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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON VII.
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| 1 àiⁿ, kâi àiⁿ, bŏi tit tîeh. | 1 As for wanting it, I want it, but can’t get it. |
| 2 úa m̄ pat i. | 2 I do not know him. |
| 3 i ŏi kîaⁿ, ŏi cáu. | 3 He can walk and run. |
| 4 ŏi cɵ̀ tit: m̄ cɵ̀ tit. | 4 That will do: that won’t do. |
| 5 cɵ̀ tit lâi: cɵ̀ m̄ lâi. | 5 It can be done: cannot be done. |
| 6 m̄ cai tîeh a m̄ tîeh. | 6 Do not know whether it hit. |
| 7 ŏi tit jîp a bŏi? | Can we go in? |
| 8 ŏi tit jîp, bŏi tit chut. | 8 You can go in but can’t come out. |
| 9 m̄ cai i ŏi a bŏi. | 9 I do not know whether he can. |
| 10 kìe i chut lâi. | 10 Tell him to come out. |
| 11 mài jîp khʉ̀. kìen sek. | 11 Do not go in. Knowledge. |
| 12 mài i jîp lâi. | 12 Do not let him come in. |
| 13 cí kâi tîeh a m̄ tîeh? | 13 Is this right or wrong? |
| 14 úa àiⁿ chut mn̂g. | 14 I am going out. |
| 15 i chut mn̂g khʉ̀. | 15 She has gone out. |
| 16 i chut mn̂g a būe? | 16 Is she married yet? |
| 17 úa pat thóiⁿ kìⁿ. | 17 I have seen it before. |
| 18 úa m̄ pat thóiⁿ kìⁿ. | 18 I never saw it before. |
| 19 úa pat tɵ̀ cɵ̀. | 19 I know how to do it. |
| 20 úa thiaⁿ m̄ pat tɵ̀ khʉ̀, | 20 I do not understand. |
| 21 cí kâi hɵ́ kùe hʉ́ kâi. | 21 This is better than that. |
| 22 úa pat thiaⁿ kùe. | 22 I have heard it before. |
| 23 úa m̄ cêng thiaⁿ kìⁿ. | 23 I have not heard. |
| 24 put lêng cɵ̀ tit. | 24 That will not do. |
| 25 i tɵ̆ bói bōi. | 25 He is buying and selling. |
| 26 àiⁿ bōi, bōi m̄ tîeh. | 26 I wished to sell but could not. |
| 27 úa m̄ pat tɵ̀ cɵ̀. | 27 I do not know how to do it. |
