Elementary Lessons In The Swatow Dialect/Lesson 4

by J. C. G.

LESSON IV.—General.

1. What is this?
2. This is butter.
3. Is there any fruit?
4. There are two kinds.
5. What kinds?
6. There are plantains and pineapples.
7. Are there any other kinds?
8. There are no other kinds.
9. Bring me a light.
10. Have any letters come?
11. Where did this letter come from?
12. This came from the Tek-kee hong.
13. Is there any answer?
14. There is no answer.
15. Bring me a chair.
16. Put it on the table.
17. When did this come?
18. When did you come?
19. Bring me a pen and ink.
20. There is a pencil up-stairs.
21. Is there anyone down-stairs?
22. This house has seven rooms.
23. Has it a garden?
24. It has a small one.
25. Where is your master?
26. He is out for a walk.
27. When will he be back?
28. He didn’t say.
29. Is your mistress at home?
30. She went out with my master,
31. When your master comes, tell him,
32. I will come again tomorrow.

1. Chí-kâi sĩ sĩ-mih-mue̍h?
2. Chí-kâi sĩ gû-nîⁿ-iû.
3. Ũ kúeⁿ-chí a-bô?
4. Ũ nõ-iēⁿ.
5. Ũ sĩ-mih-iēⁿ?
6. Ũ keng-chie kũa huan-lâi.
7. Hûan-ũ pa̍t-iēⁿ a-bô?
8. Bô pa̍t-iēⁿ.
9. Khie̍h-húe--lâi.
10. Ũ-sìn--lâi a-bô?
11. Chí-kâi-sìn sĩ tî-kò-lâi?
12. Chí-kâi sĩ Tek-kì-hâng--lâi-kâi.
13. Ũ hûe-jī a-bô?
14. Bô hûe-jī.
15. Taⁿ kau-íⁿ--lâi.
16. Pàng tõ-tshn̂g-téng.
17. Chí-kâi-mue̍h tiâng-sî lâi?
18. Lṳ́ tî-sî-lâi?
19. Khie̍h pit-ba̍k--lâi.
20. Lâu-téng ũ în-pit.
21. Lâu-ẽ ũ-nâng-tõ a-bô?
22. Chí-kâi tshù ũ chhit-koiⁿ pâng.
23. Ũ hue-hn̂g a-bô?
24. Ũ sòi-kâi.
25. Lṳ́ kâi thâu-ke tõ-tî-kò?
26. I tshut-khṳ̀-kháu kîn-kiâⁿ--chē.
27. Tiâng-sî àiⁿ-tńg--lâi?
28. I bô-tàⁿ.
29. Thâu-ke-niêⁿ ũ-tõ a-bô?
30. Kāng thâu-ke tsò-pû tshut--khṳ̀.
31. Thâu-ke lâi lṳ́ kāng-i-tàⁿ,
32. Uá tán mùa-khí--lâi.