# Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson X
## ji̍t-kùa,

    daytime.

## mê--kùa,

    night-time.

## ẽ-kùa,

    afternoon.

## chiẽⁿ-kùa,

    forenoon.

## ẽ-ngóu,

    afternoon.

## kim-ji̍t; kiá-ji̍t,

    to-day.

## cha-ji̍t,

    yesterday.

## chá-ji̍t,

    some previous day.

## cho̍h--ji̍t,

    day before yesterday.

## tōa-cho̍h--ji̍t,

    one day earlier still.

## múe-ji̍t,

    every day.

## liên-ji̍t,

    consecutive days.

## kúi-ji̍t; sù-ji̍t; kú-a-ji̍t,

    several days.

## chí-kṳ̃n-ji̍t,

    within these few days.

## chiẽⁿ-ji̍t,

    on a previous day.

## chôiⁿ nõⁿ-saⁿ-ji̍t,

    two or three days ago.

## ãu-ji̍t,

    day after to-morrow.

## chôiⁿ-ji̍t,

    a former day.

## múa-chá,

    to-morrow early.

## múa-khí,

    to-morrow.

## mn̂g-hng,

    evening.

## chiẽⁿ-lói-pài,

    last week.

## chôiⁿ-kâi-gue̍h,

    last month.

## nõⁿ-saⁿ kâi-gue̍h-chôiⁿ,

    two or three months ago.

## chí-kâi-gue̍h,

    this month.

## ãu-kâi-gue̍h; ẽ-kâi-gue̍h,

    next month.

## ãu nõⁿ-kâi-gue̍h,

    two months afterwards.

## ke-saⁿ kâi-gue̍h,

    in three months more.

## ji̍t-tàu,

    noon. bô-hièⁿ-tàu, not fully noon.

## pùaⁿ-mê,

    midnight.

## saⁿ keⁿ,

    pùaⁿ-mê, 3rd. watch, midnight.

## mê-nî,

    next year.

## chiang-lâi-nî,

    future year.

## kū-nî,

    last year. sì-khùi, the four seasons.

## múe-nî,

    every year. chhun, hē, spring and summer.

## chá-nî,

    some preceding year. chhiu, tang, fall and winter.

## sî-hāu,

    time.

## bô-sî-hāu,

    there is no time.

## ũ-sî ũ-hāu,

    there is time. ​

## chá àm,

    early and late.

## sî-sî; siêⁿ-siêⁿ,

    constantly.

## siêⁿ-sî,

    always.

## chiãm-sî,

    in a little while; gradually.

## siap-sî,

    in a little while.

## siap-sî--kan,

    in a„ little„ while.„

## ke siap-sî,

    after a little while longer.

## chí-kṳ̃n-sî,

    recently.

## múe-sî,

    every time.

## múe-sî-sîn,

    every two hours.

## háⁿ-hun,

    twilight.

## thiⁿ lâ-lân-kng,

    the break of day.

## tang-pôiⁿ pe̍h,

    the glimmer of dawn.

## tõ-sĩ-mih cheng-tiám,

    what time is it?

## ióng-ién,

    everlasting. buān-nî, ten-thousand years.

## khùn-kiáⁿ,

    presently.

## ma̍k-nih-kú,

    in the twinkling of an eye.

## ma̍k-nih-kiáⁿ,

    in„ the„ twinkling„ of„ an„ eye„.

## kú-chãi,

    a very long time.

## hoh-kú,

    a good while.

## che̍k-pn̄g-kú,

    as long as it takes for a boiling of rice.

## chá-lâi,

    mān-khṳ̀, comes early and goes away late.

## ji̍t-ji̍t,

    daily.

## pâi-tńg,

    every time. ãu-pâi, next time.

## ji̍t-mê,

    day and night. pâi-mê, every night.

## chong-ji̍t,

    all day.

## thàng-ji̍t,

    the whole day.

## hiēn-chãi; hiēn-kim; hiēn-chhṳ́-chãi,

    now.

## ji̍t-kùe-ji̍t,

    day after day.

## ji̍t-lo̍h,

    sunset.

## ji̍t-chhut,

    sunrise.

## ji̍t-thâu lo̍h-suaⁿ,

    the sun is going down below the hills.

## che̍k-sì-tō,

    a generation.

## chiaⁿ gue̍h,

    the first month.

## jī gue̍h,

    the second month.

## jūn-gue̍h,

    intercalary month.

## khah-uàⁿ;

    too late.

## sûi-sî,

    then; thereupon; at that time.

## chiet-khek; phêng-sù, sù-lâi,

    immediately; hitherto.

## khí-thâu; suah-búe, kiáu-búe,

    beginning; end.