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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON VII.
出 chut;
go out.
入 jîp;
enter.
買 bói;
buy.
賣 bōi;
sell.
能 lêng, ŏi;
can, able.
不能 * bŏi;
cannot.
識 sek;
pat; acquainted with.
曾 cêng;
sign of the past.
得 tit;
attain, can.
得 * tɵ̀;
may, able.
着 tîeh;
must, right, hit.
過 kùe;
pass, surpass.
1 àiⁿ, kâi àiⁿ, bŏi tit tîeh. 1 As for wanting it, I want it, but can’t get it.
2 úa m̄ pat i. 2 I do not know him.
3 i ŏi kîaⁿ, ŏi cáu. 3 He can walk and run.
4 ŏi cɵ̀ tit: m̄ cɵ̀ tit. 4 That will do: that won’t do.
5 cɵ̀ tit lâi: cɵ̀ m̄ lâi. 5 It can be done: cannot be done.
6 m̄ cai tîeh a m̄ tîeh. 6 Do not know whether it hit.
7 ŏi tit jîp a bŏi? Can we go in?
8 ŏi tit jîp, bŏi tit chut. 8 You can go in but can’t come out.
9 m̄ cai i ŏi a bŏi. 9 I do not know whether he can.
10 kìe i chut lâi. 10 Tell him to come out.
11 mài jîp khʉ̀. kìen sek. 11 Do not go in. Knowledge.
12 mài i jîp lâi. 12 Do not let him come in.
13 cí kâi tîeh a m̄ tîeh? 13 Is this right or wrong?
14 úa àiⁿ chut mn̂g. 14 I am going out.
15 i chut mn̂g khʉ̀. 15 She has gone out.
16 i chut mn̂g a būe? 16 Is she married yet?
17 úa pat thóiⁿ kìⁿ. 17 I have seen it before.
18 úa m̄ pat thóiⁿ kìⁿ. 18 I never saw it before.
19 úa pat tɵ̀ cɵ̀. 19 I know how to do it.
20 úa thiaⁿ m̄ pat tɵ̀ khʉ̀, 20 I do not understand.
21 cí kâi hɵ́ kùe hʉ́ kâi. 21 This is better than that.
22 úa pat thiaⁿ kùe. 22 I have heard it before.
23 úa m̄ cêng thiaⁿ kìⁿ. 23 I have not heard.
24 put lêng cɵ̀ tit. 24 That will not do.
25 i tɵ̆ bói bōi. 25 He is buying and selling.
26 àiⁿ bōi, bōi m̄ tîeh. 26 I wished to sell but could not.
27 úa m̄ pat tɵ̀ cɵ̀. 27 I do not know how to do it.
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