going over there? (Hint: Same grammatical structure because negative questionative particle).

Is this what one/you call(s) a computer?

Are you ready, grandpa?

パソコンんでぃしぇー、くりい(ぃ)?

なー、とーい(ぃ) 、御主前 (うしゅめー or うすめー)?

んでぃしぇー = んでぃ + し + modified や particle. For all of these individual parts, see Lower Intermediate 1 course. Combining it is approximately, but not exactly the Japanese equivalent of 〜と(いう)ことは or 〜と(いう)のは or the English equivalent of "This is what~"

なー = already (in this context). とー = word you use to call out to someone to begin something (or when you call out to someone at the beginning of a sentence, informal... similar to Japanese さあ in this definition). (Not to be confused with 唐 (same reading), which means China.

今度ー（くんどー）、世（ゆ）果報（がふう）やん。

なー、済（し）むみ、母（あんまー）。[ヒントゥ: "とー" 使いれー?]

あぬ童（わらび）どぅやんなー。

Were there also a lot of bananas in the house over there?

Did everyone come?

あまぬ 家（やー）んかえー 熟（ん or っん）どーる芭蕉実（ばさない）ん まんどーてぃい(ぃ)？

諸（むる or ぶる）、めんそーちー？

New Vocabulary: 熟（ん or っん）むん = to ripe(n). 芭蕉実（ばさない）= banana. まんどーん = have a lot.

Why the following are NOT acceptable (common mistakes I see from students):

あまぬ 家（やー）んかえー 熟（ん or っん）どーる芭蕉実（ばさない）ん 多(うふぉー or おほー etc.) く あみ ？ (or あんなー or あいびーみ or あいびーんなー) does NOT use い(ぃ) directly because it merges n + yi = mi. This defies the instructions.

あまぬ 家（やー）んかえー 熟（ん or っん）どーる芭蕉実（ばさない）ん 一杯（いっぺー） あみ ？... Same reasoning as #1.

あまぬ 家（やー）んかえー 熟（ん or っん）どーるバナナ ん まんどーてぃい(ぃ)？ uses the Japanese word for banana.

Acceptable ones (though slightly redundant):

あまぬ 家（やー）んかえー 熟（ん or っん）どーる芭蕉実（ばさない）ん 多(うふぉー or おほー etc.) く あいー ？ (or あいびてぃい(ぃ))

あまぬ 家（やー）んかえー 熟（ん or っん）どーる芭蕉実（ばさない）ん 一杯（いっぺー） あいー ？ (or あいびてぃい(ぃ))

No new vocabulary. However, the めんそーち + いぃ merges to めんそーちー.

Most acceptable to least acceptable alternatives:

諸（むる or ぶる）、(い) めんしょ ーちー？ This sounds kind of like Kunigami language, but it is very much acceptable.

諸（むる or ぶる）、来（ち）ゃーびてぃい(ぃ) ？(or 来（ち）ーい(ぃ)) The issue with using the verb 来（ち）ゅーん is that this verb has a sense of motion or direction, whereas this question implies more of a stationary come in the sense of a gathering or everyone being there, which is why 面（めん）しぇーん or 面せーん (same meaning, slightly different dialects) as a base verb is better. Partial points for this one.

諸（むる or ぶる）、めんしぇ ーいー ？(or せ instead of しぇ). You forgot to conjugate it properly. めんそーちょーん + gerund case + いぃ = めんそーちー.

諸（むる or ぶる）、めんしぇ ーみ ？(or せ instead of しぇ and/or んなー instead of み). You didn't listen to instructions of using い(ぃ). Furthermore, you forgot to conjugate it properly. めんそーちょーん + gerund conjugation + いぃ = めんそーちー.

諸、めんそおちょおいびいたみ。

起（う）きみそーんなー。 (Yes! The solution to this is good morning in Okinawan!)

うぬ話ー、じゅん（純・実)に、やたみ。

うんじゅが童ー（わらべー）、なあ、大（ま）ぎくなとおみ。

Isn't this flower beautiful?

Right? (Japanese: だよね?)

くぬ花ー、ちゅ(美 or 清)らこー ねーやびらんなー?

Note: Former kanji is better in my opinion because I divide the meaning of 美ら are beautiful and 清ら is pure, but I am very much aware that some people are adamant in using the latter, so put both.

やんどーやー?

Is (your) house far?

Are (you) reading a book?

It is that? ("That" as in the farther variation of "that".)