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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XXIV.
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| 1 siang hâh; m̄ siang hâh. | 1 Agreeing; disagreeing. |
| 2 i hâp ke àiⁿ lâi. | 2 The entire family is coming. |
| 3 hâh mâk, m̄ hâh mâk. | 3 Suiting or not suiting the taste. |
| 4 lʉ́ chông tī kɵ̀ lâi? | 4 Where did you come from? |
| 5 cí kâi chŵn m̄ hɵ́. | 5 This is altogether bad. |
| 6 ūi tîeh cí kâi sʉ̄. | 6 Because of this affair. |
| 7 ūi tîeh i kâi pē bɵ́. | 7 On account of his parents. |
| 8 cèng nâng àiⁿ. | 8 All men want it. |
| 9 cn̂g kâi khîeh lâi. | 9 Bring the whole of it. |
| 10 chông côiⁿ m̄ pat thóiⁿ kìⁿ. | 10 I never before saw it. |
| 11 chông soiⁿ bɵ̂ cí kâi sʉ̄. | 11 Formerly there was no such thing. |
| 12 i sĭ cŭang hiaⁿ tì. | 12 They are cousins. |
| 13 úa bɵ̂ lêng ûi. | 13 I have not the ability. |
| 14 úa tàⁿ, nín tăi ke thiaⁿ. | 14 While I speak, you all listen. |
| 15 tăi ke, lâi thóiⁿ. | 15 All come and look. |
| 16 àiⁿ cɵ̀, tîeh cɵ̀ kàu chŵn. | 16 If you are going to do it, you must finish it. |
| 17 úa tùe lʉ́ lâi khʉ̀. | 17 I will go along with you. |
| 18 chông lâi: chông kim íⁿ ău. | 18 Heretofore: henceforth. |
| 19 hʉ́ ciah gû kíaⁿ tùe tɵ̆ chia ău. chŵn lêng. | 19 That calf is following the wagon. Almighty. |
| 20 sim m̄ hɵ́ lŭan. | 20 Do not be agitated. |
| 21 mài buáng cɵ̀: mài thèng cɵ̀. | 21 Do not do it carelessly. |
| 22 mài lŭan tàⁿ. | 22 Do not speak incoherently. |
| 23 îu nín cùaⁿ nâng cɵ̀. | 23 Do it through you all. |
| 24 îu ka kī hâh mâk, m̄ îu cèng nâng àiⁿ. | 24 Because it suits me, not because of people’s wishes. |
| 25 tîeh chông i kâi ūe. | 25 Must comply with his directions. |
