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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XIV.
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1 i tɵ̆ chù côiⁿ. | 1 He is in front of the house. |
2 bɵ̂ lŭn côiⁿ ău. | 2 Whether before or behind. |
3 i kîaⁿ thâu main côiⁿ. | 3 He walks ahead. |
4 hīn kim kâi nâng, lâi lŭn soiⁿ kâi nâng. | 4 Those of present time talk of those of former times. |
5 lʉ́ côiⁿ ău khʉ̀ chūe thóiⁿ tɵ̆ m̄e, m̄ tɵ̆, cĭu m̄ àiⁿ. | 5 You go and look around and see if it is there; if it is not I don’t want it. |
6 pàng i kâi mīn côiⁿ. | 6 Put it before him. |
7 lʉ́ soiⁿ kîaⁿ. hīn căi khʉ̀. | 7 You go first. Go now. |
8 úa soiⁿ khʉ̀, ău lʉ́ lâi. | 8 I will go first, you come after. |
9 khîeh chɵh cúi lâi pun úa cîah. húe mê. | 9 Bring me a drink of water. A spark. |
10 hʉ́ cêk chɵh îam pàng tɵ̆ úaⁿ. | 10 Put that salt in the bowl. |
11 i bɵ̂ sɵ́ put tɵ̆. | 11 He is omnipresent. |
12 i bɵ̂ sɵ́ put cai. | 12 He is omniscient. |
13 i bɵ̂ sɵ́ put lêng. | 13 He is almighty. |
14 ŏi thóiⁿ kìⁿ hīn hīn. | 14 Can see it plainly. |
15 i hīn kim àiⁿ khʉ̀. | 15 He is going to go now. |
16 úa taⁿ lâi khʉ̀. | 16 I am going to go now. |
17 lʉ́ ŭ jîeh cōi? | 17 How much have you? |
18 ŭ jîeh hɵ́ kâi? | 18 How good ones have you? |
19 put lŭn sih mih nâng. | 19 Whatever person. |
20 lʉ́ sɵ́ cɵ̀ kâi sʉ̄. | 20 What you did. |
21 úa hīn căi àiⁿ khʉ̀. | 21 I shall go now. |
22 cí chɵh mûeh hăm kâi àiⁿ bōi. | 22 I want to sell all this lot of things. |