(Translate into English)
(1) Di°-foong sing° iau° noong° tan tau° yeu-tsung°-jok °li chi°.
(2) °Koo-z-kan Tsoong-kok tah-ts bih-kuh kok-doo° ih ngan ’veh
le-°waung.
(3) °Jung-le Ngoo-kok tah-ts Toong-yang da°-ka °tang-tsang°.
(4) Dzu° la kah-pih kuh nyung °z kyau° ling-°so.
(5) Di°-kuh nyung ’veh ba° °z °lan-phok, ‘a-z diau°-bi.
(6) Sang-i°-nyung la° °dzan-vaung °li tsaung-ts too-hau° hoo°-suh.
(7) °Tshing °zoo la° bih-kuh iui°-°ts laung°, °i-tsak ’veh da°
suh-i°.
(8) °Ngoo iung°-°hyui °ngoo kuh si-tse, zak-zen tsoo° le °hau meh
iau° ka yi-kuh koong-dien.
(9) I-kuh nyung we°-ts chuh °tsieu, °too doong-dien, °lau ’veh
°lau-zeh °i-kyung chuh-ts too-hau° khoo.
(10) Tsoong-kok tah °Me-kok tsho-’veh-too ih yang° doo°-°siau.
(11) °Pung-le °Me-kok nyung °z dzoong Iung-kok le kuh.
(12) Di°-foong sing° °kyi-z iau° °ngoo °sia kuh? Yoeh-°tsau
yoeh-°hau.
(13) I-kuh nyung zeh-ke° diau°-bi zeh-°dze °siang-’veh-tau°-kuh.
(14) °Seu °lau mien°-khoong iau° kha le koen-zing meh °tsoong iau°
yoong° bi-zau°.
(15) Iau° wak z°-le-°hoo tsoong iau° wak la° ‘ah-°ts laung°, ’veh
zen meh ’veh we° yaung.
(一) 第封信要儂担到郵政局裏去
(二) 古時間中國搭之別個國度一顔勿來往
(三) 近來俄國搭之東洋大家打仗
(四) 住拉隔壁個人是叫鄰舍
(五) 第個人勿罷是懶朴也是掉皮
(六) 生意人拉棧房裏裝之多化貨色
(七) 請坐拉別個椅子上伊隻勿大適意
(八) 我應許我個西崽若然做來好末要加伊個工錢
(九) 伊個人爲之吃酒賭銅錢佬勿老實已經吃之多化苦
(十) 中國搭美國差勿多一樣大小
(十一) 本來美國人是從英國來個
(十二) 第封信幾時要我寫個? 越早越好
(十三) 伊個人實蓋掉皮實在想勿到個
(十四) 手佬面孔要揩來乾淨末終要用肥皂
(十五) 要劃自來火終要劃拉匣子上勿然末勿會旺
(Translate into Chinese)
(1) You should love your neighbor as yourself.
(2) All over China now there are post offices, and you can send a
letter to any part of China for three cents.
(3) America is called the Kingdom of the Flowery Flag, because its
flag is very beautiful.
(4) A lazy man likes to get up late in the day, and during the day
he likes to go to sleep.
(5) Germany and France are next to one another on the map.
(6) The fox is one of the most tricky of all the animals.
(7) How long have you been in my humble country? I arrived in your
honorable country only about one year ago.
(8) Since I have promised it, I will certainly do as I said.
(9) In ancient times most men were unable to read and write; now a
large portion of the people can do so.
(10) Children should not play with matches because they might set
the house on fire.
(11) Men can not always be using their minds; they must at times
relax their minds.
(12) Yesterday I felt very wretched, and was in bed all day; to-day
I am more comfortable.
(一) 儂應該愛鄰舍像愛自家
(二) 垃拉中國各處地方有郵政局三分洋錢可以送一封信到隨便那裏頭
(三) 美國是叫花旗國因爲伊個旗是蠻好看
(四) 懶朴個人是歡喜晚碌起來日裏也要睏
(五) 德國搭之法國垃拉地理圖上是隔壁
(六) 拉中牲當中狐狸蠻掉皮個
(七) 到之敝國幾時哉? 到之貴國不過年把
(八) 我旣然應許個一定要照我話個佬做
(九) 拉古時間攏總人勿會讀書佬寫字現在大一半人可以個
(十) 小囝勿應該拿自來火來弄勃相恐怕要弄開火來
(十一) 人勿可以常莊用心有常時末終要散心
(十二) 昨日我一顔勿好一日睏拉床上今朝稍爲適意點
Notes.
(1) In the third sentence of the First Exercise {da-ka} (大家) means
“together.”
(2) In the fifteenth sentence notice the {’Veh zen meh} (勿然末),
meaning, “If not so.”
(3) In the tenth sentence of the Second Exercise “to set the house
on fire,” may be translated {Loong khe °hoo le} 弄開火來.
(4) In the eleventh sentence of the Second Exercise {Yoong°-sing}
(用心) and {San°-sing} (散心) are just the opposite of one another.