# First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect/Words and Phrases
## WORDS AND PHRASES.
### Ant

    蟻
       Hia

### And

    而
       Jur

### Blood

    血
       Huĕ

### Black

    黑
       Ou

### Cat

    貓
       Gniou

### Can

    能
       Oi

### Dear

    貴
       Kui

### Dog

    狗
       Kaou

### Ear

    耳
       Hi

### End

    尾
       Boe

### Fan

    扇
       Si

### Fish

    魚
       Hur

### Gold

    金
       Kim

### Goat

    羊
       Ie

### Hen

    雞
       Koi

### House

    厝
       Chu

### Inch

    寸
       Chun

### In

    於
       I

### Jar

    礑
       Tome

### Joint

    節
       Chăt

### Knife

    刀
       Taw

### Know

    知
       Chai

### Love

    愛
       Ai

### Leg

    脚
       Kha

### Man

    人
       Nang

### Mat

    蓆
       Chiĕ

### Nail

    釘
       Teng

### Night

    夜
       Mey

### One

    一
       Chĕk

### Of

    之
       Chur

### Pen

    筆
       Pit

### Pin

    針
       Cham

### Quick

    快
       Mey

### Quiet

    恬
       Tiem

### Run

    走
       Chaou

### Rope

    索
       Sŏ

### Shelf

    架
       Key

### Sock

    襪
       Buĕ

### This

    這
       Chi

### Talk

    講
       Kong

### Uncle

    叔
       Chĕk

### Ulcer

    瘡
       Chung

### Valley

    坑
       Khey

### Virtue

    德
       Tek

### Whip

    鞭
       Pni

### Wheel

    輪
       Lun

### You

    爾
       Lur

### Year

    年
       Ni

### Be still

    靜靜
       Tiem tiem

### Be quick

    猛猛
       Mey mey

### Bring it here

    挈來止
       Khiĕ lai chi

### Bind the thief

    捆賊
       Khun chat

### Buy some rice

    糴米
       Teă bi

### Beat the boy

    打亞孥子
       Pă a-nou kia

### Bring a chair

    挈茭𬃪來
       Khiĕ kaou-i lai

### Be a good boy

    爾做好人
       Lur chaw haw nang

### Buy 100 nails

    買一百鐵釘
       Boi chek pĕ tĭ-teng

### Buy a jacket & trowsers

    買衫褲
       Boi sa khou

### Bring some water

    擔水
       Ta chui

### Bend this bow

    押彎只弓
       A-wan chi keng

### Bring your book

    而個冊挈來
       Lur kai chĕ,khiĕ lai

### Begin to-day

    今日起頭
       Kim jit khi taou

### By and by he will come

    霎時伊來
       Kun-kia i lai

### Be attentive to your books

    謹心看冊
       Kurn sim toi chĕ

### Be obedient to your teacher

    孝順先生
       Haou sun sin-sey

### Come here

    來止
       Lai chi

### Can you read

    爾識字麽
       Lur pat ji,mĕ

### Call the boys

    喊亞孥子
       Ham a-nou-kia ​

### Carry this back

    只物挈轉去
       Chi muĕ khiĕ tung khur

### Come, go with me

    來同我去
       Lai,tang ua khur

### Come, let's play

    來、來去耍
       Lai,lai khur sung

### Carry this up stairs

    只物挈去樓頂
       Chi muĕ khiĕ khur laou-teng

### Come another day

    下日來
       E-jit lai

### Carry this to the teacher

    只物還先生
       Chi muĕ,hai sin-sey

### Don't fall

    勿仆
       Mai poă

### Do it yourself

    爾自己去做
       Lur ka-ki chaw

### Don't stay long

    免等候久
       Mien teng haou ku

### Don't make a noise

    勿嚷
       Mai jiang

### Don't be afraid

    免用驚
       Mien eng kia

### Do it well

    做好好
       Chaw haw haw

### Don't play outside

    勿去外耍
       Mai khur goa sung

### Do you smoke?

    爾有食芬麽
