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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XXXIX.
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1 cɵ̀ châng khang khùe. | 1 Work in the fields. |
2 cɵh chân hn̂g nâng. | 2 A tiller of the soil. |
3 cí kɵ̀ hn̂g, hɵ́ kò cɵ̀ khang khùe hùe lâi cèng kúe cí. chân hn̂g. | 3 Hire labourers to plant seed in this garden. Plantation. |
4 cí câng kúe cí hɵ́ kò nâng súa kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ hn̂g kɵ̀ cèng. | 4 Hire men to remove these seedlings and plant them in the further garden. |
5 ŭ hɵ́ céng cí, tîeh ŭ hɵ́ chân hn̂g lâi cèng cĭu hɵ́. | 5 If having good seed, you have good ground to plant it in, it is well. |
6 kò kâi hue chīeⁿ lâi cèng hue. | 6 Hire a gardener to come and plant flowers. |
7 hn̂g lăi kâi kúe cí hɵ́ cîah lío. | 7 The fruit of the garden is already fit to eat. |
8 ēng sim, kang hu cèng. | 8 Plant it nicely with care. |
9 cheⁿ kúaiⁿ hɵ́ tiah khʉ̀ bōi. | 9 Pick the fruit and sell it. |
10 kò cûn khʉ̀ bói kúi īeⁿ hɵ́ cheⁿ kúaiⁿ lâi. | 10 Hire a boat and go and buy various fresh fruits. |
11 céng cí cèng lɵ̂h chân hn̂g; būe hɵ́ súa. | 11 Plant the seed in the field; do not transplant it yet. |
12 cí câng chīu súa pàng pât kɵ̀. ēng sim. | 12 Remove this tree to another place. Put your mind on it. |
13 ŏi cɵh chân hn̂g, īa ŏi cɵ̀ khang khùe. | 13 He can work in the fields, and can work at a trade. |
14 cɵ̀ kang hu, kang hu. | 14 Do it in a workmanlike manner. |
15 thong thiⁿ lóng cóng sĭ pêh hûn. pò chân. | 15 The sky is covered with white clouds. Plant rice. |