Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Exercises (1)

Lesson 5 Section 1 + Pêng'im TL Characters English i1 ain3(2) ring7 mê7?i àinn zīng--mē? 伊 愛 認 ～？ Is he going to confess? i1 m6(7)ing3i m̆-ìng 伊 唔應。 He won't answer. i1 ain3(2) a3i àinn à 伊 愛 䛩。 He wants to argue. le2 diang1si5(7) gao3?lúr tiang-sî kàu? 汝 𫢗時 到？ When did you arrive? le2 mng7 di5(7)diang5?lúr m̄ng tî-tîang? 汝 問 底𫢗？ Who are you asking? ua2 mng7 le2uá m̄ng lúr 我 問 汝。 I ask you. di5(7)diang5 pah4(8) le2?tî-tîang phah lúr? 底𫢗 拍 汝？ Who beat you? le2 zai1 mê7?lúr tsai--mē? 汝 知 ～？ Do you know? ua2 m6(7)zai1úa m̆-tsai 我 唔知。 I don't know. ua2 m6(7)sing3(2) le2úa m̆-sìng lúr 我 唔信 汝。 I don't believe you. le2 zo3(2)nin5(7) m6(7)sing3(2) ua2?lúr tsò-nî m̆-sìng úa? 汝 做呢 唔信 我？ Why don't you believe me? he2(6)gai5 kiêh8(4)lai5húr-kâi khiêh--lai 許個 挈 來。 Bring me that. coin2tshóinn 筅。 Brush it. coin2(6)ho2 kiêh8(4)lai5tshóinn-hó khîeh--lai 筅好 挈來。 After you have brushed it, bring it to me. cia2(6) bhoi2(6)-u6 a1bho5?tshía bói-ŭ a-bô? ～ 買有 啊無？ Is there any of this to be bought? bhoi6-bho5bŏi-bô 買無。 There is none to be bought. giê3(2) i1 lai5kìe i lâi 叫 伊 來。 Call him here. i1 oi6(7) zao2i ŏi tsáu 伊 會 走。 He can run. ua2 oi6(7) gian5, bhoi6(7) zao2úa ŏi kîann, bŏi tsáu 我 會 行，𠁞 走。 I can walk, but I cannot run. le2 liah8(4) i1lúr lîah i 汝 掠 伊。 You catch him. le2 liah8(4) i1 oi6(7) diêh8 mê7?lúr lîah i ŏi-dîeh mē? 汝 掠 伊 會着 ～？ Can you catch him? ua2 bhoi6(7) zao2, liah8(4) i1 bhoi6(7) diêh8úa bŏi tsáu, lîah i bŏi tîeh 我 𠁞 走，掠 伊 𠁞着。 I can't run, and I can't catch him. Section 2 + Pêng'im TL Characters English zi2(6)gai5 ua2 main3, ua2 ain3(2) uan7tsí-kâi úa màinn, úa àinn ūann 只個 我 勿，我 愛 換。 I don't want a change. le2 ke3(2)riou7 i1lúr khùr zīou i 汝 去 抓 伊。 You go and chase him. riou7 m6(7)diêh8zīou m̆-tîeh 抓 唔着。 Can't overtake him. le2 zao2(6) ziu6(7) riou7 oi6(7)diêh8lúr tsáu tsĭu zīou ŏi-tîeh 汝 走 就 抓 會着。 If you run, you will overtake him. le2 main3(2) piêng3 ua2lúr màinn phìeng úa 汝 勿 騙 我。 Don't you deceive me. le2 ain3(2) suang2(6) di5(7)zêg8(4)gai5?lúr àinn súang tî-tsêk-kâi? 汝 愛 選 底𫢗 個？ Which do you wish to choose? zi2(6)gai5 muêh8(4) cêng1kih4tsí-kâi mûeh tsheng-khih 只個 物 清氣。 