VOCABULARY

To like, to enjoy, \hwen-°hyi/ 歡喜.

To play, take recreation, \beh-siang°/ 勃相.

To converse, \bak-wo°/ or \dan-dan/ 白話, 談談.

To believe, \siang-sing°/ 相信.

To fall, \lauh/ 落 (of things) or \tih/ 跌 (of men or animals).

To stand up, \lih/ 立.

To get up, \lok/ 䟿.

To be willing, \°khung/ 肯.

To back the book, \pe°/ 背

To think, \°siang/ 想.

To sleep, \kwhung°/ 睏

To wipe, \kha/ 揩.

To fly, \fi/ 飛.

To reckon, \soen°/ 算.

To build, \°zau/ 造.

A stove, \ih kuh °hoo-loo/ 一個火爐, or \ih tsak °hoo-loo/.

A rat, \ih tsak °lau-°ts/ 一隻老鼠, or \ih tsak °lau dzoong/ 一隻老蟲.

A washstand, \ih tsak kha-mien°-de-°ts/ 一隻揩面檯子.

A temple, \ih zoo° miau°/ 一座廟.

A window, \ih sen° tshaung/ 一扇窗.

\Ban/ (爿) is the Classifier for firms, shops, etc.

A tea shop, \ih ban dzo-kwen°/ 一爿茶館.

A pair of chop-sticks, \ih saung kwhan/ 一雙筷.

Words, \seh-wo°/ 說話 or \wo°-deu/ or 話頭.

A sentence, \ih kyui° seh-wo°/ 一句說話.

Only, \pih-koo°/ 必過, or \dok-°z/ 獨自, or \tsuh-tuh/ 只得.

Not only, \’veh-dan°-°z/ 勿但是, or \’veh-dan°/ 勿但, or \’veh-°ba/ 勿罷.

Heavy, \°dzoong/ 重.

Light (in weight), \chung/ 輕.

Cheap, \jang/ 強

Dear (in price), \kyui°/ 貴.

Happy, \kha°-weh/ 快活.

Clear or distinct, \tshing-°saung/ 清爽.

Soochow, \Soo-tseu/ 蘇州.

Therefore, \°soo-°i/ 所以 or \keh-°lau/ 蓋佬.

First, \sien/ 先.

Together \ih-dau/ 一淘, ih-doong 一同.

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