# Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson XIV
## At—tõ-chhù,

    at home.

   ## i tõ-choh khang-khùe,

       he is at (doing) work.

   ## i tõ-hièⁿ-pôiⁿ,

       he is at the other side.

   ## i tõ-chṳ-che,

       he is at the school.

   ## tõ-chia̍h ji̍t-tàu-pn̄g kâi sî-hāu,

       at the time of eating the noon rice (dinner time).

## On—tõ-hṳ́-téng,

    on there.

   ## tõ tû-téng--kò,

       on the top of the cupboard.

   ## tõ hái-mīn,

       on the sea. tõ tī-chiēⁿ, on the globe.

   ## tõ mîn-chhn̂g-téng,

       on the bed.

   ## tõ thâu-téng phûan-thâu-pòu,

       on his head was wound a turban.

   ## tõ chûn-téng ũ chōi-chōi-nâng,

       on the boat there were many people.

   ## tõ lōu-chiēⁿ chiũ ngõ--tie̍h i,

       on the road I met him.

## In—lãi,

    in. i ji̍p-lãi, he entered in. tõ i-lãi, in.

   ## lãi ũ sin-seⁿ hó-mn̄g,

       within is a teacher (of whom you) may inquire.

   ## lãi ũ sĩ-mih-mue̍h bô?

       within is there anything or not?

   ## àng-tói ũ-chúi,

       in the jar is water.

## To—i khṳ́ Ē-mn̂g,

    he has gone (to) Amoy.

   ## i ji̍p-lãi-tī,

       he has gone (to) the country.

   ## àiⁿ-khṳ̀ tî-kò?

       wants to go (to) where?

   ## kàu-chí-lâi,

       up to this (time or place).

   ## chò-mih-sṳ̄ khṳt-i?

       he did what to him?

   ## tùi-i tàⁿ,

       said to him.

   ## saⁿ, khie̍h-hôiⁿ--i,

       the jacket, take and give it to him.

## Of—kâi,

    of (see Possessive Case).

## Beyond—Thêng-hái kùe-khṳ̀,

    beyond Theng-hai.

   ## kùe-kài-hãn,

       beyond the boundary.

   ## kùe-kok,

       beyond the kingdom. kùe-sî, beyond the time.

   ## kùe-hūn,

       beyond what pertains to him.

   ## kùe-úa só-siẽⁿ,

       beyond what I supposed.

   ## Jit-pńg-kok kùe-khṳ́ chiũ-sĩ hái,

       beyond Japan it is ocean.

   ## chōi-kùe i só-hun-hù,

       beyond what he enjoined.

## Adjoining—sie-kiam-kài,

    adjoining each other.

   ## nõ-koiⁿ chhù-ãu sie-tú,

       the backs of the two houses touch each other. ​

## Up and down—chiēⁿ-ẽ,

    above and below.

   ## tõ-chiēⁿ--kò lo̍h--lâi,

       he came down from up there.

   ## peh-chiẽⁿ-suaⁿ,

       he climbed up the hill.

## àiⁿ-chiẽⁿ chiũ-chiẽⁿ, àiⁿ-lo̍h chiũ-lo̍h,

    if he wants to go up he’ll go up, if he wants to come down he'll come down.

   ## khí--khṳ̀ lo̍h--lâi,

       ascend and descend.

## Over and under—tõ-mn̂g-bâi-chiēⁿ,

    over the door.

   ## suaⁿ-chiēⁿ ũ-hûn,

       over the mountain there was a cloud.

   ## tõ-chhn̂g-ẽ ũ-kha-ta̍h,

       under the table is a footstool.

   ## tõ-chhn̂g-téng ũ-mue̍h-kiãⁿ,

       on the table were some things.

   ## jī-cha̍p-gūa,

       over twenty.

   ## jī-cha̍p ũ-ṳ̂,

       twenty and more.

## Around—sì-chiu-ûi ũ-láu-chiàng,

    all around were soldiers.

   ## sì-phìⁿ chiũ-chúi,

       all around was water.

   ## chiu-ûi chẽng-chẽng sĩ-tek,

       all around were bamboos.

## Through—sie-thàng,

    through from one to the other.

   ## thàng-hṳ́-tiáu-hāng,

       through that passage way.

   ## àiⁿ-sú kài-khang õi-thàng a-bõi?

       I want to bore a hole, can it go through or not? õi-thàng, can go through.

   ## thàng-chí-kò kùe,

       went through this way.

   ## õi-thong-huang,

       the wind can pass through.

## With—khie̍h-bí-niêⁿ chò-pû-khṳ̀,

    take rice along.

   ## kāng-i phue̍h-ūe,

       chat with him.

## Outside and inside—gūa-kháu,

    outside.

   ## gūa-mīn; lāi-mīn,

       outside; inside.

## About—hieⁿ-lí chôiⁿ-ãu,

    all about the village.

   ## iak-lia̍k-tàⁿ chiũ-hó,

       say about how it is, will do.

   ## iak-pān,

       an estimate of about how much.

## Before and behind—kṳ̃n-chôiⁿ, tō-mīn-chôiⁿ, thâu-chôiⁿ;

    before (in place), thâu-soiⁿ, before (in time).

   ## ka-chiah-ãu,

       pùe-ãu, behind.

## Since—íⁿ-ãu, chiá-sṳ̄-ãu,

    since the affair.

   ## tâng-tiâng-sî ũ-chièⁿ-seⁿ?

       since when has it been so?

   ## sṳ̄ íⁿ-ãu kàu-taⁿ,

       since the affair down till now.

## Backwards and forwards—chìn-chôiⁿ nõ-saⁿ-pōu,

    go forwards two or three steps.

   ## thò-ãu kúi-hua̍h,

       go backward a few steps.