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B ^ 512 DEfl
FIF1T CONVERSATFONS IN CANTONESE COI.LOQriAl.
WITH THi: CHINESE CHARACTER, FUKIO AX1» LITERAL KXGLISM TRANS-
LATIONS, AND ROMANISED SI'ELLINU WITH TOXIC AND
DIACRITICAL MARKS. &c.
PRECEDED I'.V FIVK SIKHiT LESSONS OF ONE. TWO, AND TIIItEE WORDS.
SECOND EDITION,lirvisra aiul CorrectiMl.
liv
I Dy::;ii halt. mm.\.S., i",Ti
And Antiiiir <ij Jniiujif t.'IiiiUKt,
t'anl^nu'xp Math Kii>iij: -'I'll' (Jantomsr Made E,ixtj Vocuhnlnry.' 'The Eiujlisli.-Cant**ni.i(
rorh't ]'iir(/l.:/,iri/.' RcridiDij.-: in ranfoncxe (hiUoqvial" • Eaxtj Si'idcncfS
in tin- Il,tkhi( Dialrrt icilh n VocnhvUirj: • IlaJiku Made
EuHii: • llou- to II /;/',- tlu: Jl.rliral-:
Hon- to Write Ckh>,:<r:
S-r.. ,\'v.. At.
HONGKONG :
Mksshs. KELLY ct WAfiSFL
I 90 2.
[ALL MIGHTS RESERVED.]
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II
HOW TO SPEAK CANTONESE.
licgistfred in accoidana uith the prori-sioj/s of Oidhumce Xo. 10 of 18^8, at the (ijHici: of the RegtstrarCcneral,
nonrjkonii.
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By tlxc scuixe ^/Ivilho?^.
The 'Cantonese-Made-Easy' Series, and other Works, as follows:—
•Things Chinese,' 3rd Edition ^'••^*^
'Cantonese Made Easy,' 3rd Edition. (In the Press.)
'Readings in Cantonese Colloquial.' 3.00
'The Cantonese-Made-Easy Vocabulary.' 1-00
' Easy Sentences in the Cantonese Dialect, with a Vocabulary,' being the
first part of ' Cantonese-Made Easy,' and tlie whole of the Cantonese-
Made-Easy Vocabulary bound in one volume. (Out of Print.)
'An Engltsh-Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary.' 0.75
'Easy Sentences in the Hakka Dialect, with a Vocabulary.' 1.00
'Hakka Made Easy,' Part I -'-00
'How to "Write the Radicals.'*->-'5
'How to Write Chinese,' Part I. (Out of Print.)
'The San Wui Dialect.' ^^-50
'The Tung Kwun Dialect.' (Out of Print.)
'The Hong Shan, or Macao Dialect.' 0.50
'The Shun Tak Dialect.' 1-00
'The Ekglish-Chinese Cookery Book' 2nd Edition. (In the Press.)...
' Quotations from the Chinese Classics in Colloquial Use.' (In
the Press.)
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^r^.-< i=-<~^
7v^- n\ /^y n..^<^- /v>_>-c^^v^gi^ :y-'-^gz:7^' rt>_:; vyy«a.:r7'-v r^t~—'^* f^\^y<3r'''^—-'^
ID FIFTY CONVKKSATIONS IN CANTONF8K UOJJ.OQUIAI
WITH TIIK CHINKSE CHAllACTEll, FREE AND T.HEILVL ENGLISJI Ti;.\NS-
I.ATfOXS, AND ROMANISED SPELLiNTI WITTT TONIC AM>
DIACltlTH'AI- :^IA1;KS. i;c.
Sb
I
I'RECBDEO r.V FIVE STIORT LES.SONS OF ONF, TWO, AND TIIIM-K \V()|;D
SECOND EDITION,Jteviseil and Corrrctril.
Bv
J. DYI^Ji BALL, MH.A.s.. CTc.
I! 1^
' Onitoncse MaiJr Ka
>v iii> -M\.ii:siv"s ci\ It. 3i;iiMci;, ]ioN(;Kf>N(;,
And Anf/ior of'Thitujs Chiiirsc;
ui.li/, The Canhnt'xc Made L'tisi/ VvcnhuUinj: -The Eiujli-th-Contoixi
Pochd Vvculldiiry: lirniVnnj.s in Canfoncsi' ('oJl'uvhil' •
Blsj &'n/r)i(
in the TTiilihn lHuh-rt xiith a Yocalwhn-ij: ' ]f,ilih,i M<iiir
Bisij: -Uov to Writ:: the liiolicah:
•lion- to Write Ch incur.'
.W., Ac, .W.
HONGKONG :
Miv-^SRs. KKLLY .^ AAA [.SI I
1902.
[AT.T, rjGHTS RESERVE n.]
^rsvj.fe'g:"^*^-'-^^^ /:ra>J-*^j;r;tvtito^::rtv-
-^iT----^,^—ic>-=<--Ti:>^=? ic^=?-Tl:n=?—icn^- ^,> 'V')o-
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Main Lib.-
JOHN FRYER
CHIN£SE LIBRARY
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PREI'
AGE TO FIRST EDITION.
There being a desire for more lessons in Cantonese Colloquial than the fifteen
contained in ' Cantonese Made Easy,' the Author has prepared this l^ook. It has
been his endeavour to make it practical. Conversations which those desirous of
speaking Cantonese are likely to wish to engage in have been compiled. It is no
doubt a difficult matter to launch in medias res, especially with a language like
Chinese; the learnerwill, however, find that in this book he need not expect to
have his breath taken away by a sudden plunge, as the first few conversations
are as easy as it is almost possible to make them while endeavouring at the same
time to ensure consecutiveness, to keep the idea of a conversation np, and not
to present merely scraps of sentences.
This book is intended as a companion volume to ' Cantonese Made Easy.'
All the tones, tonic marks, spelling of Chinese words in English, and diacritical
marks are fully explained in the Introduction to that book;
and the numbers
attached to the finals refer to the list of finals near the end of that book.
The learner may find the first five or ten conversations in this book easier
than the first few lessons in ' Cantonese Made Easy.' If so, it might, therefore,
be a good plan for him to take these first few lessons and learn them thoroughly
before beginning the first lessons in the other book. After learning thoroughly
the fifty lessons in this and the fifteen in the other book, the learner ought to
find himself the master of a pretty good vocabulary, as well as possess the
knack of stringing Chinese words together on the thread of Chinese ideas—
thread which he must remember will snap if he tries to strain it and stretch
it out according to English ideas.
A glance at the table of contents will show that the conversations run over
a variety of subjects, and it has been the author's endeavour to prevent them
from being as dry as dust, and on the contrary to render them interesting, while,
at the same time, they shall be lifelike, so that pleasure and profit may be the
result. If they should lighten the toil of the foreign traveller along the nnknown
paths of Chinese ideas, and render the acquisition of the faculty of Chinese
speech and thought easier to him, one great object of the book will have been
accomplished. Trusting that it will meet with as great success as its predecessor
and companion volume, ' Cantonese Made Easy,' the author thus sends it forth
on its trial.
J. DYER BALL.
Hongkong, \?dh Februan/, LSSO.
74'7767
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PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
I'lie author has iniich i»leasnrc in being able at last to bring his labours on
this edition of • How to Speak Cantonese ' to a conclusion ; for the book has been
out of print foi- some time and many einju'ries have been made for it.
The whole book has l)een most carefully gone through and revised and
corrected. The ' variant tones,' as tht^y have ])een styled, are marked. The
learner is referred to the Introduction of ' (Jantonesc Made Easy ' for a descrip-
tion of these tones and an explanation of the toiuc marks used for them in
this series of books. In most cases the method of (;alling attention to them
consists in reversing the usual tonic marks and the use of an asterisk. 'J'he
learner should turn a deaf ear to all statements by those who try to make out that
these tones are of little moment; for those who attempt to minimise the
importance of the Cantonese ' variant tones ' arc simply ignorant on the subject.
One instance alone will suifice to show that attention must be paid to them. To
say, for example, that a man has "^tsai'i lo" hoii when one should say that he has
tsaii liV* hoii does not convey the meaning intended at all ; the latter is ' to
abscond,' and the former ' to go by road.' The omission of the \ariants often
causes misapprehension : sometimes the listener may make a guess at the meaning
of the foreignei- : at other times he is left entirely in the dark as to his
intention.
The English type used in this edition is larger than in the former and will
doubtless ])rovc more pleasant to the eye and less fatiguing.
.1. ^)YVAl liALL.
let January, 1902.
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C0^'TENTS.
CONTENTS.
Page.
Preface to First Edition ... ... ... ... ... ... V.
Preface to Second Edition ... ... ... ... ... ... VI I.
Table of Contents ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• IX.
Abbreviations nsed in this Book ... ... ... ... ••• 1
LESSONS.Lesson L— Preliminary, Single Words ... ... ... ••• 2
., II,— ,, Short Phrases and Sentences formed with Come ... 4
„ III.— „ Short Phrases and Sentences formed with 6^0 ... 6
„ IV.— „ Short Phrases and Sentences formed with Down ... 8
„ V.— „ Short Phrases and Sentences formed with «S7>v7i:e ... 10
CONVERSATIONS.
Conversation 1st.—Putting Off ... 12
., 2nd.—Come and Help me ... ... ... ... 14
3rd.—The Sick Man 16
„ 4th.—Come, Get up ... ... ... ... ... 18
5th.—In a Hurry ... ... ... ... ... 20
„ Gth.—A Short Conversation ... ... ... ... 22
7th.—The Search 24
„ 8th.—Curiosity and the Tease ... ... ... ... 2iS
„ 9th.—Something to Drink ... ... ... ... 28
„ 10th.—Something to Bo ... ... ... ... ... .30
nth.—The Rain ... 32
12th.—The Wrong Man 34
13th.—My Mother is ill ... ... ... ... ... 30
., 14th.—An Important Conversation ... ... ... 38
„ 15th.—The Shut Door ... ... ... ... .. 40
16th.—Off in a Boat 42
„ 17th.—Hongkong Then and Now ... ... ... ... 44
18th.—Oh ! Those Lawyers ... 46
„ 19th.—Kau Lung City .. ... ... ... ... 48
20th.—The Peak ... 50
„ 21st.—My Teacher ... ... ... ... ... 54
„ 22nd.—Street Hawkers ... ... ... ... ... 5o
23rd.—What Shall I Do ? CO
„ 24th.—Jewellery ... ... ... ... ... 02
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VIII
Conversation
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ABBREVIMI0N8 USED IN THIS BOOK.
[C] -^ Class! lifv.
[8. of p. t.] ^=- Sign of jiast tiiiU".
Lit. = Literally.
* Indicates that the tone of the word in ('ollui|niaI. as inai'ked in this book,
is different from the tone in the 1):>ok-lanu-ua,u(-'.
t Cleans that i he pronuneiatiou of the word, as ^/\wn m tins hook, is
different from that uiven to it in the book-laiiiinagc.
The tignres denote the final, which is nscd in the Chinese. The nunilters
correspond witli the nnmbers of the List of JMiials towards the end of 'Cantonese
Made Easy.'
The Chinese Characters in brackets arc words which may he nscd with the
other character or characters preceding;- them, or not. It will he seen that in
the literal English rendering the Englisli words within the hracket-i explain these
extra characters.
The hyphen between two or more Kiiglish words in the literal translation
shows that these words represent one Chincsi- Character.
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iHSSOX J.
LKSSOX I.
Pki:i,i.mi.\ai;v—si.\.;i,i: uoiti.
I.
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LESSON II.
LESSON 11.
I'RKMMINAKV—SHOUT I'HUASHS AND SKNTHNCKS FOR.MKH WITH
1. J.ai.
'2
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LESSON in.
LESSONIII.
I'KKLIMiyAKV—SHOUT I'URA.SHS AND SKXTKXCES FOUMKn WITH 'tJO.'
'2i.
(;.. up.
Cm (IdWIl.
(io iii.
(iolll'.
(iullC out.
I)(i lioD t:-o.
I)u not p>.
l)Ctt(_T go.
Ik'ttlT net o-,,.
(;<. iiu-aiii.
(ioiiM.:- ao-ain.
Did uo. (>/• Uavi' gone.
Did not ao, "/ Have not m>\\Q.
A*.
Hi*.
»*.PS M *.
X*.
^*.^*.Xo one goes, or No one has gone. ::^ II .^^
There are i»eoi)!e going, or Some
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LESSON iir.
LKSSOX III.
]'i;i;i.iMi.N.\in—-suoitT I'Hkasks and si;nti;x(i:.s roi:.Mi;i» wmi '<;
]. II.. 11.
C ,, .. ,...5
•2. '>lioiiu- liiMi .
:;. L..k, l.r.ii'.
i. Y:.,.; l..m\
;,. Il.wi' Vh...
C. llr.ii ^Imi.*
7. Clriu^ \\on.
S. Mai li<')ii .
10. 'Hn hun.
11. ^:\r 'ih. iH.ii'.
12. Ts.u^ lum\
18. Yair lioii'.
14. -\iiu !i(»ii .
' 15. -Mo hr.il'.
IC. -ilo jaii lioii .
! 17. "Van jaii hr.ii
15. Hoi I "'Ik..
1<J. Yar^ liiiii.
20. "Xu'c. yai^ luiii
21. ^Siii li(iii'.
22. ITuir li..ii'.
2;.. Ilou uici .'
21. W\- li.iii'.
2:,. ^Tso l.uii\
2(;. ^ C Ik. 11 .
27. Tain hiiii .
c
IX. ^T"ui hiiii .
211. T'ok^ hoii'.
;;(». ,Ning hiiii .
:;i. lluii (.niiii^.
;'.2. Hon In.
Go.
I'p go.
Down go.
Ill go.
Gone. (S. of p. t.)
Gone I'S. of ].. t.)
j
Out go.
Do-not g(..
Xot good go.
Good go.
Xot good go.
Again go.
Again go.
Have go.
Xot go.
No one goe?*.
Have man go.
To-go good.
Onee g<nie.
I once gone.
First went.
After WL'iit.
(ione yet r
Xot -yet goiir.
Early go.
liate (at iiiuhl )g-i.
Carry away.
Garry away.
Garry away.
Take away,
do take.
<l() set.
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LKKSOX lA'.
LE8S0N IV.
PrKIJMINAKV—.SHORT FHUASE8 AND SEXTKNCKS FOH.MIOD WITH 'DOWN.
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LKSSOX IV
LKSSON l\.
Fifi:i.i.MiN.vu\—siii>i;i' ni!;\sKs wn skntkncks kocmi
1.
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LKSSOX V.
I.KSSON V.
i;i:i,!Mi\Ai!V— sii(»i;i' nii;Asi;s ami skni'kxc
I a nii'o.
-\iXi> la -iiri.
^Ta ^..
'Tn tM. .
^Ta ,tnu„.
'Xa hni.
'Ta ts(ik .
^Ta ,.n ^t.V
^:\[ 'ho 'ta.
'Ta sl.d<,. t
'Ta,lo.-
la slioii.
^liOU la.
'Ta tnr-sin'.
'Ta t'a.n\
'TaclH>n<r\ '
'Ta jcng. t
'Ta >h.n,.
'Ta ^sl.ii.
'Ta k.ik kwat,
'Ta luir^ ^.'Iim/
ia liaiii In".
Ta ^cli'iiii.
la clii jt'ai.
1 a kwat^ p-ai
'Ta (Mil 'kau.
ink.
^Ta
'Ta [III iKKik laiioiiageyin .]
Strike.
Strike liiin.
Tr> fight.
Strike me.
I strike yon.
Strike to-dcalh.
Strike iron.
Strike co])i>er.
Thr(»\v opeii.
Strike hirel.
Strike.
Struck not reach.
Not good strike.
Strike stone.
To-go-]iy road.
l"\'tch water.
Tluinder struck.
Send telegram.
To spy.
To fight.
To will.
'l'o-l)e wounded.
Defeated.
Strilv-e feet hoiRs.
Sneeze (oni>inatoii«)elic).
Yixwn.
Strike tlirongh.
Play ]>aper ti'.-kets.
I'lay houf tickets.
I'lay ' heaxeu's nine'
Work.
Strike shuttlecock.
the
not
In the ItiHik Languaui- tiiis is K ^- ha" liiii ,
Collo(|uial it is pn niu-i'd as almsc. This does not seem
ced l)y anvoue hefore. At all exeiils the ! )ictionaries do not call
Xotx
ipn'al to have
attention
iin Ml
I. en
to it.
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r(>.\Vi:i:sA'i"i().\ 1:
roNVKUSAI'loX1st.—n iti.\(. oi
Hill lol< .
Kani yac^ isc'r
Vc I.) :i, in- S/.- to ;
c c c c
.M l)ar.
"Kan lai tso
I
Vun un.lrrstaii.l, .'li ? :'.:.
riidcrstaiKl. -.Vl
(Jo do. -n.
Mow slow do.
\..w do.
T>p-iiioi'i'ow do.
.\ow-.lay do. .
Xol al)l(j (to have) k'isnre (to do
- \Vhy, dir :.l
.1 Thiii^s iiianv. 1, '// I'lisiiicss nine
i .. V
, Nut IS.
l)a<;k COMIC do.
Iloii^ |iiii :- "/• Hoii^ jii'ii sli.Mi^:'I
Co where!' "/ <;o what i>la<fe I-'
\ (lo-out street one short rsjvace).Ch'iU^ ^kai yat^ chair kaii.
^:\r 'shai hui'.
llo kail yiii .
llo'i kci iioi..-"
-Mo 'iioi^^ ^chc (or che).
^Yi-^k;i hr)ii .
.Mai hoii ts/. .
"Ago taii,<i' "ha.
'l'an<;' mat^ ^iii
^\ shai laiii;-.
c.. c .)
-N-o laiiu- a.
^M har :..
=X^o siin^ ha.^
Nut need go.
A'ery ])ivssiiig- need.
(io how long r
Xot lung only. 7
Well, good. 21.
Now go.
Don't go yet.
Do what, eh r .".;5
I have Imsiness.
1 wait a-hit.
Wait (what) thing eh 'f y.\
Not. lUH'd wait.
1 wait. -1.
I
So Li-ood heart.
t Not is. 1
I I thing is.
'^Tiii/kai^ni:-'('//niorcdecidedly ,ni). 'llow c.\|ihiin, eh: :.:; (."»l)
'Tano' -n<i-o luk . ,
Wait me. A'!
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COXVKUSATIOX -Jni..
COXVHIl.SATIOX :i.M>.— < .»MK am. iiki.d mi;
Tso" ^mi 'yo ?
) c
I It - clio-yt
Yar^ Ian-',
'llai j.in (shii') ?
-l.miu- liau pill .
Ai ! Iviiin "cli'iini
cc,, , c , . ,)
llo clnuiu- ;i .
^('hoiiu- ^iiii -\v ?
^Sliii lukv
Ko-ku 111 .'
Xc-ko Jieiig*t.
^,Hfni>-''t Ling* ^l;i.
>(>. Tim kai ^ni ? {or ^ni)
21.
22.
23.
24.
2:).
26.
27.
28.
20.
3(1.
31.
32.
'-y\n ^-c lok
lliii" ^ine r (/'/'^ mc)
^Niiii;- elriit^ ^lai.
^Cliai-iiin sliii ?
jPiu ^diiinu- rui ?*
^Waii shckjt ^'oi.*
Jvoni tak. Ink
Come lielji mo.
Do what Lhing?'
LifL that, Irnnk.
Do what, eh r ."»3
Fallen tilings.
Fallen what, eh ? ,".3 ?
Luck keys.
How many [(".]'^
One liniieh.
At what (iilaee) ?
Trnnk heliind side.
Oh : lluw heavy I
Very lieavy. 2
Hold what things ?
