# Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/Time generally
## Lesson XI. time generally.
### section I.
#### 拜乙

    Pài-it
       Monday.

#### 拜弍

    Pài-jī
       Tuesday.

#### 拜三

    Pài-saⁿ
       Wednesday.

#### 拜四

    Pài-sì
       Thursday. ​

#### 拜伍

    Pài-ngõu
       Friday.

#### 拜陸

    Pài-lák
       Saturday.

#### 禮拜

    Lói-pài
       Sunday.

#### 正月

    Chiaⁿ--guéh
       First moon or New Year's days.

#### 二月

    Jī--guéh
       Second moon.

#### 三月

    Saⁿ-guéh
       Third moon.

#### 今日拜几

    Kiáⁿ-jít pài-kúi?
       What day of the week is to-day?

#### 今日拜乙

    Kiáⁿ-jít pài-it
       To-day is Monday.

#### 爾下個拜乙來

    Lṳ́ ẽ-kâi pài-it lâi
       You come on Monday next.

#### 我此個禮拜不閒在

    Uá chí-kâi lói-pài m̄-ôiⁿ tsãi
       I am very busy this week.

#### 我明天個事多在

    Uá màⁿ-khí kâi sṳ̄ tsōi-tsāi
       I shall have a great deal of work to-morrow.

#### 先生爾明天早者來

    Sin-seⁿ lṳ́ màⁿ-khí tsá--chē-lâi
       Teacher, you come a little earlier tomorrow.

#### 我要讀零些。了爾好轉來

    Uá àiⁿ-ták lân-ló, lióu lṳ́ hó-tńg--khṳ̀
       I will read a little, and then you can go.

#### 拜三先生爾免用來

    Pài-saⁿ sin-seⁿ lṳ́ mín-ēng lâi
       On Wednesday, teacher, you needn't come.

#### 拜四我不在

    Pài-sì uá m̄-tõ
       I shan't be at home on Thursday.

#### 拜伍我或者轉來

    Pài-ngõu uá pa-lak tńg--lâi
       Probably, I shall be back on Friday.

#### 無定着。拜陸亦不知

    Bô tiāⁿ-tiéh, pài-lák iā m̄-tsai
       I am not sure, I might come back on Saturday. ​

#### 爾拜陸下午來

    Lṳ́ pài-lák ẽ-kùa lâi
       You come on Saturday afternoon.

#### 禮拜日我要去禮拜

    Lói-pài-jít uá àiⁿ-khṳ̀ lói-pài
       On Sunday I go to worship.

#### 加不久就正月

    Ke m̄-kú chiũ chiaⁿ--guéh
       Before long it will be the New Year.

#### 弍月還了是冷

    Jī--guéh huân-lióu sĩ chhìn
       The second moon is still cold.

#### 叁月𢰳退

    Saⁿ--guéh ióu-tsuáh
       The third moon is a little less (cold.)

### section II.
#### 初乙

    Chhiu-it
       First day of the moon.

#### 初弍

    Chhiu-jī
       Second day of the moon.

#### 初三

    Chhiu-saⁿ
       Third day of the moon.

#### 拾乙

    Tsap2-it
       Eleventh day of the moon.

#### 拾弍

    Tsáp-jī
       Twelfth day of the moon.

#### 月大

    Guéh tūa
       A long moon.

#### 月小

    Guéh sié
       A short moon.

#### 閏月

    Zūn-guéh
       An intercalary moon.

#### 日蝕

    Jít síh
       An eclipse of the sun.

#### 月蝕

    Guéh síh
       An eclipse of the moon.

#### 安更

    An-keⁿ
       Second watch 00First watch from 7 to 9 p.m.

#### 弍更

    Jī-keⁿ
       Second watch 00„ 9 to„ 11 p.m.„

#### 三更

    Saⁿ-keⁿ
       Second watchThird watch 0„ 11 to„ 1 a.m.

#### 四更

    Sì-keⁿ
       Second watchFourth watch 00„ 1 to„ 9 a.m.„

#### 五更

    Ngõu-keⁿ
       Second watchFifth watch 00„ 3 to„ 5 a.m.„ ​

#### 今日何時

    Kiáⁿ-jít tiang-sî?
       What is to day?

#### 今日七月初乙

    Kiáⁿ-jít chhit--guéh chhiu-it
       To-day is the first of the seventh moon.

#### 拾乙禮拜

    Tsáp-it lói-pài
       The eleventh (Chinese month) will be Sunday.

#### 是或不是

    Sĩ a m̄-sĩ?
       Is it or is it not?

#### 我看歷日就知

    Uá thóiⁿ láh-jíh chiũ-tsai
       Let me see the calendar, and I will know it.

#### 歷日在此。十二正是禮拜

    Láh-jít tõ--chié, tsáp-jī chiàⁿ-sĩ lói-pài
       Here's the calendar, the twelfth will be Sunday.

#### 不是十乙

    M̄-sĩ tsáp-it
       It's not the eleventh.

#### 此個月大或是小

    Chí-kâi guéh tuā a-sĩ sié?
       Is this moon long or short?

#### 不知

    M̄-tsai
       I don't know.

#### 月大就三十。月小就卄九

    Guéh tuā chiũ saⁿ-tsáp, guéh sié chiũ jíh-káu
       In a great moon there will be thirty days, and in a small moon twenty nine.

#### 今年有閏月否

    Ke-nîⁿ ũ zūn-guéh mē?
       Is there an intercalary moon this year?

#### 有。閏五

    Ũ, zūn-ngõu
       Yes, the fifth intercalary moon.

#### 昨夜月蝕爾有看或無

    Tsa-mêⁿ guéh síh lṳ́ ũ thóiⁿ a-bô?
       Last night there was an eclipse of the moon, did you see it?

#### 不嘗。我在睡

    M̄-chêng, uá tõ út
       No, I was in bed.

#### 昨夜三更蝕

    Tsá-mêⁿ saⁿ-keⁿ síh
    The eclipse took place at the third watch last night.

#### 我若是知。我走起来看

    Uá nāⁿ-sĩ tsai, uá tsáu-khí lâi-thóiⁿ
       If I had known, I would have got up to see it.

#### 爾昨日無共我呾

    Lṳ́ tsa-jít bô kah uá tàⁿ
       You didn't tell me yesterday. ​

#### 我昨日不記得共爾呾

    Uá tsa-jít m̄-kì-tit kah lṳ́ tàⁿ
       I forgot to tell you yesterday.

#### 爾知日何時正蝕

    Lṳ́ tsai jít tiang-sî chiàⁿ-síh?
       Do you know when there will be an eclipse of the sun?

#### 不知。我無歷日

    M̄-tsai, uá bô láh-jít
       I don't know, I haven't got a calendar.

#### 我昨夜終夜袂睡

    Uá tsa-mêⁿ thàng-mêⁿ bõi-út
       I couldn't sleep the whole of last night.

#### 巡更個人昨夜無掌

    Chiéⁿ-keⁿ--kâi-nâng tsa-mêⁿ bô chiéⁿ
       The watchman didn't watch last night.