Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/na
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- phò lăi sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ ná sṳ̄?
- Who is managing affairs in that shop?
- tîeh chūe i tó̤ ná sṳ̄ kâi nâng cìaⁿ ŭ ēng;
- you must seek the one who had the management of the affair, and then it will be of some use.
- i tó̤ cóng-ná sìo-bâk;
- he has the sole charge of the accounts.
- hīn-khek sĭ i tó̤ ná khŵn;
- at present it is he who holds the authority.
- ná li cai tàⁿ i pit-tīaⁿ lâi?
- How could I know that he would certainly come?
- tàⁿ ná li ūe?
- What sort of language is he speaking?
- i cáu jîp chim suaⁿ nâ lăi khṳ̀ tìam;
- he ran and hid in the woods among the mountains.
- jît cē àm cío cū khṳ̀ tâu nâ;
- as soon as it is dusk, the birds go and nestle in the copses.
- hṳ́ kò̤ cêk phài chīu nâ;
- there is a forest there.
- hue nâ;
- a flower basket.
- chĭ nâ;
- market baskets.
- ĭe nâ;
- a cradle.
- tîeⁿ nâ;
- a long, shallow basket carried into the examination hall.
- kŭaⁿ kâi nâ khṳ̀ bói chài;
- took a basket and went to buy vegetables.
- i kâi ke-húe nâ ŭ cah lâi a bô̤?
- Did he bring his tool basket with him?
- nă tīo i kâi mô̤ⁿ;
- singe off its feathers.
- khṳt húe nă kàu chiah-pauh chiah-pauh;
- scorched brown.
- nă kàu chíu kâi phă khí lâi;
- burned his hand so that it blistered.
- bîh-nā;
- a bamboo cable.
- khîeh tîo bîh-nā lâi pak;
- get a rattan cable and fasten it.
- lṳ́ sĭ àiⁿ tíam húe-nā a sĭ tíam teng-nâng?
- Are you going to light the splint torch or the lantern?
- cí kâi tîeh ŭ tōa-tōa tîo kâi nā cìaⁿ hó̤ pôih;
- there must be a very big cable for this then it can be towed.
- cûn-nā;
- a boat hawser.
- cûn àiⁿ cĭeⁿ thuaⁿ to sĭ ēng nā pâk lío lâi túi;
- in ascending the rapids, a cable is fastened to the boat and then it is pulled over.
- àiⁿ pàng nā tī-kò̤?
- Where will you put it?
- chēng nā sin-tèng;
- wear it on your person.
- tì nā thâu tèng;
- carry it on your head.
- i kâi ūe thiaⁿ lío khǹg nā sim lăi m̄ tàⁿ chut;
- on hearing what he says keep it in mind, but do not mention it.