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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LVI.
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獅 sai; lion. 熊 hîm; bear. 貓 ngio; cat. 驢 lʉ̂; mule. 騾 lɵ̂; ass. 鵝 gɵ̂; goose.
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鷹 eng; eagle kind. 些 * cē; has the effect of er on an adjective. 些 se; little; somewhat. 須 su; ought; servicable. 會 hŭe; society; convene. 會 * ŏi; likely; will be; apt. |
| 1 cĭu ŏi lɵ̂h hŏ. su ēng. | 1 It will then rain. Needful. |
| 2 mé cē. mān cē. cíe cē. | 2 Quicker. Slower. Fewer. |
| 3 ke cē. cá cē. ùaⁿ cē. | 3 More. Earlier. Later. |
| 4 chim cē. chíen cē. tōa cē. | 4 Deeper. Shallower. Larger. |
| 5 hn̆g se su. tōa se su. | 5 A little further. Rather larger. |
| 6 chut se su. lɵ̂h se su. | 6 Go out a little. Lower somewhat. |
| 7 ŏi sng a bŏi? ŏi tîam. | 7 Is it sour? It is sweet. |
| 8 sai sĭ hán thóiⁿ kìⁿ kâi. | 8 A lion is seldom seen. |
| 9 cí ciah hîm sĭ nâng hîm m̄ sĭ káu hîm. | 9 This bear is the brown bear, not the white-necked bear. |
| 10 ngio àiⁿ khʉ̀ thau cîah gɵ̂ nêk. | 10 The cat is going to slyly eat the goose meat. |
| 11 lʉ̂ ŏi kîaⁿ hn̆g lō a sĭ lɵ̂ ŏi kîaⁿ hn̆g lō? | 11 Which can travel farthest the mule or the ass? |
| 12 eng hiah tɵ̆ chīu kɵ̀. | 12 The eagle perches in trees. |
| 13 sìaⁿ hŭe. kong hŭe. | 13 The church. Public assembly. |
| 14 hŭe tn̂g. hŭe kùe mīn. | 14 A church. Have met before. |
| 15 m̄ cai ŏi cêⁿ a bŏi. | 15 Do not know whether it will clear. |
| 16 cí ciah gɵ̂ khah sán. | 16 This goose is too lean. |
| 17 chông úa kâi ì sʉ̀. | 17 According to my ideas. |
| 18 cìeⁿ seⁿ huang sêng cɵ̀ nâng. | 18 Thus you may become somebody. |
| 19 cúi tōa. thiⁿ o àm. | 19 The tide is rising. The sky is dark. |
| 20 nâng hɵ́. tɵ̆ cí. | 20 The man is good. It is here. |
| 21 tɵ̆ lʉ́ mīn côiⁿ. | 21 It is before your face. |
| 22 úa thóiⁿ cɵ̀ hɵ́. | 22 I regard it as being good. |
| 23 i àiⁿ cɵ̀ tōa. | 23 He wishes to be greatest. |
| 24 cɵ̀ sì sôk nâng tàⁿ. | 24 According to the saying of the common people. |
