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64 LESSON XIV.


 * 本事 buōng-sê̤ṳ: ability
 * 破 puái: broken
 * 對 dó̤i: opposite to, to agree
 * 倒 dō̤: to lie down
 * 單倒 dăng-dó̤: on the contrary
 * 拍 páh: to strike; aux. verb
 * 求 gìu: to seek, implore
 * 開 kŭi: to open
 * 關 guŏng: to shut
 * 合 hăk: to shut, agree with
 * 球 gìu: a ball
 * 既然 gé-iòng: since, already
 * 一株𣗬 siŏh-dău chéu: a tree
 * 前斗 sèng-dāu: in front of
 * 一領蓆 siŏh-liāng chiŏh: a piece of matting
 * 何況 hò̤-huóng: still more, how much more
 * 並且 béng-chiā: also, moreover
 * 碰 paûng: to strike against
 * 逐 dṳ̆k: to expel, cast out
 * 逷 dâung: to fall
 * 燒 siĕu: to burn
 * 送 sáe̤ng: to present, give, escort
 * 會 huôi: to meet
 * 贃 téng: to earn
 * 趁 téng: to pass through, to avail oneself of
 * 莽 muōng: permissive, particle
 * 雖然 chŭi-iòng: although
 * 也 iâ: also
 * 杖 tiông: a staff, stick
 * 富 bó: rich
 * 仅活 bô-uăk: resurrection
 * 不止 bók-cī: not only
 * 其實 gì-sĭk: in truth
 * 若使 iŏk-sṳ̄: if
 * 假使 gā-sṳ̄: if
 * 設使 siék-sṳ̄: granted that
 * 仍原 ĭng-nguòng: still, yet

Conditional sentences:&mdash;

1. The Foochow Colloquial Dialect possesses a large number of words and phrases used to introduce conditional statements, answering to the English words and phrases “if”, “supposing that”, “granted that” etc. Such are 若使 iŏk-sṳ̄ if, 假使 gā-sṳ̄ supposing that, 設使 siék-sṳ̄ granted that, 㑚 nâ if, but, only. Each of these has its complement introducing the consequences of the action supposed to take place. 也 Iâ and 就 cêu are generally used for this purpose. At times the conditional words and phrases are omitted,