# Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson XXXV
## mñg-tap,

    question and answer.

## mn̄g-lâi mn̄g-khṳ̀,

    asking to and fro.

## che̍k-nâng mn̄g,

    che̍k-nâng ìn, one asks and another answers; dialogue.

## hó--mē,

    is it well? Will it do?

## hó a-m̄-hó

    will it do or not?

## chièⁿ-seⁿ hó--mē

    will that do?

## ìn-tap tàⁿ,

    chièⁿ-seⁿ chò, káⁿ õi a-bõi, replied saying,—to do like that, can he or not?

## lṳ́ kìⁿ chóng-tok chãi-tit káⁿ,

    how dare you face the governor ?

## eng-kai chò sĩ-mih-sṳ̄,

    chiàⁿ õi-tit phêng-an, what must needs be done in order that there may be peace?

## àiⁿ phêng-an eng-kai chò mih-sṳ̄,

    if you want peace what is necessary to do?

## lṳ́ chiēⁿ-ji̍t só-chò kâi-sṳ̄,

    sĩ būe-chêng kâi-úa tàⁿ--mē, that which you did the other day, is there something that you have not told me of?

## lṳ́ khá-sĩ bô-àiⁿ kāng-úa tàⁿ,

    is it so that you don’t want to tell me?

## lṳ́ phah-sǹg àiⁿ-chhiáⁿ tî-kâi ui-seng lâi,

    what doctor have you decided to call?

## lṳ́ chai õi-tit chiap i-kâi-ūi a-bõi,

    do you know whether you can fill his place or not?

## lṳ́ hô-íⁿ-chai chí-kâi-sṳ̄,

    how did you come to know this?

## lṳ́ chãi-tit tsai chí-kâi-sṳ̄,

    how can you know this matter?

## lṳ́ chò-nî ũ hièⁿ-chōi ngṳ̂n,

    how did you come to have so much money?

## chò-bõi,

    why can I not?

## lṳ́ chai-mêng a,

    do you know clearly ?

## chí-kâi-sṳ̄ sĩ so̍k tî-tiâng kâi-sṳ̄,

    this matter pertains to whom? Whose business is it?

## chí-kâi-tàⁿ sĩ so̍k tõ tî-tiâng,

    this responsibility pertains to whom?

## úa ũ-ūe kàu-sù lṳ́-thiaⁿ,

    hó--mē, I have something to state to you, may I?

## ūi-mih-sṳ̄ kám-siā i,

    what shall I thank him for?

## ũ-sṳ̄ hó khṳt-i kám-siā--mē,

    is there anything for which I should be thanked by him?

## chò-nî õi chièⁿ mêng-pe̍h,

    how should it come to be so clear?

## àiⁿ chò-nî chiàⁿ-hó,

    should it be properly done?

## i nâng seⁿ-lâi chãi-seⁿ-iēⁿ,

    what sort of a looking man is he?

## õi-tit-tie̍h sĩ-mih-siéⁿ,

    what reward can he have? ​

## chí-kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ tõ tî-kò,

    where does this village lie?

## lṳ́ chò-nî put-sek put-ti,

    how is it that you don’t come?

## lṳ́ sĩ àiⁿ-sàng sèⁿ-miāⁿ, ā,

    do you want to lose your life?

## lṳ́ mãuⁿ-sí, lṳ́ khá-káⁿ a-m̄-káⁿ,

    to risk death, dare you or not?

## lṳ́ àiⁿ-chhûan--mē,

    do you want to be complete?

## àiⁿ-siá-tiāu ke-ngia̍p, ā,

    do you want to sacrifice your property?

## lṳ́ õi-tit-tie̍h kúaⁿ-jiên kāng-i sie-thâi a-bô,

    can you really fight with him or not?

## lṳ́ káⁿ-màiⁿ-khṳ̀ sûn-ho̍k i,

    dare you refuse to submit to him?

## hó-pàng tî-kâi-ūi,

    where shall I put it?

## hó-chò-nî siu-si̍p,

    how shall I arrange it?

## ìaⁿ-siu pàng-tî-kò,

    where shall I put it?

## huân-ũ jie̍h-hñg,

    how much farther is it?

## ēng-thiap jie̍h-chōi chiàⁿ-kàu-chok,

    how much must I add to make it suffice?

## mn̂g-gūa tâng-chá jiáng, khá-sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,

    was that you making a racket outside the door a bit ago?

## lṳ́ jiáng-mih-sṳ̄,

    what are you making a noise about?

## i jiáng-tóu khùn a-m̄-sĩ,

    he is making a fuss because he is hungry, isn’t he?

## nín--tang tî-tiâng-õi,

    who among you are able to?

## chí-chûn hàm--uá, sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,

    was it you calling out for me just now?

## lṳ́ bõi sĩ-hàm-uá lî-khui ka-kī tī-hng,

    are you not (virtually) telling me to leave my own country?

## m̄-chai chí-kiãⁿ-mue̍h khá-ha̍h-lṳ́ ēng--mē,

    I do not know whether this will suit your use or not?

## chia̍h-liáu, m̄-chai chiè-nguân a-bõi,

    when I have eaten it (medicine) I do not know whether I will be as at the first or not?

## ēng- sĩ-mih-sṳ̄ chiàⁿ-huaⁿ-hí,

    what will please him?

## lṳ́ mn̄g-chò-nî,

    what are you asking about?

## lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-kâi,

    what„ are„ you„ asking„ about„?

## lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-sṳ̄,

    what„ are„ you„ asking„ about„?

## uá chò-nî hó-khṳt-lṳ́ mn̄g.

    why should I be questioned by you?

