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 * 1) Ĭ ciā nè̤ng nè̤ng-gă mâ nêng-dék.
 * 2) Ĭ-gáuk-nè̤ng ciŏng Ià-Sŭ déng lŏ̤h sĕk-cê-gá.
 * 3) Cuòi sê siŏh iông gì bī-ê̤ṳ.
 * 4) Nù-gáuk-nè̤ng dŭ dáik-cô̤i Siông-Dá̤ lāu.
 * 5) Giéu ĭ diē lì.
 * 6) Nè̤ng-gă kĕk gô ĭ-siòng ké̤ṳk gă̤-dŏng gì siŏh ciáh lâu nè̤ng.
 * 7) Bàng-uâ mò̤ sié-nó̤h hō̤ ŏ̤h.
 * 8) Bàng-uâ nṳ̄ â̤ gōng-dék-lì mâ̤.
 * 9) Mâ̤, nâ hiēu-dék tiăng siŏh deek giāng.
 * 10) Nè̤ng-gă é-sé̤ṳ ng sê ó̤i dáik cô̤i ĭ, kī-dâe̤ng nṳ̄ chiāng ĭ mŏ̤mŏ̤h [sic] guái nù.
 * 11) Gă-sĭ dŭ diŏh nè̤ng-gă bùng-diē. Sō̤-siè diŏh cŭ-nái, muōng dò̤ ké̤ṳk nè̤ng-gă.
 * 12) Nè̤ng-gă cêng òng muôi káng-giéng chĭng-chék. Ĭ gáuk-nè̤ng dŭ mâ̤ nêng-dék nù.
 * 13) Ciā ngù-nèng-gŏ̤ cêng cóng. Nè̤ng-gă kó̤ sùng-kuàng gì sì-hâiu cêu sāi-e̤ûng.
 * 14) Ciā ôi-ché̤ṳ liê Iòng-bìng niŏh huông? Ô nê-sĕk-ngô lī diô.
 * 15) Tiék-tùi lièng tiék-dĭng nù tō̤ buáng-nĭk lāu nâ tō̤ mâ̤ diŏh.
 * 16) Kī-dâe̤ng nṳ̄ kó̤ làu dīng dò̤ nù gì Séng-Gĭng lŏ̤h lì, sê diŏh nù gì mìng-chòng lā̤.

Translate into Chinese:&mdash;


 * 1) He has travelled all over China.
 * 2) We are still two days from home.
 * 3) Do not forget the grace of God.
 * 4) He teaches there.
 * 5) Hang these things up.
 * 6) In many places bamboo pipes are used to bring water into the city, but in Iong-bing iron pipes are used.
 * 7) This water is not good to drink.
 * 8) There are still over ten li. The baggage is behind. I do not know when the burden coolies will come.
 * 9) When you have finished making the box, I want to see it.
 * 10) This is no concern of mine. Why do you bother me?
 * 11) You must make the clothes according to this pattern.
 * 12) When you have the opportunity, invite him to come here.
 * 13) We are moving tomorrow. Our new house is on the top of the hill.
 * 14) Please nail this cloth on to the north wall of the house.
 * 15) This is not the truth, it is only an illustration.

