BKPP Snippet
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Ke Yi, Bu Ke Yi
Oh-Aew: Teh....
Teh: Umm? What do you want?
Oh-Aew: I'm tired. Can I have a break from writing please?
Teh: Bu ke yi (No). You barely started one hour ago.
Oh-Aew: Even you said one hour ago. I have been writing non-stop. At least let me have a sip of coconut juice please?
Teh: Ah, fine, ke yi. Drink your coconut juice.
Oh-Aew: Yay! *Sips coconut juice* Teh?
Teh: Umm?
Oh-Aew: Let's go have some fun tomorrow. Maybe the town's old mall?
Teh: Bu ke yi. We have mandarin class tomorrow and by the time we finished, it would be almost dinner and then tutor class with me. Even if I don't tutor you, don't you have homework from other classes? Do those.
Oh-Aew pouts, continues sipping coconut water while jabbing on the coconut meat. Teh notices.
Teh: What's wrong with you?
Oh-Aew: Nothing.
Teh: There's something bothering you. Tell.
Oh-Aew: Bu ke yi (No)*
Teh: Ou, tell or I am gonna tickle you.
Oh-Aew: Fine. I just thought tomorrow's Friday and I finally have some extra time to spend with my boyfriend. Bu ke yi ma? (Cannot? / Can't I?)**
Teh is lost for words. Looking at Oh-Aew, suddenly a strange feeling starts welling up, um, from the lower part of his body. Why does Oh-Aew look so cute suddenly? Oh-Aew jabs the coconut meat and stuffs his mouth. His mouth gets puffy because he wouldn't stop stuffing before chewing. Teh couldn't stop looking because Oh-Aew's looking adorable eating like a bunny.
Oh-Aew swallows after sometime chewing coconut meat.
Oh-Aew: Ah, never mind. Forget I asked. Break time over. Give me back the papers you are marking. I'll redo them again.
Oh-Aew says, trying to tug the papers from Teh but Teh grips on them is tight. Oh-Aew looks at Teh cutely.
Oh-Aew: What?
Teh: Why are you so cute?
Oh-Aew: Why? Bu ke yi ma? (Cannot?)
Teh: Ke yi. Oh come on, don't be mad na? Na, na, na?
Oh-Aew: Am not. Give me the papers Teh.
Teh: No, you are angry with me.
Oh-Aew: I am not. Now give me the papers before I really am.
Teh: Ah, ah, fine, I'm sorry. Let me make it up to you.
Oh-Aew pouts looking at Teh.
Oh-Aew: How?
So cute!
Teh: *Clears his throat* Ah, ah, ok. It IS Friday tomorrow. Studying is good but sometimes I think you deserve a break too. How about this? If you redo this paper and you get 65 marks and above, we'll go to the mall after mandarin class. Ke yi ma (can)?
Oh-Aew: Ke yi. Give me the papers.
Teh: Are you sure?
Oh-Aew: Yi ding ke yi (Yes for sure)***
Teh: Awesome. Your time starts now.
Oh-Aew: Ok. I want more coconut juice. Ke yi ma?
Teh: Ke yi. I'll go get some. Wait.
Teh leaves the room to get coconut juice. Oh-Aew's mood is all happy again as he confidently redo his test.
A date. Finally.
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Yukichi's Note:
*Bu ke yi - Actually for this bu ke yi, I would prefer to go with other words, bu yao which means don't want but judging from how ITSAY likes the word play and Oh-Aew's limited language grasp, this word choice shouldn't sound too unnatural.
**Bu ke yi + ma = can't?. Bu ke yi means no or can't. Add a ma, it becomes a question (generally because there are tones and what not but in this context, it is a question). There is no "me" in bu ke yi but as a translator, depending on the conversation context to make the story flow, I explained it as "can't I".
***Yi ding ke yi: yi ding = absolutely or definitely / ke yi = yes
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