Dooks, 32
That ell r :)4
Clothing. :;2
That light.
Light certainly. 21
How explain, eh ? wS (or .54)
Not anything. 3)2
Yes, eh :- 3'.».
JJriiig out come.
X'ot anything. 1
Those liooks.
J'lace what place ?
Place tal)le on.
Which [C] tal.le?
Cloud stone tahle.
X'o room.
^r..ve oir things.
So can. :52
'M
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1.
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20 CONVERSATION oth.
CONVERSATION oth.—in a hurry.
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m CONVERSATION Cth.
CONVERSATIONGrir.—a short
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^Lai (.ni sliii .
"Miong ^lai,
^\i sin/ 'ho.
^M liar.
"Ngo \va" liar ^a : "nci wa"".''
"Xc'i kwu liai" ^che.
-Au'o ^clii-Lo hai a .
'Xci ,,111 ^clii ^ii?
Ts(r-mat^ ^m ^clii ^iii ?
"Nei ^in sliik^ ke .
-Ngo shik^ /i.
"Nc'i tim sliikj ^iii ?
-Ngo yong- yong" „to sliik^ kc
Kom ch'utj-^k'ei ke .
"Aei ^111 sun kwa .-'
^M sun ling* Jii ?
"Nei jing-^koi sun a .''
Tso"-inat ,ying-,koi sun ni ?
Hai" chan ke .
^.M hai", ^m hai'.
"Nei kong tai wa .
M "^lio kom "^koiio-.
20. 'Ho wa-.
"Ago ho j,iian.
^M sluii ^luin.
K'oii jian (onau) -ngo lok^.
'H6 ji'ang--yan.
"Ngo sliik^ -nei ; "nei sliik^ "'ii?o.
^Scing shik^.
-[iOiig ^kii ^song ahiky
(,'onie.
Come this place.
Up come.
This place gootl.
Not is.
1 say it-is 1;yon say ?
Yon think it-is only (yon tliink so.)
I know it-is, 2
Yon not know. 1
Why not know, eh ? o^
Yon not know-about is. 15
I know. 1
You how know, eh ? 53
I thing (upon) thing even know. 15
So extraordinaiy. 15
Y'ou not believe [-suppose? 18
Not believe certainly. 21
You ought to-believe. 2
Why ought to-l)elieve, eh ? 53
It is true. 15
Not is, not is.
You speak large words.
Not good so say.
Not proper. 2
Good words.
I very angiy.
Not need to-be-angry.
He is angry (has been angry) witli-nie.
Good friends.
I know you : yon know nie.
Mutually ac(juainte(l.
Two persons nintnally accpiaintcd.
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CONVERSATION 7th. 25
COWKIvSATlOXTill.
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26 CONVERSATION 8th.
COXVER.SATION Hth.—curiosity and thk tkase.
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I have it.
"What have yon got ?
These.
"What are these?
What do yon think they arc-'
I do not know.
I will tell yon ; sliall I ?
Very good.
I will not tell y(»n ; don't yon k:!Ow
Is that the way you do 'f
Yes.
I do not like it.
It does not matter; Does it not matter
Th«t is not nice.
Probahly it is not.
Then why do you. do so ?
1 am tired.
If yon are, yon need not act so.
I will give them to you.
^lany thanks.
Do you want to know what they are
Certainly I do.
]^o not yon know r
How do I know ?
I will let yon see tliem.
Let me see.
By and by.
No, now.
There i> nothing.
There is something.
There, look at them. .
Why! they an- the kittens.
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COXVERSATIOX Oiii.
CONVERSATJOX ynr.—soMimiiNc to ]>iiink.
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^Xiiii;- ^ini "ye ^jiri "iiei ^ni {or ^\\\) ?
Viii click .jiui:yrttj j)ni ^cliVu
^^1 yiTi ^t'oiii;-.
Ilo JUIlg it .
Xiiiii- ti vit,j 'slioii Jai.
^<,li;liii "imiiiii k<» pui.
K(i - ti slioii tmig .
'(Miiiiy ^tau yitj.
"Aci yiu sh(»ii ^nie {or ^ma) ; \
Yiu' l.>k .
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.Xiiiii' vat ,1)0- lei* ,pui "^slioii lai.I
Pel ^ti siit^ slum "ngo.
'Pci -k'oii.
"K'ou soiii;- yam.
^Pei "k'oii ''yam ^la [or Ja).
liar mat^ "y<' ^^'i<>'i (."i ipi' qII')-''
II 0- Ian* "^slioij lok^.i c
^Xiiii!: li Slit Jai.
Xiiii;- "l(iii<!,- ^.sain kair ^lai.
Sshoii 111 'li6.
-X.^o \va- 'shuii 't'nii,!^ lair lok. I
'Cliiiiu- fan 'ho la {or l.l).!
"Xi>o via slian Sliou.
-^lo sliiln *^sli()ii, jCli'il ^m "^lio.
,^I %'. ^clra.
Xi- ti (-li'ii 'ho.
Bring give nie.
Bring what thing give yoii, eh? W7^
A [class.] etip ; a cup of-tea,
X^ot want sugar.
Very strong. 2
Strong over mnch.
Bring some hot water come.
Pour down away.
Fill full that cup.
That water cokl.
Make hack-again hot.
You want water, eh r :}I)
Want. 82
Bring one glass cup of-water come.
Give some ice water to-me.
Give to-hini.
He wishes to-driiik.
Give him to-drink. 21
Is what thing water, eh ? 58
Holland water. 32
Bring some ice come.
Bring two three jtieces come.
Water not good.
That water not good.
Broken. 82
You say what thing ?
I say water hucketi hrokeii. 32
:\Iaki' back good. 21
1 want mountain water.
Xo hill water, tea not good.
Xot good tea.
This tea good.
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30 CONVERSATIOX 10th.
CONVERSATION 10th.—somkthing to do.
1. To do anything.
2. He did it.
a. He did (it) well.
4. He did not know how to do it.
r>. Did not yon (pi.) know how to do it ?
0. I cannot do it.
7. Why cannot you ?
8. It is very difficult.
1). AVhat are we doing 'f
10. It is hard to say.
11. I am not doing anything.
\-J. They have nothing to do.
M). AVhat a pity.
14. They might do something.
]'). I will iind somethingforthem to do.
I
1(1. There is no need. [selves, i
17. They cannot Iind anything them-j
15. They do not want to; that is all.j
lit. I do not know as to that.
20. But I do.
21. You do, do yon ?
22. Yes, I do. No, I don't, [about it.
2;5. Then there is nothing to be said
24. That is what I have said all along.
(See note)
2r>. I thought it was oidy that they
could Jiot find any work.
2t;. No indeed; that was not it.
27. It is hard to find work.
25. It depends upon what it is.
2'.>. Yes, that is so.
oi'. Some work is difficult.
31. Then few know how to d<» it.
5)2. You had better find some work soon.
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32 CONVERSATION 11th.
CONVERSATION 1 1th.—th k ra i n.
1. It vaitis.
2. There is rain.
?}. Yes, tlieiv is rain.
4. It is raining".
;". It is raining now.
(). Yon are right, it is raining now.
7. It rained last night.
5. I was asleeji ; I do not know.
;». Do not yon know whethei' it did,
or not y
l(t. How conld I when 1 was asleep!'
1 1. Did yon not wake ?
12. Wake in the middle of the night?
No.
1;]. Then you sleep well.
14. I sleep very soundly.
lo. AVell, the rain woke nie.
IC. Did it rain very heavily ?
17. It did rain iiea\ily indeed.
15. It is strange.
III. Why strange?'
•JO. It wassuch good weather last evening.
•j\. There were some slight showers
during the day.
22. 1 remember.
2;}. What do you remembL-r ?
24. There was a passing showt-r at n<»on.
2.'». I was out at the time.
2C.. Did you get wet ?
27. I was wet through.
2)s. It was an April shower.
2',t. To-day it rains again.
?}(>. It is a drizzling rain to-day.
:^1. ])<) not go out.
32. I am afraid I must.
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CONVERSATION 11th. 33
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CONVERSATION Uth.—thk rain.
Lokj "yu.
lau yu.
Hai" ^ii, (/>/• ;i) yan -yii.
I.okj- kan "yu.
^Yi-^kii ('»• ji-okii) -yim "yii lok,.
"Mo ts'o ,(.yi-jkii (or ^yi- ka) lok^-
Tsokj -mail lok^ S'u. [ kan yii
-Xo-o'^fau* (o/-fau' V'ho); ^in ^cliilokQ.
"N('i ^to ^m ^chi "yau "yii lok^ in
^.me (^y/- jne) ?
-Ngo "^fan^-chokj tiin ^chi ^a {or ^a) ?
Mo sengt ^me (o/- Qine) ?
Piiii -ye" sengt ^me {or ^ine) !' Mo.
Kom Tiei lio fan lolc_.
'Ngo fan tak^ ho nain^ kt- .
Ko -qIi 'yu clung sengj ngo.
Lokj ho tiii" yii me {or „me) ?
Tiii^ "yii lok^ ; t.ii" yii lok .
Ch'ut^-^k'ei lok_.
Tso'-mat^ ch'nt -^k't'i ^ni {or j\\) ?
Tsokj man kom ho ^t'iii ^ni.
Tsokj-yatj yaii M lok, "yii iikm a .
22. Koi -tak lOl
yeei -tak mi
.wan "vu I
c
An -chan yan k\v
Ngo ko clian" {or chair ^.shij
ch'nt l<ai lok .
Shapj ^shan nui ?
Sliap siii shan lok .
Hai" pakj-chong- yii.
Jvain-yatj yair lok^ yii 1 >k
^M ho ch'ntj ^.kai.
Ago p'a yiii clru kai.
Falling rain.
Have rain.
Yes (1), have rain.
Falling rain.
Now iiave rain fall.
Xo mistake, now falling rain.
liast night fell rain. [kiinw. 32
I was-asleep {or asleep had-fallen) : not
You even not know have rain fall (or)
not, eh ? 3")
I asleep, how know, eh ? I
Not waked ? 39
Mid-night wake, eh? 39 Xn!
Then yon good sleep. 32
I sleep able very soundly. 1.")
The rain made wake me {i.f. made me wake.)
Fell very great rain, eh r 39
Great rain 32, great rain. 32
Extraordinary. 32
AVhy extraordinary, eh ? 53
Last night so good weather (//7. sky). 53
Yesterday have some fall rain line. 2
Remember. 32
Remember what thing, eh r 2
Noon have passing shower rain. 21.
I that [Kiriod {or period of-tin
street. 32
AVct body, eh ? 35
Wt't all {or whole) l»ody. 32
Was shower-amidst-snnshine r
To-day again falls rain. 32
To-day drizzling rain.
Not good go-out stivet.
I fear must tro-out j^tree'.
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3i CONVERSATION 12th.
COXVERSATIOX 12th.—the wrongman.
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How are you ?
I am \vt41, and von ?
I am well.
I have )iot seen you for a long time. I
I have been to Shanghai.
Oh : Have you ?|
You have had a good time of it, eh ? i
Only middling.j
You have made money.
No, I have not.
How is that ?
I have failel in business.
Failed ?
Yes.
I heard you had made a lot of money.
It is not so.
That is what was said.
They made a mistake.
Perhaps they made a mistake.
Perhaps they did.
They said it was you.
It was not I.
Who was it ?
My elder brother.
Oh ! that was it, was it?
It must have l)een.
Then you have come back now ?
Yes, I have.
What are you going to do ?
I want to get something to do.
Well, very good, good fjye.
Good l)ye.
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GONVKRSATIOX 1-2th.
CONVERSATION 12th.—the wrong max.
it.
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"iNc'i lu> ;i.''
Ho a 'iK'i ho a f
^IIo a\
Ho nor ^111 km iiei.
"Ngo hoii Sliono-- hoi.
O", Hai' ^nic {or oine i-'
•^ITo shai^ k-di /i {or ^i) ?
,Ma-'^Mia*-tei- che ('// click" ).
Fat^ ^ts'oi ^la {nr Ja).
"Mo "^ts'iii* 16 .
"^Tim \-M ni {or j\[) ?
ShitJ
pun loko-
Shibj pun ^nie {or jiie) ?
Shitj puu lok^.
"Ngo ^.t'engt-man- "nci f-.it^ tar
^M hai- ke\ [^ts'oi wo
^.Yau-tei' liai" kom "^kong k;i .
Kong ts'o lok^.
P'il' "k'oii-tci- ^t'engt ts'o lok .
^M hai ngo.
Hai" j)in ko ni ?
Ngo tiii"*^16 chc {or chek^).
0\ *^koni jne {or ^me) ?
Shi"-pit^ hai" ^la.
Kom "nci ,vi- ka ('//• .vi ka) Ian
Fan ^lai* lok,
.
[^lai lo nic ?
^Song tso- mi 'ya ni {or,ni) ?
Song wan ti shai -kai tso" "ha lok- ,.
^c
^Ng, 'ho ^a (or ^n). I [6 ^haiig ^hi
"^Ho jhang la {or Jii). (or Jii).
You wcl
Well
Well. 2
Very long not seen you.
I gone Shanghai.
I It-is-so, eh ? 30
Good world-of-it, eh 'f 1
Middling only. 7
^[ade wealthy. 21
No cash to-gct-on-witli.
How explain, eh ? 53
Lost my-money-put-into-l»usiness (/./".,
Lost capital, eh ? 39 [cajiital.) 3
Lost capital. 32.
1 heard you got very wealthy, so-they-
Not is. 15 [said. (54.
;
People did so speak. 14
Spoke wrong. 32.
Afraid they heard wrong. ."52
Afraid it-was even not certain {i.e., it may be
Theysaid it-was you, said-they. (;4 [so.)
Not was L
Was which one, eh ? 53
My elder brother only. 7
()! so, eh ? 39
(ertainly was. 21
Then you now back come, cli r 31. 31>.
Back come. 32
Wish to-do what thing, eh r 5:5
Wish to-find some employment to-do
Well, good 1, well walk. 21 [a-bit :i2.
Well walk. 21
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CONVERSATION ISrir. 37
CONVERSATION 13th.—my mother is ill.
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"Ngo hoii lok^.
Hoii pin sliii a ?
-Shong "^shcng*! («'" jSheng*.) [r,mG?)
-Sluing "^sheng^t ^me (or ^slicng*
Ilai- ^ti («/• ji.) : -shong '^sheng*t!
(or ^shcng*) ii'.
-Nei^sin(w/-^sin)"^kei yal, to "shong
'^sheng*t('?'\sheng*)^lai Ja (/'/-ohi.)
Hai", -mo ts'o .[^jii ?')
Iso'-mat yau" yiu hoii ^ni (or
'Ngo -yau ^ti rz-. l
^Mi--ye sz"-kon ?
Kan-yiu sz" a .
^M wa" takj (mi--ye sz" ^me {urAwo)?'
-L6--m6 peng-f lok^. i
Peng't (Hie (or ,jiie ?)
Ho "ch'ung^t pe"R' t 'i •
-K'oii ^sin («>• gSin) V^^i* c^'"' P*^"g"t|
Hai- ^a (or ^a.) [kwo Jai lok^.j
"K'oii ji-Jva (or ji ka) yairj
peng-f lok^?
Har a, peng-f to lio ^kwau-hai .
"Ngo ^kwii 'k'oii kwo cho ^shan lok^.
^M hai"; ^.m hai" sz ke .
"Nei -to wii" -k'oii sz lok^.
^M hai-;^lu hai" "ngo wa' ke .
Shatj hai" "nei kong kc .
"Ngo-"mo koni wa . -Ngo kci
^shi *^kong a ?
^M hai" -nei, hai" pin ko ^ni ?
Tili--*^k'oi --ngo sai -"^lo hai" ^knni
Wcl" (chek^.) [ ni ?)|
Ts6"-matj "k'l'iii kom wa" ^ni (')/
-K'oii kong tai--\va- lok^. [(o/-^iii)?
Chi-t6''lo\ts6--mat *^kong tai' wsi-jii
"K'ou kong tar-\va ke .
-Nei yiii iiau" "k'ou.
I go. 32
Go what place, eh ? 2
Up-to city.
Up-to city, eh ? 39
Yes. 1 Up-to city. 2
Y(»ii hefore several days also wcnt-np-to
city (lid. 21
Yes, no mistake.
Why again want to-go, eh ? 53
I have some business.
What business ?
Important business. 2
Not say able wliat business, eh ? 39
Mother ill. 32
111, eh ? 39
Very heavy illness. 2
She before time also ill over did be. 32
Yes. 1
She now again ill ? 32
Yes, 2, ill to very serious, [other) body. 32.
I thought she passed-over already (into an-
Not is; not is dead. 15 [32
You even (it was, who) said she was-dead.
Not was, not was I said-it. 15
Really was you said. 15
I not so said. I what time said ? 2
Not was you, was what one eh ? 53
Probably my younger brothci' did so say
oidy. 7
Why he so said, eh ? 53
He spoke lie. 32.
Know, 31, why speak lies? 53
He speaks lies. 15
You must scold him.
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38 CONVERSATION 14th.
CONVERSATION 14th.—an important conversation.
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I saw you yesterday.
"Where .'
In the street.
I did not see you.
You were walking.
Witli whom ?
"With a friend.
I do not know liim.
You do not know him at all.
I thought at first T knew him.
I do not think you do.
Who was he ?
A school-mate. [time ?
Theu you have known him a long I
I have known him a long time.;
You had a long talk with him.;
Only for a short time.
Y'ou need not say that.^
Why need not I say that ?
Because I saw yon.
We did not have much to say.
I supposed you had a great deal to say.
It was only an ordinary conversation.
Your friend was six-aking in an
excited manner. [weather.
Oh, no 1 Wc were speaking about the
And yet you did not see me pass.
Did you passus ?
Close by you too. [there.
I could not suppose you would be
I wished to see you.
Why did you not speak to me ?
I saw you had a friend there.
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40 COXVERSATIOX 15th.
CONVERSATION1,jth.—
thkshut door.
Open it.
It will not open.
Who shnt it ?
Who shut it ?
Yes, who shnt it 'i
Tlie woman.
It was she, was it ?
Certainly it was.
Can she shut the cloc>r.
She can shut the dooi-.
I am speaking altont the front door,
the main door.
We are both speaking- of the chief
door, the street door.
The side door is also a street door.
Whose house is that ?
15. AVhieh house ':
IG. That one.
17. ])o you mean the one ojijiosite r
18. No, the one nearly opposite.
19. It is mine.
20. I did not know it was yours.
21. My father gave it to nie.
VI. Was it his ?
23. He bought it.
24. From whom did he huy it r
2o. From your family.
2G. It was theirs.
27. They did not want it.
28. So sold it.
2'.). It would have )»een belier if they
had given it t<» you.
30. They sold it to a neighboiu-.
31. I say it was not right to sell it tohini.
32. That is what I say.
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CONVERSATION 16th. 43
CONVERSATION IGth.—off in a boat.
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^Rim- piin si
N6i yiii
Yiii' a^ ; kiii' chek^ "t'eng Jai ^lii
{or ,1a).
Ko' chek, ^m tso" tak^, ^o-^tso lok„.
^Ni cheko ^koti-tseng-t ke .
Tso" takj lok^.
Hoii qPi'ii shii a ?
Yiii' chaii" Jioi ^shiin.
,Piu chek, hai" ^a {or ,a) ?
jHoi-jt'aii ko' chek, (^hai" lok,.)
^Ng, *^h6 lok„, tso- takj lok,.
-Ts'o*t jChung-^kan {or letter and
more usiuiUy okiin) ^.la {or^ Id).
Kom' ^shiii jan chM" ^tsong ke .
Kill* ^to yabj 'long ko Jai ^pong
chilu- jla {or Ja).
