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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LX.
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站 khĭa; stand up; stage. 寓 ngɵ̆; khia; sojourn; lodge. 䜿 * khĭa; perpendicular. 橫 hûeⁿ; horizontal. 斜 sîa; aslant; sloping. 崎 khi; kĭa; steep; rough.
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枯 ko; withered; sore. 眩 hin; dizzy. 𠕇 tōiⁿ; solid; durable. 冇 phàⁿ; porous. 穩 ún; stable; safe. 啞 é; dumb. |
| 1 i cêk pôiⁿ chíu ko ta. | 1 One of his arms is withered. |
| 2 i kâi thâu khak hîn. | 2 Her head is dizzy. |
| 3 ŏi hîn cûn a bŏi? | 3 Are you sea-sick? |
| 4 i kâi sin hūn tōiⁿ, úa kâi sin hūn phàⁿ. | 4 His flesh is solid, mine is flabby. |
| 5 khĭa tɵ̆ sang pôiⁿ. | 5 Stand on the two sides. |
| 6 khĭa khí lâi. i cɵ̀ nî tàⁿ? | 6 Stand up. What does he say? |
| 7 lʉ́ khĭa khí tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀? | 7 Where do you live? |
| 8 lʉ́ ngɵ̆ tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀? | 8 Where do you live? |
| 9 úa khĭa tɵ̆ îeh phò lăi. | 9 I live at a drug shop. |
| 10 sim sʉ̄ nâng nâng ŭ, tōiⁿ phàⁿ m̄ sie tâng. | 10 All men have motives, but not of like strength. |
| 11 hûeⁿ tît pêⁿ pêⁿ tōa. | 11 The same breadth and length. |
| 12 cí kâi nâng ɵ́, bŏi tàⁿ ūe. | 12 This man is dumb. |
| 13 thâu hîn, mâk àm. | 13 Dizzy and blind. |
| 14 cí tîo lō khah kĭa. | 14 This road is too steep. |
| 15 hue hîeh ko ta khʉ̀; cai ak cúi. | 15 The leaves of the plants are dried up; think to water them. |
| 16 àiⁿ pàng khĭa, a àiⁿ pàng tît? | 16 Do you want to place it upright or horizontally? |
| 17 jît sîa hɵh hn̆g lío. | 17 The sun is almost down. |
| 18 cìeⁿ seⁿ pàng m̄ ún, tîeh lêng pàng ún cē. | 18 It is not firmly placed: you must render it steadier. |
| 19 tōiⁿ thòaⁿ pí phàⁿ thòaⁿ ío ke cîⁿ. | 19 Solid coal compared with porous coal, is the more costly. |
| 20 é kâi nâng kìⁿ tîeh nâng cĭu àiⁿ tàⁿ ūe. | 20 A dumb man, seeing other people, wishes to speak. |
| 21 hàm i khĭa khui cē. | 21 Tell him to stand off a little. |