Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Time generally

Lesson 11 - Time generally Section I + Pêng'im TL Characters English bai3(2)ig4pài-ik Monday. bai3(2)ri7pài-zī Tuesday. bai3(2)san1pài-sann Wednesday. bai3(2)si3pài-sì Thursday. bai3(2)ngou6pài-ngŏu Friday. bai3(2)lag8pài-lâk Saturday. loi2(6)bai3lói-pài Sunday. zian1ghuêh8tsiann-gûeh First moon or New Year's days. ri7ghuêh8zī-gûeh Second moon. san1ghuêh8sann-gûeh Third moon. + Pêng'im TL Characters English gian2(6)rig8 bai3(2)gui3?kíann-zîk pài-kùi? What day of the week is to-day? gian2(6)rig8 bai3(2)ig4kìann-zîk pài-ik To-day is Monday. le2 ê6(7)gai5(7) bai3(2)ig4 lai5lúr ĕ-kâi pài-ik lâi You come on Monday next. ua2 zi2(6)gai5(7) loi2(6)bai3 m7oin5 zai6úa tsí-kâi lói-pài m̆-ôin tsăi I am very busy this week. ua2 man3(2)ki2 gai5(7) se7 zoi7zai6úa mànn-khí kâi sūr tsōi-tsăi I shall have a great deal of work to-morrow. sing1sêng1 le2 man3(2)ki2 za2(6)zê7lai5sing-seng lúr mànn-khí tsá-tsē lâi Teacher, you come a little earlier tomorrow. ua2 ain3(2)tag8 lang5(7)lo2, liou2 le2 ho2(6)dng2-ke3úa àinn-thâk lâng-ló, líou lúr hó-tńg-khùr I will read a little, and then you can go. bai3(2)san1 sing1sên1 le2 ming2(6)êng7 lai5pài-sann sing-senn lúr míng-ēng lâi On Wednesday, teacher, you needn't come. bai3(2)si3 ua2 m7do6pài-sì úa m̆-tŏ I shan't be at home on Thursday. bai3(2)ngou6 ua2 ba1lag4 dng2lai5pài-ngŏu úa pa-lak tńg-lâi Probably, I shall be back on Friday. bho5(7) dian7diêh8, bai3(2)lag8 ia7 m7zai1bô tīann-tîeh, pài-lâk īa m̆-tsai I am not sure, I might come back on Saturday. le2 bai3(2)lag8 ê6(7)gua3 lai5lúr pài-lâk ĕ-kùa lâi You come on Saturday afternoon. loi2(6)bai3(2)rig8 ua2 ain3(2)ke3(2) oi2(6)bai3lói-pài-zîk úa àinn-khùr ói-pài On Sunday I go to worship. gê1 m7gu2 ziu6(7) zian1ghuêh8ke m̆-kú tsĭu tsiann-gûeh Before long it will be the New Year. ri7ghuêh8 huang5(7)liou2(6) si6(7) cing3zī-gûeh hûang-líou sĭ tshìng The second moon is still cold. san1ghuêh8 iou2(6)ruah8sann-gûeh íou zûah The third moon is a little less (cold.) Section II + Pêng'im TL Characters English ciu1ig4tshiu-ik First day of the moon. ciu1ri7tshiu-zī Second day of the moon. ciu1san1tshiu-sann Third day of the moon. zab8(4)ig4tsâp-ik Eleventh day of the moon. zab8(4)ri7tsâp-zī Twelfth day of the moon. ghuêh8(4)dua7gûeh-tūa A long moon. ghuêh8(4)siê3gûeh-sìe A short moon. rung7ghuêh8zūng-gûeh An intercalary moon. rig8(4)sih8zîk-sîh An eclipse of the sun. ghuêh8(4)sih8gûeh-sîh An eclipse of the moon. ang1gên1ang-kenn First watch from 7 to 9 p.m. ri7gên1zī-kenn Second watch „ 9 „ 11 „ san1gên1sann-kenn Third watch „ 11 „ 1 a.m. si3(2)gên1sì-kenn Fourth watch „ 1 „ 9 „ ngou6(7)gên1ngŏu-kenn Fifth watch „ 3 „ 5 „ + Pêng'im TL Characters English gian2(6)rig8 diang1si5?kíann-zîk tiang-sî? What is to day? gian2(6)rig8 cig4(8)ghuêh8 ciu1ig4kíann-zîk tshik-gûeh tshiu-ik To-day is the first of the seventh moon. zab8(4)ig4 loi2(6)bai3tsâp-ik lói-pài The eleventh (Chinese month) will be Sunday. si6 a1 m7si6?sĭ a m̆-sĭ? Is it or is it not? ua2 toin2 lah8(4)rig8 ziu6(7) zai1úa thóinn lâh-zîk tsĭu tsai Let me see the calendar, and I will know it. lah8(4)rig8 do6-ziê3, zab8(4)ri7 zian3(2)si6(7) loi2(6)bai3lâh-zîk tŏ-tsìe, tsâp-zīa tsìann-sĭ lói-pài Here's the calendar, the twelfth will be Sunday. m7si6(7) zab8(4)ig4m̆-sĭ tsâp-ik It's not the eleventh. zi2(6)gai5(7) ghuêh8 dua7 a1si6(7) siê3?tsí-kâi gûeh tūa a-sĭ sìe? Is this moon long or short? m7zai1m̆-tsai I don't know. ghuêh8 dua7 ziu6(7) san1zab8, ghuêh8 siê3 ziu6(7) rih8(4)gao2gûeh tūa tsĭu sann-tsâp, gûeh sìe tsĭu zîh-káu In a great moon there will be thirty days, and in a small moon twenty nine. gê1nin5 u6(7) rung7ghuêh8 mê7?ke-nî ŭ zūng-gûeh mē? Is there an intercalary moon this year? u6, rung7ngou6ŭ, zūng-ngŏu Yes, the fifth intercalary moon. za1mên5(7) ghuêh8 sih8(4) le2 u6(7) toin2 a1bho5?tsa-mênn gûeh sîh lúr ŭ thóinn a-bô? Last night there was an eclipse of the moon, did you see it? m7zêng5, ua2 do6(7) ug8m̆-tsêng, úa tŏ-ûk No, I was in bed. za1mên5 san1gên1 sih8tsa-mênn sann-kenn sîh The eclipse took place at the third watch last night. ua2 nan7si6(7) zai1, ua2 zao2(6)ki2 lai5(7)toin2úa nā-sĭ tsai, úa tsáu-khí lâi-thóinn If I had known, I would have got up to see it. le2 za1rig8 bho5(7) gah4 ua2 dan3lúr tsa-zîk bô kah úa tànn You didn't tell me yesterday. ua2 za1rig8 m7gi3(2)dig4 gah4 le2 dan3úa tsa-zîk m̆-kì-tik kah lúr tànn I forgot to tell you yesterday. le2 zai1 rig8 diang1si5(7) zian3(2)sih8?lúr tsai zîk tiang-sî tsìann-sîh? Do you know when there will be an eclipse of the sun? m7zai1, ua2 bho5(7) lah8(4)rig8?m̆-tsai, úa bô lâh-zîk I don't know, I haven't got a calendar. ua2 za1mên5 tang3(2)mên5 bhoi6(7)ug8úa tsa-mênn thàng-mênn bŏi-ûk I couldn't sleep the whole of last night. ziên2(6)gên1-gai5(7) nang5 za1mên5 bho5(7) ziên2tsíenn-kenn-kâi nâng tsa-mênn bô tsíen The watchman didn't watch last night.