'H6 Ja {or Ja) ; kid' Ja {or ,1a).
Chilu- 'hei ,lai }i {or ,1a).
Ngakj shoii lok,.
^Shoii tai", *^slioii ^kon ^ni ?
'^Shoii man'.
^M shai "lei ?
^M Shai -lei;^fung ngdk^ ^d {or ,A)
Hai- *^ting ^t'aii ^fang ^me {or ,me) ?
Hai- jle (or ,le).
^M hai- jUi chek^ d (or ,jl).
'Kom, ,pin chek, hai- ^ni ?
jM hai- ^mai-jt'au ^ni chek,, yat_^
toil ^hoi ko chek, hai" lok,.
^Lilm jin-jt'ung tai'-yi- chek, hai"
jMai ,pin pin" ^ni ? [lok,.
jYan-hdk, ko"* pin" lok,.
^Shai "^tang ^m Shai a ?
Hai" a\ yiii' ^tang -^. [hou lok,
Tsaii" ^fdn hoii' lokoj "mo "^uoi^ ^iin.
Sampan, 2
You want boat eh ? 35
Want 2 ;call [C] boat come. 21
That one [C] not do can, dirty. 32
This one [C] clean. 15
Do can. 32
Go what place, eh ? 2
Want row out-to vessel.
Which one [C] (is ? 1)
Outside that one [C] is. 32
Well, good 32, do can. 32
Sit middle. 21
So few men row oars. 15
Call more one two [C] come assist
row. 21
Good 21 ; call. 21
Row up come. 21
Contrary wind. 32
Water great, water dried, eh ? 53
Water slow.
Not use sail ?
Not need sail ; wind contrary. 1
Is against thehead (of the boat) wind, eh ? 3 9
Yes. 24
Not is this one. 1
Then, which one [C] is, eh ? 53
Not is near this one, [C] straight
opposite out that one [C] is. 32
Blue funnel number two one [C] is. 82
Approach which side, eh ? 53
Visitors that side. 32
Need wait not need, eh ? 2
Yes, 2 want wait. 2
Just back go;32 not long back s:o. 32
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44 CONVERSATION 17th.
CONVERSATION 17th.—Hongkong then and now.
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What part of the country are you
I am a Hung Shiin man. [from?
From the Hong Shan District?
From Hong Shan city.
You have been in Hongkong a long
A long time. [time.
How long a time ?
I came when I was young.
Hongkong is not the same as it was
in olden times.
No ; it is not the same.
It is very different, I suppose.
It is very different.
There were few people then.
There were very few people.
Not many houses either.
There were no houses or shops then.
None at all ?
I did not say that.
Then there were a few, more or less.
There were only a few.
Only one here and there;that was
all.
Now there are many people.
There are that.
And streets and wharves and temples
and gardens.
You have not said all.
I know that.
How do you go to Hong Shan ?
You can go hy passoge boat from
Hongkong. [from Macao ?
And you can go by passage boat
Yes.
It is not a long journey, I suppose.
Not very long.
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CONVERSATION ITth. 45
CONVERSATION 1 7 rn.—iiongkono then and now.
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-NcM hai" ^pin sbii jan ?
Ngo hai' ^Hong ^Shiin jan.
^Hong ^Shan yiin" jan ^nm ?
liarJ
Hong ^Shtin "^sheng* ke .
"Nei ^hai {or Jai) Jlong- kong ho
Sioi* lok^.
^Lai (or %^\ shii') ^ho nol'* lok^.
"Yaii k^i noi* ^ni ?
Sai' ko' ^ko ^shl ^lai lok^.
Hong- kong ^.m "ts'z kaii' ^shi kom.
^M "ts'z lok^.
^Chtlng ho "yiin kwtl
.
^Chang ho yun lok^.
Ko ^shi j'an shiii lok^.
^H6 Shiii jan lok^.
Yaii" "mo mat^ uk^ t'lm.
Ko^ chan" '^shi "mo uk^ "mo p'6 lok^,
^Ham ^to "mo ^.me {or ^me) ?
^M hai kom wa .
^Kom, ^to "yad ^to shiii lok^^.
"Yau kei ^kan ^che.
Ni shii' yat "long kdn, ko shii
yatj "long kau ; kom-ke ^che.
jNi "^p'ai* jan ^to.
^Chan chiug hai" lok^.
Yau" 'yau ^kai; yaii" 'yaii "ma- t*au*;
yau--yau'^miu*;yau--yaUjfd- yiin*.
-Nei ^m ^ts'ang *^kong sai .
"Ngo j.chi-t6 lok^.
*Tim hoii' ^Hong ^Shiln ^ni ?
'Hai ^H6ng-*^Kong tap^ "^to* (hciii)
yaii" takj. [m;i ?
^Hai 6' jMi'm tap^ ^to* yair tak^ la
Hai" jle (or qIc).
"Mo kei noi shoii lo" kwa .
"Mo 'kei "^noi* ,che.
You are wliat phioe man ?
I am Hong Shiin man.
Hong Shan District man, eh ? 33
Is Hong Shan city belong-to. 15
You at {or come), Hongkong very long. 82
Come {or been here) very long. 32
Have how long, eh ? 53
Little one that time come. 32
Hongkong not like old time so.
Not like. 32
Diifer very far I-suppose. 18
Differ very much. 32
That time men few. 32
Very few men. 32
Besides not many houses also. [32
That period [C] time no houses, no shops.
Entirely also none, eh ? 89
No is so say.
Then also have more less. 32
Have several buildings only. 7
This place one two [C.]; that place one
two;[C] so only. 15, 7
This time men many.
Truly really it-is-so. 32
Also have streets ; also have jetties ; also
have temples ;also have gardens.
Y'ou not yet said all.
I know. 32
How go Hong Sh<ln, eh ? 53
At Hongkong go-on-board passage-boat
(go) also can. [can ? 22, 35.
At Macao go-on-board paasage-boat also
Yes. 24
Not very long water road I-auppose. 18
Not very long only. 7
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46 CONVERSATION 18th.
CONVERSATION 18th.—on! those lawyers.
1. Oh ! Those lawyers.
2. What is the matter now ?
3. I have lost my case.
4. Did you retain a lawyer ?
6. No, I did not.
6. Who did then ?
7. They did.
8. Did you win or lose .'' I suppose you lost.
9. I did not.
10. Why did not you have a lawyer ?
11. I have no money.
12. But if you had won, they would have
had to pay your lawyer's costs.
13. They would have had to pay mylawyer's costs to me !
14. It often is so.
15. I did not know ; if I had, I would
have got not one, but two or three.
16. I cannot help laughing at what
you say.
17. What are you laughing at ?
18. Laughing at you wishing to retain
so many lawyers,
19. Why should not I ? It is most
important to win. [be enough.
20. With such a small case one would
21. I do not consider it a small matter.
22. But the judge might think it was
unnecessary. [I suppose.
23. The judge would not trouble about it
24. Why not ?
25. Why should he ? I thought he would
not attend to such things.
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CONVERSATION ISth.
CONVERSATION ISxir.—oh! thosk lawykrs.
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J.Ai ^ya {or ^\ jii) ! ko -„ti chong'-^sz.
^Yi-^kil {or Ji-okii) "yau niat^ sz" jii ?
-Ngo gShii on lok^.
-Nei'yau ts'engtclioiig -^sz inou ^
c,. c c , r , . ,)
"Mo, 'ngo "inu ts'cngt a .
*^K6in opiii ko' '^ts'cngf ^ni {or ^ni)?
-Jv'oii ko^ ^t'aii lok^. [kwii .
-NeijSbiipe- jengt ,ni? -ni«') jengf
-Mo lokv " "[.,ni?
Tsir matj 'iic'i -nio ts'eiigtc"'
("'"
Mo .iigau* ^;i {or Ji).
Nc'i hai" jengf ^iii, "k'oii ko ^t'aii
yi'ii ch'ufcjChong"-Q8Z shaiyniig" ^li
K'oii ko ^.t'aiiyiu pei'^fan 'iigu^ni
^t'au chong--QSZ shai'fai kwo "iigo!
^Wo jto chong bar kora.
Ai ! "ngo jn ^chi, "ngo bar ^.cbi,
tsau" ts'engt cbong--^sz, jii chi
'^ts'engtyabjko jt'im, ta'engf "long
^s.im ku ^tu li6 lok^.
"Nci kong ko -^^ti shlit^-wa" ^ling
"ngo bo siii lokv.
Sill niatj "ye ^ni {or ^ni ) ?
hm "nei song ts'engt koni ^to
cbong--QSz ke .
Tso- raafcj ^m ^ts'engf ;i ? Cbi "^kaii
bar yiii ^yengf ke Ja.
Kom^ sbiii on yat ko kaii lok^.
^go ^m sun bill siii sz .
lar-^yau wak^- clie kwu ^in shai
kom ^to li .
Tai"-^yan ^m ta-"lei kwa .
Tso" matJ^m ta- lei a ?
Tso- mat 'ta--lei /i {or ^a)? "Ngo
kwu "k'uu ,ni ta-"lei kom kc
18
Dear me ! Tbose lawyers.
Now bavL! wbat matter, eh ? 03
I lost [,/liii -= S. of P. 'W] case 32
You bave retained lawyer not, eb ? 2
No, r not engage. 2
Tben wbo [C] engagwl, eb i" 53
Tbey tbat side, 32
You win or loser Not ^vin probably.
No. 32
Wbat tbing you not retain, eb r ri3
No niuney. 1
Yuu bad won 53, ibe-y tbat ^ide (^wiaild)
need i^snc lawyers i'ees. I
Tbey tbat side (would) need tu-give back
my tbat side lawyer's expenses to
Very many times is so. [me
Oh ! I not know, I bad known tben retain
lawyers, not only engage one [C],
besides engage two tbree [C] also
good. 32
You speak tbose words make mc very
(miicb) to-laugb. 32
Laugb-at wbat tbing r 53
Laugb-at you wisbing to-retain su many
lawyers. 15
Do wbat not retain ? 2. Most pressing
is must win. 15, 21
Siicb small case one [C] sufficient. 32
I not consider is small matter.
His-Lordsbip perbaps (would) tbink not
need so many. 2
His-Lordsbip not attend-to, probable. 18
(For) wbat tbing not tronl)lc-about, eb? 2
(For) wbat tbing trouble-abont, eb r 1
1 tbougbt be nut troubk'-about
sncb matters.
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48 COXVERSATION 19th.
COXYERSATIOX 18th.—oh! those lxwyer^— (Continued.)
26. Indeed ! would not, he ilmiigh ?
27. Yes : ^Yllat Avould lie probably d
28. He would probably consider one
solicitor sufficient in such a case.
2'J. And what then r
30. lie might deciile tbat vuu wcie to
have your bari'ister"s costs, Init not
your solicitor's.
31. Oh, indeed.
82. Yes.
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CONVERSATION 19th.—kow lung city.
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Have uni been to Kow Lung- City ?|
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In that CISC how do you know when\!^ ^i^ ^ §^J ^ H$ i* BE*
Yon o(, „u board the launch, sit
f^J >)§ ^ ^ {f ^ # ^J-
I lia\c been.
How do you go !'
By steam launch.
AYhere do you start from ?
From the Praya.
"When ihu's it start ?
There is no time Hxed. [they gc
down, and wait till
\Vhat till wh n ?
Till they start.
How long is it before thev start'
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CO.W'KK^A rioX i'.»Tii.
C()X\'KItS.v'l'l<>\ iS'i'ir.—oh! 'I'iiosk \..\\\\ i]k<,. — (('iiufimiri/.)
VAn'-'Uo ...1 S;i--lri Ink.
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30.
llui- me {"I- lu'j) ; 'kTiu lai'-^k'oi
tiiu '\vi ni {or ^lii
)'-'
"K'ou tar k'oi sun k )iii-ki' on -
kur, vat ko s:ii (.•lionn- - >/. k;m
lok..
Kom tim ^ni ("/ ni , r
lit. lU'st \u)l (nnihle-abdut ;'.2. (irinical,
wliicli nii'ans, Will not Iw Ihoiiyli '/)
fntk'cd ,\\); he [imlKihly liow att<-ii(l-tn
el, r ;!r.
lie |.i'iili:il)ly (Wdiild) consider sucli ca!>e
one [('] solicitor enout;li, ?>> (The
force of the P|^ ke' will be
shewn it the words are Li-ans)iosed,
Hji foll(»\\.:, (( rase of kkcIi a hind).
Then how, eh ? .");>
K'oii wak^-^•he tiin^ "nei yiu^ He perhaps (would) decide (that) you
would |iciy-out your own Itiji;I
hiwyd-'s fees, they that side woulil
iieeil to lay-out your little lawyer's
fees.
Oh, indeed !' ;5:)
I
Yes, 24
cb'nt^ ts/,-- ke tar clionj^-- sz
shai-ynn,n-", "k'ou ko ^t'au yiu
1
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C'
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ch'ut 'nci sui cnong'-,s/> ke
C , ,\ ,5
sliai-fai.
()", liar me \or me) .'
Hai- le {or Ic.
t'OXVERSATlOX U)Tir.—Kow i,rNG city,
C„,, , ....5 C,
Is'anof ni (or ni) ?
IToii kwo lok..
Nei hoii Kau Jaing ^sliengf ^m ' You iKvu-to Kau Lang city not yet,
eh ? 53
Ueeii, 32
How go, eh ? l>o
On-board steam launch {lit little fire ship).
\ At what place start, eh ? oS [32
ISea side, 32
' AVhat time start, eh ? 53
Tim hoii ni {or ^ni) ?
Tiipy 'fo-^shiin-*^tsai lok^.
Hai „piu shii hoi- shan i
jHoi j.'ong lok,
J\ei ,shi hoi- shan ni :
1 ;'..
-.Mo hiiir ting- M.ei ^shi* lioi- shanI
Xo limit certain what time Start, i:>
^[Wto'-| [till-
Nei lokj '^fo-shiiu-*^tsai "^ts'o*!. You go-dowu-into steam launch sit wait
'Tang tn'''kei 'shi- :l'.^
|
Wait till what time, eh ? 2
'Tang -k'ciii ^hoi-^shan lok . [,ni)?; Wait till it starts, 32
"K'oii kei noi* ^hoi-^shan ^.ni («/•i It how long before start, eh? 5:!
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"'OXVKILSATIOX 20TH.
CONVKHSATION r.trii. —kdwmxc i-vv\.— f ('(iDliininl.
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seiigers before they stuvt ; is tliat it ?j
/^\jA^ pfi. Y.^
p^32. Of course. AVonld they ^u if thorej ^4i "fl ^^ ^ tg^** «#,
were no I'lassengers ? |
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(•(»xvi:i:s.\'ri()\ •.'mtm.
roWI'lK'SATIOX IliTii.— Kou ijNi; vvvw—fContiiiurd).
\ 32.
K(» -, liJa Uwyc Idk .
"Xi'i jn \va' lak^ ^\\w (^>/' jiie) ?
"X^u liiu wa" tak^ iii {or oiii) ?
'Au" ^111 clii : "ngo iiiau'' ha nci
"X-u Lo ^m ^elii lok . [^:i [in- ^:ij.
lv.''in ch'ntj-^k'ci kr !
^l\ "ye ch'utj-jk'ei j'l ?
^^[ lull" ch'nt -^kvi ^nie {or ^me) ?
- c„.. ,J ,..-3
,3 c ,, , .
".Nci yair huii -kwo , "nci ^.tiam
to ^m ^clii ke.
iMo jaii ^clii ke .
Koni, yiitj-fatj ^k'ei lok^,
Xfi km ho kwiii" ?
llo ^k'ei-k\v;ii lok^.
^Shau(^ch'iirO-^kiing
^to
^m^clii
^Shiiii eliii ^iii {or j\\) ? [ii .
"K"(»u ,_r(i ^111 ^chi a .
"Xri koiig latQ-nganr wa" lok^.
^.^r ha I" ;'i : "k'oii tim ^chi ko-^ti
h.ik^ kei slu*^lai ^ts'aisai ^ni((?/'Qni)?
"K'ciii tang "yaii kau ^yan-hi'dv,
chi ^hoi-^shaii ^.mc {or ^irie) ?
ITai" kom ^ni hai" a ?
"Ting* ^lii. {or Ji-X) -Mo taix-hak^
"k'oii- tci" h()ii hi'' ^ine (or ^me ?)
'rh;ii not ccrlaiii. .'J:.'
You not say alilc. eh r ol>
I how .siy al)h:' :.;;
I not kiKiW : I ask a-l)il yon, i
r also noL know. .'Ii'
Su strange I i ."i
AVliat thing strange, ehr 2
Not i.s strange, eh? 39 Yoii also havr-
Iteen, yon altogether also not
know, To
Xo man knows, 15
Then, still-inore strange. 32
You think very extraordinary? ['lliis is in
A'ery strange, ;j2 [a kind of rising tone.]
Steersmanalso
not know, 2
Hhip's lord, eh ? ;").'>
He also not know, 2
Y'oii S]»eaking nonsensical words, 32
X(^t is 2 ; they how know those i)assengers
what time come together all, eh ? 53
'riicy wait liave enongli passengers before
starting, eh? 39 Is so, not is? 2
rtrtainly 21. X'o passengers they wonld-
go, f ji ? 22, 30
COXVKR vV'I'lOX 20th.—THE teak.
1. -X(-i huii ^shan- tengt ^.m ^ts'ang|
Yon go hill-top not yet, eh? .">3
2. Mri" ^ts'ang a. [^ni (m- ^\\\\)\ XoD yet, 2
3. ^^I ^ts'ang h<Mi' :- Xot yet gone ?
i. Mei".I Xot-yet.
5. "X\m' Jai Jlong Kung kom noi" Y'ou come Hongkong so long, [This keei)s
^tn ^ts'ang lioii ^shan- tengf ke'' ? its original tone] not yet go hill-
G. "Mo yung- hoii a {or ^ii). X'o use go. 1 [top? 15
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rOXVERSATlOX 21st.
rOXVHRSATIOX iMiTH.—THE v\:xK.—(Co»/i/)i/e f.)
12.
13.
14.
If).
16.
17.
1<^,
19.
20.
21.
22.
20.
28.
29.
30.
31.
;]2.
We Encrlish arc very fond of climl.-
iiiK hills.
AVhat is the gocid of it ?
There is great ]iiMfit in it.
Oh ! indeed I
Yon exercise yjiur legs when yon go
for a walk along the liiil roads.
But hill roads arc difficult (o walk on.
That is true; but there are a great
many things 'na".l to do in this world.
Bnt if a thing is hard to do, docs
it follow that yon must do it ?
That is net it.
Then what do yon say ?
I say it gives you strength to clinih
hills.
It makes me very tired.
But yon feel hetter aftei-wards.
No. Even the next dav, I do not
feel in good spirits.
It is only ])ccause you are not
iicenstoraed to it.
Beside it is cool at the IVak.
It is tolerably cool down lieloNv.
I do not think it cool.
There are a nnmber of summer
residences at the iVak.
If you go to the flag staff on a clear
day, you can see a long way off.
I sui)jK)se yon can see as far as
Ivowlnng city.
Further than that.
Von see the sea all i-ound ; doyou not r
Yes, and a great many islands.
There is a fine view^ I suppose.
Yes. It is beautiful : y(ju had
better go up and sec it.
^m\h^. ^ Pt 'rf » irp
111 8S » ff.
El-#© It ft. lit A* ft
'ji^ ® fi S n.pg -fi « iS.
m. u m m m,« frs ^ ± III. Pt ^ a- ^
f(- tiui «a J!, yf m>« * ^ nft^ m.
Hi. f* pg tr ti i^*^.
