# Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/Exercises (Lesson V)
## Lesson V. Exercises.
### section I.
#### 伊要認否

    I àiⁿ-jīn mē?
       Is he going to confess?

#### 伊不應

    I m̃-ìn
       He won't answer.

#### 伊要辦

    I àiⁿ-à
       He wants to argue.

#### 爾何時到

    Lṳ́ tiang-sî kàu?
       When did you arrive?

#### 爾問誰人

    Lṳ́ mn̄g tî-tiâng?
       Who are you asking?

#### 我問爾

    Uá mn̄g lṳ́.
       I ask you.

#### 誰人打爾

    Tî-tiâng phah lṳ́?
       Who beat you?

#### 爾知否

    Lṳ́ tsai mē?
       Do you know? ​

#### 我不知

    Uá m̄-tsai
       I don't know.

#### 我不信爾

    Uá m̃-sìn lṳ́
       I don't believe you.

#### 爾如何不信我

    Lṳ́ tsò-nîⁿ m̃-sìn uá?
       Why don't you believe me?

#### 彼個携來

    Hṳ́-kâi khiéh--lâi
       Bring me that.

#### 筅

    Tshóiⁿ
       Brush it.

#### 刷好携來

    Tshóiⁿ-hó khiéh--lâi
       After you have brushed it, bring it to me.

#### 此買有或無

    Chía bói-ũ a-bô?
       Is there any of this to be bought?

#### 買無

    Bói-bô
       There is none to be bought.

#### 呌伊來

    Kiè i lâi
       Call him here.

#### 伊會走

    I õi-tsáu
       He can run.

#### 我會行袂走

    Ua õi-kiâⁿ, bõi tsáu
       I can walk, but I cannot run.

#### 爾掠伊

    Lṳ́ liáh--i
       You catch him.

#### 爾掠伊會着否

    Lṳ́ liáh i õi-tiéh mē?
       Can you catch him?

#### 我袂走。掠伊袂着

    Uá bõi-tsáu, liáh i bõi tiéh.
       I can't run, and I can't catch him.

### section II.
#### 此個我勿。我要換

    Chí--kâi uá màiⁿ, uá aìⁿ-ūaⁿ
       I don't want a change.

#### 爾去追伊

    Lṳ́ khṳ̀-jiōu i
       You go and chase him.

#### 追不着

    Jiōu m̄-tièh
       Can't overtake him.

#### 爾走就追會着

    Lṳ́ tsáu chiũ-jiōu õi-tièh
       If you run, you will overtake him. ​

#### 爾勿騙我

    Lṳ́ màiⁿ-phièn úa
       Don't you deceive me.

#### 爾要選的一個

    Lṳ́ àiⁿ-suán tî-chék-kâi?
       Which do you wish to choose?

#### 此個修淸潔

    Chí--kâi muéh-chheng-khih
       Clean this.

#### 此個携去煮

    Chí--kâi khiéh-khṳ̀ tsṳ́
       Take this and cook it.

#### 爾曉算否

    Lṳ́ hióu-sǹg mē?
       Can you count?

#### 我不曉

    Uá m̄-hióu
       I can't.

#### 勿哭

    Màiⁿ-khàu
       Don't cry.

#### 伊敢去否

    I káⁿ-khṳ̀ mē?
       Does he dare to go?

#### 伊不敢

    I m̄-káⁿ
       He dare not.

#### 伊袂食

    I bõi-chiáh
       He can't eat.

#### 何爲袂食

    Tsò-nîⁿ bõi-chiáh
       Why can't he eat?

#### 我不知

    Uá m̄-tsai
       I don't know.

#### 入來

    Jíp--lái
       Come in.

#### 出去

    Tshut--khṳ̀
       Go out.

#### 爾聽我會見否

    Lṳ́ thiaⁿ uá õi-kìⁿ mē?
       Can you hear me?

#### 我聽不見

    Uá thiaⁿ m̄-kìⁿ
       I can't hear you.

### section III.
#### 彼携與我

    Hiá khiéh-pun uá
       Get me that. ​

#### 的個

    Tî-kâi?
       What is it?

#### 是此或不是

    Sĩ chiá am̄-sĩ?
       Is this it?

#### 就是

    Chiũ-sĩ
       That is it.

#### 携來

    Khiéh--lài
       Bring it here.

#### 感謝

    Kám-siā
       Thank you.

#### 好了

    Hó--lō
       That will do.

#### 伊會傷着否

    I õi sieⁿ-tiéh mē?
       Is he hurt?

#### 袂

    Bõi
       No.

#### 伊會死否

    I õi sí mē?
       Will he die?

