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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XXXIX.
田 chân;
a rice field.
園 hn̂g;
unwatered fields.
雲 hûn;
clouds.
工 khang;
kang; kong; work.
夫 hu;
khùe; work.
菓 kúe;
kúaiⁿ; fruit.
子 cí;
seed; offspring.
種 céng;
seed.
種 cèng;
to plant.
徙 súa;
remove.
僱 kò;
hire.
匠 chīeⁿ;
artizan.
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.