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.