Elementary Lessons In The Swatow Dialect/Lesson 6
Appearance
LESSON VI.—Relationships.
- Who are you?
- He is my father.
- Is your mother alive?
- When did you marry?
- More than ten years ago.
- How many children have you?
- I have several.
- How old is the eldest?
- The eldest is a girl
- Is she married?
- How many brothers have you?
- One elder brother, one younger.
- Have you any sister?
- I have one elder sister and one younger.
- Are you married?
- I am engaged, but not married yet
- When are you going to be married?
- It is not fixed yet.
- I fancy I shall get married next year.
- What is this child crying for?
- He is hungry.
- Give him something to eat.
- Call the nurse to carry him.
- Take him out for a walk.
- He doesn’t want to come.
- Never mind whether he wants or not.
- This is my nephew.
- Is he a native of the place?
- What does he come here for?
- He has come to buy things.
- When is he going back?
- In two or three days.
- Lṳ́ sĩ sĩ-mih nâng?
- I sĩ uá-kâi-pẽ.
- Lṳ́ kâi a-bó hûan-tõ--bô?
- Lṳ́ tiâng-sî tshūa-chhin?
- Kàu-taⁿ nu tsa̍p-gūa nîⁿ--liáu.
- Lṳ́ ũ jie̍h-tsōi kâi-kiáⁿ?
- Ũ nõ-saⁿ kâi.
- Tōa--kâi ũ jie̍h-tsōi-hùe?
- Tōa--kâi sî tsṳ-niêⁿ.
- Ũ tshut-mn̂g a-būe?
- Lṳ́ ũ kúi-kâi hiaⁿ-tĩ?
- Che̍k-kâi a-hiaⁿ, che̍k-kâi a-tĩ.
- Ũ chí-mūe a-bô?
- Iā ũ che̍k-kâi a-ché, che̍k-kâi a-mūe.
- Lṳ́ ũ tshūa-chhin a-būe?
- Ũ-tsò; būe-tshūa.
- Tiâng-sî àiⁿ-tshūa?
- Hûan-būe tiāⁿ-tie̍h.
- Phah-sǹg mêⁿ-nîⁿ àiⁿ-tshūa.
- Chí-kâi nôu-kiáⁿ khàu tsò-nî?
- I sĩ tóu-khùn.
- Tie̍h pun i chia̍h.
- Hàm a-sím lâi-phõ--i.
- Phõ i khṳ̀-kháu thit-thô.
- I m̄-hàuⁿ-lâi.
- M̄-kúan i hàuⁿ a m̄-hàuⁿ.
- Chí-kâi sĩ uá kâi-tie̍t.
- I sĩ pńg-tī-nâng a m̄-sĩ?
- Lâi chí-kò tsò-mih-sṳ̄?
- I-lâi bói-mue̍h.
- Tiâng-sî àiⁿ tńg--khṳ̀?
- Ke saⁿ-nõ-ji̍t.