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LESSONX XVII
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Interjection.
- Adieu, good-bye, &c,
- (sî-pie̍t kâi-ūe ũ chōi-chōi-iēⁿ, words of parting are of many kinds).
- lṳ́ chhiáⁿ; chhiáⁿ,
- if you please. (chí-kù sĩ thong-ēng, this one is in general use,—put-lũn sĩ-mih-nâng hó-ēng, people of any class may use it).
- lṳ́ ēng-kang,
- attend to your work. (chí-kù tùi-sai-pẽ hó-tàⁿ, this expression may be said to a mechanic,—tùi tha̍k-chṳ-nâng iā-hó-tàⁿ, may also be said to literary men).
- lṳ́ lāu-jie̍t; lāu-jie̍t,
- plenty of business to you. (chí-kù tùi-seng-lí-nâng hó-tàⁿ, this sentence may be used to merchants and traders).
- lṳ́ chhiáⁿ-chõ; lṳ́ chõ; tãi-ke chhiáⁿ-chõ,
- please retain your seat; Ye all, please retain your seats. (siêⁿ-ēng kâi-ūe, words of constant use. Used by visitors when taking leave).
- uá lâi-cháu,
- I am going to run. (Said by a departing visitor who has some distance to go).
- uá lâi-khṳ̀,
- I am going. (chí-kù iáu-chhou ēng, this sentence is of rather common,—uncultured—use).
- àiⁿ-hûe--liáu,
- I am about returning. (iáu-kun-chṳ́, a more cultured expression (than the preceding one)).
- hũn-jiáu,
- I trouble you.
- lūi--lṳ́,
- I am troubling you. (Polite expressions used sometimes at parting).
- lṳ́ chṳ̃-chãi,
- be at rest; be comfortable. (Said by a departing visitor when the host is, perhaps, reclining, or resting in a comfortable position, and means, please don’t disturb yourself).
- Ah—ã; ãⁿ.
- (ngõ-tie̍h khî-kùai--kâi chiũ-ēng chí-kâi-gṳ́, when one meets with anything strange, he uses this exclamation. ũ-se-su phìⁿ-sièⁿ kâi-ì, with a Little contemptuous meaning,—sometimes.—iā-ũ gî-mn̄g kâi-ì, also when asking with the idea of doubt).
- ã, lṳ́ būe-khṳ̀,
- ah, you havn’t gone yet.
- ã, chá-sî lṳ́ m̄-thiaⁿ--uá,
- ah, you didn't listen to me a while ago.
- taⁿ hīn-chãi chiũ-ngõ-tie̍h chí-kâi,
- and now you have met with this.
- Begone—khṳ̀--nō.
- (im ũ-tn̂g-tó, iā-ũ-khin ũ-tãng, the tone may be long or short, or it may be light or heavy.—tó--kâi chiàⁿ-khin, ũ-un-jiû kâi-ì, when short and light it has a mild meaning. tn̂g--kâi chiàⁿ-tãng ũ-seⁿ-khì kâi-ì, when the tone is long and heavy it denotes anger).
