Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/Time generally

by Lim Hiong Seng

Lesson XI.
time generally.

section I.

拜乙

Pài-it

Monday.

拜弍

Pài-jī

Tuesday.

拜三

Pài-saⁿ

Wednesday.

拜四

Pài-sì

Thursday.

拜伍

Pài-ngõu

Friday.

拜陸

Pài-lák

Saturday.

禮拜

Lói-pài

Sunday.

正月

Chiaⁿ--guéh

First moon or New Year's days.

二月

Jī--guéh

Second moon.

三月

Saⁿ-guéh

Third moon.

今日拜几

Kiáⁿ-jít pài-kúi?

What day of the week is to-day?

今日拜乙

Kiáⁿ-jít pài-it

To-day is Monday.

爾下個拜乙來

Lṳ́ ẽ-kâi pài-it lâi

You come on Monday next.

我此個禮拜不閒在

Uá chí-kâi lói-pài m̄-ôiⁿ tsãi

I am very busy this week.

我明天個事多在

Uá màⁿ-khí kâi sṳ̄ tsōi-tsāi

I shall have a great deal of work to-morrow.

先生爾明天早者來

Sin-seⁿ lṳ́ màⁿ-khí tsá--chē-lâi

Teacher, you come a little earlier tomorrow.

我要讀零些。了爾好轉來

Uá àiⁿ-ták lân-ló, lióu lṳ́ hó-tńg--khṳ̀

I will read a little, and then you can go.

拜三先生爾免用來

Pài-saⁿ sin-seⁿ lṳ́ mín-ēng lâi

On Wednesday, teacher, you needn't come.

拜四我不在

Pài-sì uá m̄-tõ

I shan't be at home on Thursday.

拜伍我或者轉來

Pài-ngõu uá pa-lak tńg--lâi

Probably, I shall be back on Friday.

無定着。拜陸亦不知

Bô tiāⁿ-tiéh, pài-lák iā m̄-tsai

I am not sure, I might come back on Saturday.

爾拜陸下午來

Lṳ́ pài-lák ẽ-kùa lâi

You come on Saturday afternoon.

禮拜日我要去禮拜

Lói-pài-jít uá àiⁿ-khṳ̀ lói-pài

On Sunday I go to worship.

加不久就正月

Ke m̄-kú chiũ chiaⁿ--guéh

Before long it will be the New Year.

弍月還了是冷

Jī--guéh huân-lióu sĩ chhìn

The second moon is still cold.

叁月𢰳退

Saⁿ--guéh ióu-tsuáh

The third moon is a little less (cold.)

section II.

初乙

Chhiu-it

First day of the moon.

初弍

Chhiu-jī

Second day of the moon.

初三

Chhiu-saⁿ

Third day of the moon.

拾乙

Tsap2-it

Eleventh day of the moon.

拾弍

Tsáp-jī

Twelfth day of the moon.

月大

Guéh tūa

A long moon.

月小

Guéh sié

A short moon.

閏月

Zūn-guéh

An intercalary moon.

日蝕

Jít síh

An eclipse of the sun.

月蝕

Guéh síh

An eclipse of the moon.

安更

An-keⁿ

Second watch 00First watch from 7 to 9 p.m.

弍更

Jī-keⁿ

Second watch 00„ 9 to„ 11 p.m.„

三更

Saⁿ-keⁿ

Second watchThird watch 0„ 11 to„ 1 a.m.

四更

Sì-keⁿ

Second watchFourth watch 00„ 1 to„ 9 a.m.„

五更

Ngõu-keⁿ

Second watchFifth watch 00„ 3 to„ 5 a.m.„

今日何時

Kiáⁿ-jít tiang-sî?

What is to day?

今日七月初乙

Kiáⁿ-jít chhit--guéh chhiu-it

To-day is the first of the seventh moon.

拾乙禮拜

Tsáp-it lói-pài

The eleventh (Chinese month) will be Sunday.

是或不是

Sĩ a m̄-sĩ?

Is it or is it not?

我看歷日就知

Uá thóiⁿ láh-jíh chiũ-tsai

Let me see the calendar, and I will know it.

歷日在此。十二正是禮拜

Láh-jít tõ--chié, tsáp-jī chiàⁿ-sĩ lói-pài

Here's the calendar, the twelfth will be Sunday.

不是十乙

M̄-sĩ tsáp-it

It's not the eleventh.

此個月大或是小

Chí-kâi guéh tuā a-sĩ sié?

Is this moon long or short?

不知

M̄-tsai

I don't know.

月大就三十。月小就卄九

Guéh tuā chiũ saⁿ-tsáp, guéh sié chiũ jíh-káu

In a great moon there will be thirty days, and in a small moon twenty nine.

今年有閏月否

Ke-nîⁿ ũ zūn-guéh mē?

Is there an intercalary moon this year?

有。閏五

Ũ, zūn-ngõu

Yes, the fifth intercalary moon.

昨夜月蝕爾有看或無

Tsa-mêⁿ guéh síh lṳ́ ũ thóiⁿ a-bô?

Last night there was an eclipse of the moon, did you see it?

不嘗。我在睡

M̄-chêng, uá tõ út

No, I was in bed.

昨夜三更蝕

Tsá-mêⁿ saⁿ-keⁿ síh

The eclipse took place at the third watch last night.

我若是知。我走起来看

Uá nāⁿ-sĩ tsai, uá tsáu-khí lâi-thóiⁿ

If I had known, I would have got up to see it.

爾昨日無共我呾

Lṳ́ tsa-jít bô kah uá tàⁿ

You didn't tell me yesterday.

我昨日不記得共爾呾

Uá tsa-jít m̄-kì-tit kah lṳ́ tàⁿ

I forgot to tell you yesterday.

爾知日何時正蝕

Lṳ́ tsai jít tiang-sî chiàⁿ-síh?

Do you know when there will be an eclipse of the sun?

不知。我無歷日

M̄-tsai, uá bô láh-jít

I don't know, I haven't got a calendar.

我昨夜終夜袂睡

Uá tsa-mêⁿ thàng-mêⁿ bõi-út

I couldn't sleep the whole of last night.

巡更個人昨夜無掌

Chiéⁿ-keⁿ--kâi-nâng tsa-mêⁿ bô chiéⁿ

The watchman didn't watch last night.