\i\mx >M p^,
m m m m,Ul Ti w w ^ J^ *.
mm.±mm^m%mm.pg It pt it'.
m 11 «> i^fim »*.
% m M- ra m,m •If. n » nf> ^jf, u ±* bj
mm.
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COWERSATIOX :.'(iTii.
r().\VEllSATl()X -Mrni.— Tin: \'K.\K.— (''oti/iniuu/.)
^slian kt' .
,s. -Van niat^ \\k^ ^iii ("/• iii) r
i). -Van tar yik^.1
1(1. Ilai' ^ww (or iiic) :
II. ll(Mi' k'Wiiiig^ ^sluiii \<r. tsatr -\\ui
^liaiiji't ^sun^' iui k(')k -po'.
]-2. ^Sliiiii In" jian Ji;ii)i!t.
];>. "Mo t:s'o , LMu ha "van Ikj ^.to
t• />2
"
!
"vc ^naii tsi) .I
14. Yaii vat kill" "ye ^iian iso', koin
jan-trr ^slii-i»it.^ yiii tso" lo
J,\liar kniii wa". [j.iiU' (or ,jM1l') r
Kom 'lu'i tim koiig ^iii («/" ui)?'
"Ngo \v;r kMiir "shoir^' ^siiaii, winj
ling" ^sluin- Lsz ehoug -kin".
"Ngo k am" ^sluin tsau" km no,
]Iau--Joi kin^ ^hn- li ^ki. [kwiii".j
^^I hai" : tai"-yi" yat^ _to ^m kin|
^tsing ^shaii. [c^'li^'-
^M ! "nei ^m ^liang kwaii,che (or
^Sluiii tcngt yai'r ^I'Jng lok^,
J la"- tai lo kci (.long a .
"Xgo Wii" ^ni ^long. [ L'ing*
^Shan "^tcngt "yaii ho ^to J-ing
Iloii^ "^ch'e {or -div) J<V'i ^koii ho
^tMu *^h6 "viin to mnng" tak^ to ,
]g- tak^ t;/ 'Kad
^.Lung ^shcngt.
M V-hi (koni "yiin).
^( hau-j,\vai ,L>j hai" km hoi ma.'
llai" ^ii, (or ji), yair "^tMi tak^ kin
tai" to hoi- Ur.
^io kci ho t'ai kwa .
liar a , Jio ho t'ai a . Nci
"shong hou t'ai ho a .
Wu Kiiglishiiiaii very fond-df raiuhh'ng-
on hills ir.
Have what profit, cli r o:!
Have great jirofit.
Yes, eh :- ;;i»
Co iMinI)l(' hill roads then able walk
loose a-lii[ footsteps.
II ill roads hard to-walk-oii.
Xo mistake, heaven's under ha\- very
many things difliciilt to-do.
llee.inse a [(J.] thing dithcult to-d •, then
lo.
h;.
17.
18.
15).
l>0.
24.
people ejrtainly must d > (it), 1
Xot do so say. \_r\\: ;)!, :5i>
Then you- how say, eh? "»;>
j
T say eliinh u]) hills can make (or cause) ,
(the) body (to be) robust.i
1 climb hills then feel very tired.
Afterwards feel better, 21j
Xol is ; next ihiy also not feci clear
spirits.
Oh I You not walk accustomed only, 7
Hill top also cool, o2
Below also i)retty cool. 2
T say not comI.
Hill top ha\'e very many cool arbours.
Go hoist flag staff (i.e. the staff where a tiag
is hoisted) (in) good weather, very
far also see able reach.
Probably see able to-reach Kow Lung
city.
Xot only (SO far).j
AU-aronnd also is see sea, eh ? 37) |
Yes, 1, also looking alile to-sec gieafc
many islands.
Also pretty good sec, I-su]ipose, IS
Yes 2, good good see 2. Yon up go see
good, 2
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CONVKKSATIOX 2 1st.
) i.
la.
J J.
10.
17.
IS.
J'.>.
2(».
21.
22.
2 a.
24.
COXVElfSATrOX 21ST.—Mv yka. iii:i;.
Do vo.. knnw my tca-h. r r| ^f* i^S^ * ^11 5t 4 Pg PS ^.
I do nob. Pgl^P^\Yon saw l.im here th. utluT ,h,y.
, f^ ^c« B P!-i^fl't^ ^TEllflf»
I luivc seen him several times.|
^j^ ^ fg ^. A] p'.'^
And yon said yon did not know liim.
'
f^\ ^^ fj P^^ ^ f{q ^^^
That is true. 1 am not an.naintod'
:ff /^. ^ ^^ fg r|D^^
witli him.
Well, yn„ know who ho i^. % ^r]|^J
jjEf^^ ^ g{| pJT.J^
I do. tf^ [i^^
Does he speak Cantonese properly ? fg ,f^ IE jfi fg Pg ^ PJ6»
lie speaks the correct Cantonesefg ^ JE ^ ^ Ifi*
of the "Western snl)i'rh>.
There is no dan;^cr in Vopyinir him ^ i| fS ^ Pg tR @»then.
You need not iVar to do so. Jf you pg ^\^ p|^^ ^. -|| fg ^^ f| |1|-
copy him, ycm will be most correct.
;
^ Jp_ p^ p.^
He does not pronounce his words! f|f[ '^ pg- p^ 'f^ 'J^ :W. ^ P|1}[*
as the dictionary has them. p^^H? rM: I
MiP: jr^>j
The diotionary is prohably w.ong-' ^. :^ ^ |Q :^ ||(|^ ^g Pg.^ jg|then. He is not. ' nH />*- pftP
T suppose his tones and the sounds,fg jQ ^W S # i^S i4k
of his words are right ? '
j
They are altogeLher .<o. ;«^ Dff p^^ j
He came to me highly recommended.j fg P^^ :^]^ /^ pj f| fjf ^^^i
A mmiber of people recommendedj
itf ^ ^ III W!j tE ^Khim, r suppose ?
!
They did: and his testinmnials
j
^, [\^ ^ fg P^-^ H IK M 1^ —were first class. | ^^ Pp^ p^^ |
You should he well satisfied wilhliini I
f^*, ff^i j\^^ ]g ii^-^^f JJ ^ :{|} p^
j
I cann.t find any fault with him|^ \i^ ^ % Va ^ ^ ^ "0^»
What do yo.t pay him a mo,.th :- —fB) >J f^ ^ ^ ^i- ^ IB ^]i.
Fifteen dr,llars a month. i -|- ± ^^1^811^ ^^Hosvmanyhoursdoyousiudy a day
?|-^ Q ISS ^ f/^ ffi tt PJS.
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COXVKlJSA'riOX I'lsT.
roXVKKSA'riOX -JIst.— my thaciieh
,M sliik\ a'.
8.
9,
1(1.
11.
1
1.-^.
IG.
17.
LS.
10.
20.
21,
22.
23.
21.
-X7'i sill (r//- sill) ^l«'i yat-j haijii
,..>
, . 5 c,' .... , . .> -
slm km 'k'ou ^lai a .
-Xi;<» km "k'.)U kci ^wan ^a (';/• .a).
c»^ ,> .> r-i ^1 i••• 1 ' ;
"Nc'i yau" wa" ^.m slnk^ "k'ou ke t
"Mo t'so , "ngo jin sliikj -k'oii kc .
"Xi'i clii-to^ -kviii liai" maD^ "^shoir
,("l.i a\^ ^
[,1a (.r^.la)
-IvT.ii ^kong clieiig-^t '^sli^'"g*t "^^a*
^lu 'k.iiig^ iii {or ^ni)? [Sva*.
-K'Niii *^kong clieiig^t (.•Saf-^kwaii
Hokj ^lan "kNiii ^koiig jii p'a kwa !'
^\ \S-A kc\ ITukj ^fciti -k'oii ^kong,
tsair '^wiii* clii cheiig j ke lok^.
-K'oii yair ,m chin -ti ts/r- tin
kong ke lo po .
Ts7r-*^tiii tai--^k'oi''* "yaii ^ti ts'u
lokJ
; "k'oii ^ra ts'o ke .
-Jv'iiii ko'- Jj ^shengt jam ^ngam
{or ^ngam) kwa' ?|
Xgam {or QiigjinO s;ii lok_. '
"K'iiii ,hii -Jigo si 111 , tsiii tak^|
ho ngang .
Hi) to ^yan kini-tsiii -k'iiii k\v;i ? i
ITai" ^!i, {or Ji) "k'oii-ke tsiii - chii
hai- tai' yaf-.^ ho ke lok..j
"Xci ko ,sam jing-vii'i 1h) tsuk
J
t "5 5
chi -takj lok . [ts'o ke . i
"Xgo ^m wa" takj 'k'iiii -yaii mat^ !
Yatj ko' yiit- V'''^^^^'^
c*-^ c^^'^^"
^kara -k'oii ^ni {or ^\\\) ?
Shapj-'ng ko ^ngan- tsiii'' ko yiit^.
Yatj yatj tiik, ^kci ^to ''tim ^chung
^shii ^ni {or ^ni) ?
Yuii iH-ipuiiiited-with my (sign of poss.)
teacher, not acipiainte(,l-\vith,eli ? 2
Xot ac<piainte(l-\vitli, 2
Yon l)el'ore several days at this ))]acc
seen hiin already, 2
I have-seen luin several times, I [15
Yon yet said not acqnainted-with him ?
X'o mistake, I not aci|naintc(l-\viLh him.
You know he is what jierson, 21 [1.0
Know, 2
He speak correct city \V(»rds not >i»eak,
eh ? 50
He speaks f!orrectWest(M-ii-snl)nrlis wiirds.
Copy again his speaking no fear, eh ? 18
Xo fear 15. Copy again him speaking,
then can most correct^, 15, •')-
lie also not according-to dictionary-
speak, 15, ol, (io
Dictionary probable have some mistakes,
.^2 ; he not mistake, 1
His those tones soniids right probably,
Right altogether, 32 [eh ? 18
Tie come-to my place reconnnended to-the-
extent-of very strongly (///. hard),j
Very niiuiy persons recommended him,
lirolnibly ? IS
Yes, 1. His testimi>nials are Xo. 1
good. 15, 32
Yonr [C] heart shonld-be very satisfied
in-order-to-be right, :J2
T not say can (/>., I can't say) he has
any mistakes, 15
One [C] month give how mnch book-
gold him, eh ? 53
Fifteen [C] dollars a month.
One day read how many honrs (of the)j
clock books, eh r 53
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5G CONVERSATION 22xj)
COXVEliSATIOX 21st.—:^iY TKXcn^^n.— fCfvitiiriifd)
20.
27.
28.
29.
30.
It dc-pends upon whether I liave
;
g^ [fp ^ ^^ (^T fl ^ft^
tune (ir not.
On the average how many ti day?i—
ffi ^JH tHfi_^H# ?/&» !
On an average about two or threej
—' fe til: it pS ^ PH =1
honrs a day.i §ll 11 ^ M, \
That is pretty good. i ® Jl] ^ M ??» '
I wish to learn quickly.
^ '^J, '|^ P^ §% j
Do you find it ea«y, or ditti.nit r f^ J, ^ Hg || *^ PjS, '
At first it was very difUcnlt :now ;^ J^i ^ flj P, jfn Sc B^S* tf
it i.s not so difficult.i nil' II pg.^
I
32. Ti)at follows as a inatrer of course.|g ^C l^lj,
COXVEltSATIOX 22X1). -STREET HAWKKl:^
11.
12.
10 nfi^ fi ^ft » W* R4 *i -tlhat are those who sell things n
the street called ?
llawhevs.
There are a great many of iIkju.
A great many.
":/:.:"::!";.,. .„„.: mmn%mmm mm,
II.,;- ii^Bi.
s.,„o'soii fish, „,ui ,i.,v a„. ,,,11.1 ^nW K :i "a. "^1-« « « "a->
sellers of fish.
Is tliiit tlio way )
Yes; Imw would it l,e I,lll
.v!-; there not some who have a P5^ ^ n|) St
^§"4 ft* *!
name besides by which they are M 1EI SS m »B^J ^tU
called P It seems to me as if I
liad heard some of the names.
"What do you mean P Everybody
has a name.
I am not speaking of that.
miff pp.
„„ ^'. Hi. pg i% m Bi^ m.
Pg # ^ 19 »(i^.
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('(tNVKU'SA'I'IoX -."iNP.''7
CO.WKUSA'l'loN :.'l>r.— Mv ikai iii:i:.
Ill ^iiu^iii' N'l' a-l)it liavr Icisiiiv iidl. jii-t-is .".;'..
•;(; v-it vai |•lm^-^•ll^ l<ai Ink 'Mic ilav a\craL;i' iiTkoiiiim- icail IkiW
•1~. \m vai kiiS-ln- kai^ tiik "vaii ( )iu' (kiy avcraLic nckoiiiiii;- n ad lia\ c t\V(i
-l.ai- ^s.m "S;in .•Ihiki: ^shu Ja/ ,
ihnr [('] Imurs I ks. -1.
2X. 'K>Mn t'. 'kri 'l.o a'/ !
S., ( is) als.. i>rclt y -(,.,,1. -.
i^'.i. -X.uo 's()ii<;' fai'- ti liok^. I wish quickly learn.
;;(.. -Xri km' yr, yvr ^iiaii Imk^ uir V-n iirl easy, or dimciilt r.-U am .-li r :.;!.
,,.,1, VI- ka Ai-tli('-l)(\uiiiiiiim feel VLiT (litliciiU. now
i. ^nu k('then, :.;;. not so (lillicult. :;•_'.
Tsz-- VIII \n:\
<>' '•oursr. 1^1,
('(»X\'i:RSA'ri(>\ 2-Jxi).-sti;i;i:t iiawkki;
1. Ko' -ti liaiii;- kill uiar "Vf kill' Those walk street sell things called wliat
ts.r m;^^ -ye ^ni r' thin--, eh r :.;!.
j
Hawker.. -.Vl.\
Also ha\e very many, ;52.
4. Tar ^to lok .
<!i'L'S^t many. :;i'. i
."). Ko- fi "^sin-* "^taii vai viir.g- yal Tliose hawkeis one kind one kind how.
voni:- 'tim kiu'-fat ,ni r oallnl. di r :.:;.
^•11 tlu
^,'/ .Inst ace(:rdiii,u--to<o called only, 7.|
[^(•he.-' lliiw, eh ': .");'..
I
those-wlio, ]:., (i.e. sellers of lisli\!
i
So. 1.-,, eh ? :!'.'.
]
10. llai- y, ,m hai- 'kom. 'tim ^ni r' Yes, :^l. not is so, how. eh r :.:!.
11. ]\r har -yan V\ chunu" "yan Not is have some l)esides have naincs
''menj;*t I^'h' latj' "Xgo 'l)«".--t's7,
,
called r I very like heard overj
^tenof kwo' X\ "mciig^t- ' s<""^' ":"»<-'^-;
]L'. 'Timii'r ^Yan jan to-yau'mene-'t ITow. i' r Man man (i e. all men)aU.
j
.;-' ha\e names, 1.
c'
l;;. M har 'koim ko'- ti. Not urn si-eaking-ahoni that.
2. Attention having already been sufficiently called to the fact that some of the
finals, snch as iii and la may be either iii or iii or hi or Ta, &c., instead of rei>eating
ihem in evei'v case a liguve _' will l>e [uit after them when both forms can be used.
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COXYERSATIOX l>2\d.
COXVERSATIOX 22.mj.—stuket Hx\yKER>i.—f'Confi,)//e(lj
14. Thin I (lu not know wluit you aiv
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COWKU^ATIOX -'liNi.
('<K\VKI{SA'rn>\ I'l'ND.—sTi;i;i;r haw ki:i;s.— ^ ('millinicil. i
Kciu, ^'n ^clii -lu'i 'koii- iiuit^ -ye !
Tluu iioi know y.-n si.cakiii--,il.niii uliut
^X;., ji- kri to -van k(.\ ^lui. Then-, now iil<o liavc [C.]. tlioiv.
I'm k./ ii' -tWhich [('.] ? 2.
J[:in,u- kw..' hoii' 'k(. ko' ^iii. hik^ Walk ovcTg-ono that [C] :.:5, nittlc rattle
Itik shdiut: kill' mat "yu iii?''' sound: called wliatthiny-clir 2:). He
"K-oii hai- -van ko^ Snoii<i*t '^'"^ does have [C] name ( hy wiiicl! lie
'^ineiiu*t.
Lnk^-'kwii-V. ink .
(). har lok . -luo ts'o' lok
Idit, it-is to-he |iil !(_•(! ( i.e. alaS) nut
remcmhef wiiat tliiiiL;- name.
liatlle-dvum-fellow, 32.
Oh. is, ;)2, no mistake, ;;2.
yi" ^ti meiii;''^t kwo "ii^o t'enirf.
Na. 'ko ko' .t;iin -Joiio- ko' lo, ^ko Therethat [(\] carry two [C.jiiaskets, that
"ko' ha.- lok : jui!-tci- 'tim kill-'i
[<"'] i-^- ;!2. People how call inaii-
t'iit "kSiii ni r" i
uer ( i.e. Iiiwhat way is he called ?)
him eh :- r>;;.
^(), -k'()ii har ^shaii -m;iil;iii- ^fuiii; Oh, he is eoHoci (and) Itiiv broken copper
liiir fit kc . lirokeii iron, 15.
^Xa. 'nei ^yi-, ka ^miiij;' pak^ 'ii<;d There yon now uuderstand my [C] mean-
in<:-, speak out some other names for
me to -hear.
, To "mo ^:i.' Also none. 1.
-Mo ke'r Xoiie r i:.. [only, 7.]
-.M(") : ,^to hai" "^kom slii)nu--'^ha* ^che' Xoiie: also arc ahout-that moiv-or-lcss
^Xo-, ^sin {or hcttn- sin) 'kei yat^ Well, lieforeseNeral days I heard one [C]
-ngo t-engt-kin\vat, ko' ^yaii wa" man say, he was doini; the business of
-k'oii hai-tso-^fiii ^kwa mar ts'oi' I
carrying- melons, selling- vegetables;
(orHs'oi*): ko' koii''tim'kai^ni :-' that sentence how e\].laiit eh r.''.3.
Tsik hai' 'hai kai shong" t;im dust is in street on carry melons (and)
vegetables in-order-to sell only, 7.
Is such, 10, (the) meaning, eh ? 39.
Yes, 24; street coolies carry things. 1,"), ^3,
not arc carry chairs, l.J, r>3, are
called t'iii- fii.
.kwa ts'oi Jai m;
Hai- ^le" : ^kai {or ^kaij kwii-^ lei,
^t;im -ye ke ^ni, ^m hai" ^t'oi kin*I
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COXVERSATIOX 2;5ui).
CDXVFJJSA'IION 2l>.\I).—sti{i;kt hwxkkks. -i Conf/in/r//.)
Well, 1 have l..arn<..l sev-ral n.w [«» J^ 4^ ^^^ ^p"] ff gjnonls lo-.lay. BJ Pg^^
V,au Sir. luuv IcaniM a ..vul .l.al:5t4 tP*« « ^ « 3S P&.
iif Cliiuose.
I)iu tiiLTL' is a i;reat ileal to Icai'ii
Vei
.
*iT^*^5i]?».
COXVERSATIOX -JSnu.—what shau, t do?
Alas !\V hat, an iinrurmnate afl'aii
What sliall I do :-
What is the ma tier r
I have lost every tiling-.
How ilid tiiat hapi»eii ?
I came from the <'oniitrv.
Why iliil you come ?
] wanted to uo abi'oad.
-fe. K » # 8lg.
PS JE # » !«•.
m.
* m"«.
n Pi fp T -:^ Pi 'f^.
