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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXXVIILI.
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赴 hù; arrive; repair to. 順 sŭn; yield to; obey. 及 * hù; to effect; avail. 蓆 chîeh; matting. 預 ʉ̆; ready; provided. 備 pĭ; prepare; provide.
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或 hôk; uncertain; either. 堆 tun; pile; pile up. 嚇 heh; scare; intimidate. 喝 toah; shout at; reprimand. 癬 síen; ringworm. 鏽 sang; rust. |
| 1 úa àiⁿ khʉ̀ hù sîah. | 1 I am going to repair to supper. |
| 2 hù m̄ tîeh cûn. | 2 Did not catch the boat. |
| 3 hù hŭe. hù sʉ̄. | 3 Attend a meeting. Attend to business. |
| 4 cûn àiⁿ khui, kîaⁿ khùe cē cìaⁿ hù. | 4 The boat is about to start, walk faster so as to get it. |
| 5 jît khah ùaⁿ; kîaⁿ kàu hʉ́ kɵ̀ m̄ hù. | 5 It is too late in the day; to go there is impraticable. |
| 6 sʉ̄ lí kàu hɵ́ cĭu m̄ hù. | 6 To settle the matter is unavailing. |
| 7 chîeh pau. cháu chîeh. | 7 A matting bag. Straw mat. |
| 8 soiⁿ ʉ̆ pĭ hɵ́. | 8 Get ready beforehand. |
| 9 úa m̄ cêng ʉ̆ cí kâi sʉ̄. | 9 I am not yet prepared for this. |
| 10 ŭ pĭ phah bɵ̂ pĭ. | 10 Forewarned is forearmed. |
| 11 íⁿ keng ʉ̆ pĭ pīn lío. | 11 Already quite prepared. |
| 12 íⁿ keng pĭ cok lío. | 12 Already fully provided. |
| 13 hôk cía i àiⁿ lâi. | 13 Perhaps he will come. |
| 14 thô tun pàng hue hn̂g. | 14 Pile the earth in the garden. |
| 15 tun cɵ̀ cêk tun. | 15 Pile it up in a pile. |
| 16 i sĭ heh lʉ́ kâi. | 16 He is browbeating you. |
| 17 mài heh toah i. | 17 Do not threaten him. |
| 18 mùa tī kɵ̀ thèng heh nâng. pĭ pīn a būe? | 18 Frightening people everywhere. Are they made ready yet? |
| 19 lʉ́ heh i, toah i. | 19 You bully and scold her. |
| 20 lʉ́ toah i cɵ̀ mé cē. | 20 You shout out at him to hurry. |
| 21 seⁿ síen. seⁿ sang. | 21 Have tetter. Get rusty. |
| 22 heh sí nâng. | 22 Scare people to death. |
| 23 cí kĭaⁿ sʉ̄ kio úa lí thɵ́ thiap thɵ́ thiap. | 23 Regulate this business throughly for me. |
| 24 i pó thiap úa. | 24 He made it up to me. |
