VOCABULARY

Perhaps, \khoong-pho°/ 恐怕.

Just now, a little while ago, \khan khan/ 纔纔, or \’veh too °kyi-z/

勿多幾時.

Quickly, \‘au-sau°/ 豪燥, or \kwha°-kwha°/ 快快.

Moreover, \°ping-°tshia/ 幷且, or \r-°tshia/ 而且, or \hwaung-°tshia/

况且.

Although, \soe-zen/ 雖然, or \soe-°z/ 雖是.

Yet, \zen-r/ 然而.

Still (in the sense of in addition), \wan/ 還, or \wan-iau°/ 還要.

\°ngoo wan-iau° °ma/ 我還要買, “I still wish to buy more.”

On the contrary, or on the other hand, \°tau/ 倒.

To complete, \dzung-koong/ 成功.

To light (a lamp or candle), \°tien/ 點.

To light (a fire), \sang/ 生.

To take with you, \ta° chi/ 帶去.

To bring with you, \ta° le/ 帶來.

To kill, \sah/ 殺, or \sah-theh/ 殺脫.

To kill with a blow, \°tang sah/ 打殺.

To die, \°si/ 死, or \°si-theh/ 死脫.

To live, \weh/ 活.

A lamp, \ih °tsan tung/ 一盞燈.

To tell, narrate, \kau°-soo°/ 告訴.

To sweep the ground (floor), \°sau-di°/ 掃地.

\{Foong}/ (封) is the classifier used for letters and other sealed

parcels.

A letter, \ih foong sing°/ 一封信.

An envelope, \ih foong sing° khauh/ 一封信殼, or \ih foong sing° foong/

一封信封.

A candle, \ih kung lah tsok/ \一根臘燭/.

Fire, \°hoo/ 火.

\{Tsang}/ (張) is the classifier denoting sheets.

A sheet of paper, \ih tsang °ts/ or \ih tsang °ts-deu/ 一張紙頭.

A fowl, \ih tsak kyi/ 一隻鷄.

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