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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XX.
牛 gû;
ox, cattle.
馬 bé;
horses.
猪 tʉ;
swine.
勞 lâ;
fat, tallow.
肉 nêk;
flesh, meat.
油 îu;
oil.
車 chia;
car, cart.
飼 chī;
feed; rear.
講 káng;
tàⁿ; say.
話 ūe;
speech.
彳 chit;
to step.
亍 chok;
to walk.
1 lʉ́ kîaⁿ lâi chit chok kìe. 1 You came noisily.
2 gû bé chit chok kìe kîaⁿ khʉ̀. nâng bé. 2 The cows and horses went clattering away. Troops.
3 úa thiaⁿ kìⁿ lʉ́ kîaⁿ khʉ̀ chit chok kìe. 3 I heard the patter of your feet as you went.
4 nín hiaⁿ tĭ kíaⁿ chit chit chok chok tī kɵ̀ lâi? 4 From where do you boys come scampering?
5 àiⁿ bói cêk kɵ̀ gû nêk. 5 Will buy a piece of beef.
6 i cîah tʉ nêk cōi. 6 He eats much pork.
7 cí kâi îu, tī kɵ̀ lâi? 7 Where did this oil come from?
8 cang cêk kɵ̀ gû lâ. 8 Use a piece of suet.
9 mài khah cōi tʉ lâ. 9 Do not put in too much lard.
10 lʉ́ sɵ́ tàⁿ kâi ūe, úa thiaⁿ m̄ kìⁿ. 10 I did not hear what you said.
11 úa m̄ pat thiaⁿ i tàⁿ. 11 I have not heard him say.
12 cí kâi sĭ sih mih ūe? 12 What sort of talk is this?
13 i ù cêk ciah bé chia. 13 He has a wagon.
14 i ŏi tàⁿ ūe a bŏi? 14 Can he talk?
15 àiⁿ chī kàu i tōa. 15 I will keep him till he is grown.
16 chī kaù tōa lío cĭu m̄ àiⁿ i. 16 After she had brought him up, she did not want him.
17 tʉ bɵ́ seⁿ ŭ lâk ciah tʉ kíaⁿ. thiaⁿ káng. 17 The sow has given birth to six pigs. Hear discourses.
18 gû bɵ́ seⁿ gû kíaⁿ. 18 Cows produce calves.
19 úa thiaⁿ lʉ́ tàⁿ cĭu sĭ. 19 I will do as you say.
20 i tàⁿ ūe m̄ hɵ́ thiaⁿ. 20 He spoke indecently.
21 i tɵ̆ bé thâu. 21 He is at the pier.
22 mài kio nâng tàⁿ. 22 Do not tell anybody.