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LESSON XXVII.

字 jī;

letters.

音 im;

sound.

語 gʉ́;

speech, language.

筆 pit;

pen, pencil.

墨 bâk;

ink.

寄 kìa;

send by another.

抄 chau;

to copy.

描 bîe;

trace through paper.

竭 kîet;

exhaust.

力 lât;

strength.

句 kù;

word, sentence.

讀 tāu;

a clause.

1 tîeh thâk ŭ kù ŭ tāu.	1 Read with regard to the stops.
2 àiⁿ kāi lʉ́ tàⁿ kù ūe.	2 I want to speak a word with you.
3 cʉ kâi kù tāu tîeh jīn.	3 You must discern the clauses.
4 kak chù kak chù kâi im gʉ́. suaⁿ kîet, hái kîet.	4 Each place has its own dialect. Land and sea used up.
5 cêng thâk lŭn gʉ́ a būe?	5 Have you read the Discourses yet?
6 lʉ́ pat jī mē?	6 Can you read?
7 ŭ hûe jī a bɵ̂?	7 Is there an answer?
8 thâk kàu ŏi jīn jī.	8 Read till you know the letters.
9 cí kâi jī sĭ chau kâi a sĭ bîe kâi?	9 Are these characters copied or traced?
10 ŏi thiaⁿ kìⁿ i kâi siaⁿ im.	10 Can hear the sound of it.
11 i bɵ̂ sĭm mih kîet lât.	11 He is not very diligent.
12 tàⁿ sɵ́ íⁿ, khʉt úa cai.	12 Tell me the reasons for it.
13 ŭ sì kâi, cĭu hɵ́. ēng put kîet.	13 If I had four, it would do. Inexhaustible.
14 lʉ́ tàⁿ lâi kâi ūe sĭ tîeh.	14 What you just said is right.
15 lʉ́ hɵ́ tàⁿ tīaⁿ tîeh.	15 Say precisely what you will do.
16 i m̄ cai hun pîet jī im.	16 He does not distinguish between the sounds of the letters.
17 tîeh hun pîet tī kâi hɵ́ tī kâi m̄ hɵ́.	17 You must discriminate between the good and the bad.
18 ca jît i cai cí kâi sʉ̄, i cĭu m̄ khʉ̀.	18 Had he known this yesterday, he would not have gone.
19 úa pat thâk kùe.	19 I have read it before.
20 sĭ, hɵ́ tàⁿ sĭ, m̄ sĭ hɵ́ tàⁿ m̄ sĭ.	20 If it is so, say it is so, if not so, say it is not so.
21 lʉ́ m̄ chut lât.	21 You do not exert yourself.