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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LIV.
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吊 tìo; hang, suspend. 代 tɵ̄; a generation. 遠 íen; hn̆g; far. 近 kʉ̆n; near. 陋 lŏ; ugly. 粗 cho; coarse.
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隨便 * jŭan; either; as you like. 便宜 * phiⁿ; cheap. 便 pĭen; convenient. 便 * pīn; ready. 貴 kùi; costly; noble. 苦 khó; bitter; difficult. |
| 1 kʉ̆n lâi kâi hong sôk m̄ hɵ́. | 1 Recent customs are bad. |
| 2 i seⁿ lâi cho lŏ. cho pò. | 2 He is ugly. Coarse cloth. |
| 3 tìo khui tɵ̆ hʉ́ kɵ̀. | 3 Hang it up there. |
| 4 mài khó i cɵ̀. | 4 Do not trouble him to do it. |
| 5 hn̆g kʉ̆n cêk īeⁿ phiⁿ kùi. | 5 Far and near the price is the same. |
| 6 i hn̆g hn̆g kɵ̀ lâi. | 6 It comes from a great distance. |
| 7 kîaⁿ khah hn̆g cĭu ŏi phî kw̆n. íen kʉ̆n. | 7 If you walk too far you will be weary. Far and near. |
| 8 kʉ̆n kɵ̀ kùi, hn̆g kɵ̀ cĭu phiⁿ. | 8 Near by it is dear, far off it is cheap. Common people. |
| 9 hn̆g tɵ̄ kâi có. | 9 Remote ancestors. |
| 10 hŭam seⁿ tɵ̆ sì kan. | 10 All born into the world. |
| 11 pīn a būe? būe ŭ pĭn. | 11 Ready yet? Not yet ready. |
| 12 sûi pĭen àiⁿ khʉ̀. | 12 Shall go when it is convenient. |
| 13 chông úa kâi pĭen. | 13 Suiting my convenience. |
| 14 cìeⁿ seⁿ m̄ pĭen. | 14 That is inconvenient. |
| 15 káu tíam, pĭen hɵ́ lâi. | 15 It will be convenient for you to come at nine o’clock. |
| 16 cí kâi pĭen sĭ. cho phûe. | 16 This is just it. Coarse skin. |
| 17 sûi pĭen hɵ́; jŭan. | 17 Whichever you please. |
| 18 lʉ́ thóiⁿ sĭ phiⁿ a sĭ kùi? | 18 Do you consider it cheap or dear? |
| 19 úa chin mâk thóiⁿ kìⁿ. | 19 I saw it with my own eyes. |
| 20 úa chin hĭⁿ thiaⁿ kìⁿ. | 20 I heard it with my own ears. |
| 21 khó thâu, mài khó búe. | 21 Endure hardness at the beginning and not have it at the end. |
| 22 lʉ́ hɵ́ kùi tŏng i. | 22 You should value it. |
| 23 hʉ́ kâi kùi tŏng kùe cí kâi. hn̆g hn̆g. | 23 That is more valuable than this. Very far. |
