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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.

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LESSON LXXVI.

生 seng; means of living; doctor.

免 míen; dispense with; evade.

贃 thàn; earn; profit.

妥 thɵ́; secure; prepared.

補 pó; repair; recruit.

睡 sŭi; to sleep.

更 keⁿ; a watch of the night.

上 * tèng; on; im; near.

慈 * chʉ̂; mercy; kindness.

諸 cu; all; implying doubt.

倘 tháng; if; supposing.

若 jîak; if; same as; then.

1 mn̂g seng. ui seng. cʉ seng.	1 Disciple. Physician. Scholar.
2 cìaⁿ seng, síe seng.	2 Great and inferior actors.
3 míen kìⁿ. seng lí.	3 He need not come in. Business.
4 míen lâi. cu hûam.	4. He need not come. Totally.
5 míen. cu ūi.	5 It is unnecessary. You, sirs.
6 cu cʉ́ peh ke.	6 All classes of authors.
7 cu jû ŭ cí kâi īeⁿ, hɵ́ bói.	7 If there is this kind, buy some.
8 cu jû ŭ cí kâi sʉ̄, cɵ̀ nî?	8 If this happens, then what?
9 kâi gûeh thàn jîeh cōi cîⁿ?	9 How much do you earn per month?
10 tháng jîak thàn ŭ cîⁿ, tîeh cai cîah pó îeh.	10 If you earn money, you must take a tonic.
11 cí kĭaⁿ sʉ̄ tîeh lí thɵ́ thiap.	11 This business must be thoroughly done.
12 cí kâi nâng thɵ́ tàng.	12 This man is reliable.
13 cí kù ūe tàⁿ lâi m̄ thɵ́.	13 That was not well said.
14 i tɵ̆ pó ôi. chʉ̂ bɵ́.	14 He mends shoes. Loving mother.
15 pó îeh. pó saⁿ.	15 A restorative. Mend clothes.
16 pó n̂gn cúi. jû jîak.	16 Make up the deficiency of weight in money. It seems—.
17 saⁿ phùa, sĭ àiⁿ kit a sĭ àiⁿ pó?	17 Do you want the hole in the garment darned or patched?
18 chíaⁿ kâi lói seng lâi kîaⁿ lói.	18 Invite a master of ceremonies to perform the rites.
19 jît bɵ̂ pá chang cêk tǹg, mê bɵ̂ ún sŭi saⁿ keⁿ.	19 Without one full meal in the day, there will not be three watches of sound sleep in the night.
20 chíu tèng. sin tèng.	20 In the hand, On the body.
21 chʉ̂ sim. chʉ̂ ài.	21 Tender heart. Affection.
22 tháng jîak. jîak sĭ.	22 Premising. If it be so.
23 jîak sĭ bɵ̂ hŏ.	23 If there be no rain.