Ài … (tioh) ài / Ài … pit-su ài

Ài … (tio̍h) ài …

In order to …, it’s necessary to …; if one wants to …, one has to …


Ài khôan-iû sè-kài, tio̍h ài ke khiām chi̍t-su̍t-á chîⁿ.

If you want to travel around the world, you’ll have to save more money.


Ài thàn chîⁿ, ài chhōe chi̍t-ê khah hó ê thâu-lō∙, tio̍h ài phah piàⁿ.

If you want to make money, if you want to find a good job, you need to work hard.


Ài sek-èng bo̍k-chiân chêng-sè ê hoat-tián, chèng-hú pit-su ài tiâu-chéng kúi hāng chèng-chhek.

In order to adapt to developments in the current situation, the government needs to adjust several policies.


Ài kiàn-li̍p chin-chiàⁿ Tâi-ôan ê bûn-hoa, pit-su ài thoat-lī Hàn-jī ê sok-pa̍k.

If we want to establish a true Taiwanese culture, we have to escape the constraints of Chinese characters.

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