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INTRODUCTION.
- that-chi̍h-im,
- linguals made by a thrust of the tongue, as in tek, tat, tak.
- âu-im,
- gutterals, as in, hok, ek, ok.
- ha̍p-kháu-im,
- tones made by shutting the mouth, as, m̄, kim, sim.
- chí-kâi-im,
- this tone.
- chhiáⁿ-tàⁿ-mān se-su,
- please speak more slowly a little.
- lṳ́ sĩ tàⁿ-khah-mé,
- uá thiaⁿ-m̄-hīn, you speak too fast, I do not hear clearly.
- chí-kâi-im tùi a-m̄-tùi?
- is this tone right or not?
- chhiáⁿ-tàⁿ-tãng se-su,
- please speak it a little more heavily.
- chhiá-tàⁿ-khin se-su,
- please speak it a little more lightly.
- chí-kâi-jī sĩ-mih-im?
- what is the tone of this word?
- chí-kâi-im sĩ-iâm a-sĩ-iám?
- is the tone of this word iâm or iám?
- im—hó-khan-tn̂g se-su,
- the tone—draw it out a little.
- chhiá-hó tha̍k-chò thóu-im,
- please read in colloquial tone.
