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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON X.
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| 1 cang cúi sói mīn, khʉ̀ kìⁿ i mīn. | 1 Get some water for washing your face. Go and and see him. |
| 2 i tó khùn, àiⁿ cîah. | 2 He is hungry. |
| 3 i kâi nâng khùn hêk. | 3 He is tired out. |
| 4 i kha chíu cōi. | 4 He is always in motion. |
| 5 ŭ lân nâng lâi. | 5 A few people came. |
| 6 úa kîaⁿ kàu hêk lĭo. | 6 I have walked till I am tired. |
| 7 ŭ ke lân kâi. | 7 There are a few more. |
| 8 i bɵ̂ kha, bɵ̂ chíu. | 8 He has neither hands nor feet. |
| 9 i ŭ nɵ̆ ciah chíu. | 9 He has two hands. |
| 10 àiⁿ cɵ̀ lâk ciah kha kâi. | 10 I want to have it made with six legs. |
| 11 cɵ̀ saⁿ ciah íⁿ thâu. | 11 Make three high stools. |
| 12 pàng tɵ̆ chîeⁿ kha. | 12 Put it by the wall. |
| 13 i cɵ̆ tɵ̆ mn̂g kha. | 13 He sat by the door. |
| 14 ŭ ke cêk kâi tīaⁿ. | 14 There is only one more. |
| 15 bɵ̂ lân kâi. | 15 There are scarcely any. |
| 16 chíu pûaⁿ: kha pûaⁿ. | 16 Back of the hand: instep. |
| 17 úa m̄ àiⁿ ke. | 17 I do not want any more. |
| 18 nâng sĭm sĭ phî kw̆n. | 18 I am exceedingly weary. |
| 19 lʉ́ tīaⁿ a m̄ tīaⁿ? | 19 Are you certain about it? |
| 20 nâng khùn kw̆n bŏi cɵ̀ sĭm mih sʉ. | 20 I am languid and can do nothing. |
| 21 cí kâi nâng sĭm sĭ phî. | 21 This person is very indolent. |
| 22 nâng phî, lâi khʉ̀ ût, hɵ́. | 22 If you are tired, you better lie down. |
| 23 gūa mīn: lăi mīn. | 23 The exterior: the inner surface. |
| 24 thiaⁿ tɵ̆ tó lăi. | 24 Take it into your mind. |
| 25 bɵ̂ ke kâi tó lâi cîah. | 25 No more appetite. |