Kill yoll l.lirlg iiiMmy with y..H :- ^ '^ Sk^^^,I l»,n-n„o.l fr..,n u,y fiHinls us ucll
^
IbJ jp :S. # ^ PI.as bringing my own.
And have you lost k all ? >^ # S P^ »
Ihave. Hard lines. ^ « P&. It * ''^.
How did y.ai !o.. it?|/j ^ pKg |l/g,
1.-^.. I -lo not kn,.w.I
Pg ^ li;j,
]!. Von su.ind fellow! What do yon pt B.?S II "S ^^^ Pg ^ » ^ P§-
^'^'•='" •
5a Si? pg ^ "^is,
i:>. Yes, stnpid, stnpid. senseless.^p^^ ^^^ ^H^^ ff^P».
].;. Speakin. hke that will not get it, ^^^M ^ ^^M ^i^M ^M,.
hack again.;
17. Yes,Sir.Ikm.vn.Iamverystni,id.^f?
[l^» ± ^, |ic ^ P#» ^^ ^8"'
m a m.]s.
%
r.i.
Well, tell me al)out it. 1 do not know
how it hai)iH'ned.
ft was stolen hy some one. A fi! * ng-.
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<'().\vi:itsAri(>.\ i':;i;i •;i
COXVl'^IfSATION 2:.'M».—STItKKT ll \\\KyM^.~('»,i/nn(0>/.
;>ii. Koiii. "ii.ii'o kani-iii;ii^ lo link^ Hn.I lo-ilay alsu Icani several seiifeiK-es
kri knu sail \va"- iMii Ink . lew WMi'ils,
:',1. ^Sm-^sliaii-'t ior s/>njf n) t
"•
l>"lsj
( V'Mi ) Sii'. iilsd liaviiig-Ieanied liavoarn'v-
^,o "^lio Ui ^'r-(»iiu- \va ' lok . e'l-;iL Very many ('liiiKs.' wurds, ;;•_'.
;;•' 'I'o "van "^lio I" iii:i' \\o\s Lo a .j
AIsm have \eiy tnaii\- iiMt-vet learnud"
' - I . ,
I arnved-at. J.
I'nXVKIJsATlOX i':;i!i).—what .shall i \>nr
A-\al ("/• |.Ai-ya!L I'ai -^k;i- iVi'
Deii'-ine! ] luw-iiiir'iniinaLe ! :;l'. Ilnw
'l..k : 'Tim ISO- 'll.'. iii:-' '
.In ou,m1, el,:- :>:>,.
c i , . :>
Mi 'ye s/.'-Koii ^111 :
^^[ kill' sal' -y.' l..k .
1 nil slial^ sal iii .'
•"
c
-Xlt.. 'liai ^liMii^-'lia* k.k
l/)kI i
'S.ine- kw.i faii"
3 C
, :> . C.
". v"
.)" mi 've III .-
k;.
IS.
AVhai thino- linsiiiess, eli 'r.">:;.
X.it see (rnitsiijHciitll/ l.»sl ) all things, 3l^
llu\\ lose all. ehr :,;'..
ke . i am .mmtry iLnvn e.,mi'. l."».
Down I'linu.' .Id what iliiiie-. eh r ."i;;.
Wanle.l ^-o-t.j ]).M-ts {I.e. f.nvie-n I'oits), 1
-Van tai' St-air' Jai -m^. a' ' ifavc l.rin-- m.mey eeiiie not, eli r -2.
|
Tmuiu- ii-aiio'-S-aii tse' L*im ;i/' From iVieii.ls Iioitow as well (as having]
sniiK/ (if my own), 1.j
Shat^ sai' 1./ ^me/;
I-.'si all r ;5I. \\'^.
Shalj sal' l.»k . ^Vam ^knng I...k .
'
l-.>si all. ;!i'. Infernal work, ;".L'.
'Tim shal^-'.'h.. ^ni:-j
Il<>w l.isi, eh r :>:).
pi r\,[ luk,
' Xot knnw. 3l'.
k.'un' ts-an'-J.-aii kc\m.'\ ^m-kin' Sn.-h lil...'klica.l. In, :;i». Inse things also
-ye t') ^m v\\\ 'tiin ^m-kin' kc\ ii.'t kn..w how List. 1."..
j
liar lok', ^ng.ii h.k."
^nu-o! I.:k^, Yes, ;;2. stiipid, :!-i. stiipi.l. S".'. no seeing i
-m.'. km' sliik^ l..k ."
'
knowing. :;i'. I
llai- 'k(.m 'k.mg to ^m 'l.. tak^ D.) s.) sp.ak als.. imt g.'t able Lack, K..|
Ilar l.ik .^Siii-^shaiigt (or s//orf i\), Yes, :V2. Sir. I know. ;;•_'.1 very lo.>lish,
;
-ii-o ^.-lii l.ik . -Xgo 'l,;, ^yii- :5l'.
Vlrmi l<jk .
'K.Mig kw..' -iig.) i-eimt, -iigo in;
S]»eak over t.i-me to-heai, I ii.u know
^-•hi Joi-Iik^ ke. history-. li'-ii, i:..
Have Ity-soine-Diie sUiIeii away, 3:.'.
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02 C0XVER8ATI0X 24th.
COXVEH^ATfOX i>;'.i!i».—wir.vT siiAiJ. r iH)':—(('oii/iintrJ.)
I24.
IM.
How was if stdli-ii ?
Tliat is wlmt I do not know.
Yon will not ti'U nir al)i)nt it.
How can I. when I do not know
a1)0ut it :-
l*>nt wiiL'iv did yon put it 'r
Hid you have it on yonr ]ier>on :
wlieiv did yon iilace itr
Oh : 111 a i»illow hox.
Wheiv did yon [int the pillow box r
At the head of my Ijed.|
If yon were in the room, who could
steal it r
I went out only for a nioment. and,
when I came hnek it was not there.
The 1)0X and all was gone.
And yon did not lock yonr door
when you went out ?
I have newly arrived, and did not
know that thieves would go in and
steal.
m iii * m.
^ B fm "IS.
fat » a ig PI e/g,
It n s a ;£ pjs.
mm. mmmmmM^,\
COXVERSATIOX iUrii.—jkwki.i.kry.
Ciiinesf vvouH-ii tn\- fond of woiiring
jcwcllory. iiiv flu'V not ':
Yc^, wdinoii -MX' verv foml vf jowc-l-
kiy.
Even jiooi" women iiii\e UtnijiLS. liutli
for flic'ir urir^ts nnd ankles.
Yc'^, every one lias them.
T see every woman has earring-^.
It is absolnt(;Iy necessary to wear
AVhat if they go witliont tlieni ;•
Tlierc ia no siieh tiling.
\\\k not:-
S- ^ P^
m « §P. m,
^ m 'is.
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("ONVKlfSATlOX :.'(Tii.
COXVEUSATIOX :.':!ri).— \vir.\T >;[r\ij. i vtv^'i—fCo^t'iDtu-d.)
2(t. ''J'im fail lioii ni r" i lluw stolen awav, cli ':."i.;.
I' '
1\. Ko - ti -ii,!4(t vair 111 clii Idk . 'J'hat I also not kimw, :vi.
f »-Xci ^ni koni;- ciiMH \\\\ k(.'^ click . You not s|ieak out (•oinc, I ."i, 7.
'lo. 'Xy-o tiin koDi;- tak clriit^ Jai kc'^ r I liow sjicak can out coinc r I."). I ;ilso nui;
"X'^H'o to in chi tiin fai'i kc . know how siolcii, I.").
21. "Xci ^chai i»insliii-Jai ^ni;-' [^.lai "^'oii ])iit wliat place, (;li r ."i.-;.
:.'"i. ^('hai^slianslKliii^" pci" ^.tiii ^pinshii'r Tut person on, or place what place at y '
:.^t'>.
^< ), pel ko' chain- S(>nu; ^chon<:" ^lai OhI
Put [('.] ]»ill(»\\-ho\ in ;n. \'.\.
27. 'Cham- s(lim' tii'i ]nn sliii ^iiir' [ke\ Piilow-hox ])lac(; what jilacc, eh ? .'i;'..
•IX. ^Chai ^clrong-^t'au ko sliii' lok . ]'nt lic(l-hea<l that jilace. Wl.
2'.». "Xei^hai foiig*,jpin ko-'^faiUak iiir' You in I'ooin, who [C] steal can, eh? ."»;;.
oO. 'Xii'o hang*| cliHit luiii yat I walk itiit gir one short-spaco-of-iiinc
chair chek ; fan Jai ^m hai ko\ ( chan* wotiM ilo) only,~
-. l)ack
^Lin ^i^ong to ^m hai slni lok,. come not at plac('. AVith hox ;iiso
ot at ]ilace. ;i2
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(U CO.\Vl-]RSATr(>X I'.-.TK.
1(1.
24.
Certainly.
And wisal is ihat llmio- lik^.
]iiii in Jicr hair r
A Cliiticx.' Iiair-])in.
Thai is also made of silver.
Hers is.
Are there other kinds ?
There are a y'reat many kinds
Tell me what thev are.
2^.
2'.).
.'50.
COXVKKSATIOX -2 h-W.—.WAV VA.LEMY.— / f '>,li/iill(rJ. )
It is eonsid.red in,,,..lne u, Ur .„h-\^;f^^ ^ I? ^ ^ IS A (*&»
out them.
I see theseamstressatthestreet corner* ^^^^tft^li^Wi##Sf@has a silver rin,. on. Is that a nau-: mj&^. imWM^^M'&triaue riiit; r UM
Xo: the Chinese hav. no.ueh enstom.I pg f^^ 1^ A fl flft ^^. ^g.
Why does she have it on;1
f^ -^ ^ p;g^
J>eeanse she chooses to do so.I
d-| -^ ^ U^^
If she were rich, I suppose she wnnldtEfiit±r ^Mmm^M^.
wear a u-old one.
^11 "IDE. *^>ff;#J.
# # !>&.
ffl i a*) 11 ® *; 'te.
rg « i # pi'i.
^ ^ - « »fa H¥3.
^ ffi If t$ ^ Si #).
Sn,„c. „re ja,U-st«lo oms; s.nnc.. u.v:
^llfl^
^ 3^;j5' Pfl,
<fDj'j
^MTh.v ,v.,„l,l li, VITV |„Tttv.
^^ ^J. [I^j flg^
S,|,K. ,>1. ll„lly >c.ly ,„«t,
.
;|^- ^ <.» ^ jjj. g^ Dlf,
Wii.t is ll.ul,Moment «lMcl,(i,i,KS,, ^^I^A. I'fl#4'ill£"iwomen ,ve;i.' .1 (l,e l,;„.k or ,|,..ir ^^^^ pjg.
coiffure !'
It is a hair-press.
|Bf@ fi t^ # W P&.
I Buppose these diflerent arlicle. are! P^flflllfi^aWiH^:*:A^P'^what won>en generally w.ar. What
^
i^dft, ;^i ASt-tll-ffiPJli
iewellerv do men have r !
What men wear is not .•alled jewellcy ^A )'Jf^M* /IfA PS#n4ft(shun .shik) l.y the C'iiinese.
j
-^ gj^
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COXVKUSATIOX iMth. (');")•
COXV HRSATK )X •_' iTir.—jrwkllerv.—(r'rt////»?w/.)
"Mo ; Mcoin tsaii" siiii li:ir shal^
"lai ((.van) lok .
'Xg-o kin 't'so ^kui (// ///c/// hr Jciii)
^])iii ko ko po ^sham p'o-tai'
3 c , , ,.5 f, . ir '^ 1
-^1
'
ko Doau kai - clu. Ilai ka ko
chair- shi'tai kv ma t
^.M liar: ^'I'-ciiiu-^yan "mo kom
^k'wat- kiiii.
'I'str-mat^ tai^ ^iii?'
('liuni;-vi t;ii^ chuk .
Jvv)ii liai ^^.^•ol- elm, tai - k'oi"
tai ko ,,kam kc lok.
"lau ts'iii'"" ke , shr-pit^ liar ^la.
"K'oli ^t'au-fiit^ ko ^clii'vc, hai"
ts'z ^ch'c'iiio- ^cliam ; ko clu hai"
18.
1').
20.
21.
2-1.
Hai' ,ts;'mi lok.
.3 c
Kl; - c'.ii gto hai' iig-aii* cliiiig ke .
"Iv'ou KO -^cln liar Ja.
"lau tar-yr yoiig" kc ^me r
"Yau ho ^to Tong" ke lok,. [ hi."
•j:r>. Kong eli'nt^ ^lai jiei 'ngo ^t'engt
24. "Yau ti hai" ynk, shck" ko ; "van
25.
2G.
97.
Kom ho "^t'ai lok^.
"Y''aii ^ti shatj- shaii ho t'ai kc .
^i'ong-^yan "nuu- yan % hai kai
chung- kan tai ko-ko hai" mat
"ye ^ni r
28. 'Ko-ko' hai- kai'-'at* lok .
2\). lai - k'oi'-ko -^^ti keiyoiig" "ye, har
"nou- yau' jynig-^.shung tai ke .
^Nfim- yan" tiii mat^ shau-shik^
30. "Xam-^yan sho tai ke,
^T'oiig-
^yan ^ni hai" kin tso" shai'i-
shik..
X'^ ; then just considered to-be lose,
jtoliteness-towards (peoijle), 32.
I see sitting street side that [C] mend
jacket woman wear [0.] silver ring.
Is marry that time wear? lo, 38.'
X'ot is ; Chinese have-not such custom.
Why wear, eh ? 53.,
Tiike wear only, 7.
She were rich, probably wear [C] gold,
15,32.
Have money, 15, certainly is, 21.
Her hair that [C] thing, is like long pin;
that is what thing, eh ? 53.
[3 (Chine.=;e) hair-pin, 32.
That [C] also is silver made, 15.
Kers that [C.J is, 21.
Have other kinds ? 15, 3'J.
Have very many kinds, 15, 32.
Speak out come give me to-hear, 21.
Have some are jade stone, 15; have
some gold made, 15.
80 good looking, 32.
Have .some really good looking, 15.
Chinese women at coiffure middle wear
that is what tiling, eh ? lu).
That is coiffnre-presH, 32.
Probably those several kinds-of things
are woman conuDonly wear, 15.
Men wear what jewellery, eh ? 53.
^lales what wear, 15, Chinese not do callj
jewellery.
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^CO COXVERSATIOX 25th.
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roXVKKSATloX iV.Tir.
COXVERSATIOX ^Vm.—jEWVAA.vMy.—fConfim/eJ.)
31. -Ngo oto kill -kwu /r-ono-jiui
^niim-jfan" t;u tsmi -siieK^Kai - cm.
32. "Mo ts'o^; tiin'-hai'^iiam-.yaii*' taij
ke ,^m liar km -tso- shau-sliik^.
|
I also have-soeii ("hiiiese nieu wear dia-
mond rings.
Xo mistake, lait males wear, l.'», not is
called head ornaments.
COXVERSATIOX i>r)TH.— r do not know what Tf» no.
1. qTo ^m ^.ciu "^lim sihi ho lok^,
2. War matj s/r ^ni 'r
3. "Xgo tso- to' clii'-'^ho lok , "k'oii ^to
^m ^chung-yi lok..
4. Xei \va" ''k'oii ^m ^chung-yi a';'
'-k'oii' har mat -.van*' iii 'r:> c <
5. ^Yan-hako lok^.
{'). "K'oii km "noi tso' ^mi-"ye a .'
7. ,Xi fnk wa^* lok^.
8. Tso" juii ^ra ^ts'ang a .-' ["wa.
9. Tso" ^.yiin I'ok^, k'oii wa' ^m yiu
10. "K'oii wii" "yaii ^mi-'yc ts'o ^ni 'f'
11. <.Mi--ye ^to ts'o "wo.
12. Yong" yong- ^to ^m hai" ts'o kwa .
lo. "K'oii hai *^k6m wii".
14. Ai/ "ugo ^.m sun lok^.
1.5. "K'oii "^ho yim-^tsim ke . [\va^*.
IG. T.ii" ^k'oi* "k'oii yiii' yat^ fuk^ ho
17. Ting'* Jii," "ngo ^to ^m Song wak^
fnk 'ho wa'* me;' ko fuk wa'*
^m har ho^me r
18. Hai- a', ko' fnk^ 'ho 'shau-.hai' a'.
11). *^K6m, *^tiin kai "k'oii ^m yiii ^ni
:-'
20. "K'oii har ]iei ko song- kwo nci
^ch'aii; hai" ^in hai ^.ni .'
21. Ifai" ^le,' ^ni t'nk^ Viiig" hai" a .
22. "K'on wa" yau mat^ ts'o ^ni .-
23. "K'oii wii" ko haii ^.m ^t'nng "wii.
Even not know how consider good, 32.
AJKint what thing, eh? 53. [32.
I have-done to-best, 32, hcalso not pleased,
I
Yon say 'he not pleased', 2, 'he' is what
!
man ? 53.
Cnstomer, 32.
He told yon do what thing r 2.
This [C] pictnre, 32.
Do finished, (i e. done) not yet, eh r 2.
Done finished, 32, he says not want, so-
he-says, 03.
He said have what thing wrong, eh ? 53.
Everything even wrong so-he-says, (U.
Everything even not is wrong probably, 1 <S.
He does so say.
Oh : I not believe, 32.
He very tronl)lesome, 15.
Probably he wanted a [C] good picture.
Certainly, 21, I also not want paint [C]
good picture, eh, 30; that [C]
pieture not is good, eh ? 3'.).
Is 2, that [C] good h,;nd-work, 2.
Then howexplain he not want, eh ? 53.
He did give a [C] photograph ("/• rcff/ier
likeness") to you to-copy; is not is, eh?
Did, 24, this [C] likeness is, 2. [."-3.
He say have what wrong, eh ? 53.
He said the mouth not same so-he-said, C»3.
1.—The learner by this time should know that the rising variant tones into which
different words arc put are not always the same. In future therefore they will be
distinguished as described in the Preface.
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68 CONVERSATION -ICth.
CONVERSATION 25111.-1 uo xot know what to do.— (Contlimed.)
24.
25.
20.
30.
Well. Lhcr. is a little differonc.:
'
f^ ^ Hfl^ Pg |^ #]» Wi^^,yon look.
Only a little. g^ flH ^ 0g.
But that makes him have a sorruvv- 'fBpM^ISlB^^fi^, ^H^fnl-almost a hitter expression,
| ^ §^ [|fj fl ^ P^ ®» -^
whereas tlie pliotograph has a'
"^ 1S
^ ^R/5»
]ileasant expression. j
AVell, I will alter that. ^^^ ^ ^ '^ P|'J.
What else was wrong? S ^ -fe W "^ ^B*
He told me the hair was to he, fg fg fl ll(|^^ "^g g g.» ^yellow, golden he said
;and now I
i
t^P|^g^D|J, ^Wn^ftB/E^have done it, he says it is not good,
j
jg '^ ^ piS. p^ nfJ,
Ask himto get
yon someof
the I PgfEfinfi^ JBOffjSigl®if,lT];,hair and show you.
j
He said he could not, as the person !
fj^tgHSg^f o|S, i^ A Pfe ^lived at home in England.
Ml IB. ^ ^i ^^
1 will ask him l.y and by, and see ^^ P^ fJl^fg [||pl^ tg^ PfJPJS
if h.e has any friends here whosej )g^ Ufl^jJ^ S^ IMS §5 1%
hair is about the same colour.;pU'JlT''^tl^>^\ 'ff'f^^—
There was nothing else wrong,
^
^|g^ W^M^^'^'J^^^except some trifles, which I can
| ^^ W^^-ff'^^^^^easily alter.
I
i 1.
CONVERSATION 2Gth.—ooixr; to phkixc.
