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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LIX.
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都 to; altogether; general; probably; fine. 搔 * pê; scratch. 匍 * pê; creep. 癢 * cĭeⁿ; to itch. 拋 * pha; fling out. 梳 siu; comb; brush.
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惟 jûi; but; precisely; consist in; and. 爬 pê; peh; clamber; climb.’ 虱 sat ; lice. 蚊 bun; gnats. 虻 máng; mosquito. 網 măng; net; sew coarsely. |
| 1 to sĭ cìeⁿ seⁿ. | 1 It is probably so. |
| 2 cĭeⁿ kɵ̀ m̄ pê, khʉ̀ pê thìaⁿ kɵ̀. | 2 Not scratching where it itches but where it aches. |
| 3 chit cɵ̆, poih pê, káu hwt gê. | 3 Sit up at seven months, creep at eight, teeth at nine. |
| 4 kâi a nôⁿ kíaⁿ tɵ̆ pê. | 4 A child creeps. |
| 5 i peh cĭeⁿ chù téng. | 5 He climbs up on the roof. |
| 6 lʉ́ kâi mīn khʉt máng kă kàu cêk tíam cêk tíam âng âng. | 6 Your face has been bitten by mosquitoes till it is all little red dots. |
| 7 bun kă nâng pí máng kă, jú cĭeⁿ, jú thìaⁿ. | 7 The bites of gnats itch and ache more than mosquito bites. |
| 8 cá cē khí lâi, siu thâu. | 8 Rise earlier and comb your hair. |
| 9 châ siu; în siu; kak siu. | 9 Wooden comb; lead comb; horn comb. |
| 10 pha cêk ē măng, pha tîeh câp búe hʉ̂. | 10 At one cast of the net caught ten fish. |
| 11 thâu sat, sin sat. | 11 Head lice, body lice. |
| 12 tʉ, gû, ngio, káu, lóng cóng ŏi seⁿ sat. | 12 Swine, oxen, cats and dogs, all have lice. |
| 13 nín a tia khîeh măng khʉ̀ khoi kîⁿ pha hʉ̂. | 13 Your father took the net to the river side to fish. |
| 14 i pê kùe suaⁿ. | 14 He clambered over the mountain. |
| 15 jûi sĭ lʉ́ tàⁿ, úa huang siang sìn. | 15 Since you say so, I thereupon believe it. |
| 16 lʉ m̄ hɵ́ siang sìn i. | 16 You should not trust him. |
| 17 úa siang sìn lʉ́ cĭu sĭ. | 17 I believe you then. |
| 18 úa to m̆, jûi sĭ lʉ́ àiⁿ. | 18 I did not altogether wish to, but you wanted to. |
