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LESSON III.

人 nâng, jîn;

man, person.

物 mûeh;

things.

屋 * chù;

house.

在 tɵ̆;

be, dwell.

個 kâi;

one, a classifier.

的 *kâi;

possessive.

別 pîet, pât;

other.

毋 bɵ̂;

prohibitory particle.

此 chʉ́, cí;

this, here.

彼 pí, hʉ́;

that, there.

這 cé, cí;

this, here.

那 ná, hʉ́;

that, there.

1 nâng nâng: bɵ̂ nâng.	1 Everybody: nobody.
2 cí kâi nâng sĭ hɵ́ nâng.	2 This is a good man.
3 īa sĭ ŭ nâng lâi.	3 Should anybody come.
4 bɵ̂ pât nâng tɵ̆.	4 There is no one else here.
5 hʉ́ kâi mûeh sĭ m̄ hɵ́.	5 That thing is bad.
6 lʉ́ àiⁿ khʉ̀ chʉ̀ a būe?	6 Are you going home yet?
7 cí cêk kâi m̄ hɵ́.	7 This one is not good.
8 àiⁿ hʉ́ cêk kâi.	8 I want that one.
9 tɵ̆ hʉ́ bɵ̂ nâng tɵ̆.	9 There is no one there.
10 kâi kâi sĭ hɵ́.	10 Every one of them is good.
11 lâi, kâi nâng, kâi nâng.	11 Come one by one.
12 tɵ̆ lʉ́: tɵ̆ i.	12 As you like: it is his affair.
13 bɵ̂ nâng cai.	13 Nobody knows.
14 nâng nâng àiⁿ.	14 Everybody wants it.
15 bɵ̂ pât nâng lâi.	15 No one else came.
16 cí kâi bɵ̂ mih hɵ́.	16 This is not very good.
17 bɵ̂ lʉ́ khʉ̀.	17 You shall not go.
18 bɵ̂ lʉ́ lâi. nâng mûeh. úa kâi.	18 You will not be allowed to come. People. Mine.
19 nín kâi chù: ẃn kâi mûeh.	19 Your house: our things.
20 bɵ̂ pîet pí chʉ́.	20 Not distinguishing between this and that.
21 pât nâng: pât mûeh.	21 Other people: other things.
22 hʉ́ kâi nâng sĭm hɵ́.	22 That man is excellent.
23 i tɵ̆ úa kâi chù.	23 It is at my house.
24 hʉ́ kâi chù bɵ̂ nâng tɵ̆.	24 There is no one at that house.
25 cí kâi mûeh sĭ lʉ́ kâi a m̄-sĭ? pât mûeh.	25 This thing is yours or not? Something else.