William Ashmore

“ Perhaps—pa-lak, ho̍k, bô-tiān-tie̍h. pa-lak ũ-chûn hó-tah, perhaps there is a boat on which (you) may embark. m̄-chai pa-lak ũ-bé hó-khiâ, perhaps there is a horse on which you may ride. ho̍k-ũ-kiē hó-chõ, perhaps there is a sedan which you may take (lit. sit) . ho̍k-chiá huang thàu bô-jie̍h-kú chiũ-kàu, perhaps the wind will blow, then in no time at all you will be there. Exceedingly, very—chì; ke̍k; sīm; chãi; nẽn. ke̍k-tōa, extremely large; hó-chãi, very good. thin-sî sĩm-jua̍h, the weather is exceedingly hot. suan nẽn sĩ-kûin-kûin, the mountain is, O, very high. ”

“ Exactly, certainly—tie̍h a-m̄-tie̍h, is it exactly so or not? chièn-sen chiũ-tie̍h, that’s it exactly. pit-tiān, certainly. chièn-se- ìn-tap chiũ-tùi, that answer is exactly it. Moreover—hûan-iáu; hûan-liáu; lêng-gūa; siãng-chhián; liáu. ”