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Lesson XIV.
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火柴
Húe-tshâ
Fire-wood.
火灰
Húe-hu
Ashes.
掃箒
Sàu-siú
A broom.
糞斗
Pùn-táu
A shovel.
風爐在煲何個
Huang-lôu tõ pû tî-kâi?
What is boiling on the stove?
煲零些温水
Pû lân-ló sie-tsúi
Some hot water is boiling.
鼎裂。不好用
Tiáⁿ líh, m̄-móⁿ ēng
The pan is cracked and cannot be used.
着另外買壹個新個
Tiéh lêng-ngūa bói chék-kâi sin--kâi
You must buy a new one.
若是好補。免用買新個
Nāⁿ-sĩ hó-póu mín-ēng bói sin--kâi
If it can be mended you needn't buy a new one.
要琢物着在砧頂
Àiⁿ tok-muéh tiéh nāⁿ tiam-téng
If you want to cut things you must cut them on the chopping block.
我不曉執箸
Uá m̄-hióu khiâ-tṳ̄
I don't know how to use chop-sticks.
阮執刀叉
Ún khiâ to-chhe
We use knives and forks.
甕裡貯何個
Àng-tói tshō tî-kâi?
What does the jar contain?
貯水
Tshō tsúi
It contains water.
虧壹桶水來
Kũaⁿ chék-tháng tsúi lâi
Get me a bucket of water.
脚桶貯水
Kha-tháng tshō-tsúi
Put water in the bath-tub.
水缸個水傾丢
Tsúi-kng kâi tsúi tò-tiòu;
Pour the water out of the jar;