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LESSON XXXV (CONTINUED).
- chí-kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ tõ tî-kò,
- where does this village lie?
- lṳ́ chò-nî put-sek put-ti,
- how is it that you don’t come?
- lṳ́ sĩ àiⁿ-sàng sèⁿ-miāⁿ, ā,
- do you want to lose your life?
- lṳ́ mãuⁿ-sí, lṳ́ khá-káⁿ a-m̄-káⁿ,
- to risk death, dare you or not?
- lṳ́ àiⁿ-chhûan--mē,
- do you want to be complete?
- àiⁿ-siá-tiāu ke-ngia̍p, ā,
- do you want to sacrifice your property?
- lṳ́ õi-tit-tie̍h kúaⁿ-jiên kāng-i sie-thâi a-bô,
- can you really fight with him or not?
- lṳ́ káⁿ-màiⁿ-khṳ̀ sûn-ho̍k i,
- dare you refuse to submit to him?
- hó-pàng tî-kâi-ūi,
- where shall I put it?
- hó-chò-nî siu-si̍p,
- how shall I arrange it?
- ìaⁿ-siu pàng-tî-kò,
- where shall I put it?
- huân-ũ jie̍h-hñg,
- how much farther is it?
- ēng-thiap jie̍h-chōi chiàⁿ-kàu-chok,
- how much must I add to make it suffice?
- mn̂g-gūa tâng-chá jiáng, khá-sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,
- was that you making a racket outside the door a bit ago?
- lṳ́ jiáng-mih-sṳ̄,
- what are you making a noise about?
- i jiáng-tóu khùn a-m̄-sĩ,
- he is making a fuss because he is hungry, isn’t he?
- nín--tang tî-tiâng-õi,
- who among you are able to?
- chí-chûn hàm--uá, sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,
- was it you calling out for me just now?
- lṳ́ bõi sĩ-hàm-uá lî-khui ka-kī tī-hng,
- are you not (virtually) telling me to leave my own country?
- m̄-chai chí-kiãⁿ-mue̍h khá-ha̍h-lṳ́ ēng--mē,
- I do not know whether this will suit your use or not?
- chia̍h-liáu, m̄-chai chiè-nguân a-bõi,
- when I have eaten it (medicine) I do not know whether I will be as at the first or not?
- ēng- sĩ-mih-sṳ̄ chiàⁿ-huaⁿ-hí,
- what will please him?
- lṳ́ mn̄g-chò-nî,
- what are you asking about?
- lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-kâi,
- what„ are„ you„ asking„ about„?
- lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-sṳ̄,
- what„ are„ you„ asking„ about„?
- uá chò-nî hó-khṳt-lṳ́ mn̄g.
- why should I be questioned by you?
- ũ sĩ-mih-iēⁿ, hó-chò kâi-huap, lṳ́ khá-pat a-m̄-pat,
- what kind of a way would do as a rule,—do you know or not?
- lṳ́ khá-it-tit hṳ́-tâng-sî lṳ́ só-tàⁿ,
- do you remember what you said at the time?