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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XXXVI.
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| 1 chim âng: chíen âng. | 1 Dark red: light red. |
| 2 it lâm: jī lâm: saⁿ lâm. | 2 Navy blue: dark blue: pale blue. |
| 3 tûn âng, khí pêh. | 3 Red lips and white teeth. |
| 4 âng sʉ̄: pêh sʉ̄. | 4 Happy affair: sad affair. |
| 5 âng mɵ̂ nâng. | 5 Red haired people; foreigners. |
| 6 lêk lêk. âng thâu cûn. | 6 Pea green. A junk. |
| 7 pàng âng. kʉn sûi. | 7 Have dysentery. Tag after. |
| 8 ŏi mêng pêh a bŏi? | 8 Do you comprehend? |
| 9 lʉ́ àiⁿ tī cêk sek? | 9 Which colour do you want? |
| 10 i kâi mīn âng âng. | 10 His face was very red. |
| 11 àiⁿ jíam cɵ̀ lâm sek. | 11 Will dye it blue. |
| 12 i kâi mīn cheⁿ cheⁿ. | 12 He is very pale. |
| 13 i kâi nâng mêng pêh. | 13 He is intelligent. |
| 14 cɵ̀ nî ŏi hìeⁿ mêng pêh? | 14 How can he be so well informed? |
| 15 úa àiⁿ ní n̂g sek, lʉ́ io ní cɵ̀ chiah sek. chiah kha. | 15 I wanted it coloured yellow, but you have dyed it brown. Natural footed. |
| 16 cí cêk ciah cío kâi sek sĭ cʉ̆ seⁿ kâi a sĭ nâng ní kâi? jît mê cɵ̀. | 16 Is the colour of this bird natural or is it artificial? Worked day and night. |
| 17 cí kâi sĭ i kâi pńg sek. | 17 This is its natural colour. |
| 18 chūe thien cheⁿ sek kâi. | 18 Seek an azure one. |
| 19 i mâk ciu o o. | 19 His eyes are black. |
| 20 úa sim sĭeⁿ sĭ úa kâi, io sĭ lʉ́ kâi. jît jîet. | 20 I thought it was mine, but it is yours. The sun is hot. |
| 21 i chông côiⁿ cêng kʉn kùe úa. | 21 He formerly attended upon me. |
| 22 i kʉn sûi úa lâi. | 22 He followed me here. |
| 23 i kʉn sûi úa nɵ̆ nî lío. | 23 He has served me two years. |