#### 我想伊會

    Uá siẽⁿ i õi.
       I think he will.

#### 我聽見伊哭

    Uá thiaⁿ-kìⁿ i khàu
       I heard him cry.

#### 此個携去藏

    Chí--kâi khiéh-khṳ̀ khǹg
       Take this and keep it.

#### 跪落去

    Kũi--lóh-khṳ̀
       Kneel down.

#### 起來

    Khí--lâi
       Get up.

#### 勿笑

    Màiⁿ-chhiè
       Don't laugh.

#### 我不識伊

    Uá m̄-pat i
       I don't know him.

#### 我只伊在何處居住

    Uá tsai i tõ tî-kò khiã-khí
       I know where he lives.

#### 伊不作。要歇

    I m̃-tsoh, àiⁿ-hiah
       He doesn't want to work, (but) wants to leave.

#### 爾去與伊呾勿歇

    Lṳ́ khṳ̀ kah i tàⁿ, màiⁿ-hiah
       You go and tell him not to leave.

#### 此個借我

    Chí--kâi chieh uá
       Lend me this.

#### 袂使

    Bõi-sái
       That won't do. ​

#### 我自己要用

    Uá ka-kī àiⁿ-ēng
       I want to use it myself.

#### 此我不曉如何作

    Chiá uá m̄-hióu tsò-nîⁿ muéh
       I don't understand how to do this.

#### 請爾與我呾

    Chhiáⁿ lṳ́ kah uá tàⁿ
       Please tell me.

#### 來去遊玩

    Lâi-khṳ̀ thit-thô
       Come let us go out to amuse ourselves.

#### 咱勿由彼處過

    Nán màiⁿ tùi-hié kùe
       Let us not pass by that way.

#### 由此過

    Tùi-chié kùe
       Pass by this way.

#### 彼擇起來

    Hiá tóh--khí-lâi
       Pick that up.

### section IV.
#### 此個送爾

    Chí--kâi sàng lṳ́
       This is presented to you.

#### 請爾收

    Chhiáⁿ lṳ́ siu
       Please accept it.

#### 感謝

    Kám-siā
       Thank you.

#### 放此

    Pàng--chié
       Put it here.

#### 勿與伊相罵

    Màiⁿ kah i sie-mēⁿ
       Don't quarrel with him.

#### 去也

    Khṳ̀--nō
       Go away.

#### 爾曉讀否

    Lṳ́ hióu-thák mē?
       Can you read?

#### 不曉

    M̄-hióu
       I can't.

#### 放伊去

    Pàng i khṳ̀
       Let him go.

#### 伊不好去

    I m̃-hàuⁿ khṳ̀
       He refuses to go.

#### 我記得爾

    Uá kì-tit lṳ́
       I remember you. ​

#### 爾有記得我否

    Lṳ́ ũ kì-tit uá mē?
       Do you remember me?

#### 我要搬

    Uá àiⁿ-puaⁿ
       I am going to remove.

#### 要搬去何處

    Àiⁿ-puaⁿ khṳ̀ tî-kò?
       Where are you going to remove to?

#### 還了未知

    Huân-lióu būe-tsai
       I don't know yet.

#### 到何時正知

    Kàu tiang-sî chiàⁿ-tsai?
       When will you know?

#### 爾若是要搬。請爾與我呾

    Lṳ́ nāⁿ-sĩ àiⁿ-puaⁿ chhíaⁿ lṳ́ kah uá tàⁿ
       If you are going to remove, please tell me.

#### 伊轉來或未

    I tńg--lâi a-būe?
       Has he come home?

#### 未

    Būe
       He hasn't.

#### 此個携去還伊

    Chí--kâi khiéh-khṳ̀ hôiⁿ i
       Take this, go and return it to him.

#### 爾有覔否

    Lṳ́ ũ tshūe mē?
       Did you search for it?

#### 有。我覔無

    Ũ. Uá tshūe bô
       Yes. I searched, but I couldn't find it.

#### 立起來

    Khiã--khí-lâi
       Stand up.

#### 坐

    Tsõ
       Sit down.

#### 請爾教我

    Chhiáⁿ lṳ́ kà uá
       You teach me, please.

#### 伊來巡爾

    I lâi-sûn lṳ́
       He comes to visit you.

#### 請待

    Chhiáⁿ-táⁿ
       Just wait please.

#### 好

    Hó
       Very Well.

#### 此勿。抛去

    Chiá màiⁿ, kák-tiòu
       This is not wanted, throw it away.

#### 我袂寫

    Uá bõi-siá
       I can't write.