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54
Lesson XII.
紅磚
Âng-tsng
Bricks.
塗脚
Thôu-kha
Floor (earth of tile.)
灰埕
Hue-tiâⁿ
Lime floor.
樓枋
Lâu-pang
Board floor.
欄杆
Lân-kan
Railing.
要建厝着有地脚
Àiⁿ khí-tshù tiéh ũ tī-kha
To build a house, there must be a foundation.
地脚深。厝就堅
Tī-kha chhim, tshù chiũ khiàng
If the foundation is deep, then the house will be strong.
無地脚厝袂站
Bô tī-kha tshù bõi-khiã
Without a foundation, the house will not stand.
灰切要着足。無。墻袂有
Hue chhiet-iòu tiéh kàu, bô, chhiêⁿ bõi-tōiⁿ
It is important to have sufficient lime, otherwise, the walls will not be hard.
我個厝頂個厝瓦有零塊破
Uá kâi tshù-téng kâi tshù-hiã ũ lân-kò phùa
Some of the tiles on my roof are broken.
厝漏
Tshù lāu
The house leaks.
我要呌司阜來修整
Uá àiⁿ-kiè sai-pẽ lâi siu-síp
I want to get a bulder to repair it.
此枝柱大枝
Chí-ki thiõu tuā-ki
This pillar is large.
塗脚個紅磚破
Thôu-kha kâi âng-tsng phùa
The bricks of the floor are broken.
呌司阜來補
Kiè sai-pẽ lâi póu
Call the builder to mend them.
塗脚每個禮拜着洗壹次
Thôu-kha chék-kâi lói-pài tiéh sói chék-ē
The floor must be washed once a week.