First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect/Words and Phrases

by William Dean

WORDS AND PHRASES.

Ant

蟻

Hia

And

而

Jur

Blood

血

Huĕ

Black

黑

Ou

Cat

貓

Gniou

Can

能

Oi

Dear

貴

Kui

Dog

狗

Kaou

Ear

耳

Hi

End

尾

Boe

Fan

扇

Si

Fish

魚

Hur

Gold

金

Kim

Goat

羊

Ie

Hen

雞

Koi

House

厝

Chu

Inch

寸

Chun

In

於

I

Jar

礑

Tome

Joint

節

Chăt

Knife

刀

Taw

Know

知

Chai

Love

愛

Ai

Leg

脚

Kha

Man

人

Nang

Mat

蓆

Chiĕ

Nail

釘

Teng

Night

夜

Mey

One

一

Chĕk

Of

之

Chur

Pen

筆

Pit

Pin

針

Cham

Quick

快

Mey

Quiet

恬

Tiem

Run

走

Chaou

Rope

索

Sŏ

Shelf

架

Key

Sock

襪

Buĕ

This

這

Chi

Talk

講

Kong

Uncle

叔

Chĕk

Ulcer

瘡

Chung

Valley

坑

Khey

Virtue

德

Tek

Whip

鞭

Pni

Wheel

輪

Lun

You

爾

Lur

Year

年

Ni

---

Be still

靜靜

Tiem tiem

Be quick

猛猛

Mey mey

Bring it here

挈來止

Khiĕ lai chi

Bind the thief

捆賊

Khun chat

Buy some rice

糴米

Teă bi

Beat the boy

打亞孥子

Pă a-nou kia

Bring a chair

挈茭𬃪來

Khiĕ kaou-i lai

Be a good boy

爾做好人

Lur chaw haw nang

Buy 100 nails

買一百鐵釘

Boi chek pĕ tĭ-teng

Buy a jacket & trowsers

買衫褲

Boi sa khou

Bring some water

擔水

Ta chui

Bend this bow

押彎只弓

A-wan chi keng

Bring your book

而個冊挈來

Lur kai chĕ,khiĕ lai

Begin to-day

今日起頭

Kim jit khi taou

By and by he will come

霎時伊來

Kun-kia i lai

Be attentive to your books

謹心看冊

Kurn sim toi chĕ

Be obedient to your teacher

孝順先生

Haou sun sin-sey

Come here

來止

Lai chi

Can you read

爾識字麽

Lur pat ji,mĕ

Call the boys

喊亞孥子

Ham a-nou-kia

Carry this back

只物挈轉去

Chi muĕ khiĕ tung khur

Come, go with me

來同我去

Lai,tang ua khur

Come, let's play

來、來去耍

Lai,lai khur sung

Carry this up stairs

只物挈去樓頂

Chi muĕ khiĕ khur laou-teng

Come another day

下日來

E-jit lai

Carry this to the teacher

只物還先生

Chi muĕ,hai sin-sey

Don't fall

勿仆

Mai poă

Do it yourself

爾自己去做

Lur ka-ki chaw

Don't stay long

免等候久

Mien teng haou ku

Don't make a noise

勿嚷

Mai jiang

Don't be afraid

免用驚

Mien eng kia

Do it well

做好好

Chaw haw haw

Don't play outside

勿去外耍

Mai khur goa sung

Do you smoke?

爾有食芬麽

Lur u chiă hun,baw

Do it over again

另換做過

Leng-ua chaw kuay

Do you know him?

爾共伊相識麽

Lur kang i sie pat,baw

Did you call me

爾有呌我麽

Lur ham ua,baw

Do you like fruit?

