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LESSON XXII.

天 thiⁿ;

thien; the firmament.

地 tī;

the earth.

山 suaⁿ;

hills, mountain.

海 hái;

sea.

溪 khoi;

river, stream.

河 hɵ̂;

large river.

邊 piⁿ;

pôiⁿ; pien; margin.

旁 phâng;

phîaⁿ; side.

墘 kîⁿ;

shore; brink; brim.

隔 kêh;

divide, partition.

格 keh;

limit, pattern, reach.

次 chʉ̀;

the next; secondary.

1 úa àiⁿ kùe khoi.	1 I wish to cross the river.
2 bw̄n mûeh sĭ thiⁿ sĭang tōa.	2 Of all things heaven is greatest.
3 i lâi kàu hái kîⁿ lío.	3 He has already reached the beach.
4 i cɵ̆ tɵ̆ lō phâng.	4 He sits by the roadside.
5 pàng tɵ̆ tû kha piⁿ.	5 Put it by the wardrobe.
6 pàng tɵ̆ chîeⁿ kha piⁿ.	6 Put it by the wall.
7 hīn căi khoi bɵ̂ cúi, sɵ́ íⁿ bŏi tit khʉ̀.	7 There is now no water in the river, therefore we cannot go.
8 i cîah khoi cúi.	8 He drinks river water.
9 i keh hái.	9 It is across the sea.
10 i kâi chù tɵ̆ suaⁿ kha.	10 His house is at the foot of the hill.
11 lō piⁿ: lō phâng.	11 Beside the road.
12 lō kîⁿ; lō phîaⁿ.	12 Beside the road.
13 hái piⁿ: hái pien.	13 By the sea side.
14 pàng hʉ́ cêk pôiⁿ.	14 Put it on that side.
15 àiⁿ cɵ̀ jîeh cōi keh?	15 How many partitions will you have made?
16 hʉ́ cêk tîo khoi hɵ̂ kâi cúi hɵ́ cîah.	16 The water of that river is good to drink.
17 i sĭ chù piⁿ nâng.	17 He is a neighbour.
18 cí aŭ àiⁿ cɵ̀ chù piⁿ.	18 Hereafter they are going to be neighbours.
19 i sĭ suaⁿ lăi nâng.	19 He is a countryman.
20 i cɵ̆ tɵ̆ suaⁿ phîaⁿ.	20 He sat on the hill side.
21 àiⁿ pàng tī kâi ūi chʉ̀?	21 Where will you put it?
22 thiⁿ tī lăi, suaⁿ cōi, a sĭ khoi hɵ̂ cōi?	22 Are there more mountains or more rivers in the world?
23 àiⁿ kêh cɵ̀ nɵ̆ keh.	23 Will make two pigeonholes.