Clean this. zi2(6)gai5 kiêh8(4)ke3(2) ze2tsí-kâi khiêh-khùr tsúr 只個 挈去 煮。 Take this and cook it. le2 hiou2(6) sng3 mê7?lúr híou sǹg--mē? 汝 曉 算 ～？ Can you count? ua2 m6(7)hiou2uá m̆-híou 我 唔曉。 I can't. main3(2)kao3màinn khàu 勿 哭。 Don't cry. i1 gan2(6) ke3 mê7?i kánn khùr--mē? 伊 敢 去 ～？ Does he dare to go? i1 m(7)gan2i m̆-kánn 伊 唔敢。 He dare not. i1 bhoi6(7)ziah8i bŏi-tsîah 伊 𠁞食。 He can't eat. zo3(2)nin5(7) bhoi6(7) ziah8?tsò-nî bŏi tsîah? 做呢 𠁞食？ Why can't he eat? ua2 m6(7)zai1uá m̆-tsai 我 唔知。 I don't know. rib8-lai3zîp-lài 入來。 Come in. cug4(8)-ke3tshuk-khùr 出去。 Go out. le2 tian1 ua2 oi6(7)gin3 mê7?lúr thiann úa ŏi-kìnn mē? 汝 聽 我 會見 ～？ Can you hear me? ua2 tian1 m6(7)gin3úa thiann m̆-kìnn 我 聽 唔見。 I can't hear you. Section 3 + Pêng'im TL Characters English hia2 kiêh8(4) bung1 ua2hía khiêh bung úa ～挈 分 我。 Get me that. di5(7)gai5?tî-kâi? 底個？ What is it? si(7) zia2(6) a1 m6(7)si6?sĭ tsía a m̆-sĭ?是 者 啊 唔是？ Is this it? ziu6(7)si6tsĭu-sĭ就是。 That is it. kiêh8lai5khiêh-lâi挈來。 Bring it here. gam2(6)sia7kám-sīa感謝。 Thank you. ho2-lo7hó-lō好～。 That will do. i1 oi6(7) siên1diêh8 mê7?i ŏi sienn-tiêh mē?伊 會 傷着 ～？ Is he hurt? bhoi6bŏi𠁞。 No. i1 oi6(7) si2 mê7?i ŏi sí--mē?伊 會死 ～? Will he die? ua2 siên6(7) i1 oi6úa sĭenn i ŏi我 想 伊 會。 I think he will. ua2 tian1gin3(2) i1 kao3ua thiann-kìnn i khàu我 聽見 伊 哭。 I heard him cry. zi2(6)gai5 kiêh8(4)ke3(2) kng3tsí-kâi khiêh-khùr khǹg只個 挈去 X Take this and keep it. gui6-loh8(4)ke3kŭi-lôh khùr跪 落去。 Kneel down. ki3(2)lai5khì-lâi起來。 Get up. main3(2)ciê3màinn tshìe勿笑。 Don't laugh. ua2 m6(7)bag4(8) i1úa m̆-pak i我 唔𧧸 伊。 I don't know him. ua2 zai1 i1 do6(7) di5(7)go3(2) kia6(7)ki2úa tsai i tŏ tî-kò khĭa-khí我 知 伊 在 底塊 徛起。 I know where he lives. i1 m6(7)zoh4, ain3(2)hiah4i m̆-tsoh, àinn-hiah伊 唔作，愛歇。 He doesn't want to work, (but) wants to leave. le2 ke3(2) gah4(8) i1 dan3, main3(2) hiah4lúr khùr kah i tànn, màinn hiah汝 去 甲 伊 呾，勿 歇。 You go and tell him not to leave. zi2(6)gai5 ziêh4(8) ua2tsí-kâi tsieh úa只個 借我。 Lend me this. bhoi6(7)sai2bŏi-sái𠁞使。 That won't do. ua2 ga1gi7 ain3(2)êng7úa ka-kī àinn-ēng我 家己 愛用。 I want to use it myself. zia2 ua2 m7hiou2(6) zo3(2)nin5(7)muêh8tsía úa m̆-híou tsò-nî-mûeh者 我 唔曉 做呢物。 I don't understand how to do this. cian2(6) le2 gah4(8) ua2 dan3tshíann lúr kah úa tànn請汝 甲 我 呾。 