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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXXX.
茄 kîe; egg-plant. 笋 sún; sprouts. 芽 gê; buds; shoots. 薑 kieⁿ; ginger. 巾 kʉn; napkin. 粟 chek; unhusked rice.
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罇 cun; bottle; flask. 煲 * ue; earthen pot. 甌 au; a covered cup. 罐 kẁn; jar; cruse. 碟 tîh; little plates. 缸 kang; kng; jar. |
1 bɵ̂ cí nɵ̆ nâng bɵ̂ ēng. | 1 If you do not have these two men, all is useless. |
2 i tàⁿ, bɵ̂ sŭn Mɵsai kâi kui kʉ́ cĭu bŏi tit kìu. o thn̂g. | 2 They said, if you do not observe the law of Moses you cannot be saved. Brown sugar. |
3 lʉ́ m̄ hàuⁿ cĭu hiah. | 3 If you don’t want to, then stop. |
4 mài lău ui seng khʉ̀ lío, kim jît cĭu sĭ àiⁿ bói îeh. | 4 If the venerable physician had not gone, to-day we should have bought medicine. |
5 ŭ cîⁿ thàn, úa cĭu lâi. pêh thn̂g. | 5 If there is money to made, I will come. White sugar. |
6 úa tah cûn kâi sî hāu, lʉ́ īa sĭ thóiⁿ kìⁿ úa—. | 6 If you see me when I am embarking—. |
7 pó thiap saⁿ hun cúi. cúi kng. | 7 Add three tenths to make up the deficiency. Water jar. |
8 mài hiah tɵ̆ hʉ́ kɵ̀, kim jît cĭu kàu. | 8 If we had not stopped there we should have arrived to-day. |
9 pó thiap i kâi kang cîⁿ. | 9 Supply the deficiency in his wages. |
10 lâk jît thàn, cêk jît hiah. | 10 Work six days and stop one. |
11 míen thĕng hāu kú. | 11 Unnecessary to wait long. |
12 míen ēng cɵ̀. | 12 There is no need to do it. |
13 jîak īa sĭ bói sêng, hɵ́ lâi kāi úa tàⁿ. | 13 If you succeed in buying it, come and tell me. |
14 i kâi sim ngĕ kùe thih. | 14 His heart is harder than iron. |
15 úa sŭn lʉ́ cĭu sĭ. | 15 I will obey you. |
16 cɵ̀ bâk kang kâi, lâi lío. | 16 The carpenter has already come. |
17 i saⁿ khò būe ʉ̆ pīn. | 17 His clothes are not ready. |
18 húe cîeh. thàn cîah. | 18 Flint. Earn a living. |