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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXVII.
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好 hàuⁿ; fond of; addicted to. 奇 khî; rare; unexpected. 怪 kùai; strange; weird. 濁 * lɵ̂; turbid; roiled. 閃 * sih; glisten. 爍 * iap; sparkle.
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皆 kai; all; altogether. 腐 hu; hū; rotten; carius. 弱 jîak; weak; frail. 賢 hîen; gâu; wise. 正 ciaⁿ; cìaⁿ; correct; right. 歪 chúa; awry. |
| 1 ciaⁿ gûeh, jîh it. | 1 The 21st of the first month. |
| 2 lʉ́ kʉ̆n jît cìaⁿ khʉ̀, taⁿ hŵn àiⁿ khʉ̀! | 2 You went recently and now you want to go again! |
| 3 iap cêk sih cĭu bɵ̂ khʉ̀. | 3 Flashed once then disappeared. |
| 4 úa tàⁿ lâi cìaⁿ a m̄ cìaⁿ? | 4 Was what I just said correct? |
| 5 lʉ́ tàⁿ lâi cìaⁿ cìaⁿ. | 5 You just spoke correctly. |
| 6 tán ēng bɵ̂, cìaⁿ hɵ́ bói. | 6 Wait till it is all used up, then buy some. |
| 7 chau kâi cʉ, sía cìaⁿ càiⁿ. | 7 Make the copy correct. |
| 8 i kâi chùi sĭm bât. | 8 He is close-mouthed. |
| 9 i sĭang hàuⁿ tàⁿ ūe. | 9 She is very loquacious. |
| 10 nâng seⁿ phîn khîong pù kùi kai îu thiⁿ. | 10 Poverty and wealth are alike from heaven. |
| 11 i bɵ̂ khí, mûeh tîeh mî mî cìaⁿ cîah tit lɵ̂h. | 11 He is toothless, and the things must be pulpy so that he can eat them. |
| 12 i cɵ̀ sʉ̄ khî khî kùai kùai. | 12 He does marvelously. |
| 13 chut khî kâi sʉ̄. | 13 An extraordinary event. |
| 14 cí kâi nâng khî hɵ́. | 14 This is an uncommonly good man. |
| 15 i sin cīeⁿ khùn jîak, mài kùai i. hîen jîn. | 15 He is feeble, do not startle him. Sages. |
| 16 cúi lɵ̂, m̄ hɵ́ cîah, ēng cheng kâi. | 16 The water is dirty, do not drink it, use clean. |
| 17 thóiⁿ tîeh iap iap sih. | 17 Saw it glitter. |
| 18 mûeh pit soiⁿ hu, ău cĭu ŏi seⁿ thâng. | 18 Things must be rotten before they breed worms. |
| 19 cɵ̀ cìaⁿ, mài cɵ̀ chúa. | 19 Make it exact, not awry. |
| 20 i àiⁿ cɵ̀ gâu. | 20 He wants to be a wiseacre. |
