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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LV.
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酸 sng; sour. 甜 tîam; sweet. 硬 ngĕ; hard. 軟 nńg; soft. 辛 * hiam; pungent. 美 múi; ngía; handsome.
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厚 kău; thick; strong. 薄 pɵ̂h; thin; weak. 嗇 siap; harsh; astringent. 偷 thau; pilfer; stealthily. 賊 chât; rob; thief. 涉 * ĕ; wade; ford. |
| 1 mûeh kĭaⁿ íⁿ keng bói pĭn pĭn lío. | 1 The things have already been bought, and are ready. |
| 2 cha tît hn̆g. | 2 Vastly different. |
| 3 pńg tī bói bɵ̂, tîeh khʉ̀ pât kɵ̀ bói. | 3 If there are none to be bought here, go elsewhere and buy. |
| 4 ŏi jîeh ngĕ? ŭ jîeh kău? seⁿ ngĕ. | 4 How hard is it? How thick is it? Surely. |
| 5 sng kaⁿ kíaⁿ. khʉt nâng phah. | 5 Limes. Beaten by some one. |
| 6 bɵ̂ lʉ́ jîp cí lăi. | 6 Won't let you come in here. |
| 7 sɵ́ kùe khʉ̀ kâi nî kìe cɵ̀ cá nî. | 7 Years that are past are called former years. |
| 8 sng tîam căi, chŵn bŏi siap. | 8 An acidulated sweet, not in the least acrid. |
| 9 úa thóiⁿ kìⁿ kâi chât ĕ kùe khoi thau khîeh mûeh. | 9 I saw a thief wade across the river to steal things. |
| 10 i kâi sèⁿ ngĕ căi. | 10 He is of obdurate disposition. |
| 11 lʉ́ àiⁿ bói kău kâi, a pɵ̂h kâi? | 11 Do you wish to buy a thick one or a thin one? |
| 12 tê chong kău kău, mài pɵ̂h. | 12 Make the tea very strong. |
| 13 cí īeⁿ tê khah siap. | 13 This sort of tea is too bitter. |
| 14 mài lɵ̂h khah hiam. | 14 Do not make it too peppery. |
| 15 sĭ. sĭ mē? sĭ cìeⁿ seⁿ. | 15 It is so. Is it so? It is thus. |
| 16 cí kâi seⁿ lâi ngía kùe hʉ́ kâi. tê pɵ̂h. | 16 This is more beautiful than that. The tea is weak. |
| 17 i sĭ tŏiⁿ it ngía. | 17 It is very handsome. |
| 18 m̄ hɵ́ cɵ̀ chât. mɵ́. | 18 Do not be a thief. Do not. |
| 19 i lâi thau thóiⁿ. | 19 He came to slyly see. |
| 20 cí kâi sĭ i kâi múi ì. | 20 This is his fine idea. |
