A man, \ih kuh nyung/ 一個人.
A woman, \ih kuh °nyui-nyung/ (lit. female human being) 一個女人.
A teacher, \ih kuh sien-sang/ (lit. born before) 一個先生.
A child, \ih kuh °siau-noen/ 一個小囝.
An egg, \ih kuh dan°/ 一個蛋.
A cash, \ih kuh doong-dien/ 一個銅錢.
A dollar, \ih kuh yang-dien/ 一個洋錢.
A servant, \ih kuh yoong°-nyung/ 一個用人.
A table, \ih tsak de-°ts/ 一隻檯子.
A chair, \ih tsak iui°-°ts/ 一隻椅子.
An orange, \ih tsak kyoeh-°ts/ 一隻橘子.
A pupil, \ih kuh ‘auh-sang-°ts/ 一個學生子.
To want, to wish, \iau°/ 要. Also used in forming the future tense
of verbs, as will be explained later.