       Lur u chiă hun,baw

### Do it over again

    另換做過
       Leng-ua chaw kuay

### Do you know him?

    爾共伊相識麽
       Lur kang i sie pat,baw

### Did you call me

    爾有呌我麽
       Lur ham ua,baw

### Do you like fruit?

    爾好食菓子麽
       Lur haou chiă kuey-chi,baw

### Don't touch that

    勿摸彼物
       Mai mong hur muĕ

### Don't come here again

    下日勿再來止
       E-jit mai chai lai chi ​

### Don't write so fast

    免寫向猛
       Mai sia hie mey

### Don't be in a hurry

    勿太快去
       Mai hie kuey khur

### Don't leave the door open

    隨手再關
       Sui chiw chai kuey

### Does your father know it

    爾亞父知麽
       Lur a-pe chai mĕ

### Dare you do it

    爾敢做麽
       Lur ka chaw mĕ

### Did he say so

    伊講怎生麽
       I kong chie-sey,baw

### Dive into the water

    氼水
       Bi chui

### Do you speak truly

    爾講實話麽
       Lur kong sit wey,baw

### Evening

    夜昏
       Mey hng

### Every day

    日日
       Jit jit

### Each man

    各人
       Kăk nang

### English language

    英吉利話
       Eng-kit-li wey

### Empty this out

    倒出
       Taw chut

### Enter the school

    入書齋
       Jip chur-chey

### Follow me

    隨我
       Sui ua

### Find your book

    覓爾箇書冊
       Chuey lur kai chur-chĕ

### Forgive your foes

    赦免爾敵
       Sia-mien lur tek

### Fill it full

    倒滿
       Taw ti

### Feel of this

    摸只箇物
       Mong chi kai muĕ

### Fry some pork

    焙猪肉
       Pue tur bă ​

### Go home

    去厝
       Khur chu

### Go down

    去下
       Kkur ey

### Go slowly

    緩緩行
       Man man kia

### Go to bed

    去睡
       Khur goot

### Get up quickly

    快快走起
       Khuey khuey chaou khi

### Give that to me

    此物還我
       Chi muĕ hai ua

### Go and help him

    去輔伊
       Khur hu i

### Give it back to him

    挈轉還伊
       Khiĕ tung hai i

### How old are you

    爾若多歲
       Lur jiĕ choi huey

### Have you any more

    還有加麽
       Huan u key,mĕ

### He is a bad man

    伊是獃人
       I si pai nang

### He is always for play

    伊常常欲耍
       I sie sie ai sung

### His father is very poor

    伊亞父窮極
       I a pey,keng chai

### He won't come

    伊不肯來
       I mʼkheng lai

### He is very lazy

    伊懶惰極
       I pan-toa chai

### Has your brother recovered

    爾亞弟痊愈否
       Lur a-ti chuan-ju,bue

### How much money have you

    爾有若多銀
       Lur u jiĕ choi gnurn

### How long have you lived here

    爾住此若久
       Lur toa chi jiĕ-ku

### He did not come to-day

    今日伊無來
       Kim-jit i baw lai

### He cares for nobody

    伊不畏人
       I mʼui nang ​

### He is fond of opium

    伊欲食鴉片
       I haou chiă a-pien

### I forgot it

    我不記憶
       Ua mʼki tit

### I cannot come

    我不能來
       Ua mʼoi lai

### I am not well

    我不快活
       Ua mʼkuai-uă

### I have read this book

    此冊我有讀過
       Chi chĕ ua u tak kuey

### I am very glad

    我歡喜極
       Ua hua-hi chai

### I have never seen him

    我不識看見伊
       Ua mʼpat toi ki i

### I can't understand

    我聽不識
       Ua thia mʼpat

### I don't know

    我不知
       Ua mʼchai

### It is very hot to-day

    今日熱極
       Kim jit juă chai

### It is hard as a stone

    共石平𠕆
       Kang chiĕ pe tʼoi

### Is it true

    有眞麽
       U chia,mĕ

### Is your father well

    爾亞爹有好麽
       Lur a-tia u haw,mĕ

