Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/Exercises (Lesson V)

by Lim Hiong Seng

Lesson V.
Exercises.

section I.

伊要認否

I àiⁿ-jīn mē?

Is he going to confess?

伊不應

I m̃-ìn

He won't answer.

伊要辦

I àiⁿ-à

He wants to argue.

爾何時到

Lṳ́ tiang-sî kàu?

When did you arrive?

爾問誰人

Lṳ́ mn̄g tî-tiâng?

Who are you asking?

我問爾

Uá mn̄g lṳ́.

I ask you.

誰人打爾

Tî-tiâng phah lṳ́?

Who beat you?

爾知否

Lṳ́ tsai mē?

Do you know?

我不知

Uá m̄-tsai

I don't know.

我不信爾

Uá m̃-sìn lṳ́

I don't believe you.

爾如何不信我

Lṳ́ tsò-nîⁿ m̃-sìn uá?

Why don't you believe me?

彼個携來

Hṳ́-kâi khiéh--lâi

Bring me that.

筅

Tshóiⁿ

Brush it.

刷好携來

Tshóiⁿ-hó khiéh--lâi

After you have brushed it, bring it to me.

此買有或無

Chía bói-ũ a-bô?

Is there any of this to be bought?

買無

Bói-bô

There is none to be bought.

呌伊來

Kiè i lâi

Call him here.

伊會走

I õi-tsáu

He can run.

我會行袂走

Ua õi-kiâⁿ, bõi tsáu

I can walk, but I cannot run.

爾掠伊

Lṳ́ liáh--i

You catch him.

爾掠伊會着否

Lṳ́ liáh i õi-tiéh mē?

Can you catch him?

我袂走。掠伊袂着

Uá bõi-tsáu, liáh i bõi tiéh.

I can't run, and I can't catch him.

section II.

此個我勿。我要換

Chí--kâi uá màiⁿ, uá aìⁿ-ūaⁿ

I don't want a change.

爾去追伊

Lṳ́ khṳ̀-jiōu i

You go and chase him.

追不着

Jiōu m̄-tièh

Can't overtake him.

爾走就追會着

Lṳ́ tsáu chiũ-jiōu õi-tièh

If you run, you will overtake him.

爾勿騙我

Lṳ́ màiⁿ-phièn úa

Don't you deceive me.

爾要選的一個

Lṳ́ àiⁿ-suán tî-chék-kâi?

Which do you wish to choose?

此個修淸潔

Chí--kâi muéh-chheng-khih

Clean this.

此個携去煮

Chí--kâi khiéh-khṳ̀ tsṳ́

Take this and cook it.

爾曉算否

Lṳ́ hióu-sǹg mē?

Can you count?

我不曉

Uá m̄-hióu

I can't.

勿哭

Màiⁿ-khàu

Don't cry.

伊敢去否

I káⁿ-khṳ́ mē?

Does he dare to go?

伊不敢

I m̄-káⁿ

He dare not.

伊袂食

I bõi-chiáh

He can't eat.

何爲袂食

Tsò-nîⁿ bõi-chiáh

Why can't he eat?

我不知

Uá m̄-tsai

I don't know.

入來

Jíp--lái

Come in.

出去

Tshut--khṳ̀

Go out.

爾聽我會見否

Lṳ́ thiaⁿ uá õi-kìⁿ mē?

Can you hear me?

我聽不見

Uá thiaⁿ m̄-kìⁿ

I can't hear you.

section III.

彼携與我

Hiá khiéh-pun uá

Get me that.

的個

Tî-kâi?

What is it?

是此或不是

Sĩ chiá am̄-sĩ?

Is this it?

就是

Chiũ-sĩ

That is it.

携來

Khiéh--lài

Bring it here.

感謝

Kám-siā

Thank you.

好了

Hó--lō

That will do.

伊會傷着否

I õi sieⁿ-tiéh mē?

Is he hurt?

袂

Bõi

No.

伊會死否

I õi sí mē?

