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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXXVII.
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沙 sua; sand. 石 cîeh; stone. 鋼 kǹg; steel. 木 bâk; timber. 鉎 seⁿ; cast iron. 礬 hŵn; alum.
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榕 * sêng; banyan. 硫 lîu; sulphur. 靛 tōiⁿ; indigo. 膠 ka; glue. 漆 chak; varnish. 璇 sūan; gems. |
| 1 phah i. ŏi tit phah i. | 1 Beat him. Can beat him. |
| 2 úa jîak īa sĭ phah i. | 2 If I should beat him. |
| 3 úa ciang àiⁿ phah i. | 3 I am about to beat him. |
| 4 tîeh phah i. phah! | 4 Must beat him. Strike! |
| 5 hàm i phah i. | 5 Tell him to beat him. |
| 6 tɵ̆ phah i. sêng chīu. | 6 Is beating him. Banyan. |
| 7 úa íⁿ keng phah i lío. | 7 I have already beaten him. |
| 8 i būe jīn, úa íⁿ keng phah hɵ́ lío. | 8 Before he confessed, I had already beaten him. |
| 9 pĕ būe kàu, úa ciang àiⁿ phah hɵ́ lío. | 9 Before his father comes, I shall have beaten him. |
| 10 úa pĭ i phah. | 10 I am beaten by him. |
| 11 úa ŏi khʉt nâng phah. | 11 I can be beaten. |
| 12 úa īa sĭ khʉt nâng phah. | 12 If I am beaten by anybody. |
| 13 ciang lâi úa àiⁿ sĭu i phah. | 13 Sometime I shall take a beating from him. |
| 14 tîeh sĭu i phah. | 14 Must take his beating. |
| 15 hàm i sĭu phah. | 15 Tell him to take the beating. |
| 16 tɵ̆ sĭu i phah. | 16 Getting a beating from him. |
| 17 úa íⁿ keng khʉt i phah hɵ́ lío. | 17 I have already been beaten by him. |
| 18 i būe cêng khʉt i lîah, úa soiⁿ sĭu phah. | 18 Before he was caught, I had been beaten. |
| 19 lʉ́ būe cêng ŏi tàⁿ chut pit àiⁿ sĭu i phah. | 19 Before you can say anything you will surely be beaten. |
| 20 pêh hŵn. cheⁿ hŵn. | 20 Alum. Copperas. |
| 21 bâk sat. pó thiap. | 21 Bed bugs. Make up a loss. |
| 22 lîu n̂g. míen kúi sî. | 22 Brimstone. It won’t be long. |