爾好食菓子麽

Lur haou chiă kuey-chi,baw

Don't touch that

勿摸彼物

Mai mong hur muĕ

Don't come here again

下日勿再來止

E-jit mai chai lai chi

Don't write so fast

免寫向猛

Mai sia hie mey

Don't be in a hurry

勿太快去

Mai hie kuey khur

Don't leave the door open

隨手再關

Sui chiw chai kuey

Does your father know it

爾亞父知麽

Lur a-pe chai mĕ

Dare you do it

爾敢做麽

Lur ka chaw mĕ

Did he say so

伊講怎生麽

I kong chie-sey,baw

Dive into the water

氼水

Bi chui

Do you speak truly

爾講實話麽

Lur kong sit wey,baw

Evening

夜昏

Mey hng

Every day

日日

Jit jit

Each man

各人

Kăk nang

English language

英吉利話

Eng-kit-li wey

Empty this out

倒出

Taw chut

Enter the school

入書齋

Jip chur-chey

Follow me

隨我

Sui ua

Find your book

覓爾箇書冊

Chuey lur kai chur-chĕ

Forgive your foes

赦免爾敵

Sia-mien lur tek

Fill it full

倒滿

Taw ti

Feel of this

摸只箇物

Mong chi kai muĕ

Fry some pork

焙猪肉

Pue tur bă

Go home

去厝

Khur chu

Go down

去下

Kkur ey

Go slowly

緩緩行

Man man kia

Go to bed

去睡

Khur goot

Get up quickly

快快走起

Khuey khuey chaou khi

Give that to me

此物還我

Chi muĕ hai ua

Go and help him

去輔伊

Khur hu i

Give it back to him

挈轉還伊

Khiĕ tung hai i

How old are you

爾若多歲

Lur jiĕ choi huey

Have you any more

還有加麽

Huan u key,mĕ

He is a bad man

伊是獃人

I si pai nang

He is always for play

伊常常欲耍

I sie sie ai sung

His father is very poor

伊亞父窮極

I a pey,keng chai

He won't come

伊不肯來

I mʼkheng lai

He is very lazy

伊懶惰極

I pan-toa chai

Has your brother recovered

爾亞弟痊愈否

Lur a-ti chuan-ju,bue

How much money have you

爾有若多銀

Lur u jiĕ choi gnurn

How long have you lived here

爾住此若久

Lur toa chi jiĕ-ku

He did not come to-day

今日伊無來

Kim-jit i baw lai

He cares for nobody

伊不畏人

I mʼui nang

He is fond of opium

伊欲食鴉片

I haou chiă a-pien

I forgot it

我不記憶

Ua mʼki tit

I cannot come

我不能來

Ua mʼoi lai

I am not well

我不快活

Ua mʼkuai-uă

I have read this book

此冊我有讀過

Chi chĕ ua u tak kuey

I am very glad

我歡喜極

Ua hua-hi chai

I have never seen him

我不識看見伊

Ua mʼpat toi ki i

I can't understand

我聽不識

Ua thia mʼpat

I don't know

我不知

Ua mʼchai

It is very hot to-day

今日熱極

Kim jit juă chai

It is hard as a stone

共石平𠕆

Kang chiĕ pe tʼoi

Is it true

有眞麽

U chia,mĕ

Is your father well

爾亞爹有好麽

Lur a-tia u haw,mĕ

Is this your pencil

此筆是爾箇麽

Chi pit si lur kai mĕ

It is past four o'clock

有四點外鐘了

U si tiem goa cheng

Jump down

跳落

Thiou lŏ

Japan is near to China

日本近唐山

Jit-pun kurn Tung-sua

Knock at the door

打門

Pă mung

Kneel down

脆落去

Kui lŏ khur

Keep this safely

此物掌好

Chi muĕ chie haw

Kill that snake

打死彼蛇

Pă-si hur cʼhua

Lock the door

鎻門

Saw mung

Love your enemies

愛爾仇敵

Ai lur chiw tek

Lift up this box

此箱挈起來

Chi sie,kiĕ ki lai

Lend me a dollar

銀一圓借我

Gnurn chek kʼhou,chiĕ ua

Look on your book

目珠看冊

Măk-chiw toi chĕ

Listen to what I say

爾聽我講

Lur thia ua kong

May I go home

我欲來去厝

Ua ai lai khur chu

Make haste back

猛猛轉來

Mey-mey tung lai

My eyes are sore

我目珠痛

Ua măk-chiw tʼhia

My pen is not good

我筆不好

Ua pit mʼhaw

My father is dead

我亞父死了

Ua kai a-pey si liou

Not yet

未嘗

Bue cheng

Not always

非常

Hui sie

Never mind

無相干

Baw siang kan

Nobody knows it

無人知

Baw nang chai

Nail this board

釘此枋

Teng chi pang

One man has come

一人來了

Chek nang lai liou

One spoon is missing

湯匙一枝不見

Tung-si chek ki mʼkien

Only one true God

獨一眞神

Tok it chin sin

Opium is not good to eat

鴉片不好食

A-pien mʼhaw chiă

Perhaps he will come

或者伊來

Hok chia i lai

Put this in the sun

此物挈去曝日

Chi muĕ,khiĕ khur pak jit

Pull up these bushes

此草挽丢

Chi chaou,man tiou

Pray to God every day

日日求神天

Jit jit kiw Sin-Ti

Questions & answers

