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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXXIX.
糕 kɵ; cakes; pastry. 粿 kúe; loaf; cake. 粥 mûe; congee. 飯湯 * ám; porridge. 湯 thng; soup. 酒 cíu; wine.
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參 siam; ginseng. 卵 nn̆g; eggs, 糖 thn̂g; sugar. 粉 hún; flour. 㭳 kàⁿ; yeast. 麵 mī; wheaten. |
1 jîak i lâi lʉ́ kāng i tàⁿ. | 1 If he comes, you tell him. |
2 cu jû ŭ n̂gn cĭu hɵ́ bói. | 2 If there is money then buy. |
3 jîak īa sĭ i m̄ hàuⁿ cĭu hiah. | 3 If be don’t want to, then stop. |
4 siet jîa hɵ́ cɵ̀ cĭu cɵ̀. | 4 If it is well to do it then do it. |
5 siet sái i tàⁿ cí kâi ūe— | 5 Suppose that he says this—. |
6 hôk cía i thiaⁿ lʉ́ tàⁿ. | 6 Perchance he may listen to you. |
7 īa sĭ m̄ tɵ̆, ʉ́ tńg lâi. | 7 If he is not there, come back. |
8 thiⁿ sî hɵ́ cĭu àiⁿ cɵ̀. koi nn̆g kɵ. | 8 (If) the weather is good I will work. Sponge-cakes. |
9 ŭ hɵ́ huang cĭu àiⁿ khʉ̀. | 9 (If) the wind is fair I will go. |
10 ŭ kang cĭu ŭ n̂gn. | 10 If work, then pay. |
11 ŭ pn̄g cĭu àiⁿ cîah. | 11 If there is any rice I will eat. |
12 ŭ cûn cĭu àiⁿ tah cûn; bɵ̂ cûn cĭu àiⁿ kîaⁿ lō. kàⁿ bɵ́. | 12 If there is a boat I will go by boat; if there is no boat then I will walk. Yeast. |
13 ŭ nâng jîp lâi lʉ́ cĭu lâi hàm. | 13 If any one comes in, then come and call me. |
14 i lâi khîeh cĭu pun i khîeh. thng sî. | 14 If he comes to get it, then let him have it. Spoon. |
15 ŭ cĭu hɵ́; bɵ̂, cĭu bɵ̂ siang kan. | 15 If there is, then well; if not, then no matter. |
16 ŭ nâng khʉ̀, úa àiⁿ cɵ̀-pû khʉ̀. | 16 If anybody goes, then I want to go along. |
17 cá jît soiⁿ ʉ̆ pĭ, kim jît ŏi tit tîeh hù cûn. pn̄g ám. mī hún. | 17 If you had yesterday made ready, to-day you might have embarked. Rice water. Flour. |
18 bɵ̂ kìu sì cú ui i, tī tîang ŏi tit ui i? | 18. If the Saviour had not healed him, who could have healed him? |