I am thinking of getting leave to 1 ^ ffi ^ fg Jl * IB M»go to Peking.
Oh, indeed ! Are you going up for Pf , 1^ p.^, 1^ ± * # 1^ J^S
an examination ? -^j P9^
No; I want to go up and see the I Pg^, ffi±i-B$t4v^5|J»jilacc. '
It is a nice place. i^ ^ gf, ^ ^J Pf^
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CO.WKRS.VrioX I'C.Tii.
COXVHIISATION :i:)Tii.— I no not kxow what to do.— (Continued.)
3(1.
-c . c,
,
- -
Tik^ koin to ^clie/'
lair k<iiu ling' ko \va • ^vmi''-
^yuiio- jau-^shan, ^chaiio- ,,ti i'l'i-
ymi<;'. I Ml ko songkc iiiiir,
liai' "yaii ko siu^-^ymig-^ni.
Ivoin, "iigo koi kwo Ja.
(.'liimg' 'vaii mat^-"yc ts'o ^iii r'
-K'()ii wa' ko -, ti ^fau-fat, sxvl
^wong shik,,J<am koni ke sliik
"\v<i, "iigo ^yi-M\a IS.)" ^111, 'k'ou
yair wa" ^.m ^iigaiii "wa.
3Ian" "kNiri lo ,-ti ko - ti j.l'an f;it
, , c . c,,
"-
^lai fai "lia.
"K'ou wa" ^in lo tak^ "wa: ko ^.yan
hai (.Yiiig Kwok-,*'tso ^ka cliii' ke\
"Xu'o tang, li:i man" "k'oii, t'ai "ha
i/'aiio--"vau "yaii ,t'aii-tViL Jo hai"Cl .-1/ J c o ->
koin shong lui ke mo a . Mo-
null tai"-yr yong" t'so , ngang"
^.chang k('i tat^ "yau sliiii shin
ts'o ^cne, ko -.ti Tgo ho yi
koi tak, kwo kt- .
Th(jr<.', wanting a-h'ttlc not .same, 21,
lu,,k a-hit.
A-h'ttlc so nuicli only, 7.
l>iit so causes the (/)/ C.) iiicturc o.\]ir ^^iou
sorrowful, wanting a-littlc bi'.jr ex-
]iivssion. Tiook that {or C.) likeness'
face, is have asmiling-expression, o:i.
Then, (i.e. that being case,) I change over,
Besides have what tin'ng wrong, eh:'' 0:5. [21.
Ife said that hair want yellow colour,
gold such cijlour, so-hc-said, <;;5, I
now done 53, he further said not
right, so-he-said, CI.
Ask him get some-of that head's hair
come look a-bit.
lie said not get can, so-hc-said: that man in
f]nglish country ancestral home live, 15.
I wait a-bit ask him, look a-bit he perhaps
at this place have some friends have
hair also is so up down's, lo, (i.e.
about) not, 2. X(j much other kind
wrong, only wanting several jjlaces
have little little mistake only, 7,
those r verv easilv alter over, l."».
COXVER^ATIOX 2(;th.—goi.nt; to pkkixg.
1. "X'go "^s'ing ko -ka "sliiJng luui I wish apply-for-leave np go IVkin.i;-.
Pak^-^king.
2. ^.A, hai" ^m^i'r llai" "shiing luiii^ Ah! Is eh r 3;». Is \\\^ go examii
"^hiiu-shi' ^m hai" a''? ations not is, eh? 2.
3. ^]\Ihai"; s;<ng "shong hoii^ t'ai tei"- X'ot is; wish up go see I'lace only, 7.
fong ^.che.'
r r 1
Place also juvtty good, 2.
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C0XVER8ATI0X 2Gth.
COXYER.^ATIOX 2r.TH.—going to I'l^Kiya.—fCojifiinipd.)
8.
1).
lu.
11.
12.
13.
14.
IT).
10.
I have some friends who went up
last year, and they have asked me
to come up and see tlieni.
That would he nice: it would be j^ Hj^ ±^ fR^ ^.well to go u[).
I do not know whether I can go.
"Why not r
There is no one to do the work.
Cannot yon get a friend to do it for
yon r
I am afraid there is no one willing to
do it.
I suppose you will go up by steamer.
Yes, it will be best to go l)y steamer.
Wliat is the passage money.
I do not know.
Even to Shanghai it is some tens
of dollars.
At Shanghai you change into another
steamer and go to Tientsin.
And what at Tientsin ?
You go l)y railway.
And before the railway was made ?
You could do as you liked. Y'on
could go in a cart, or in a boat, as
there is a small river there.
1 have heard it is hard work riding
in those carts.
Yes, so they say.
The roads are not \-ery good, are they ?
You are i-ight. And you are jolted
about in the cart.
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COWKPtSATlOX -JiVvu.
C'OXVFJJSATIOX I'liTii.—<;<» to v\:w\sr..—(C„j,/,>n(f'f/.)
f ^ "j
"ii,i;() "slu'in.i;' Uni? kiii^ "k'tiii. I
^M ^clii liiiii tak^ ^in li()ii tak^ ^iii.' I
Tso" niat^ ^in luiii tak^ a . ,
C,,, ",3, ,•.,5 I
'31(1 ^yan tsr knn<i- in a .
^^I kill tak^ j)'aii,u--"yari ^t'nn.o- -nri
I liavi; some Iriciids last year up went,
Lliey ("ill mc iij) <^-(j sec tlicin.
Good, ], up go also good, 2.
N'ot know go al)le not go able, .".;.
Do what not g(j able, eh ? 2.
Xo man do work, 2.
Not call can fv'wuil for y(Mi d(), eh ? ;>'.).
"Xgo jfong 'mn ^yan 'hang ts/r a .j
'i'ai'- k'oi'" till), fo-^sliiin "sluingj
llai- Je,'' tiip^ fo-j.shiiii '^Ui) "^ke*. '
Kei ,to sh()fi-k()k„ jii ?'
c^I c^^l'ic»^'
man ke .
1<. Hai Mioiig - lidi el un • kwo tar-
IS.
21.
23.
2-1.
vi'c'liek^ f(i-,sliiiti hoii /U'ln-.tsun
-TsNv^t'fo-,clre l..k,.
Inn' .shi" ii
x'ire-lo" ni ."
^ c
Yau"-tak "nei tini luiii ^t(') tak
;i . Ts'o^*t (-cli'c yau' tak^, -ts'o*!
t'engt yair tak^. "Vau ^t'iu "^sm
^ho liai ko sliii .
"Xgo ^t'engt-<.man ko -^ti ^cli'e
,t(') kei ^nan -ts'o*t lok^.
Ilai" "wa.
Jjo yair ^ni liar sliaji^ ^lan ho;
".Mo ts'o , "ts'o'j ch'e van" vuiu
^ko, yaii" yuiig ^tai.
I afraid no man willing do, 2,
Probably by steamer up go, 21.
Ye.«, 24, by steamer good, 1.").
]{ow much fare (///. water-foot), eh ? ,j;>.
Xot know, 53.
(io Slianghai also is several tens-of dollars,
lo.
At .Shanghai change another [C] steamer
go 'J'ieii-tsin.
<lo io Tieii-tsin how, eli ? .V') (i.e. when
yon get to Tien-tsin).
Sitiire-(.'arriage, 32.
Old time eh ? ,")3. Xot yet have lire-
carriage-road, eh ? o3.
Allow you how go also can, 2. Sit car-
riage also can; sit boat also can.
flave [C] small river at that place.
J have-heard those carriages also pretty
difficult to-sit. 32.
Is-so, it-is-said, OJ.
lioad also not is ten parts good; is not is
[i.e. Is this the case ?], eh ? 53.
Xo mistake, sit carriage jump nj) also
jump down.
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CONVERSATION 2Gth.
CONYERSATIOX i'Gth.—GOixn to VEKisv..—{Confiiiw(l)
20. And your boius ache with the
!
]|R# PH' ^» ^^ M "6?) *i*
shaking you get. f5 ^ '^,
:->?. The Lest way is to take a mattress|
^ ^f g|^-^J,^ j^ ^Jj^ f|f
P^^
with you.
28. AVhat do ycr. do with the mattress?
'
ffi ^ j|>|^ f^| |i^ "li W B^^,
21). You sit on it, and it is not so' ll^Pl^Pg-^ ifl^tlPt^'gf^.
bad.i
30. That is a good idea. 1®^ if j^ -? Pg-.
31. How long will it take your' ® ^ ffij 4" ^# (^ij B/g»
32. Oh ! two or three weeks. S =fl 51 ^ #J»
CONYERSATIOX 27th.—shui>s.
When I take a walk I sec a number
of dirferent shops. Proba])ly each
kind has a name.
It has.
Those at the corners, which liave a
great many things for sale, such
us provisions, brooms, clogs, be-
sides many odds and ends
Those arc called grocer's, or chand-
ler's shops.
AYliat do they call the shojis where
cloth is sold ?
The sliops in which cloth is sold by the
piece are called piece goods sliops.
And what arc those which do not
sell by the piece called?
Those are drapers.
There arc shops which sell paper :
what are those ?
Stationers.'
Clnnese call cverytln'ng a shop do
they not ?
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CONVERSATION i'Tth.
( "OXVERSATION :i7Ti[.—sinii's.— ^ Cvutimu;!.
,
12. A givuL many inv cilkd sliuj^s.
There arc also a great many called
tim ; tl'.osc in a large way of Imsi-
iiesr- arc c illed hongs.
|:^.. Wliicli r.vi' called liins r
14. Waslicrnun's shops, inns, lodging
liousis, wine shops, luncheon rooms.
15. Arc there any other names ?
1 G. Oh ! yes. there are.
17. What arc they ?
IS. There arc pawn shops, large and
small, lea honscs. roast and dried
meat shops.
11). What do they sell in the r.^ast
and dried meat shops ?
20. They di'al in roast and driud meats.
21. Which are roast meats, and which
dried meats ?
'^?
K'jast meats arc roast jiork, roast
:uck. and roast goose.
255. And the others r
24, Are yen speaking c/f dried meats?
2i3. Yes.
26. Those an- dried dii<;ks, dried sausages,
and dried rats.
27. Dear me! Have yon eaten rats ?
28. I do not eat them.
29. How is lihat ?
']0, They arc filthy things.
;J1. Who do cat them 'i
a*;*. i);jS". ^j,B. v®i£.
^g«i. ^/hm *^M. -'^
mm.
¥1 \LWs
-(li p6^ hJS,
ma.
?^ A:^f!/ii.
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(•(XVi:i:SATION 27tii.
CnNVHIiSATloX 27nT.—iinov^.—(i''"ii/i>ti(r(l.)
V2. -Ya./ho^L..kiu'-r.o-iW/:,to-yaa
"^h'") ^Lo kiu'-tso- ti'Ti^ a ;tai"
13. o^^^'^'o^i ^^^^ "^^^' ''"^^c"^
'-^
II. ^Sai-ji tini\ bit^-tira\ hak^-tim,
tsau tun,
an tini .
];"». -]\[u tai'-^ii jneni;-* ^me ?'
U). ,To "van /,.'
18. "Yau toni^^'-^ivo", "yaii sii'i at.*,
-yau ^ch'a kuiiryaii ^shii'i lap^ p'o.*
10.^Sluu laiv
V'"- *
'^^=^i' '"=^'^j 'y*^c'^^
•'''
20. Milr ^sbiii in6i'*, hlp^-m(^i'* lok,.
21. oPin-oti kiu'-tso" ^shiu mei'*; opin-
^ti kiii'*-t8o- Icipj mi'.C* ^ni?'
22. ^Shiii mei'* tsaii" bar ^siu'u jiihu
A, ,shiu ai>* ;l\ ,s!uu _ngo* a\
23. K<)'-.>i ^ni?'
21. Hai" "^koiig lap^ nief'* ^ni har ;i ?
25. Hai- y26. Ko'-^ti tsaii- hai" l;lp^ lip^" A\ Ulp^
.ch'onsr* a , hip, 'lo sliu a .
27. ^Ai-^,y;l (or ^A-i-Jii) 'nei shik^ kwo
-16-''shu ni*^!- il ?
28. "Ngo ^m shikj ke .
29. ^Tini 'kai ^ni.
30. Yim la - cha.
31. oP'i'-oti Jii" ("'•jJ''^'*'')
«'^'^',c"'
•'
TTavo very many calk'd shops;also have
j
very many called shops, 2 ;largo
|
biisinesg, 15, called hongs.|
Which called tini (shops), eh ? 53.
Washermun's, inns, lodging honse-^, wine
shops, luncheon rooms. j
No other names, eh r 30.|
Also have, 1.
'
ITow calkMl, ch r 5;>.;
Arc pa\vn-shoi)S, are smull pawns, are teaj
houses, are roast (and) driei shops.
Roast (and) dried shops sell what things,
eh? 53.
Sell roast dainties, dried dainties, 32.
Which called roast titbits; which called
dried delicacies, eh ? 53.
Roast relishes just are roast pig, 2, roast
duck, 2, roast goose, 2.
Those, eh ? 53.j
(Y'on) are speaking dried relishes not are, I
Yes, 24. (-1^ ? 2-
j
Those just are dried ducks, 2, dried saus-
ages, 2, dried rats, 2.
Dear me 1 You eat have rats not-yet, eh ? 2.
I not eat. 15.
IIow explain, eh ? 53.
Consider dirty.
Who man cat, eh ? 53.
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70 <ONVERSATIOX 2;th.
('()X\'KUSA'ri(lX J7-ni.—mn\fi.—{ronfiini>'i/:}
>2. Soini.' i>eui>le eat lIk'IU. llospectable
[loopk' do not ii? a I'ulo eat rats,
cats, or (Ino-: as regavds the tlirec,
nspectultlo ]iro]>le cat clog's fie-;li
more tliaii ilicy would cat rats or
cats, ("oniiiry people are most
accustomed fo cat dog's flesli.
TAP&.
CONYERSATIOX 2Stii.—Fnurrs.
What fruit is ihcic in the market?
There is not inudi (->/• no) fruit:
there will he more ;>. few months
later.
When I wetii, out this morning, I
saw persimmons, ]t!aritains, and
oarainholas ; and 1 also saw a
hawker with some really beautiful
custard apples, hut he had sold them.
I told him to bring some to-morrow.
He said he would : and if those
he biings to-morrow are as good as
those he had to-dav. I will cer-
tainly buy them.
When sliall we get Amoy pumeloes?
L like them very much. The
Siamese ones are not as good, and
the ("antoiiese are very bad.
They will come in season by and
by, they are not ripe yet, when
they come in there will be a great
maiiy.
xVnd the }>ine aj^ples, are there none?
There are none ; there have been
none for some time. Are there
any ])inc ajipl'S now? Why no!|
ft Til ^ -tl M ^ »fi,
mm, %Sii;-MPg-.
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COWKKSATIOX i>7iii.
CO.WHRATIOX 27.— sii..i>s.— (V-.;/////^m^.)
.van <h\k^ U-\ ^sz-j,.
VfiDi;-, 8Z-,ni;iii \-aii sliik' kaii-•
c S ^ I
viik, to kwu sliik, "!n-'slui a .
inaii a ; chi'- ti» liiii,u- sliik^ 'kau-
vnk, ke'liar'h<in--^l,a ,van Ink .
lla\i' some |(i'(i|)lo eai, l."i, rcspe<'iable
families not. very often cab vats, 2,
(•al>, •_', iloys, 2 ;spcakinjy-aboiit those
llirci' kinds, respectable ])c<>p]e eat
i|itr>"s Hesli more than eal. vats, 2,
i-ats. -J; .Most like eat dog's flesh,
|.'», are enuiiliy ]ieople, T.l'.
('OXVKIISATIOX 2XTII.— t'i;i
J\ai "sill -y:ui iiiat^ kwo- Is/, ^ni r'
-.Mo mar^ 'kwo-'i>/. luk,
^<-|,-i 'kr.i
k<j yiitj will ^to-^ti l«>k,,.
"Xgo J<aiii ^cliiVi cli'nt^ ^kiii (o/- Jxiii)
kin ts'z^*, Jsiu,kuiio- jong-.t'o*.
^ air km yat^ ko sm- lau- "yau
ti sliat. 111) taii-lai"- ell
tiiir-har "k'oii mar cho lok,.
I, "Xo-o kiii^ -k-()ii ^fing-yat^ jiiiig ^ti
1 . c,,, ) .' c -,^ c " "
..
^lai. "Iv'ou \va" iimo- -\va. "Ivoii
^t'iiig-yat^ \v;ik^ ^r.ing ^kam-yat^
kom ho ke^ lai, "n^-o s]ii-i)it
lok...
.">. Kei' _slu* -yau lla--^niiiii ^)to-luk
J.111
.' "Xgo ho ^cliimg-yi shik^
kcl . 'i's'im^-.lo" ke^ "mo kom'
ho : pun-tei -^ yau" ho jai ke .
;. ^(Jh-i--lKi clu -yau, ji-.ka ^m-
^ts'ang shiik^. Yat^ -yau, tsair
-yau ho ^to.
7. ,Po-,li) iii, "mo lo ine:-'
'• i ^ c c
y. -M<) lok,. ; -mo-Jiiu "^Ik") iioi" lok^,
^Yi-^k;l dimig- -yau ^po-Jo ^mc r'
'.\i: -m'. ke\
Street luarket have what Tvuit, oh? 53.
X'ot mncli fruit, ;^2, later several mouths
will-be move, 32.
I iliis muriiiug' weiit-out street saw ])er-
simmous, plantain.s, and cavambolas.
l>esi(les saw one [C] hawker had
soivio really good custard-apples, but
he had-sold (sign of p. t.) (thcra), 32.
I told l.ira to-morrow hviiig some come,
ilc said he-would-bring, said-he, Gl.;
lie to-movvow if brings to-day so
go..l, ir., T certainly buy, 32.
What time have Amoy pumeloes, eh ? 53.'
I much like to-eat, 14. Siamese's
(1.5) not so good : nati\-e also \ ery
inferior, 15.
Later before have, now not yet ripe.
Once have, then have great many. 1
Pineapples, eh : 5;J. X'oue, .')!, eh ? 39.
Xone, 32 : none have very long, 32. Xow i
still have pineapples, eh 30 ? Why!
there-are-iione, 15.
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78 C0XVER8ATI0X 2Sj
COXYI-: KSATIOX
J>^ni.—¥Rvi'TH.—(Co,)/mued.
13.
14.
15.
18.
1'.).
2U.
21.
22.
Do yen like li-clicos? There were
very few this year.j
Yes, very much. I Uke the third'
(TO[i li-ehee- hcst; the stones are
siDiill. aiid till' fruit is sweet.
I do not like hmg-ngans, they are
tasteless things.
Ves; they are rather tasteless: Imt
the Chinese like them.
How many kinds of plantains arc
there ?
There are several kinds: there are
large and small ; there are cheap'
and dear ; there are good and l)ad.
I an.i not speaking of that. Arei
there not several different names i
for plantains r ,
Oh ! you are speaking about the
names of plantams.
Certainly,^ AVhat else am I talking
about I should like to know ?
Plantains have several names ; there
are the dragon tusks, the fragrant
plantains, the large plantains, the
over-the-mountains plantains ; and
there are several other kinds.
When I went out this morning, J
saw some red fruit like a fowl's
egg. What fruit was it?
Those you saw were small persim-
mons. Those you have had the
last few days are the large per-
Bimmons.
What fruit is there in winter r
There are loose-skinned oranges,
coolie oranges, kat-tsais, manda-
rin oranges, and Tientsin grajies.
PI.
Wi?«+t. ^* ^m ^¥
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CONVKK'SATIOX :.'.siii. 79
( 'OXVHRSATIOX JHTiL—y\a:iT^.—(Co)i(inwf:)
'.I. 'Xci ^clmng-yi "lai-Qchf ^ni ^ni ?"
j
K;iin ^mn ho slim a.