Please tell me. lai5(7)ke3(2) tig4(8)to5lâi-khùr thik-thô來 去 𨑨迌。 Come let us go out to amuse ourselves. nang2 main3(2) dui3(2)hiê2(6) guê3náng màinn tùi-hié kùe俺 勿 X～ 過。 Let us not pass by that way. dui2(6)ziê3(2) guê3túi tsiè kùeX 照 過。 Pass by this way. hia2(6) doh8-ki3(2)lai5hía tôh-khì-lâi～ 擇 起來。 Pick that up. Section 4 + Pêng'im TL Characters English zi2(6)gai5 sang3(2) le2tsí-kâi sàng lúr只個 送汝。 This is presented to you. cian2(6) le2 siu1tshíann lúr siu請汝 收。 Please accept it. gam2(6)sia7kám-sīa感謝。 Thank you. bang3(2)ziê3pàng-tsìe放 照。 Put it here. main3(2) gah4(8) i1 siê1mên7màinn kah i sie-mēnn勿 甲 伊 相罵。 Don't quarrel with him. ke3(2)-no7khùr nō去 ～。 Go away. le2 hiou2(6)tag8 mê7?lúr híou-thâk mē?汝 曉讀 ～？ Can you read? m7hiou2m̆-híou唔曉。 I can't. bang3(2) i1 ke3pàng i khùr放伊 去。 Let him go. i1 m6(7)haon3(2) ke3i m̆-hàunn khùr伊 唔好 去。 He refuses to go. ua2 gi3(2)dig4(8) le2úa kì-tik lúr我 記得 汝。 I remember you. le2 u6(7) gi3(2)dig4(8) ua2 mê7?lúr ŭ kì-tik úa mē?汝 有 記得 我 ～？ Do you remember me? ua2 ain3(2)buan1úa àinn-puan我 愛 搬。 I am going to remove. ain3(2)buan1 ke3(2) di5(7)go3?àinn-uan khùr tî-kò?愛搬 去 底塊？ Where are you going to remove to? huang5(7)liou2(6) bhuê7zai1hûang-líou būe-tsai還了 未知。 I don't know yet. gao3(2) diang1si5(7) zian3(2) zai1?kàu tiang-sî tsìann tsai?到 𫢗時 正 知？ When will you know? le2 nan7si6(7) ain3(2) buan1 zian2 le2 gah4(8) ua2 dan3lúr nā-sĭ àinn puann tsíann lúr kah úa tànn汝 哪是 愛 搬 正 甲 我 呾。 If you are going to remove, please tell me. i1 dng2(6)lai5 a1bhuê7?i tńg-lâi a-būe?伊 轉來 啊未？ Has he come home? bhuê7būe未。 He hasn't. zi2gai5 kiêh8(4)ke3 hoin5 i1tsí-kâi khiêh-khùr hôinn i只個 挈去 還伊。 Take this, go and return it to him. le2 u6(7) cuê7 mê7?lúr ŭ tshūe mē?汝 有 揣 ～？ Did you search for it? u6, ua2 cuê7 bho5ŭ, úa tshūe bô有，我 揣 無。 Yes. I searched, but I couldn't find it. kia7 ki2(6)lai5khīa kí-lâi徛 起來。 Stand up. zo6tsŏ坐。 Sit down. cian2(6) le2 ga3(2) ua2tshíann-lúr kà uá請汝 教我。 You teach me, please. i1 lai5(7) sung5(7) le2i lâi sûng lúr伊 來 X 汝。 He comes to visit you. cian2(6)dang2tshíann táng請等。 Just wait please. ho2hó好。 Very Well. ciang2(6)main3, gag8(4)diou3tshíang-màinn, kâk-tìou This is not wanted, throw it away. ua2 bhoi6(7)sia2úa bŏi-sía我 𠁞寫。 I can't write.