## ũ sĩ-mih-iēⁿ, hó-chò kâi-huap, lṳ́ khá-pat a-m̄-pat,

    what kind of a way would do as a rule,—do you know or not?

## lṳ́ khá-it-tit hṳ́-tâng-sî lṳ́ só-tàⁿ,

    do you remember what you said at the time? ​

## õi-tit lâi tie̍h pí chiang-lâi kâi-hok a-bōi,

    can it compare with future blessedness or not?

## kiè-i chò--liáu, chò-nî-màiⁿ,

    after you told him to make it, why did you not want it?

## kàu-tî-kò khṳt-i lia̍h tie̍h,

    whereabouts was it that he was caught?

## chí-kâi thiⁿ-tī, chò-nî õi-tit-ũ,

    these heavens and earth, how do they come to be?

## khá-m̄ eng-tng tie̍h,

    ought you not &c.

## sĩ-mih-sîn hó-pài,

    what God ought to be worshipped?

## nâng ũ-chũe chò-nî hó-buah-tiāu,

    if man has sin how can it be cancelled?

## lṳ́ phah-sǹg-lṳ́ ka-kī ũ-chũe a-bô,

    do you think you have sinned or not?

## lṳ́ siẽⁿ pài-Siãng-tì õi-tit sì-kan sĩ-mih-hó,

    do you think that by worshipping God you will get any worldly good?

## uá eng-kai kám-siā i a-mién,

    ought I to thank him or not?

## ẽ-ji̍t huân-iáu àiⁿ-khṳ̀ pài-chóu-chong--mē,

    in the future will you still go and worship your ancestors?

## lṳ́ tńg-khṳ̀ pài-phû-sat, ũ sĩ-mih-chũe--bô,

    if you go back and worship idols, will there be any sin or not?

## ũ-sĩ-mih sîn-mêng sie-hũ,

    is any god to help? What god helps?

## sĩ-lṳ́ ka-kī õi a-bõi,

    can you of yourself do this?

## lṳ́ siẽⁿ eng-kai chò-nî,

    what do you think ought to be done?

## ũ-sĩ-mih hó--chhù,

    what is the use of it?

## lṳ́ ũ jie̍h-chōi-hùe

    how old are you?

## chí-kâi hieⁿ-lí sĩ-so̍k tî-kâi-kūiⁿ,

    this village belongs to what district?

## chí-kâi-sṳ̄, tõ-chiēⁿ-bûn soiⁿ ũ-kì-lo̍k a-bô,

    this matter—is it previously recorded?

## chiēⁿ-bûn ũ-tàⁿ chí-kâi-miâ a-bô,

    is this name found in the previous part of the book?

## kṳ̃n-ji̍t kâi-kuang-kéng chãi-seⁿ,

    how are things these days?

## siàu-ba̍k ti̍t a-būe,

    is the account settled yet?

## ẽ-ji̍t sĩ khá-hó lâi-hiâm pẽ-bó--mē,

    in after days shall he come and blame his father and mother?

## khá-m̄ chhi-chhám,

    is it not very hard?

## khá-m̄-sĩ eng-kai lâu-ma̍k-chap,

    is it not a thing one ought to weep for? ​

## tî-kâi ūi-chhṳ̀ hó-phah,

    whereabouts shall I strike?

## jie̍h-chhut,

    how far out?

## uân-in sĩ-chò-nî,

    why is all this?

## khá-m̄-sĩ tng-eng-kai chièⁿ-seⁿ--ā,

    must it not be so?

## uá lâi, khá-bô Siãng-tì kâi-siàⁿ-chí--ā,

    my coming,—is it not by the will of God, ah?

## lṳ́ chò-nî hièⁿ-bô-nâng-chhêng,

    why are you so destitute of human feeling?

## pa̍t-kok kâi-lãu-iâ, khá-pat kiù-pa̍t-kok kâi-uâng õi-tit thut-chhut A-Su̍t-uâng kâi-chhiú a-bõi,

    the gods of other nations,—have they ever saved the kings of other nations out of the hand of the king of Assyria or not?

## taⁿ! i tõ-tî-kò--nē, now!

    where are they?

## sià-chũe, ãu chò-mih-sṳ̄,

    after sin is forgiven what will you do?

## lṳ́ kâi-lãu-âi huaⁿ-hí-lṳ́ lâi--mē,

    is your aged mother pleased to have you come?

## ũ-kuán-lí lṳ́ a-bô,

    does any body control you? Are you free?

## tî-tiâng tam-sêng-lṳ́ kâi-chũe,

    who becomes security for your sin?

## tî-kâi sî-hāu khṳ̀-tiāu phû-sat,

    when did you put away your idols?

## ke-sîn ũ-lâi--chhūe lṳ́--bô,

    will the household gods come after you or not?

## lṳ́ tî-kâi sî-hāu li̍p-sim,

    when did you make up your mind?

## lṳ́-pẽ-bó ũ-chó--lṳ́-mē,

    do your father and mother hinder you?

## ũ-nâng-tàⁿ, chí-kâi-kà sĩ-sai-kok kà, lṳ́ chò-nî-siẽⁿ,

    people say, O this is a western teaching,—what do you think about it?

## lṳ́ pài-lãu-iâ sĩ-tit-chũe tî-tiâng,

    your worshipping this idol offends whom?

## ũ-sĩ-mih kau-liên--tie̍h a-bô,

    are you involved in any sort of trouble?

## lṳ́ ũ-sĩ-mih chhân-ngia̍p, sĩ-mih chhân-súaⁿ a-bô,

    are you involved about fields, or any other patrimony?

## lṳ́ só-chhiet-iàu sĩ-chò-nî,

    what is of the most importance to you?