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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XLVII.
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保 pɵ́; protect; benefit. 仗 cĭang; weapons; rely on. 意 ì; ideas; desires. 思 sʉ̀; ideas; thoughts. 填 thîen; supply a deficiency. 佑 ĭu; aid; help.
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俗 sôk; common. 教 kà; teach; instruction. 被 pĭ; pun; sign of the passive voice. 受 sĭu; receive. 拿 * lîah; catch, seize. 基 ki; foundation. |
| 1 ŭ cêk kù sôk gʉ́ cìeⁿ seⁿ tàⁿ. lʉ́ cɵ̀ nî sĭeⁿ? | 1 There is a proverb which says so. What do you think? |
| 2 lʉ́ hɵ́ sĭu i kà. | 2 Receive his instructions. |
| 3 būe ŭ khí chù tîeh soiⁿ thîen tī kha. | 3 Before you build a house you must lay a foundation. |
| 4 pɵ́ chŵn tī hng. | 4 Protect the whole country. |
| 5 úa cí kĭaⁿ sʉ̄ chŵn chŵn cĭang lʉ́ kio úa lí. | 5 I wholly rely on you to adjust this matter for me. |
| 6 m̄ cai i kâi ì. | 6 I do not know what his idea is. |
| 7 tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀ khʉt i lîah tîeh? | 7 Where was he when caught by him? |
| 8 tàⁿ tăi ì. pɵ́ ĭu. | 8 Tell the sense of it. Protect. |
| 9 ŭ sih mih ì sʉ̀? | 9 What is the meaning of it? |
| 10 bɵ̂ ì sʉ̀. sí nâng cío. | 10 Senseless. A vulture. |
| 11 m̄ hâh i kâi ì. | 11 Not according with his idea. |
| 12 sì sôk nâng tàⁿ. | 12 Common people say. |
| 13 hʉ́ īeⁿ khah sôk. | 13 That kind is too common. |
| 14 jû lʉ́ ì. ké ì. | 14 As you wish. Pretend. |
| 15 pàng húe kâi nâng khʉt i lîah tîeh a būe? | 15 Has the incendiary been caught by him yet? |
| 16 ki tī thîen hɵ́ a būe? | 16 Are the foundations laid yet? |
| 17 sih mih ì sʉ̀? pĭ úa thóiⁿ kìⁿ. | 17 What does it mean? Seen by me. |
| 18 pɵ́ ĭu i cêk ke nâng. | 18 Protect the whole family. |
| 19 lʉ́ kâi ì sʉ̀ pun úa thóiⁿ chut. | 19 Your intentions have been discovered by me. |
| 20 úa pun i lîah tîeh. | 20 I was caught by him. |
| 21 pĭ úa kà saⁿ nî, hong sôk cĭu tńg cɵ̀ hɵ́ lío. i cɵ̀ nî tàⁿ? | 21 If taught by me for three years, their habits would become good. What does he say? |
| 22 kim jît ŭ phah cĭang, mē? | 22 Was there fighting to-day? |
