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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXXIII.
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餐 chan; a meal. 頓 * tǹg; meal; spell; turn. 柚 ìu; pummelo. 梨 lâi; the pear kind. 李 lí; the plum kind. 梅 bûe; prunes.
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奈 năi; a yellow plum. 桃 thɵ̂; peaches. 蓑 * sūaiⁿ; mango. 蔗 cìa; sugar-cane. 橘 kit; limes. 薯 cʉ̂; potatoes. |
| 1 ŭ. ŭ mē? būe ŭ. | 1 I have. Have you? Have not yet. |
| 2 ŭ ēng. i ŭ sʉ̄. | 2 Useful. He has business. |
| 3 i ŭ lí. tîeh ŭ. | 3 He is in the right. Must be. |
| 4 pit tîeh ŭ. ŭ jîeh cōi? | 4 Certainly. How many are there? |
| 5 lʉ́ hɵ́ khʉ̀ uaⁿ ùe i. | 5 You go and console her. |
| 6 ke cú; ke cú nîe. | 6 Master; mistress. |
| 7 lʉ́ ka kī cú ì. | 7 Decide for yourself. |
| 8 i bŏi cú ì. | 8 She cannot choose for herself. |
| 9 hóⁿ àiⁿ cîah îeⁿ. | 9 Tigers eat sheep. |
| 10 hâh ngî a m̄ hâh ngî? | 10 Is it proper or not? |
| 11 chù cú tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀? | 11 Where is the owner of the house? |
| 12 cí kâi sʉ̄ cɵ̀ m̄ hâh ngî. | 12 This affair is unjustifiable. |
| 13 cêk jît sam chan. | 13 Three meals a day. |
| 14 ŭ nâng cîah saⁿ tǹg, ŭ nâng cîah nɵ̆ tǹg. | 14 Some people eat three meals, and some eat two. |
| 15 mīn jû thɵ̂ hue. | 15 Face like a peach blossom. |
| 16 cîah tǹg, gɵ̄ tǹg ŭ sio kâi. | 16 Eat a meal and fast a meal and some will digest. |
| 17 tăi chan. cá tǹg. | 17 Dinner. Breakfast. |
| 18 mê hng tǹg. cêk tǹg pn̄g. | 18 Supper. A meal. |
| 19 tǹg tǹg cîah nêk. | 19 Eat meat every meal. |
| 20 ŭ sî ŭ, ŭ sî bɵ̂. | 20 Sometimes has, sometimes has not. |
| 21 ŭ kâi m̄ pĭen. | 21 Some are not expedient. |
| 22 hŭam sɵ́ ŭ. cêk lîap năi. | 22 Whatever there is. A plum. |
| 23 i sĭ tī hng cú. | 23 He is the owner of the place. |
| 24 lâi phûe. lâi sim. | 24 Pear rind. Core of a pear. |
| 25 tiah kúi liap kit kaⁿ. | 25 Pick a few sour oranges. |
| 26 hwn lâi. hwn cʉ̂. | 26 Pine apples. Irish potatoes. |
