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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XX.
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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. |