### Is this your pencil

    此筆是爾箇麽
       Chi pit si lur kai mĕ

### It is past four o'clock

    有四點外鐘了
       U si tiem goa cheng

### Jump down

    跳落
       Thiou lŏ

### Japan is near to China

    日本近唐山
       Jit-pun kurn Tung-sua

### Knock at the door

    打門
       Pă mung

### Kneel down

    脆落去
       Kui lŏ khur

### Keep this safely

    此物掌好
       Chi muĕ chie haw ​

### Kill that snake

    打死彼蛇
       Pă-si hur cʼhua

### Lock the door

    鎻門
       Saw mung

### Love your enemies

    愛爾仇敵
       Ai lur chiw tek

### Lift up this box

    此箱挈起來
       Chi sie,kiĕ ki lai

### Lend me a dollar

    銀一圓借我
       Gnurn chek kʼhou,chiĕ ua

### Look on your book

    目珠看冊
       Măk-chiw toi chĕ

### Listen to what I say

    爾聽我講
       Lur thia ua kong

### May I go home

    我欲來去厝
       Ua ai lai khur chu

### Make haste back

    猛猛轉來
       Mey-mey tung lai

### My eyes are sore

    我目珠痛
       Ua măk-chiw tʼhia

### My pen is not good

    我筆不好
       Ua pit mʼhaw

### My father is dead

    我亞父死了
       Ua kai a-pey si liou

### Not yet

    未嘗
       Bue cheng

### Not always

    非常
       Hui sie

### Never mind

    無相干
       Baw siang kan

### Nobody knows it

    無人知
       Baw nang chai

### Nail this board

    釘此枋
       Teng chi pang

### One man has come

    一人來了
       Chek nang lai liou

### One spoon is missing

    湯匙一枝不見
       Tung-si chek ki mʼkien

### Only one true God

    獨一眞神
       Tok it chin sin ​

### Opium is not good to eat

    鴉片不好食
       A-pien mʼhaw chiă

### Perhaps he will come

    或者伊來
       Hok chia i lai

### Put this in the sun

    此物挈去曝日
       Chi muĕ,khiĕ khur pak jit

### Pull up these bushes

    此草挽丢
       Chi chaou,man tiou

### Pray to God every day

    日日求神天
       Jit jit kiw Sin-Ti

### Questions & answers

    問答
       Mung tap

### Quietly remain at home

    恬恬在厝
       Tiem tiem taw chu

### Quote from the classics

    引經據典
       In kia kur tien

### Run and get the umbrella

    走去挈雨傘
       Chaou khur khiĕ hou-sua

### Read in a low voice

    讀細聲
       Tak soi sia

### Remember to tell him

    爾記憶共伊講
       Lur ki-tit kang i kong

### Rice is dear this year

    今年米有貴
       Kim ni,bi u kui

### Send him into the city

    使伊去城內
       Sai i khur sia lai

### Save this for to-morrow

    此留放明日
       Chi laou pang moa-ki

### She is upwards of twenty

    伊二十外歲
       I ji-chap goa huey

### Send your servant to take it

    使爾囝子來挈
       Sai lur kin-kia lai khiĕ

### Set it down here

    放在此
       Pang taw chi

### They are neighbors

    伊是厝邊人
       I si,chu-pi nang

### This is good for nothing

    此無用
       Chi baw eng

### This cloth is wet

    此布有濕
       Chi pou,u tam ​

### This fowl is not done

    此雞無熟
       Chi koi baw sek

### Under the house

    厝下
       Chu ey

### Upon the shelf

    架頂
       Key teng

### Very many

    多極
       Choi chai

### Very well, take it

    稱釆挈去
       Chin-chai,khiĕ khur

### What is your name

    爾是乜名
       Lur si mi mia

### What is your age

    有若多歲
       U jiĕ choi huey

### Where do you live

    爾住值處
       Lua toa ti taw

### What do you want

    爾欲甚物
       Lur ai si muĕ

### Which is the one

    那箇是
