# Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson XX

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## hun-pie̍t,

    a difference.

## bô-sĩ-mih hun-pie̍t,

    there is no great difference.

## ũ-hun-pie̍t,

    there is a difference.

## koh-iēⁿ,

    a different kind, or different.

## koh-iēⁿ-chãi,

    very different.

## koh-iēⁿ koh-iēⁿ,

    decidedly different. ​

## tōa-koh-iēⁿ,

    a great difference.

## koh-iēⁿ se-su; koh-iēⁿ lân-ló,

    a little different.

## koh-iēⁿ koh-sièⁿ,

    different manner and style.

## i tàⁿ-ūe koh-iēⁿ,

    he speaks differently.

## i chò-sṳ̄ koh-iēⁿ,

    he does things differently.

## i só-kṳ́-tõng koh-iēⁿ,

    that which he does is different (from others).

## m̄-sie-tâng,

    not the same,—tōa m̄-sie-tâng, greatly diverse.

## kiau-tî-kâi sie-tâng?

    with which one is it alike? (often implies difference).

## ũ kâi m̄-sie-tâng,

    some are not alike.

## m̄-sie-tâng chiũ-mài,

    if not the same I don’t want them.

## àiⁿ-sie-tâng,

    I want them alike.

## chí--iēⁿ hṳ́--iēⁿ kak m̄-sie-tâng,

    this kind and that, each is different.

## sĩ-m̄-hû,

    don’t correspond,—m̄-hû-ha̍h, don’t match.

## kim-ji̍t kâi-ūe kũa-cha-ji̍t kâi-ūe m̄-siang-hû,

    to-day’s words and those of yesterday don’t agree.

## kiau-hṳ́--kâi m̄-hû,

    don’t correspond with that.

## uá só-tàⁿ sĩ-kiau lṳ́ só-tàⁿ m̄-siang-hû,

    what I say is not in accord with what you say.

## chua̍h-m̄-uãⁿ,

    different not much.

## chha-m̄-to; chha-put-to,

    different not much.

## kiãⁿ-kiãⁿ-chua̍h,

    each one is different.

## m̄-tâng-iēⁿ,

    not the same kind,—m̄-chhin-chhiẽⁿ, not alike,

## m̄-tâng-hō,

    not the same brand.

## m̄-tâng-mō,

    not the same sample.

## bô-chha-chhò,

    no variation; no mistake,

## m̄-hó-pí; m̄-hó lâi-pí,

    may not be compared.

## àiⁿ-pí chiũ-lâi-pí,

    if you want to compare, come and compare.

## bô-mih-jiên,

    not any resemblance.

## chí chiah, jiên-hṳ́ chiah,

    this one is like that one.

## ūe-lâi bô-mih-jiên,

    sketched it not much alike.

## ũ-ke-iēⁿ.

    there are many kinds.

## ũ-chōi-iēⁿ kak-m̄-tâng,

    there are many kinds each different,

## ũ-kâi-tōa, ũ-kâi-sòi,

    some are large and some are small.

## sie bô-kàu-húe,

    burned not sufficiently (as of tiles).

## m̄-ha̍h chhùn-chhieh,

    don’t correspond to the measurement, i.e. out of proportion.

## lṳ́ chò-nî m̄-tùi-uá chhó-chhiàng?

    why do you not accord with the agreement. ​

## kiau chhó-chhiàng m̄-che̍k-iēⁿ,

    not the same as (I) agreed for.

## kiau-uá sṳ-niê--kâi sĩ-m̄-tùi,

    it does not agree with what (I) bargained for.

## i hûan-ló-chãi,

    he is very sorry.

## chí-kâi-saⁿ bô-mih chheng-khih,

    this jacket is not at all clean.

## chhù-lāi kng-kng,

    inside the house it is well lighted.

## thiⁿ-sî mông-mông,

    the weather is very hazy.

## i chò-sṳ̄ tham-thû,

    he does things in a dilatory way.

## i nâng nńg-jia̍k,

    the man is feeble.

## a-nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ iùⁿ-iùⁿ,

    the child is very young.

## i lãu-tōa khang-kiẽn-chãi,

    the old gentleman is very vigorous.

## chí-tiâu-lōu ti̍t-ti̍t,

    this road is quite straight.

## chí-tiâu-lōu oh-kiâⁿ-chãi,

    this road is very hard to travel.

## lâu, che̍k-ē-khó chúi chiũ-chhién-chhién,

    when the tide is down the water is very shallow.

## i kò-chiéⁿ mān-mān,

    he rows very slowly.

## ì-sṳ̀ hién-mêng,

    the meaning is obvious.

## tang-huang thàu-lâi ân-ân,

    the east wind blows stiff.

## huang chhue-lâi liâng-liâng,

    the wind blows cool.

## chí-hō-pēⁿ hong-hiám,

    this kind of disease is dangerous.

## chí-hō-pēⁿ oh-ui,

    this kind of disease is hard to cure.

## i chò-kâng la̍t-lo̍h,

    he does work diligently.

## tōa-kiaⁿ-kũ,

    greatly afraid,

## i siũ-liáu tōa-tōa kan-khóu,

    he has already eeeree great hardship.

## tit-tie̍h tōa-tōa o-ló,

    he received great praise.

## tōa-tōa tit-nâng o-ló,

    greatly was he praised by people.

## ũ-tōa-siaⁿ jiáng khí-lâi,

    great clamor arose.

## lṳ́ lâi-tõ tãi-jiáng,

    when you come there is a great noise.

## ũ gâu-sin-seⁿ lâi-chí-kà,

    a wise teacher came and gave instruction.

## pó-pùe kâi-mue̍h-kiãⁿ,

    valuable articles.

## pháiⁿ-nâng m̄-hó-ji̍p,

    let not bad people enter.

## ke-húe tōa-bô-ēng,

    the sons are very useless.

## phùa-saⁿ-khòu,

    ragged clothes.