Elementary Lessons In The Swatow Dialect/Lesson 3

by J. C. G.

LESSON III.—General.

1. What o'clock is it?
2. Half past ten.
3. Come back at four o'clock.
4. Tell him to wait.
5. Come tomorrow morning.
6. At what o’clock do you dine?
7. Near about the time of noon.
8. It’s rather hot today.
9. It’s not very hot.
10. It was very hot yesterday.
11. Today is hotter than yesterday.
12. Next month will be cold.
13. Tomorrow is the end of the month.
14. It was very cold last night.
15. It’s sure to be cold at night.
16. There was a typhoon some days ago.
17. Is there any wind now?
18. It’s raining now.
19. Bring me an umbrella.
20. It ought not to be raining at this time.
21. Are there any people in the street?
22. I want to go out in the afternoon.
23. Tell the coolies to come and carry the chair.
24. Are there any horses here?
25. I fancy (lit. reckon) they are not very good.
26. I don’t dare go out in the day time,
27. It’s too hot.
28. Call someone to pull the punkah.
29. You needn’t pull it.
30. I am in a perspiration.
31. That doesn’t matter.
32. I'm afraid I shall catch cold.

1. Ũ kúi-tiám-cheng?
2. Ũ tsa̍p-tiám-pùaⁿ.
3. Sì-tiám-cheng chiũ-hó tńg--lâi.
4. Hàm i tán--chē.
5. Mùa-mn̂g-khí--lâi.
6. Lṳ́ kúi-tiám-cheng chia̍h-pn̄g?
7. Tsha-put-to ji̍t-tàu kâi sî-hāu.
8. Kim-ji̍t tshó-lia̍k-zua̍h.
9. Bô mih-zua̍h.
10. Tsa-ji̍t zua̍h-tsãi.
11. Kim-ji̍t pí tsa-ji̍t kèng-zua̍h.
12. Aũ-kâi-gue̍h chhìn.
13. Mùa-khí kàu-gue̍h.
14. Tsa-mêⁿ chhìn-tsãi.
15. Mêⁿ--kùa tiāⁿ-tie̍h chhìn.
16. Kúi-ji̍t-tsôiⁿ ũ huang-thai.
17. Chí-tsûn ũ-huang a-bô?
18. Chí-tsûn ũ-lo̍h hõu.
19. Khie̍h ki hõu-sùaⁿ--lâi.
20. Chí-kâi sî-hāu m̄-eng-kai lo̍h-hõu.
21. Koi-lōu ũ-nâng a-bô?
22. Ẽ^{[errata 1]}-kùa uá àiⁿ tshut-khṳ̀.
23. Hàm kha-siàu lài kng-kiē.
24. Chí-kò ũ-bé a-bô?
25. Uá phah-sǹg bô-mih-hó.
26. Ji̍t--kùa uá m̄-káⁿ tshut--lˆī.
27. Khah-zua̍h.
28. Hàm--nâng lâi túi-huang.
29. Mín-ēng túi.
30. Uá lâu-kūaⁿ.
31. Chí-kâi bô iàu-kín.
32. Khióng-ùi sieⁿ-huang.

1. Original: E was amended to Ẽ: detail