Elementary Lessons In The Swatow Dialect/Lesson 6

by J. C. G.

LESSON VI.—Relationships.

1. Who are you?
2. He is my father.
3. Is your mother alive?
4. When did you marry?
5. More than ten years ago.
6. How many children have you?
7. I have several.
8. How old is the eldest?
9. The eldest is a girl
10. Is she married?
11. How many brothers have you?
12. One elder brother, one younger.
13. Have you any sister?
14. I have one elder sister and one younger.
15. Are you married?
16. I am engaged, but not married yet
17. When are you going to be married?
18. It is not fixed yet.
19. I fancy I shall get married next year.
20. What is this child crying for?
21. He is hungry.
22. Give him something to eat.
23. Call the nurse to carry him.
24. Take him out for a walk.
25. He doesn’t want to come.
26. Never mind whether he wants or not.
27. This is my nephew.
28. Is he a native of the place?
29. What does he come here for?
30. He has come to buy things.
31. When is he going back?
32. In two or three days.

1. Lṳ́ sĩ sĩ-mih nâng?
2. I sĩ uá-kâi-pẽ.
3. Lṳ́ kâi a-bó hûan-tõ--bô?
4. Lṳ́ tiâng-sî tshūa-chhin?
5. Kàu-taⁿ nu tsa̍p-gūa nîⁿ--liáu.
6. Lṳ́ ũ jie̍h-tsōi kâi-kiáⁿ?
7. Ũ nõ-saⁿ kâi.
8. Tōa--kâi ũ jie̍h-tsōi-hùe?
9. Tōa--kâi sî tsṳ-niêⁿ.
10. Ũ tshut-mn̂g a-būe?
11. Lṳ́ ũ kúi-kâi hiaⁿ-tĩ?
12. Che̍k-kâi a-hiaⁿ, che̍k-kâi a-tĩ.
13. Ũ chí-mūe a-bô?
14. Iā ũ che̍k-kâi a-ché, che̍k-kâi a-mūe.
15. Lṳ́ ũ tshūa-chhin a-būe?
16. Ũ-tsò; būe-tshūa.
17. Tiâng-sî àiⁿ-tshūa?
18. Hûan-būe tiāⁿ-tie̍h.
19. Phah-sǹg mêⁿ-nîⁿ àiⁿ-tshūa.
20. Chí-kâi nôu-kiáⁿ khàu tsò-nî?
21. I sĩ tóu-khùn.
22. Tie̍h pun i chia̍h.
23. Hàm a-sím lâi-phõ--i.
24. Phõ i khṳ̀-kháu thit-thô.
25. I m̄-hàuⁿ-lâi.
26. M̄-kúan i hàuⁿ a m̄-hàuⁿ.
27. Chí-kâi sĩ uá kâi-tie̍t.
28. I sĩ pńg-tī-nâng a m̄-sĩ?
29. Lâi chí-kò tsò-mih-sṳ̄?
30. I-lâi bói-mue̍h.
31. Tiâng-sî àiⁿ tńg--khṳ̀?
32. Ke saⁿ-nõ-ji̍t.