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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XXXII.
市 chĭ;
market.
街 koi;
street.
船 cûn;
boat.
帆 phâng;
sail.
方 hng;
region.
頂 téng;
top.
底 tói;
bottom.
搭 tah;
go on board.
較 * ío;
comparative, more,
伐 thòi;
instead of.
方 pang, pāng;
side, extent.
方 huang;
cìaⁿ; thereupon.
1 i tó lăi bɵ̂ mûeh. 1 There is nothing in the fellow.
2 lʉ́ àiⁿ kìⁿ úa mih sʉ̄? 2 On what account do you wish to see me?
3 jît ŏi jîeh ùaⁿ? 3 How late in the day is it?
4 thăi i tōa. 4 Wait till he is grown.
5 i kâi kîaⁿ m̄ tîeh; i kâi cɵ̀ sʉ̄. phâng cûn. 5 His misdemeanor; his behaviour. Sail boats.
6 téng tûn: ĕ tûn. 6 Upper lip: under lip.
7 chíu tói: kha tói. 7 Palm: sole of the foot.
8 lʉ́ ŏi sái cûn a bŏi? 8 Can you manage a beat?
9 tah m̄ tîeh cûn. 9 Did not reach the boat.
10 ío tōa: ío hɵ́: ío tɵ́. 10 Larger: better: shorter.
11 úa thòi lʉ́ cɵ̀. 11 I will do it in your stead.
12 cang cí kâi thòi hʉ́ kâi. 12 Take this instead of that.
13 úa àiⁿ tah lʉ́ khʉ̀. 13 I wish to take passage with you.
14 pàng lôh chn̂g téng. 14 Set it on the top of the table.
15 ŭ ngn̂, bɵ̂ mûeh kĭaⁿ hɵ́ bói. 15 I have money, but there is nothing to buy.
16 bɵ̂ tī hng hɵ́ pàng. 16 There is no room for it.
17 cɵ̀ sì pang sì pang. 17 Make it perfectly square.
18 huang kim. tōa pāng. 18 Now a days. On a large scale.
19 bw̄n pang; bw̄n mûeh. 19 Everywhere; everything.
20 úa hàm lʉ́, lʉ́ huang hɵ́ lâi. cɵ̀ hɵ́ cìaⁿ hɵ́ lâi. 20 When I call you, you then come. Do it and then come.
21 cí hûe úa huang thóiⁿ kìⁿ. 21 I just now saw it.
22 úa tɵ̆ koi chĭ huang lâi. 22 I just came from market.
23 cûn cí hûe hɵ́ sái phâng. 23 The sail can now be raised.
24 gūa hng nâng. koi chĭ. 24 Foreigners. Market.
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