VOCABULARY

To wonder, be surprised, \hyi-ji/ 希奇.

To wear, \tsak/ 著.

To take off, \thoeh/ 脫 or \thoeh-theh/ 脫脫.

To wear a hat, \ta°/ 戴.

To take off a hat, \dzu/ 除.

To laugh, \siau°/ 笑.

To ridicule, \°lang-siau°/ (Lit. Cold laugh) 冷笑, or \hyi°-siau°/ 戲笑.

Laughable, \°hau-siau°/ 好笑.

Very laughable, \siau°-sah-tse/ 笑殺哉.

By the side of, \pien-deu/ 邊頭, or \baung-pien/ 傍邊.

Place, \han deu/ 壗頭.

My place, \°ngoo han-deu/ 我壗頭.

Right (Direction), \yeu°/ 右.

Right hand, \yeu° °seu/ 右手.

Left, \tsoo°/ 左. (Sometimes pronounced \tsi°/.)

Left hand, \tsi° °seu/ 左手.

Right side, \yeu° pien/ (右邊), \yeu° pan-pan/ (右板爿).

Early, \°tsau/ 早.

Late, \an°/ 晚.

Sharp, \kwha°/ 快. (Same character as that used for fast.)

Dull, \dung°/ 鈍.

Sweet, \dien/ 甜.

Bitter, \°khoo/ 苦.

Ugly, \pho°/ 怕. (Same character as that used for fear.)

Pretty, \tshui°/ 趣.

A shop, \ih ban tien°/ 一爿店.

Take care, \°taung-sing/ 當心, or \°siau-sing/ 小心.

Take great care, \too°-°taung-sing/ 多當心.

Tools, implements, \ka-sang/ 傢生.

Furniture, \ka-°hoo/ 傢伙.

A tea pot, \ih °po dzo-‘oo/ 一把茶壺.

A class (in a school), \ih pan/ 一班.

To sing, \ts’aung/ 唱.

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