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48
First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XIX.
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1 úa cieh kùe i ngŏ kâi n̂gn. | 1 I borrowed five dollars from him. |
2 úa ngŏ kâi n̂gn cieh i. | 2 I lent him five dollars. |
3 i chut sài gūa chù. | 3 He sent an ambassador abroad. |
4 cí kâi n̂gn tîeh hâiⁿ i. | 4 You must repay him this money. |
5 úa khìam lʉ́ sîah n̂gn jîeh cōi, úa sǹg hâiⁿ lʉ́. | 5 I will repay you what I owe you for the repast. |
6 cí kâi sĭ kim cɵ̀. | 6 This is made of gold. |
7 lʉ́ sɵ́ cieh kâi n̂gn tîeh hâiⁿ i. | 7 You must pay him the money you borrowed. |
8 i cîⁿ n̂gn cōi. | 8 He has much money. |
9 i bɵ̂ cîⁿ, bɵ̂ n̂gn. | 9 He has neither cash nor dollars. |
10 lʉ́ khìam i jîeh cōi? | 10 How much do you owe him? |
11 i khìam úa lân kâi cîⁿ tīaⁿ. phɵ́ cai. phɵ́ cōi. | 11 He owes me only a few cash. Know somewhat. Rather many. |
12 taⁿ àiⁿ sǹg sìo. | 12 Will now settle accounts. |
13 lʉ́ sìo, thóiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi kâi. | 13 You count, and see how many there are. |
14 hŵn ŭ hɵh cōi. | 14 There are still a good many. |
15 i sái hɵh cōi cîⁿ. | 15 He spends a good deal. |
16 sái i khʉ̀ khîeh. | 16 Send him for it. |
17 i sĭ hɵh tōa kâi. | 17 It is a rather large one. |
18 àiⁿ cang kim cɵ̀, a sĭ àiⁿ cang n̂gn cɵ̀? sǹg sìo. | 18 Do you want it made of gold or of silver? Reckon up. |
19 lʉ́ sǹg m̄ tîeh. | 19 You have reckoned wrongly. |
20 soiⁿ sǹg kàu tīaⁿ tîeh. | 20 First reckon exactly. |
21 àiⁿ khʉ̀ kùe nî. | 21 Going to spend New Year. |
22 i ŭ cōi kùe úa. | 22 He has more than I. |
23 i kâi a pĕ kùe khʉ̀. | 23 His father has passed away. |