1(». lltir; %') ^cluing-yi' ii\ Xgo clii^
^oluiiig-yi hakj-yip.*Iar-yClH;\\atj I
yai'r sai,yuk^ yai'r ^fiin.
11. ^Liiiiu-Sig;iii* -iigo ^111 ^chuiig-yi .
Mo nici -to kc .I
12. Hai-, Uj hai- tam^-t '<•-'• J-""K-
^yan ^cluing-yi sliik^.
13. "Vaii koi ^10 yoiig" ^tsiii ^iii?'
1
C., , C, , C,',
, .. J c . , ,JI
II. 'Yau lio kei yong- : "yau Lai"|
c , .3 c . , . <:
'. 1
yau Hai; 'yau jrengt "yau kwai
c' , c, , c ' , C-, . ,
"yau lio "yau ch'au.
<->w-r / .3 c, , 3 ,.
15. "^Xgo m-har kong ko -,ii a
18.
19.
20.
IG.
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80 C0XVER8ATI0X 28th.
COXVEPvS.VriOX -'8X11.—FitriTs.— r''W//////^W.y
20. Arc pears good to eat r Tliere arc
two l<iiuls, arc thvw not. or arc
tlicy Ixitli th<' same 'r
21. There are two kinds : ihe siit-lcis
and tlic sli;t-lci;i : tlicy are ih'I
the same.
2.'». "Where do they conic from !'
2(>. The siit-leis conic from Tieii-t>ip.
and the sha-lci.s grow lieiv.
27. IJcsidcs there are whampeo. gna\ as.
roscapples, and a great many
other kind-s.
•2H. Where is ihc fi'iiii market 'r Is it
inside or outside the cily r 1 Iuinc
never seen it.
29. Shall 1 take you to sec it jk-w r it
is worth seeing. There arc not
only fruits, but many other things
there as well.
30. There are walnuts, and chestnuts.
and pickles, and sweetmeats, and
toys. [from .'
Si. "Where do all these things come
?>2. Some from the North, and some
from Tien-tsln, and some the South,
and some from foreign countries.
^mm, mmm, mmm.
(OXVEn>ATIiiX 20th.— iiiK TYpnriox.
1. I tliiiik there will Ijc a strong blow
to-iiiglit.
2. I do not think so.
3. Oh, je?, there will be.
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(MLW'KKSA'riOX L'Siir. SI
roXVKIfSATloX tlS-m.—vnuiT^.—fCoiifiii/Nif. >
2J^.
2i.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
Slul-.lci*, silt— lei ^hosliikj "ina?
Har "van "long yong-,hai" ^ni hai
^ni,* ? Yik -wak, ^t'niig-^siuii yat^
yong- „ni ?'
-Yau "long yong": siit^-^lei ^waii
siito" Jei, ^slul-Jei jWiin ^shd-Jei (or
the ^ei in all four may be in the
variant tono.) Hai" ^iri ^t'ung ke'.'
^Hai gpin shii' Jai ke' ^ni ?
-SiitQ-Joi *^lrai ^T'in-^tsuii Jai kc^^
^sha-.lei* (or Jei) hai" pun bliii^j
ch'nb.^ ke\
Ling"-iij;oi" "yau wong-.p'oi*, f;iti-
shekj-.lai'i*, jVo-^t'o- kwo, cliuiig"
yaii ^ho ^to pit^ yong'* t'ini.
^Kwo-Jan Miai ^pin shii ^ni? Hai
jShengtnoi", pei"j.shengt'igt»''" ("»?"
"Ngo ^m ^fcs'ang kin^ a\
"Ngo ji-ka tai' "nei hoii' t'ai li?
Ctt > 'l .f
c • (^ AT ^ 1 - ^^ "Ho no D'ai a . ^.M clii pai
kwo- tsz niai , cluing yaii lio
^to yong- -yo.
"Yau hop -.t'6*. "vau fung-hit.*,
"yau sun- kwo,'yau t'uu- kwo,c ,
,• c^ ,
^
"yau QKung- tsai.
Kom' to-yc haigpin-shii Jai ni.^'
"Yau yti *^hai pak^ pin" \\\\ kc ;
"yau ^ti ^hai T'in- tsiui Jai ke;
"yau ^ti "^hai ^Nam-pin" ^lai ke;
yau" -yaii ^^ti ^hai ngoi" kwok^ ^lai
ke\
Russet-pcars, Tientsin (/// snowy)-poar3
good to-eab, eh? 53. Is-it that-tliere-
are two kinds, is not is, eh ? 5:5. Or is
together one sort, eh ? 53.
'rhere-aru two kinds : Tientsin-ptars l>e-
long Tientsin pear (variety); russet-
pear belong rnsset-pear (variety).
They-are not same, 15.
From what place come, eh ? 15, 5;J.
Tientsin-pears from Tientsin come, 15;
nisset-]ieiU-s;it thisiilacc prodnccil. 15
Jk'siilfs liavL' whampees, gnavas, roseapple
fruit, besides have very many other
kinds more.
Fruit-market at what place, eh ? 35. In
city interior, or city outside, ch ? 35.
I not yet seen, 2.
I now take you go see, eh? 1. Very good
see, 2. Nob only spread fruit for-
sale, besides have very many kinds
of-things.
Have walnuts, have chchtnuts,have pickles,
have sweetmeats, have toys.
[eh ? 53.
So many things from what place come,
Flavesome from North side come, 15; have
some from Tientsin come, 15 ; have
some from South side come, 15;yet
have some from outside cnuntries
come, 15.
CONVERSATION 2'.>rH.-TUK tyi-jioox.
-Nti-o ^kwu katii--ni;in ^:l tai"'
I think to-night strike big wind, ;i2.
^fnng lok^.
2. "Ngo kwu m«
3. -Yau ke'.
I think not.
Have, 15.
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CONVERSATION l'Oth.
I
12.
I
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
U).
•20.
21.
23.
24.
25.
CONVHPtSATTON 2
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roW'HKSATIoX I'lnii. h;!
(•oxvi:i;>.\'i'i(>\ -j:
^ku,
•TIIF. TYl'HOOX.— (Co)ltlniliHl. )
^T'iii sliikj ^to ^111 -v>/. -yau ^fung:
koin ke .j
5. Yatj yi3ng- ^iii, tsau" hai" jan kair-
.loi* ^ni \ci yafc^ ^t'iii '^ho yit,.
6. ^Yin-^shi liai" ^t'iii yit, ke ^slii
"hau", ^shi ^shi ^to liai" yit^. ,
7. Chung- 'yit, kwo* ^p'ing-^shong.|
8. Ko'-„ti -mo ting- ke\ Yat^ ^shi^
yftj, yatj ^shi tnng' ^to -yau kc .j
0. ^M ^ts-aiig \xy ^I'ung-kai'r ^chi ^ts'in,
ko' ^kOi yatj, ^shoug-^shi ^t'iu ^to
Imi' 'ho yitj ke^ hai" ^m hai"
10. Hai" ^le.'
11. Ling--ngoi- ^iii "^kci -man, yatj {or
yatj*) lok„ ko^ ^shi, ^t'in pm ho
^to shikj- shoii lok,^.
12. llai" ^me?^
13. -i*<ci -mo km ^rae.''
14. -Ngo 'mo kok^ "ngan.
15. jHun-^^shii-Qcham ^k5;
Jung-'yu-
^cham jtai.
IG. ^Hon- shii-yCham ^shing kei ^^to tu-
17. jShing lukj to" luk„. [^ni f
1 8. ^Fung--yu-^eham ^to ^sliing J<o lok-.
j
19. ^M hai", -yau ^fnng "yii, ^.fniig-7ii-
^cham t?au- i\i^ ^tai lok^.
20. 'Ngo oto hai" ^kora ^kong A .
21. -Nci ^m hai- *^k6m *kong. '^(•i
wa" ^shing ^ko.
22. O'l "ngo kong ts'o ^chc.''
28. Chung- -\ii(\ ko^ ^yiin-kwu sho-
-yi ^chi -yaii ^fuu^-kair ^lai.
2-i. llai- ^mc? -Yau mat^ jiin-kwii A ?
25. *lau tnr-sm ^lai.
Do what you so sjx'ak, eh, 58? ITcuVcn's
colour also not like have wind so. 15.
One thing, 53, just is 1)eeause near come
these several clays heaven very hot.
At i)i'esrnt is heaven's hot season, always
also is liot, 15, 82.
More hot ilian usual.
That no certainly, 15. One time hot,
one time cold, also have, 15.
N(»t vet strike tyi)hoon hefore those
several days, always heaven also is
very hot, 15, is not is, eh? 58.
Yes, 24.
Besides these several nights, sun down
that time, heaven change very many
colotirs, 32'.
Yes, eh ? 39.
You not see, eh ? 39.
I not notice.
Thermometer high ;barometer low.
Thermometer rise heiw many degrees,
Fuse six degrees, 32, [eh ? 53.
Barometer also rise high, 32.
Not is, have wind rain, barometer thea
fall low, 32.
I also am so speaking. 2.
You not did so speak. You said rise
high.
Oh! I spoke wrong only, 7.
Besides have a reason whcrefor..' know
have typhoon come.
Yes, eh 32? Have what reason, eh? 2.
Have teleorum come.
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26.
32.
CONVERSATION 2')th.
CONVERSATION 29th.—the tvphoox.
A telegram I I do not uiick'r.stand, I
What has a telcgrani to do with a '
typhoon? Does a typhoon come if\
thciv is a tt'legram? Then tele-
grams must 1)0 rather dangerous.
What are yon speaking about ?
There is nu danger in telegrams.
I was only joking.
But I am not.
What are you nut doing r
Jesting. It is a i-eality. When a
typhoon is coming, notice is sent
to people elsewhere in order that
they may iire]iare fur it.
That is --ood.:
iJONVERSATIOX r.OTH.—the visit.
A Ling, tell the coolies to get out
the chair, I am going out calling.
The coolies are having their rice.
Well, tell them to be rpiick. Tlicy
should take it before going down
to bring me up from office. I
cannot wait for them.
How long will tliey be r^
I do not know.
How can I wait for them ? 1 want
to go at once. I always tell them[
to have their diinier earlier. Why!
do not they do it ?
Now, coolies, have you had your
dinner ?
Yes; we have, thank you.
That is well. How you had a hearty
meal? I want to go a long way.
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CONVERSATION tjw.m
('()X\'i:RSA'ri( ».\' 2'.)Tir.—Tui: i-ximoos.—(C»ii(iinfetlj
;}2.
lin"-sin ! "n<<o ^m hiii Lak^ lok^.
Titr-sin kwiiu fiintr-kau" mat^
sz" a .-^ "Yaii tiii"-siii , koin tsau
yaii Jiii)i(-kau ^tni-.'' Knm tin -
sill ,.t<") k<i' liiiu litis" .
JN'ci koiig mat a .' I iir-sin ^.lu
hai" iigai- hiin a\
JSgX) kong sill clR'.
«XT r ^ '^ *^
^go ^m liar a .
"N6i ,m hai" mat "ye a ?
^H hai' kong- siu* lok,,. Hai'k'okQ-
shat^ ^chati sz" lok^. "Yaii ^fung-
kau" jlai ill, tsair ta tur-sm
1)6' pitjShii' jan ^chi, tang "k'oii
ho-"yi to-pei" lok^,.
Ko'- ti 'hb lokv.
Telegram I I not uiKlerstaiid can, 32.
Telegram concern tyi)OOon whatbnsi-
ncs^, ch ? -J. Have telegram then]
]iavL' typiioon, eli? 32. 8o telegrams
also rather flangcroujj, 32.
\'i)U speak what, eh ? 2. 'I'elcgrams not
are dangerous. 2
[ .-^peaking laiigliing only. 7
I not am. 2
You not an- what tiling, eh f 2
Xutain speak laugliing 32. Is really true
matter, 32. Have typhoon come, 53,
then send telegram report other places
])Oop]r know, so they can shelter, 32.
J'liat ••ood. 32
CONVERSTION 3(>Tir.—thk visit.
1. A'-Jing, kill' ^kwu-Jei ch'ut^ kid'*.
"Ngo ch'nt ^k;U pai -liak..
2. J-Cwii-^lei shik^ fan" ^:u
']. Ng", kill -k'oii fai ^ti^lai. "K'oii ^m
^ts'ang lokj se-tsz"-Jau, ^t'oi "iigo
^fan "shong Jai, jing-^koi tai"- tso
shikj ia. "Ngo m tang talc
k'oii la .
L ^Kei noi'* shik, tak \iin ,ni?''
i ) S' c
5. ,M ,chi nj.
'Tim ^tan^ tak. "k'oii -Ns
yiu'tsikj-hakjhoii . "Ngo^shi-^shi !
kill' "k'oii "^tso-gti shikj fan".
Ts6"-mat^ "k'oii ^m tso" ni?''
j
jNa, ^kwii-dei sliik^* fan" la' "ina ?j
Shik.» lo', m koi" ± ?
Ho lo'. .Shikj I'aii fan" mci" ^ni ?^j
Yin' hoii' V.'-vnnln'a'.
A I iing, call coolie get-ouL chair. I go-out|
stieet visitino-.j
I
("oolies eat rice, 1.j
Well. 'J'ell them (piickly come. Tiiey
not yet go-down office, carry me back
up come, ought early(before tliat)eat,
21 . I not wait able for-them. 22.
How long eat able finish, eh r 53.
Xot know. 53.
How wait able for-them, eh, 35? I want
immediately go. I constantly tell
them earlier eat rice. Why tlioy
not do, eh 'f 53. i
Xuw, coolies eaten rice, eh ? 21, 33.j
Eaten, 31, beg pardon, 1, (i.e. for havhiy
eaten before you have).i
\\\-ll, 31. Eat full rice not-yet, eh ? 53.
Want go very long road, 2.'
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COXVI'JISA'IMOX iiUTii. 87
("(>XVi:i{">iATIoX ;',nTii.—Tin: \\sv\\—{''oittlnueil.)
13.
lU.
20.
.Man- -man'''' ^liaii--. .Mair-iiiau^*
\v{. ^:^r 'sfuu kom- man-. ^M
ho slrapj ^fan niau". Fai^ ti.
^Taiii;- -hii. ^^niiu', or ^sniio-^ kiu'*,
^l\Iang oCIuuil:, "^pri t^ip kwo'sz--
^tt^ai^niiigyapjlioil .^\\^^ la,'^8in
^shiingt (or s/tort a).
.Sz--.t'ad* (or politely jTung- k;l)
SZ-- _t'au-.p-o {orpolitely "Noii tung
kfl) -long ko . to cli'ut,^kiii lo .
^Sm-^sliciiig, ,sx-,iiai ^fan ^lai, 'nri
pel tMp * "k-ou ^la.
*^Ts'engt "ts'o*. "^lIoK();-(oynui^'') ^m
^ta'angkii/^Sin ^.shaug.-Xei ho ^li?
-Xgo jt'engt-kin' ^8in-^shang ^siii-
.p'lli* tit^- f^an. Yiir-^shi {or
^, ,5». c, , ,. , ..) .,J -..>2
.shi *) ho tan sal mci" .ui.''
< ^,
-Xei -yan ^saiii. liu ^.Tan sai lo .
Ling--^.tsiin "yii-k^ipj Liii^--(shau-)-
^L'ong ii;l])j fnkj a'r
Yiiir -iiei" tar- 16 tso- ^Kliang-yi
filtg t;U- ^ts'(3i.
^Shilng-yi' pat^ ^ts'i'n. ^Fong 'to-
tso' lok„.
-Xgo "yau slim- shm sz , sung
p:ii'-t'ok^, ^^Sin-j.sh:ing wai'- -ngo tso"
-ha. "Xgo -yau ko tsai shik^
^Ying-Wil^*. "Xgo ^k'aii ^.Sin-^shcing
Svan oti ^t'au-16"'^pei -k'oii tso". Ho
-yi tsin" -k'oii yap^ Jong ^hong Se-
tsz--JaH'*. hni- slinp -/an ho lok .
Eai, full, ;5I.
Slowly walk. .Slower. X'cil need so slow.
Xoi good ten parts slow. (Quicker.
Wait a I)it. Loosen, or let-do\Mi ehair,
(^Snng is used more by the chair-
lj(,'avcr, ^ tso" is used move by the
rider;Piill l»cll, gi\'e card Lu Hoy to- |
take enter go. (iood, 21, Sir. [•>!. i
-Master, mistress two [( .] both [0.] also|
gone ont street. (Difterenfc titles
should be used aceoi'ding to the
position of the ]x,'oplc. 8ce Titles
of Respect in ' Cantonese Made
Easy' [j Fart).
(Jentleiiijin, lady back come, yon give
cards them, 21. (See do. do.)
[n\ite sit. Very long not yet see, Sir.
Y(.n well, eh ? 1.
I heard. Sir, a-while-sincc fell. At-prcsent
well again all not-yet, eh ? 53.
You have heart. Well again entirely, 31.
Father, and mother enjoy luipi^incss, eh? 2.
llo[te your elder-brother doing liusiness
maile large wealth.
Fiusiness not succeeding. Afraid (he)
will fail, 32.
I have iriHing maiti'r wish l)eg, Sir,
for mo do a-bit. 1 have a son
kmnvs English. I beg. Sir, find
some work give him do. Able to-re-
commcnd hiin enter foreign firm's
office would-be very good, 32.
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CONVERSATION 30th.
C'ON'VEIJ^ATK >X iiOTii.—thk visit—(Continvodj
2. At presc-ul t here iri no owe who wisiios
to en<i;ig-e a novice. If I hoar of
anyone wishing to engage a Chinese
clerk, I shall certainly rcmcmher
yonr son.
3. I congratulate yon. I heard a fewi
days ago that yon had a grandson.
24. I heal' you are going to Swatow
shortly. I wish you a pleasant voy-
age. If you should meet any old^
friends there, remember me kindly
to them. Take care of your-
self on board ship. A pleasant
voyage.[
2i^. Good bye. AVe will meet aga in. "We
will see each other again. Take
care how you go.
2G. AVhere is that coolie of mine now r
Dear me '. He is always off. I went
in and only stayed a short time,
and when I come out again he is
not here. Go and look for him.
27. He is coming, Sir, he is coming.
2'S. AVhy are you always running away r
Another time I shall call a street
coolie, and you will have to pay him.
2'J. I did not think, Sir, that you would
come out again socpiickly. I only
ran over to the next street to buy
a piece of sugar-cane.
30. I waited for you a long time. Yon
bought a piece of sugar-cane, did
you ? AVhen you came back you
were not eating sugar-cane.
MMm^ii IIIa*.
lift. *tsti?m
mm, :5t^®3&.
«#mTffit'{f. Sills'^.
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CONVERSATION 3oth. 89
23.
•24.
26.
l^S.
CONVERSATION 30th.—tiik visit.— ('' •oiilinvrd.')
^sati sliaii ke . "N<;-o yok^ ^t'eiigf-
man' "van ^yan song ts'engt
/r-oiiti- \-an sc-tsz^*, "ngo sln'-r)it
,".
) C, .
- C , , , ) C , , .-
Kii liri 'nei-ke tsai Jai.
"Ngo ^knng- hei 'nci. "^go ^sui
(o/'^siii) keiyatj ^t'ciigt-man'-'nei
tak ko siiii lok^.
C^, L"j
c , , , ,.
"Ngo ^t'engt-'i'aii' "•'i^''c*""
' ^''^'•j
song lion ^hau -^t'an. -Agoyun-
"m'-i slum" t'nng. "Xei wtikj kin
. , . 3 ' c , ^ ,3 c - J
,ti kair^p'ang-"yan, tor "ngo man"
hair "k'oii ^1:1. "T'so* wan ^shiin
^la. Slinn" fnng ^la.
