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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON IX.
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| 1 jîp: cɵ̆. | 1 Come in: sit down. |
| 2 àiⁿ cɵ̆ pàng tī kɵ̀? | 2 Where are you going to sit? |
| 3 lâi cɵ̆ pàng cí k̵ɵ̀. | 3 Come and sit here. |
| 4 lʉ́ tīu tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀? | 4 Where do you live? |
| 5 lʉ́ sĭ cŭ tɵ̆ hʉ́ kɵ̀, a m̄ sĭ? cang seh. | 5 You reside there, do you not? Use ropes. |
| 6 cîah a būe? būe. | 6 Have you eaten yet? Not yet. |
| 7 ciang lâi, úa àiⁿ khʉ̀. | 7 I am going some time. |
| 8 i ciang kàu lío. | 8 He has about reached here. |
| 9 i ciang àiⁿ khʉ̀. | 9 He is about to go. |
| 10 ciang lâi, bŏi tit khʉ̀ | 10 In the future he cannot go. |
| 11 cang ciah íⁿ lâi cɵ̆. | 11 Take a chair and sit down. |
| 12 lʉ́ tɵ̆ cîah mih kâi? | 12 What are you eating? |
| 13 i cîah pá lío. | 18 He has finished eating. |
| 14 cîah kàu àiⁿ pá. | 14 Nearly through the meal. |
| 15 tɵ̆ cîah būe pá. | 15 Not yet through the meal. |
| 16 cîah kàu pá pá. | 16 Eat quite enough. |
| 17 i m̄ kàu cîah. | 17 He has not enough to eat. |
| 18 mài cîah khah cōi. | 18 Do not eat too much. |
| 19 i cîah khah pá. | 19 He has eaten too much. |
| 20 sɵh ŭ kúi tîo? | 20 How many ropes are there? |
| 21 lʉ́ ŭ kúi ciah íⁿ? | 21 How many chairs have you? |
| 22 úa jîp khʉ̀, i tɵ̆ cɵ̆. | 22 When I entered he was sitting. |
| 23 put kùe cîah pá tīaⁿ. | 28 Ate no more than enough. |
| 24 ŭ kâi pûaⁿ tīaⁿ tĭaⁿ. | 24 Have only a plate. |
| 25 íⁿ, ŭ kúi ciah? | 25 How many chairs have you? |
| 26 put kùe saⁿ ciah tīaⁿ. | 26 Not more than three. |
| 27 ŭ cêk ciah tīaⁿ tīaⁿ. | 27 I have only one. |