Will he die?

我想伊會

Uá siẽⁿ i õi.

I think he will.

我聽見伊哭

Uá thiaⁿ-kìⁿ i khàu

I heard him cry.

此個携去藏

Chí--kâi khiéh-khṳ̀ khǹg

Take this and keep it.

跪落去

Kũi--lóh-khṳ̀

Kneel down.

起來

Khí--lâi

Get up.

勿笑

Màiⁿ-chhiè

Don't laugh.

我不識伊

Uá m̄-pat i

I don't know him.

我只伊在何處居住

Uá tsai i tõ tî-kò khiã-khí

I know where he lives.

伊不作。要歇

I m̃-tsoh, àiⁿ-hiah

He doesn't want to work, (but) wants to leave.

爾去與伊呾勿歇

Lṳ́ khṳ̀ kah i tàⁿ, màiⁿ-hiah

You go and tell him not to leave.

此個借我

Chí--kâi chieh uá

Lend me this.

袂使

Bõi-sái

That won't do.

我自己要用

Uá ka-kī àiⁿ-ēng

I want to use it myself.

此我不曉如何作

Chiá uá m̄-hióu tsò-nîⁿ muéh

I don't understand how to do this.

請爾與我呾

Chhiáⁿ lṳ́ kah uá tàⁿ

Please tell me.

來去遊玩

Lâi-khṳ̀ thit-thô

Come let us go out to amuse ourselves.

咱勿由彼處過

Nán màiⁿ tùi-hié kùe

Let us not pass by that way.

由此過

Tùi-chié kùe

Pass by this way.

彼擇起來

Hiá tóh--khí-lâi

Pick that up.

section IV.

此個送爾

Chí--kâi sàng lṳ́

This is presented to you.

請爾收

Chhiáⁿ lṳ́ siu

Please accept it.

感謝

Kám-siā

Thank you.

放此

Pàng--chié

Put it here.

勿與伊相罵

Màiⁿ kah i sie-mēⁿ

Don't quarrel with him.

去也

Khṳ̀--nō

Go away.

爾曉讀否

Lṳ́ hióu-thák mē?

Can you read?

不曉

M̄-hióu

I can't.

放伊去

Pàng i khṳ̀

Let him go.

伊不好去

I m̃-hàuⁿ khṳ̀

He refuses to go.

我記得爾

Uá kì-tit lṳ́

I remember you.

爾有記得我否

Lṳ́ ũ kì-tit uá mē?

Do you remember me?

我要搬

Uá àiⁿ-puaⁿ

I am going to remove.

要搬去何處

Àiⁿ-puaⁿ khṳ̀ tî-kò?

Where are you going to remove to?

還了未知

Huân-lióu būe-tsai

I don't know yet.

到何時正知

Kàu tiang-sî chiàⁿ-tsai?

When will you know?

爾若是要搬。請爾與我呾

Lṳ́ nāⁿ-sĩ àiⁿ-puaⁿ chhíaⁿ lṳ́ kah uá tàⁿ

If you are going to remove, please tell me.

伊轉來或未

I tńg--lâi a-būe?

Has he come home?

未

Būe

He hasn't.

此個携去還伊

Chí--kâi khiéh-khṳ̀ hôiⁿ i

Take this, go and return it to him.

爾有覔否

Lṳ́ ũ tshūe mē?

Did you search for it?

有。我覔無

Ũ. Uá tshūe bô

Yes. I searched, but I couldn't find it.

立起來

Khiã--khí-lâi

Stand up.

坐

Tsõ

Sit down.

請爾教我

Chhiáⁿ lṳ́ kà uá

You teach me, please.

伊來巡爾

I lâi-sûn lṳ́

He comes to visit you.

請待

Chhiáⁿ-táⁿ

Just wait please.

好

Hó

Very Well.

此勿。抛去

Chiá màiⁿ, kák-tiòu

This is not wanted, throw it away.

我袂寫

Uá bõi-siá

I can't write.