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34
First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON XII.
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| 1 mîn chn̂g: mîn íⁿ. | 1 Bedstead: sofa. |
| 2 tɵh kūiⁿ; chn̂g kūiⁿ. | 2 Sideboard: side table. |
| 3 cí ciah tɵh khah sòi. | 3 This table is too small. |
| 4 i kâi gūa mīn sĭ hɵ́, sim lăi sĭ m̄ hɵ́. | 4 His appearance is good, but he has a bad heart. |
| 5 tɵ̆ bói chn̂g íⁿ mûeh kĭaⁿ. | 5 Buying furniture. |
| 6 hʉ́ cêk cɵ̄ chʉ̀ ŭ ngŏ koiⁿ pâng. | 6 That house has five rooms. |
| 7 hʉ́ kâi tɵh kūiⁿ ŭ sì ciah kha. | 7 That side table has four legs. |
| 8 i sĭ hɵ́ sim kâi nâng. | 8 He is a good hearted man. |
| 9 lʉ́ sòi sim khʉ̀ cɵ̀. | 9 Go and do it carefully. |
| 10 cí kâi tōa kùe hʉ́ kâi. | 10 This is larger than that. |
| 11 i ŏi tōa a bŏi? | 11 Will it grow larger ? |
| 12 cí cɵ̄ chù tōa sòi ŭ kúi koiⁿ pâng. | 12 This house has several rooms, large and small. |
| 13 i bŏi tōa. | 13 It will not grow larger. |
| 14 lʉ́ kâi sim tăi hɵ́, úa hŭ lʉ́. | 14 Your intentions are very good: I will help you. |
| 15 cí kâi tăi jîn cɵ̀ sʉ̄ sĭm sòi sim. | 15 This great man transacts business very carefully. |
| 16 lʉ́ hɵ́ pàng sim. | 16 Be of easy mind. |
| 17 cí kúi kĭaⁿ mûeh, khîeh khʉ̀ pun i. | 17 Take these several things and give them to him. |
| 18 tōa sòi ŭ saⁿ câp. | 18 There were thirty, great and small. |
| 19 cí kâi khah sòi; ŭ pât kâi a bɵ̂? ìuⁿ ìuⁿ. | 19 This is too small; are there any other ones? Very minute. |
| 20 nín kúi nâng khʉ̀ hŭ i cɵ̀. | 20 You all go and help him do it. |
