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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XLI.
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鐵 thih; iron. 銅 tâng; copper. 鉛 în; lead. 錫 siah; pewter. 晶 ciaⁿ; crystal. 缶 hûi; earthen.
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重 tăng; tŏng; weighty. 輕 khin; light; trivial. 磨 bûa; to rub; grind. 磨 bɵ̄; millstones. 滑 kût; smooth. 吹 * pûn; blow, as with the mouth. |
| 1 pêh tâng: âng tâng: n̂g tâng. | 1 White copper: red copper: brass. |
| 2 pêh thih: cúi ciaⁿ. | 2 Tin: crystal. |
| 3 ŭ jîeh tăng? | 3 How heavy is it? |
| 4 ŏi jîeh kût? | 4 How smooth is it? |
| 5 mài tàⁿ khah tăng. | 5 Do not speak too forcibly. |
| 6 tăng sʉ̄: khin sʉ̄. | 6 Important affair: trivial matter. |
| 7 cɵ̀ sʉ̄ khin khin, mài khah tăng. | 7 Do things quietly, do not be too emphatic. |
| 8 thih sɵh. în pit. | 8 Iron chain. Lead pencil. |
| 9 húe châ: châ pé. | 9 Matches: wood in bundles. |
| 10 tîeh thóiⁿ tŏng i. | 10 You must esteem it. |
| 11 lʉ́ thóiⁿ tâng thih tăng, a în siah tăng? | 11 Do you consider brass and iron, or lead and pewter the heavier? |
| 12 tîeh khin khin pûn, m̄ hɵ́ pûn khah tăng. | 12 You must blow it lightly, de not blow it too strongly. |
| 13 cí ki teng hɵ́ pûn tīo. | 13 Blow out this lamp. |
| 14 cí kɵ̀ cúi ciaⁿ kio úa bûa kût kût. | 14 Rub this piece of crystal very smooth for me. |
| 15 tâng, thih, în, siah, hûi, cí ngŏ īeⁿ, tī īeⁿ ēng ío cōi? tàⁿ ūe khin khin. | 15 Which is most used, copper, iron, lead, pewter or earthen? Speak gently. |
| 16 cí kâi bɵ̄ tăng kùe cí kɵ̀ thih. | 16 This millstone is heavier than this lump of iron. |
| 17 cí kɵ̀ lō kût. tîeh khin khin kîaⁿ. | 17 This road is slippery. We must walk softly. |
| 18 cí kɵ̀ tâng khîeh khʉ̀ bûa kng kng, bûa kàu hɵ́ thóiⁿ kìⁿ nâng. cʉ̆ lâi húe. | 18 Take this copper and rub it bright, so you can see your face in it. Matches. |
