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22
First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON VI.
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| 1 lʉ́ àiⁿ khʉ̀ tī kɵ̀? | 1 Where are you going? |
| 2 àiⁿ khʉ̀ pûah cúi. | 2 I am going to draw water. |
| 3 cáu mé mé kìe i. | 3 Run quickly and call him. |
| 4 cáu lâi cí kɵ̀. cáu khʉ̀. | 4 Run here. Run away. |
| 5 mài khʉ̀ hʉ́ kɵ̀. | 5 Do not go there. |
| 6 hɵ́ mān mān kîaⁿ. | 6 Walk slowly. |
| 7 cí kâi sĭ tī nâng kâi? hɵ̂ chù? ũ tɵ sío. | 7 To which person does this belong? Where? Have more or less. |
| 8 i ŭ cōi cōi kâi. | 8 He has a great many. |
| 9 i bɵ̂ tɵ̆ hʉ́ kɵ̀. | 9 He is not there. |
| 10 i tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀? úa m̄ cai. | 10 Where is he? I don't know. |
| 11 pàng tɵ̆ cí kɵ̀. | 11 Put it here. |
| 12 pàng tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀? | 12 Where did you put it? |
| 13 i àiⁿ tī cêk kâi? | 13 Which one does he want? |
| 14 àiⁿ kìe tī cêk nâng? | 14 Which do you wish to call? |
| 15 m̄ hɵ́ sĭ cōi, hɵ́ sĭ cíe. kîaⁿ m̄ kàu. | 15 The good are many, the bad few. Cannot walk there. |
| 16 nâng mûeh cōi. | 16 A great crowd. |
| 17 i khîeh tī kâi? | 17 Which did he take? |
| 18 lʉ́ khah ùaⁿ lâi. | 18 You come too late. |
| 19 cá cá lâi, mài ùaⁿ. | 19 Come early, don’t be late. |
| 20 mài khîeh khah cōi. | 20 Do not take too many. |
| 21 cúi khah cíe. | 21 There is too little water. |
| 22 ŭ ke ke nâng lâi. | 22 Many people came. |
| 23 lʉ́ kîaⁿ khah mé. | 23 You walk too fast. |
| 24 lʉ́ lâi khah chî lío. | 24 You have come too late. |
| 25 lʉ́ màiⁿ chî mān lâi. | 25 Do not be late in coming. |
| 26 úa àiⁿ ke ke. | 26 I want much. |
