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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XXXII.
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| 1 i tó lăi bɵ̂ mûeh. | 1 There is nothing in the fellow. |
| 2 lʉ́ àiⁿ kìⁿ úa mih sʉ̄? | 2 On what account do you wish to see me? |
| 3 jît ŏi jîeh ùaⁿ? | 3 How late in the day is it? |
| 4 thăi i tōa. | 4 Wait till he is grown. |
| 5 i kâi kîaⁿ m̄ tîeh; i kâi cɵ̀ sʉ̄. phâng cûn. | 5 His misdemeanor; his behaviour. Sail boats. |
| 6 téng tûn: ĕ tûn. | 6 Upper lip: under lip. |
| 7 chíu tói: kha tói. | 7 Palm: sole of the foot. |
| 8 lʉ́ ŏi sái cûn a bŏi? | 8 Can you manage a beat? |
| 9 tah m̄ tîeh cûn. | 9 Did not reach the boat. |
| 10 ío tōa: ío hɵ́: ío tɵ́. | 10 Larger: better: shorter. |
| 11 úa thòi lʉ́ cɵ̀. | 11 I will do it in your stead. |
| 12 cang cí kâi thòi hʉ́ kâi. | 12 Take this instead of that. |
| 13 úa àiⁿ tah lʉ́ khʉ̀. | 13 I wish to take passage with you. |
| 14 pàng lôh chn̂g téng. | 14 Set it on the top of the table. |
| 15 ŭ ngn̂, bɵ̂ mûeh kĭaⁿ hɵ́ bói. | 15 I have money, but there is nothing to buy. |
| 16 bɵ̂ tī hng hɵ́ pàng. | 16 There is no room for it. |
| 17 cɵ̀ sì pang sì pang. | 17 Make it perfectly square. |
| 18 huang kim. tōa pāng. | 18 Now a days. On a large scale. |
| 19 bw̄n pang; bw̄n mûeh. | 19 Everywhere; everything. |
| 20 úa hàm lʉ́, lʉ́ huang hɵ́ lâi. cɵ̀ hɵ́ cìaⁿ hɵ́ lâi. | 20 When I call you, you then come. Do it and then come. |
| 21 cí hûe úa huang thóiⁿ kìⁿ. | 21 I just now saw it. |
| 22 úa tɵ̆ koi chĭ huang lâi. | 22 I just came from market. |
| 23 cûn cí hûe hɵ́ sái phâng. | 23 The sail can now be raised. |
| 24 gūa hng nâng. koi chĭ. | 24 Foreigners. Market. |
