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LESSON XIX (CONTINUED).
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Difference.
- kiau chhó-chhiàng m̄-che̍k-iēⁿ,
- not the same as (I) agreed for.
- kiau-uá sṳ-niê--kâi sĩ-m̄-tùi,
- it does not agree with what (I) bargained for.
Sentences illustrating the use of Adjectives.
- i hûan-ló-chãi,
- he is very sorry.
- chí-kâi-saⁿ bô-mih chheng-khih,
- this jacket is not at all clean.
- chhù-lāi kng-kng,
- inside the house it is well lighted.
- thiⁿ-sî mông-mông,
- the weather is very hazy.
- i chò-sṳ̄ tham-thû,
- he does things in a dilatory way.
- i nâng nńg-jia̍k,
- the man is feeble.
- a-nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ iùⁿ-iùⁿ,
- the child is very young.
- i lãu-tōa khang-kiẽn-chãi,
- the old gentleman is very vigorous.
- chí-tiâu-lōu ti̍t-ti̍t,
- this road is quite straight.
- chí-tiâu-lōu oh-kiâⁿ-chãi,
- this road is very hard to travel.
- lâu, che̍k-ē-khó chúi chiũ-chhién-chhién,
- when the tide is down the water is very shallow.
- i kò-chiéⁿ mān-mān,
- he rows very slowly.
- ì-sṳ̀ hién-mêng,
- the meaning is obvious.
- tang-huang thàu-lâi ân-ân,
- the east wind blows stiff.
- huang chhue-lâi liâng-liâng,
- the wind blows cool.
- chí-hō-pēⁿ hong-hiám,
- this kind of disease is dangerous.
- chí-hō-pēⁿ oh-ui,
- this kind of disease is hard to cure.
- i chò-kâng la̍t-lo̍h,
- he does work diligently.
- tōa-kiaⁿ-kũ,
- greatly afraid,
- i siũ-liáu tōa-tōa kan-khóu,
- he has already eeeree great hardship.
- tit-tie̍h tōa-tōa o-ló,
- he received great praise.
- tōa-tōa tit-nâng o-ló,
- greatly was he praised by people.
- ũ-tōa-siaⁿ jiáng khí-lâi,
- great clamor arose.
- lṳ́ lâi-tõ tãi-jiáng,
- when you come there is a great noise.
- ũ gâu-sin-seⁿ lâi-chí-kà,
- a wise teacher came and gave instruction.
- pó-pùe kâi-mue̍h-kiãⁿ,
- valuable articles.
- pháiⁿ-nâng m̄-hó-ji̍p,
- let not bad people enter.
- ke-húe tōa-bô-ēng,
- the sons are very useless.
- phùa-saⁿ-khòu,
- ragged clothes.
