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LESSON LXXX.

茄 kîe; egg-plant.

笋 sún; sprouts.

芽 gê; buds; shoots.

薑 kieⁿ; ginger.

巾 kʉn; napkin.

粟 chek; unhusked rice.

罇 cun; bottle; flask.

煲 * ue; earthen pot.

甌 au; a covered cup.

罐 kẁn; jar; cruse.

碟 tîh; little plates.

缸 kang; kng; jar.

1 bɵ̂ cí nɵ̆ nâng bɵ̂ ēng.	1 If you do not have these two men, all is useless.
2 i tàⁿ, bɵ̂ sŭn Mɵsai kâi kui kʉ́ cĭu bŏi tit kìu. o thn̂g.	2 They said, if you do not observe the law of Moses you cannot be saved. Brown sugar.
3 lʉ́ m̄ hàuⁿ cĭu hiah.	3 If you don’t want to, then stop.
4 mài lău ui seng khʉ̀ lío, kim jît cĭu sĭ àiⁿ bói îeh.	4 If the venerable physician had not gone, to-day we should have bought medicine.
5 ŭ cîⁿ thàn, úa cĭu lâi. pêh thn̂g.	5 If there is money to made, I will come. White sugar.
6 úa tah cûn kâi sî hāu, lʉ́ īa sĭ thóiⁿ kìⁿ úa—.	6 If you see me when I am embarking—.
7 pó thiap saⁿ hun cúi. cúi kng.	7 Add three tenths to make up the deficiency. Water jar.
8 mài hiah tɵ̆ hʉ́ kɵ̀, kim jît cĭu kàu.	8 If we had not stopped there we should have arrived to-day.
9 pó thiap i kâi kang cîⁿ.	9 Supply the deficiency in his wages.
10 lâk jît thàn, cêk jît hiah.	10 Work six days and stop one.
11 míen thĕng hāu kú.	11 Unnecessary to wait long.
12 míen ēng cɵ̀.	12 There is no need to do it.
13 jîak īa sĭ bói sêng, hɵ́ lâi kāi úa tàⁿ.	13 If you succeed in buying it, come and tell me.
14 i kâi sim ngĕ kùe thih.	14 His heart is harder than iron.
15 úa sŭn lʉ́ cĭu sĭ.	15 I will obey you.
16 cɵ̀ bâk kang kâi, lâi lío.	16 The carpenter has already come.
17 i saⁿ khò būe ʉ̆ pīn.	17 His clothes are not ready.
18 húe cîeh. thàn cîah.	18 Flint. Earn a living.