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  1. Nṳ̄ cūng-diŏh diōng chió. Nè̤ng-gă ô tiăng-giéng nṳ̄ gì nòng-mâ kŭo-daúng, nṳ̄ kó̤ bŏng-câe̤ ĭ bī tĕ̤k cṳ̆ gó hō̤.
  2. Tiĕng sàng muōng dái ṳ̄-sāng, dâung ṳ̄ cêu sùi biêng.
  3. Gĭng-dáng kó̤ mâ̤ biêng-gék nâ sê mò̤-huák.
  4. Ĭ ng báik-cê gó-chṳ̄ nè̤ng-gă ng chiáng ĭ.
  5. Ciā ĭ-siòng sê có̤ hiêng-siàng gì mò̤? Ciâng sê, sê hiêng-siàng gì.
  6. Hṳ̄-siŏh-ciáh niê-giāng cêng kó̤ hō̤-tiáng.
  7. Hĕ̤k-chiā hiā tō̤ mâ̤-diŏh gì cṳ̆ sê lŏ̤h diù siông-sié lā̤. Nṳ̄ ô kó̤ hŭ-uái tō̤ mò̤?
  8. Ciā buàng cêng bō̤-buói, ng-tĕ̤ng ciŏng siŏh-dó̤i páh-mò̤ kó̤.
  9. Ciā bău ng tĕ̤ng áik kák gīng, giăng diē-sié gì nó̤h pàh-puái kó̤.
  10. Ciā bēng cêng áuk-cháuk, găi-dŏng sā̤ táh-gáik.
  11. Ià-Sŭ éng gōng, nṳ̄ hàng-dék ciā Gă-lé-lé nè̤ng bī cé̤ṳng Gă-lé-lé nè̤ng cô̤i gó dâe̤ng, gó chṳ̄ sêu ciā hâi mŏ̤?

Translate into Chinese:—

  1. O Lord, grant our petition.
  2. Just as he pleases.
  3. Is he honest?
  4. You children are sleepy, go to bed.
  5. Although this is not satisfactory, there is certainly no other possible way.
  6. Take this parcel to Mr. Diong and bring back an initialled receipt.
  7. I sent a letter to my mother last week, and have received a letter from her today asking me why have I not written to her this year.
  8. I fear the letter is lost. You had better notify the Imperial Post Office.
  9. You ought to decide at once.
  10. This method of doing business is very unsatisfactory.
  11. I forgot to notify him about that matter, but after all it is not very important.
  12. I think that they will probably arrive to-night.
  13. Read the twenty-seventh chapter from the first to the thirtieth verse.
  14. His memory is bad. No matter what you tell him he always forgetes.
  15. Jesus called his twelve disciples to him, and sent them forth two by two.


LESSON XIX

犬仔 kēng-giāng
dog
行 hèng
to act
閒 èng
leisure
哄騙 hūng-piéng
to cheat
渴 kák
thirsty
確實 kaúk-sĭk
truly