問答

Mung tap

Quietly remain at home

恬恬在厝

Tiem tiem taw chu

Quote from the classics

引經據典

In kia kur tien

Run and get the umbrella

走去挈雨傘

Chaou khur khiĕ hou-sua

Read in a low voice

讀細聲

Tak soi sia

Remember to tell him

爾記憶共伊講

Lur ki-tit kang i kong

Rice is dear this year

今年米有貴

Kim ni,bi u kui

Send him into the city

使伊去城內

Sai i khur sia lai

Save this for to-morrow

此留放明日

Chi laou pang moa-ki

She is upwards of twenty

伊二十外歲

I ji-chap goa huey

Send your servant to take it

使爾囝子來挈

Sai lur kin-kia lai khiĕ

Set it down here

放在此

Pang taw chi

They are neighbors

伊是厝邊人

I si,chu-pi nang

This is good for nothing

此無用

Chi baw eng

This cloth is wet

此布有濕

Chi pou,u tam

This fowl is not done

此雞無熟

Chi koi baw sek

Under the house

厝下

Chu ey

Upon the shelf

架頂

Key teng

Very many

多極

Choi chai

Very well, take it

稱釆挈去

Chin-chai,khiĕ khur

What is your name

爾是乜名

Lur si mi mia

What is your age

有若多歲

U jiĕ choi huey

Where do you live

爾住值處

Lua toa ti taw

What do you want

爾欲甚物

Lur ai si muĕ

Which is the one

那箇是

Ti kai si

When did you arrive

爾值時到

Lur ti-si kaou

Why do you not go

怎呢不去

Chaw-ni mʼkhur

Will you go or not

爾肯去麽

Lur kheng khur,mĕ

What does he say

伊講甚乜事

I kong si mi sur

What more do you want

爾欲加甚物

Lur ai key si muĕ

What is this for

此用做乜事

Chi eng chaw mi sur

Where was this book printed

此冊值處印

Chi chĕ ti taw in

Whose house is this

此厝是誰個

Chi chu,si ti-tiang kai

Who can tell

誰個能講

Ti-tiang oi kong

Where has he gone

伊去值處

I khur ti-taw

Why can't he do it

伊怎呢不能做

I chaw ni mʼoi chaw

Who is going to Singapore

誰人欲去實力

Ti tiang ai khur Sit-lat

When do you go on board

何時落船

Ti si lŏ chun

What are you doing now

現在爾做乜事

Hien-chai lur chaw mi sur

We shall surely go to-day

今日必定欲去

Kim-jit pit tia ai khur

Who is interpreter

誰人囘話

Ti-tiang huey wey

We are all well

我等籠總有好

Ua-teng long chong u haw

Whether I go or not is uncertain

去不去無定着

Khur mʼkhur baw tia-tiŏ

You write too fast

爾寫太猛

Lur sia kă mey

You went home recently

近日爾正去厝

Kurn jit lur chia khur chu

You can't do it

爾不能做

Lur mʼoi chaw

You need not do it

免用做

Mien eng chaw

You speak too loud

爾講太大聲

Lur kong kă toa sia

Yes, you speak truly

着、爾講實

Tiŏ,lur kong sit

You are late to-day

爾今日太宴來

Lur kim jit kă ua lai

You have not made it right

做來不着

Chaw lai mʼtiŏ

You don't speak to the point

講不對空

Kong mʼtui khang

You are mistaken

爾看錯了

Lur toi ta liou

Yesterday was a feast day

昨日做節

Cha-jit chaw choĭ

You can't trust him

爾不可相信伊

Lur mʼhaw siang-sin i

Yonder comes a junk

在彼中有船來

Taw hur tang u chun lai

You must not eat every thing

勿食雜物

Mai chiă chap muĕ

You must learn this by heart

此的爾讀來唸

Chi kai,lur tak lai niem

You must die

必定爾死

Pit tia lur si

You have sinned

爾得罪

Lur tit chuey

You ought to repent

爾應該悔攺

Lur eng-kai huay koi

You should believe in Jesus

爾應該信耶穌

Lur eng kai sin Ya-sou

You may now be saved

現在爾能得救

Hien-chai lur oi tit kiw

You know the truth

眞理爾知了

Chin li,lur chai liou

You have heard the gospel

爾嘗聽福音

Lur cheng thia hok-im

You cannot save yourself

爾不能救自己

Lur put neng kiw ka ki

You have no merit

爾無功勞

Lur baw kong-laou

Your sins are many

爾有罪加加

Lur u chuey key key

Your gods cannot save you

爾神不能救人

Lur kai sin put neng kiw nang

Your priests are ignorant

爾箇和尙無知

Lur kai hue-sie baw chai

Your religion is false

爾教有假

Lur kai ka,u key

Your soul is precious

爾個靈魂有貴

Lur kai leng-hun u kui

Your life is short

爾個生命不久

Lur kai sey-mia put ku

Your end is near

爾死日將近

Lut si-jit chiang kurn

You will not repent

爾不肯悔攺

Lur mʼkheng huey koi