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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXX.
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筅 chóiⁿ; a small broom. 埃 ai; eng; dust. 塵 tîn; têng; dust. 副 hù; a set; aid. 桶 tháng; tub; bucket. 擦 chìu; scrub; scour.
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鎔 îeⁿ; fuse metals; melt. 拭 chit; wipe with a dry cloth. 概 * jʉ̂; wipe with a wet cloth. 摺 cih; fold up. 單 toaⁿ; alone; single. 獨 tôk; sole; only. |
| 1 chit tīo eng têng. | 1 Wipe off the dust. |
| 2 tê sî chŵn hù chit kàu kim kim. n̂gn toaⁿ. | 2 Rub all the tea-spoons very bright. Money order. |
| 3 cang cí kâi pêh thih tháng sói pûaⁿ úaⁿ. | 3 Use this tin pan for washing the dishes. |
| 4 saⁿ khò cih hɵ́ pàng tû lăi. | 4 Fold up che clothes and put them in the press. |
| 5 cí chɵh bí bói jîeh cōi cîⁿ? | 5 What did you pay for this rice? |
| 6 i toaⁿ seⁿ cí kâi kíaⁿ. | 6 She has had only this child. |
| 7 toaⁿ toaⁿ ŭ cí cêk kâi. | 7 There is only this one. |
| 8 lʉ́ hŵn lío jʉ̂ būe kàu. | 8 You have not yet rubbed it enough. |
| 9 khí ŭ chìu îeh a bɵ̂? | 9 Do you use tooth powder? |
| 10 tôk it kâi cin sîn. | 10 The sole true God. |
| 11 toaⁿ tôi. sang tôi. | 11 Undivided hoof. Divided hoof. |
| 12 ēng koi mɵ̂ chóiⁿ lâi sàu tīo tîn ai. | 12 Take a feather brush and brush off the cobwebs. |
| 13 tek chóiⁿ. hĭⁿ chóiⁿ. | 13 Bamboo brush, Ear broom. |
| 14 cí kha tháng chɵ̄ ŭ kúi hù pûaⁿ úaⁿ? | 14 How many sets of dishes does this tub hold? |
| 15 kha tháng. mīn tháng. cúi tháng. tìo tháng. pûah tháng. nɵ̆ hĭⁿ tháng. | 15 Wash tub. Wash basin. Water bucket. Bailed pail. Drawing pail. Two eared kettle. |
| 16 sie kàu jîet ŏi îeⁿ a bŏi? | 16 If heated will it melt? |
| 17 kim, n̂gn, tâng ɵh îeⁿ; toaⁿ toaⁿ în siah kōi îeⁿ. | 17 Gold, silver and brass are hard to melt; lead and pewter only melt easily. |
| 18 thong sin chìu sói. | 18 Scrub the whole person. |
| 19 cìaⁿ hù. hù sài. | 19 Principal and vice. Assistant. |