       Ti kai si

### When did you arrive

    爾值時到
       Lur ti-si kaou

### Why do you not go

    怎呢不去
       Chaw-ni mʼkhur

### Will you go or not

    爾肯去麽
       Lur kheng khur,mĕ

### What does he say

    伊講甚乜事
       I kong si mi sur

### What more do you want

    爾欲加甚物
       Lur ai key si muĕ

### What is this for

    此用做乜事
       Chi eng chaw mi sur

### Where was this book printed

    此冊值處印
       Chi chĕ ti taw in

### Whose house is this

    此厝是誰個
       Chi chu,si ti-tiang kai

### Who can tell

    誰個能講
       Ti-tiang oi kong

### Where has he gone

    伊去值處
       I khur ti-taw ​

### Why can't he do it

    伊怎呢不能做
       I chaw ni mʼoi chaw

### Who is going to Singapore

    誰人欲去實力
       Ti tiang ai khur Sit-lat

### When do you go on board

    何時落船
       Ti si lŏ chun

### What are you doing now

    現在爾做乜事
       Hien-chai lur chaw mi sur

### We shall surely go to-day

    今日必定欲去
       Kim-jit pit tia ai khur

### Who is interpreter

    誰人囘話
       Ti-tiang huey wey

### We are all well

    我等籠總有好
       Ua-teng long chong u haw

### Whether I go or not is uncertain

    去不去無定着
       Khur mʼkhur baw tia-tiŏ

### You write too fast

    爾寫太猛
       Lur sia kă mey

### You went home recently

    近日爾正去厝
       Kurn jit lur chia khur chu

### You can't do it

    爾不能做
       Lur mʼoi chaw

### You need not do it

    免用做
       Mien eng chaw

### You speak too loud

    爾講太大聲
       Lur kong kă toa sia

### Yes, you speak truly

    着、爾講實
       Tiŏ,lur kong sit

### You are late to-day

    爾今日太宴來
       Lur kim jit kă ua lai

### You have not made it right

    做來不着
       Chaw lai mʼtiŏ

### You don't speak to the point

    講不對空
       Kong mʼtui khang

### You are mistaken

    爾看錯了
       Lur toi ta liou

### Yesterday was a feast day

    昨日做節
       Cha-jit chaw choĭ

### You can't trust him

    爾不可相信伊
       Lur mʼhaw siang-sin i ​

### Yonder comes a junk

    在彼中有船來
       Taw hur tang u chun lai

### You must not eat every thing

    勿食雜物
       Mai chiă chap muĕ

### You must learn this by heart

    此的爾讀來唸
       Chi kai,lur tak lai niem

### You must die

    必定爾死
       Pit tia lur si

### You have sinned

    爾得罪
       Lur tit chuey

### You ought to repent

    爾應該悔攺
       Lur eng-kai huay koi

### You should believe in Jesus

    爾應該信耶穌
       Lur eng kai sin Ya-sou

### You may now be saved

    現在爾能得救
       Hien-chai lur oi tit kiw

### You know the truth

    眞理爾知了
       Chin li,lur chai liou

### You have heard the gospel

    爾嘗聽福音
       Lur cheng thia hok-im

### You cannot save yourself

    爾不能救自己
       Lur put neng kiw ka ki

### You have no merit

    爾無功勞
       Lur baw kong-laou

### Your sins are many

    爾有罪加加
       Lur u chuey key key

### Your gods cannot save you

    爾神不能救人
       Lur kai sin put neng kiw nang

### Your priests are ignorant

    爾箇和尙無知
       Lur kai hue-sie baw chai

### Your religion is false

    爾教有假
       Lur kai ka,u key

### Your soul is precious

    爾個靈魂有貴
       Lur kai leng-hun u kui

### Your life is short

    爾個生命不久
       Lur kai sey-mia put ku

### Your end is near

    爾死日將近
       Lut si-jit chiang kurn

### You will not repent

    爾不肯悔攺
       Lur mʼkheng huey koi