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Opium is not good to eat
鴉片不好食
A-pien mʼhaw chiă
Perhaps he will come
或者伊來
Hok chia i lai
Put this in the sun
此物挈去曝日
Chi muĕ,khiĕ khur pak jit
Pull up these bushes
此草挽丢
Chi chaou,man tiou
Pray to God every day
日日求神天
Jit jit kiw Sin-Ti
Questions & answers
問答
Mung tap
Quietly remain at home
恬恬在厝
Tiem tiem taw chu
Quote from the classics
引經據典
In kia kur tien
Run and get the umbrella
走去挈雨傘
Chaou khur khiĕ hou-sua
Read in a low voice
讀細聲
Tak soi sia
Remember to tell him
爾記憶共伊講
Lur ki-tit kang i kong
Rice is dear this year
今年米有貴
Kim ni,bi u kui
Send him into the city
使伊去城內
Sai i khur sia lai
Save this for to-morrow
此留放明日
Chi laou pang moa-ki
She is upwards of twenty
伊二十外歲
I ji-chap goa huey
Send your servant to take it
使爾囝子來挈
Sai lur kin-kia lai khiĕ
Set it down here
放在此
Pang taw chi
They are neighbors
伊是厝邊人
I si,chu-pi nang
This is good for nothing
此無用
Chi baw eng
This cloth is wet
此布有濕
Chi pou,u tam