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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LII.
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聖 sìaⁿ; holy, pure. 鹹 kîam; salted. 淡 cíaⁿ; fresh, not salt. 稚 cíⁿ; fresh, tender. 酥 so; crisp, flaky. 圓 îⁿ; round.
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尖 ciam; pointed. 慘 chám; distressing. 悽 chi; suffering. 涼 lîang; cool. — 乘 * lā; take advantage of. 脂 * nî; juice, gum. |
| 1 cai cok. soiⁿ cai nâng. | 1 Contented. A seer. |
| 2 gû nĭ îu. gû nĭ píaⁿ. | 2 Butter. Cheese. |
| 3 cí kâi a nôⁿ kêh ni a būe? chi chám. | 3 Is this child weaned yet? Excruciating. |
| 4 hâh sìaⁿ cʉ sɵ́ tàⁿ. | 4 As the holy book says. |
| 5 huang chue kùe hái mīn cĭu ŏi lîang. | 5 The wind having blown over the sea is cool. |
| 6 tâng kâi a pĕ, tâng kâi a bɵ́. | 6 The same father and the same mother. |
| 7 huang chue lâi kàu lîang. | 7 The wind blows cool. |
| 8 kong chin. kîam chài. | 8 A mediator. Salt vegetable. |
| 9 chīu nî. | 9 The gum of a tree. |
| 10 kîam kâi hɵ́ kùe cíaⁿ kâi. | 10 The salt is better than the fresh. |
| 11 cúi cíaⁿ, hɵ́ pûah lâi cîah; īa sĭ kîam cĭu m̄ àiⁿ. | 11 If the water is fresh, draw some to drink; if salt I don’t want it. |
| 12 úa thóiⁿ lʉ́ cíⁿ cíⁿ. | 12 To me you look youthful. |
| 13 cɵ̆ pàng mn̂g kha lā lîang. | 13 Sat by the door enjoying the coolness. |
| 14 cíⁿ kâi nî ío ke. | 14 This is more juiey. |
| 15 àn lîap kaⁿ hìeⁿ îⁿ. | 15 As round as an orange. |
| 16 thâu ciam, sin îⁿ. | 16 Pointed head and round body. |
| 17 khɵ́ sieh i chi chám. | 17 Pity his distress. |
| 18 i chi chám căi; lʉ́ tîeh thóiⁿ kù i. | 18 He suffers greatly; you must take care of him. |
| 19 lɵ̂h îam khah cíe; m̄ kàu kîam. | 19 Too little salt was put in; it is not salt enough. |
| 20 khʉ̀ bói kúi kɵ̀ îⁿ kâi so píaⁿ. îeh îⁿ. | 20 Go and buy a few round crisp-cakes. Pills. |
| 21 cí kâi a nîe kíaⁿ, kha ciam, chíu ìuⁿ. | 21 This little lady has pointed feet and small hands. |
