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涼 liòng

cool

生醭 săng pū

mildewed

退色 tó̤i saík

to fade as colours

客廳 káh-tiăng

reception room

刣 tài

to peel a pumelo; to kill

豫備 ê̤ṳ-bê

to prepare

透日 táu-nĭk

the whole day

免的 miēng-dék

lest

Translate into English:—

1. Cuòi sê diê-nè̤ng có̤ gì?
2. Màng-nièng săng-miéh-sék?
3. Dái lâng-tiŏng cāi lì.
4. Cĭ siŏh-dó̤i siŏh-tàu kák duâi; mâ̤-sāi-dék.
5. Ciā ĭ-siòng săng-pū; ô nĭk tàu gì sì-hâiu muōng dò̤ kó̤ puŏh.
6. È̤ng gì buó ng tĕ̤ng puŏh, diŏh liàng, miēng-dék è̤ng sáik tó̤i-kó̤.
7. Cī siŏh-ciáh niê-giāng mâ̤ giàng diô; kī-dâe̤ng nṳ̄ mâi ĭ kó̤.
8. Ciā siŏng siŏh-ciáh nè̤ng dăng mâ̤ kī.
9. Cī siŏh-bā dŏ̤ mâ̤ lê.
10. Ciā dà-bò̤ cêng gói.
11. Chāng diē-lì sô̤i; mŏ̤h gṳ̆.
12. Ĭ siŏh-nĭk â̤ dăng niŏh-uâi dáng gì cūi? Sĕk-lĕ̤k dáng.
13. Só̤h-nĭk nè̤ng-gă mā̤ siŏh-lăk gì pău. Nù-gáuk-nè̤ng dò̤ tài kó̤ siăh.
14. Nguŏk-siēu ô nê-sĕk-gāu nĭk. Nguŏk-duâi ô săng-sĕk nĭk.
15. Nè̤ng-gă mìng-dáng â-dáu săng-dēng-cṳ̆ng lŏ̤h sùng.

Translate into Chinese:—

1. He goes quickly.
2. These are the two large books that he bought.
3. Carry away these two boxes.
4. Tell the cook to make bread to-day, I must start tomorrow.
5. Where are you going? Round the district.
6. When will you return? In a few days.
7. You must wash those clothes to-day. Here is soap.
8. Please, teacher, come a little earlier tomorrow. I want to study three or four hymns.
9. I bought these things outside the city. Are they dear?
10. I will pour out the tea myself. When we have finished drinking tea, wash the tea-pot and bring it to me here.
11. Where are you going next year?
12. Last year I sold my horse and bought a donkey.
13. When did you arrive? Yesterday.
14. What is your honourable name? My unworthy name is Li.
15. You must buy mandarin oranges. The coolie oranges are too dear.