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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XI.
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| 1 thâu ke bɵ̂ tɵ̆. | 1 The master is not in. |
| 2 úa àiⁿ hûe ke. | 2 I am going home. |
| 3 khʉ̀ sói pûaⁿ úaⁿ. | 3 Go wash the dishes. |
| 4 pue ceng hăm kâi khîeh khʉ̀. | 4 Take all the cups. |
| 5 ceng pûaⁿ khîeh káu kâi. | 5 Take nine saucers. |
| 6 cí kâi mûeh kĭaⁿ úa m̄ àiⁿ. | 6 I do not want these things. |
| 7 cí kâi mûeh, kĭaⁿ, kĭaⁿ hɵ́. | 7 These things are each good. |
| 8 i cêk ke nâng. | 8 That whole family. |
| 9 bói câp lîap kaⁿ. | 9 Buy ten oranges. |
| 10 kaⁿ bói ŭ kúi lîap? i m̄ cai nâng. | 10 How many oranges did you buy? He became unconscious. |
| 11 m̄ àiⁿ, hɵ́ khʉ̀ bōi tīo. | 11 If you don’t want it, sell it. |
| 12 i nâng hăm kâi m̄ àiⁿ. | 12 None of them want it. |
| 13 mài tiu tīo i. | 13 Do not throw it away. |
| 14 hɵ́ kâi mûeh kĭaⁿ, m̄ hɵ́ sek tīo. | 14 You should not cast away good things. |
| 15 lʉ́ hɵ́ khʉ̀e khʉ̀e sek tīo. | 15 Cast it away quickly. |
| 16 kaⁿ phûe hɵ́ tiu tīo. | 16 Throw away the orange peel. |
| 17 hăm ke nâng kâi kâi hɵ́. | 17 Every one of the family is good. |
| 18 cí lîap kaⁿ hɵ́ cîah. | 18 This is a good orange. |
| 19 pûaⁿ úaⁿ mûeh kĭaⁿ. | 19 Table furniture. |
| 20 cêk pue, cêk pue, cîah sĭm cōi. | 20 Cup by cup he drank a great quantity. |
| 21 cí kâi úaⁿ tʉ̄ khʉ̀ sói. | 21 Wash these bowls and chopsticks. |
| 22 cí hûe tɵ̆ ke lăi chut lâi. | 22 Came this time from home. |
| 23 cí kĭaⁿ phûe sĭ hɵ́ phûe. | 23 This leather is good leather. |
| 24 cí lîap kaⁿ khîeh pàng úaⁿ lăi. | 24 Take this orange and put it in the bowl. |
