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LESSON XI (CONTINUED).
Place, Direction, &c.
- chí-kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ tõ-tî-kò?
- where is this village situated?
- chí-kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ-tõ khoi-hièⁿ-pôiⁿ,
- the village is situated on the other side of the river.
- i khiã-khí tõ tang-mn̂g,
- he lives at the East gate.
- hái-piⁿ; hái-kak; hái-phiâⁿ,
- the seashore; the coast; the beach.
- sie-keh,
- separated from each other.
- keh ũ-tiâu-khoi,
- separated by a river.
- keh ũ-tiâu suaⁿ-lêng,
- separated by a mountain ridge.
- keh ũ-tî,
- separated by a pool.
- keh bô-ūa-hñg,
- separated not far.
- lî bô-ũa-hñg; lî-khui bô-ũa-hñg,
- not far away.
- hiàng-lâm khṳ̀,
- go towards the south.
- nià-pak khṳ̀,
- go towards the north.
- u̍t tõ-pak khṳ̀,
- turn towards the north.
- nià tî-kò khṳ̀?
- which way shall I go?
- lṳ́ kâi-chûn-thâu nià-m̄-tie̍h,
- the head of your boat is directed wrong.
- lî-chí-kò ũ-saⁿ-ji̍t lōu-thâu,
- distant from here three days’ journey.
- lî-chí-kò ũ cha̍p-phòu-lōu,
- distant from here ten leagues fo road.
- lî-chí-kò chiàⁿ-kàu nõ-lí-lōu,
- distant from here barely up to two li only.
- màiⁿ u̍t-lâi, u̍t-khṳ̀,
- don’t turn to and fro.
- hièⁿ-tùi tî-kò-khṳ̀?
- towards which way has he gone?
- m̄-chai ũ jie̍h-hñg--bô,
- I don’t know whether it is far or not.
- bô-jie̍h-hñg; bô-ũa-hñg,
- not very far.
- hñg--ā! bô-jie̍h-hñg, far!
- it is not very far.
- hñg-pùaⁿ ji̍t lōu-thâu,
- it is distant half a day’s journey.
- chhoiⁿ-lí-hñg,
- distant a thousand li.
- būan-lí-hñg,
- distant ten-thousand li.
- hñg kàu-bô-ke̍k,
- distant beyond limit.
- chí--tiâu hñg kúi-hua̍h,
- byu this road distant a few steps.
- khah-hñg--lī,
- O, it’s too far.
- mê-hng khá õi-tit-kàu, mē?
- Can I get there by evening?
- ùi-káⁿ-bōi--ā,
- afraid you can’t.
- àiⁿ peh-khí suaⁿ-téng, che̍k-tiám-cheng õi-tit-kàu, mē?
- I want to climb the mountain, in an hour can I reach (the top)?
- chò-hièⁿ-kōi, ā!
- how so easy as that!
- àiⁿ-kàu a-būe? ka-lô,
- are we about to reach there? Far from it.
