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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXXXVIII.
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猴 kâu; monkey. 鼠 chʉ́; rat species. 兔 thò; hare. 獺 thoah; beaver. 甕 aǹg; a jar. 末 bûah; leavings; powder.
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倒 tɵ́; fall over. 顛 tin; tien; apex; upset. 倒 tɵ̀; táu; invert; pour out. 縛 pâk; fasten; bind. 果 kúaⁿ; really; truly. 然 jîen; truly; however. |
| 1 cí cêk ûe pun pât nâng. | 1 Give this piece to some one else. |
| 2 kuah cêk pùaⁿ. | 2 Cut off half of it. |
| 3 lʉ́ cêk ûe, úa cêk ûe. | 3 You half and I half. |
| 4 in ūi tîeh cí kĭaⁿ sʉ̄. | 4 Because of this affair. |
| 5 mài tin tɵ̀ cɵ̀. | 5 Do not make it upside down. |
| 6 úa hàm lʉ́ cìeⁿ seⁿ, lʉ́ tin tɵ̀ hìeⁿ seⁿ. | 6 I tell you this way, and you do the other way. |
| 7 mài tien tien táu táu. | 7 Do not turn things upside down. |
| 8 i pùaⁿ mê kàu. | 8 He arrived at midnight. |
| 9 lâi ŭ pùaⁿ kâi gûeh. | 9 Came a fortnight ago. |
| 10 ŵn in i kâi a hiaⁿ bɵ̂ lâi. | 10 Because his brother did not come. |
| 11 hāi i tɵ́ lɵ̂h khʉ̀. | 11 Made it tumble down. |
| 12 i kîaⁿ kàu pùaⁿ mê. | 12 He walked till midnight. |
| 13 kâi, pùaⁿ kâi, ŭ. | 13 There is scarcely one. |
| 14 kîaⁿ kàu pùaⁿ lō cĭu hiah. | 14 Went half way, then stopped. |
| 15 gûeh pùaⁿ kha àiⁿ khʉ̀. | 15 Will go the middle of the month. |
| 16 pùaⁿ pêh, pùaⁿ o. | 16 Mottled black and white. |
| 17 ŵn in sĭ cɵ̀ nî? | 17 Why is all this? |
| 18 cío pue pùaⁿ thiⁿ. | 18 Bird flying in mid heaven. |
| 19 pùaⁿ thiⁿ lûi. | 19 A species of noisy beetle. |
| 20 i lâi pài hāu lʉ́. | 20 He comes to pay his respects to you. |
| 21 a má nâng sɵ́ chah kâi n̂gn hue. tɵ̀ tīo. | 21 Women's head ornaments. Pour it out. |
| 22 kúaⁿ jîen sĭ. | 22 It is certainly so. |
| 23 nɵ̆ kâi seⁿ lâi jîen jîen. | 23 The two are precisely alike. |
| 24 îeh bûah. pêh îeh bûah. | 24 Powdered medicine. Quinine. |
| 25 pâk kàu kín kín. | 25 Fasten it tight. |
| 26 tɵ̀ pàng úaⁿ kɵ̀. | 26 Pour it into a bowl. |
| 27 tie cɵ̀ kúi aǹg. | 27 Decant it into several jars. |