Stt 1 . /. IT -^ •••^ f
lio ,naug la. llau" uou" "van- ^
<y ,
'
j.k'('M' lok_^. Hair-^loi chi ^song
km ^la. ]\Ian--man^* Juing Ja.^
"Ngo ko ko kwu-Jei^ni.? Ai.^ ja"
"K'oii ^shi-^shiQtOj.m hai shii ke .
"Ngo yapj hoii "ta'o* yat^ chau-, {or
chan'* if a vpnj short time), fan
cli'nt^ ^lai, "k'oii tsai'r ^.m hai shii
lok.j. Hoii wan "k'iiii ^lai.
J^ai lok^, ^Sin-^sliaiig, ^lai lok^_.
Tso'-mat^ 'nt'i ^.Blii-^shi t>an h()ii
ke ,ni?"' '^sfro t-Ar (a raj/id pro-
moiciation of — tai- yi-)
^wiii tsaii" kid ko ^kaike ^kwii-^lei,
tsau' vui nc'i ch'nt. _ts'm- kc la .
c'
c^ "^
20. "Ngo ^m kwu tak^, ^Sin-^sliang.
koni fai -ts'oii ch'ut^ ^.lai ke .
"Ngo tsaii" tsad kwo ktik-Q-Jei
^kai "mai yatj Inkj che shik^ ^che.'
30. "Ngo tang "nci ho noi" (o>-noi'*)
lok. "Mai hik, chc inc ':' "Nei
At present no man engages new hands,
lo. I, if hear have raan wish en-
gage Cliinese writer, I certainly re-j
member {or recall ni>, compare treasnre
np in my memory) yonr son.
I congratulate you. I before several days
heard yon obtained a grandson, 32.
I hear yon iatei' date wish go Swatow. I
iiopeyou (will ha\e) prosperous wind.
You iierliai)S see some old friends for
njc ask welfare of-thoni, 21. Sit
steady on-ltoavd-ship. iM . Pi'nsperous
gales. 21.
"Well walk, 21. Afterwards can iiave
date, 32. Afterwards till each see,
21. Slowly walk, 21.
]\[y that [C] coolie, eh, 53 ? Dear me I
He always also not at place, 15. I
went in sat one moment, back oat
come, he then not at place, :52. r;o
find him come.
Coming, 32, Sir, coming, .32.
Why you constantly run go away. 1"», eh ?
53. I another time just call a street
coolie, then want you pay-out money,
[15. 22.
I Udl think alile. Sir. so (juickly out
come, 15. I just ran go-over Jieigh-
bouring street Ituy one piece sugar-
cane eat only. 7.
I wait you very long, :12. lUiy ]iiece
sugar-cane, eh? ;'.'.1. Ynu back in-
the-act-of coming yet not see cat
sugar-cane, eh ? 53.
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CONVERSATION 30th.—thk xisn.—iCoati/u'fd)
31. I saw yon coming, so I ran (|nickly
back. How could I eat sugar-
cane when I was running ?
P>e quiet. When I go in to call, yon
should wait for me, and not run
awav elsewhere.
CONVERSATION 31 st.—military
Is there any tVar of war at present rjgga$-^tr1*Pg'^P/6»
I think there is no need to be afraidj^(fieE(^#5PS#tfl%i*trn&»
11,
at present of war.
All countries have many soldiers, and
they are constantly wanting to tight.
It would be much better if there was
universal peace.
In Western countries there are many
soldiers always congregated together
ready for fighting.
Large sums of money are spent every
year in these matters.
In olden times soldiers in the West
used bows and arrows, or spears, as
the Chinese do.
F>ut, Sir, do you not know that for
some years past the Chinese have
been copying the people of your
respected country, by using foreign
firearms ?
Yes, I know that : and not only that,
but they sire also making use of
torpedoes.
Have you been, Sir, to the [larade
ground, and seen the soldiers
parade ?
I have been several times. It is a
fine sight. It is really a fine sight.
-itrtt.
SA**4«aA«Evf
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COXVERSATTOX ?,(r\'u.- visrr.— fContiiivril.
31 -Ngo kiu^ ^Siii-^ehiliig jlai, 'sho- , I saw, you Sir, coining, therefore I quickly
-yi -ngo fiii^ts'oii'-oti "'tsau ^fan ' ran back come. Rnnning road how
,lai.
tak.
1 s;iu- kan
(•he .ni f
\Uu shik. eat can sugar-cane, eh ? 5o.
32. -Mai ch'ut^ ^shengt l"k,- "-N'go|
Do-not issue sound, :52. I enter go sit,
yap, hull' -ts'o* 'uei jing-^koi[
you ought must wait I back out
yiu^'^tang "ngo ^fsin ch'ut, Jai ke'. come, 15. Not good run go another
:\I ^ho 'ts;iu JKiii' tar-yr slui'. place.
10.
11.
C( )XVERSATlOX :\ 1 ST.—m rjtau v.
.ui^f<mg,
X'"go kwii ui ehan^" An ^ni shai'
p'a -yau choiig " ta lole.|
Man" kwok^ jji ng^to, ^slu-shong-
|
^song ^ta-cluing' lok^. [lok^,|
^T'in hil- t'iii' <.p'ing yiitj-fat. ho
Tsoi- Sal kwok^ -yaii tar ^to ^ping
shi-^shi (/'/• .shi*) tsoi'r-^niai yi'r-
- ,,J 'C , , ..'^ 5,..
per ta-ehong '.
-Mill nn "^shai thui" p;i .ts'ni*
^ " •<
• 2 1 ^1 1
'^
wiir ^ni- li sz ke Jok-.
^Kwu ^shi ^Sai kwok^jting yaii'
yuug- kuug, tsui , wiikj chat^-'tsou
lai *^l;a, "^iio "ts'z ^CMuiiig-kwdk^.
c, . 5..
jan kom yong
.
Tan--har ^Sin-^shang, "nei ^ni ^ehi
kau--_Iui'' ^ki'i iiin .kan, .T'uugc £
- )i
^yan hok, ^8in-^shang kwai kwuk
jan ^sliai jong ^ts^ong ^nie ?'
ifai" a, -ngo^.chi
lok^;yau" ^m ehi
yung- Jung ots'»'>ng, yai'r sliai
*^shou-J()ii-(p'aii ).
^Sin-^shang h(iii -kwo' k;iu -.eh-cing''*
kin^ ^ts'u jMug ^m ^ts'ang ^ni r'
lloii -kwo -yau kei, ts'z lok^. Ilo
't'ai lok-. ^CMian ching' 'ho 't'ai lok^,.
Present time fear fighting not fear,
eh :- r,;].
I think this time also not need fear have
l)attles fought, 32.
All (lit. myriad) countries soldiers many,
constantly wish to-fight, 32. lo2.
Heaven's beneath great peace more better.
In Western countries have great many I
soldiers constantly gathered together,|
ready to fight. I
Each year spend k\rge haudfnls money
on-account-of these matters, la, 32.
Olden times "Western countries' soldiers
also used bows, arrows, or spears to
fight like Chinese (///. Middle king-
dom) men so fashion.
But, Sir, you not know lately several years
time Chinese [^lit T'ong l)yna.«ty)
uK-n copy Sir's honourable country's
men use foreign firearms, eh r ;50.
Yes 1, 1 know, 32; also not only use foreign
firearms, also use water-thundi'rguns.
Sir gone parade-ground seen parading
soldiers not yet, eh ? 53.
(lone have several times, 32. Good to-
see, 32. Truly good to-see, 32.
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COXVERSATIOX MsT.—yuhviAUY.— fronf.'nmJ.
];l
14.
18.
1'.).
The (luneral was riding a lai-gej
black horse, while the Colonel was|
on one as white as snow.
At first there was a regiment of
infantry, and some artillery-men..
I did not sec any ca\-alry.
Afterwards the volunteers came.
and they fought together.
Which side won, the soldiers, orj
the other side ? i
The volunteers were not strong
enough to withstand the soldiers.
They fought for an hour when
they were beaten.
Have you seen the new forts yet r
There are a great many large guns
in them.
I want to ask you something. \vv\
good. Please tell me what a l»reaeh-
loading gun is.
A breach-loading gun is not the
same as the common gun. The
cartridge is inserted at the breach
of the gun, and not at the muzzle.
I'lien that is the same as a revolver.
Ves, about the same, but there is
some difference.
And moreover a revolver {or pistol)
is only a small firearm.
You are right. When a cannon is
let off the whole earth trembles,
but when a small firearm is fired
there is not nnich noise.
T like to see the bayonets. They
glitter in the sunlight.
Yes, they appear very bright.
mm.
PA'S.
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CONVERSATIOX 31st.—.miijtakv.—(CW///»w/.)
20. Ping-*^tsniig ^.t'o kirn ,"yau ^ti J<'e Officers cany swovds, liuvo some ride
"ina t'im. 'horses besides.
27. Kim' L'ung to "vai'i m:i^ ^faii- Sword.s from knives have wiiat distinction,
pitj ^ni?' ^1' " -"''J-
28. T'oiij:- yau '^kom kin ke : ^loiig Chinese so call, IT): two sides edges, 15,
liin "^h'au kc\ tsau" liai^ kin/: yat^ then is sword; one side edge, 15,
pin "^hau ke\ kiii'-tso" ^to. 'called knife.
29. -Yau yat yat, *ng<> Jiang J<ai Have one day I walk street, at road
{better J^ai) "^hai hr j)in (hecter side picked-np one pair knives. AVas
,pin) chap -Vj yat^ ^ma ^.to, liar thief fellows'. I'l, they ftfraid police
ts';lk^ % ke', k'oii p'a'' ^cli'ai-^.yan catch them, s<j then throw-away, 15.
cluikg -k'c'ii, "^komtsair ^wing-Jiiu
ke\
30. Hai- ^mc:' Chung- ^iiai shii' -niii? Indeed! 32. Still at place, eh? 55.
(or Chung- "yau "luo a' ?) {or Still have or not, ch ? 2.)
31. Chung- 'hai shii' :l' {m- Chang- Still at place, 2, {or Still have, 32.)
-yau lok.
32. 'Pei -ngo 't'ai la.' Cive me to-see, 21.
COXVERSATIO.\ 32xi).—tiik ( ;.\ rdenkr.
1. Kiti' fa wong lai. "X'^go yiii' kin ' Call Hower prince come. T want eec him.
2. 'H6 Ja,'"^Sm-^shangt. [-k'uii. Good, 21, Sir.
8. ^Tim \a\ -ngo Ja-.yiin* -ino Ja!
IIow explain my flower-garden no liowers.
4. ,d^'a ^m ^ts'ang ch'ut^ ii'. [^ui f ' Flowers not yet (come) out, 2. [eh? 53.
U. ^Fa (or ^F.l) ^lam ^to ^m kin' a'. Flower buds also not see, 2.
G. Man--raau'* -yau lok^.' Soiwly-slowly have. 32.
7. -Xgo tsokj -man -mai 'kci ^laii I last night bought several [C] fir-trees
^ts'ung-sh'ii- yiu "uci clnuig'. want you plant.
8. Chung' '^hai ^ts'6-^,p'ei ko' shii' 'ho Plant at turfed that place good, eh ? 32.
9. -Xei ^ngoi ke'. 'Xei 'kwu -ngo yiu' \ You stupid, 1-3. Yon think I want dig
kwatj ^ti Jung tsoi' 'ts'o-j)'ei Jai some holes in turf in-order-to plant,
chung ^me ? '
t-'h ? 32.
10. Ko' 'kei ji'o chnk^ shii" ^shangf Those several [C] bamboo trees grow
tak yip to.I
have-been-able-to leaves many.
11. Ko' jj'o shii'-ke shii'-^flu ^ying- ' That [C] tree's tree branch ought cut
^koi chiim -t'iin chi -tak^.|
short in-order-to do.
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COXYEU>>ATIOX 32n]).—the cauukxer.—fCoidinucd.)
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
21.
2r).
20.
27.
28.
29.
Do you wish those few pots of lotus
put iuto the pond ?
Yes, certainly.
A seller of flowers brought a number
of roses. lie left them here for
your approval.
Let me see them by and by.
Where have you put all those
narcissi we had at Chinese new
year ?i
T have put them by, some otber
kinds will grow next year.
I know that. I wanted you to put
tliem by carefully.j
Are there any empty flower-pots ?'
If there are, I want you to plant
these seeds in them
These trees need pruning.
That plant is dead. Pull it up,
and put another in.
If I put a dog's tooth flower* in,
it will look well.
I want some new plants put on the
verandah every week.
Have you watered these flowers ?
I watered them this morning.
How is it they are so dry ?
The sun was very hot to-day.
I want to l)uy some flowers. AVhat
had I better l)uy ?
There are a great many flowers
that it would be well to buy.
I only want to buy a few.
Then buy some dahlias, sun-flowers,
camellias, tuberoses, and that will
be enough.
• Note.—The name in the text is a translation of tl,c Cliinesc name. Tlicve
would appeal- to be no common name for it in Englisli. Tlie Botanical name is
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CONVEUSATIUX :Jl'm.
(MKWKUSA'rioX ;>L^^|).—TiiK i;aki»i;ukii.— (('ontinnetl.j
12.
! 1 1.
1.").
-\('i liai" via'' ko' ^kv\ ji'uii ^Ini ,fa|
cliiino-^ lok, ^t'on-i : liai" ^iii liar a r
Hai- tinji^-^'^la/
.Mai- ,fa ^lA ^taiii li ^mui-kwai -JVi
lai. -K'liii tin sliii' ^taii^u' "iici
*^
,,
.:> .) ..)
w.ikj (•luui,u--yi . isair _\iii .
c,,, -, .
c '. ,"c C • , . 1
I
any lia jici "iiiio fai^la.
11 kuni ^t(i ^wlioii-
J 8.
1').
20.
•21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
20.
27.
21).
30.
31.
32.
;r-<mg-jan^s
sin Iii, ^tiu sa! piu sliii a :
^Ciiai^mai lok^,, iliMit^ ^iiiii yui'r "wui
Ko^- Li -11^0 ,t('; v\\\ tiV ^a. "Xgo
. :> c , , . . c. , c, ....!
ym 'iici j.snau ho "k'ou.
-Yau^ti \m\vy ^fa-^p'im "yaii -nio a'?i
Yau ^ni, tsair yiu nei chuug ^.iii- i
Ju\ J-A ^ngan.
^Ni-gti shii" yiu' ^sliaiig-^chi-yij)^ chi
takv
Ko^ jd'o 'sz 'cho lok^, ,mang ch'utj|
^lai chnng' kwo tai" jVo.j
'Xgo cluing ^p'o kau-^nga fa .toj
c, ,. c, , c-
'
koi 1k) t'ai.
-,Mai ko 'lai-pai yui paiJi^saUota;
^hai ^k'c-Jau* chi^ tak^. !
"Nei ^lam ^ni-oti ^fil ^ra-^ts'aiig a ?
j
"Ngo ^kani ^chiu Jam- clio lok..1
^Tim ^kai kom ^kou ^.ni?'
i
Kam-yat, yit -.t'aiV'-^ sliai tak^ lio
-mang. ['mai r
-Xgoyii'i'' "m;ii ^ti^ fa. ,Piii-,ti ho
-Yaii '^ho to J;i ho mai.
"Xgo tsMig--har yui mai kei
Jail ^che.'
"^Kum, -mai ^ti chuk^-yokj ^fa, hoiig'-
yatj ^kw'ai, ^cha^fa,yukj-Qtsam ^fii,
kom tsav'r kaii lokv.
Yon ilo want those several potf; lotus flower
plant down into ])oii(l ; is not is? 2.
Yes. certainly, 21.
Sell flowei- fellow cariT some roses couic.
]Ie jilaced here wait you pcrhai)S like,
then want.
Wait a-whilegivemeto-sce, 21 (i.e. Show
them to me),
Chinese new year so many water-genii
flowers, place all what place, ch ? 2.
Place together, 32, coming year it also can
grow out other kinds flowers.
That I also know, 1. I want you put-
by well them. [ eh ? 2.
Have some empty flowers-pots have not,
Have, ."):;, then want you plant these
flowers seeds.
These trees want pruning in-order-to do.
That [C] dead, 32, pull out come plant
over another [C]
I plant [C] dog's-tooth-flower also pretty
good see,
Each [C] week want spread-out some new
flowers at verandah in-order-to do.
Have-you watered these flowers yet, eh ? 2.
I this morning watered. 32.
How explain so dry, eh ? 53.
To-day sun shine was-able-to very fierce.
[buy ?
I want buy someflowers. Which good
Have good many flowers good buy.
I only am wanting buy several [C]
only, 7.
Then buy some dahlias, sun-flowers, cam-
ellias, tuberoses, so then enough, 32.
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COXVEKSATION .i.'.ud. Dl) ;
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100 CONVERSATION ;53ri).
CONVERSATION 3;5]{i>.—mail LETTEni^.—(Con ffii tmJ.)
] '.). 'IMiere are a uumbcv of people waitino-
at the wiiulows to get letters.
20. AVheu the windows are opened you
show this paper to the people inside,
and they will hand yon the letters.
•_M. As soon as they are handed to you,
you must come up quickly.
22. A\'ry good, Sii'.
2."». Tio at once.
24. I have come back, Sir. There are
three letters and four newspapers.
25. Very good, (live tiicm to me.
2C. There are only two letters here,
and you said there were three.
How is that ?
27. The man told me there was a re-
gistered letter, which he would not
give me.
28. Then he only gave you two letters.
21). Yes, and I had to })ay ten cents
on this one before he would give
it to me.
oU. Why was tiuvt r
;>]. He said the postage was not enough.
;',2. All right, tiiat will do.
CONVERSATION 34th.—aEO(;T^Ai>nv
1. I have bought a new nia]i to-day,
Would you like to see it?
2. Oh ! Indeed r I would.
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102 CONVERSATION 34th.
COXVERSATIOX UTn.—CrEOCiRAVUY.—fConfinKP'J.)
10.
11.
12.
13.
,..! iaki! it this large place in the
centre of the luqv is China.
Oh no, thatis Europe, Asia, and
Africa.
Then where is China ? I do not
see it at all.
There it is.
No, yon are joking. The Eighteen
Provinces so small ?
It is not that China is small. China
is very large, l)ut the whole world
is very mncli larger than China
;
It is not only China that is in the
world, there arc a great many
countries in it.
How strange ! It is truly strange !
Where are England, and America?
How do you Western people come to
China ?
There are several routes. From
America you come by steamer from
California to Yokohama in Japan,
and afterwards you come straight
to Shanghai, or Hongkong. The
whole voyage takes about a month.
There are several routes by which you
can come from England.
First you start from London, which
is the capital of England, or from
some other English port.
^mm^ mm^m vn^i^i^
mm.
mtm, ^Syi. Jii^ic
1. It will be noticed two names are given in Chinese for Gibraltar.
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CONVERSATION 34th. 103
CONVERSATION niTU.—r,i:oi;]i\vuY.—{C<»if;Hi/c>i:)
.'!. "Ngo ^t'ai takj tZ-r-^lri-^t'o ^.c-hung-
JvAn ^ni t:it hii" t''r-^fong har
^Chung-kwokj kwA .
\. ^M hai-, ko'tiifc , liaiY\n-Jo-j.ii, A'-
sai-a , k*ap^ A - fei-ler-^ka ^cbe.'
.-». *^Kom, ^Chung-kwok^ 'hai ^p;n shii
^111.- J lam" to ju km to lok^.
t;. ilai ko shii lok^.
7. ^^I hai", jSin-^shiingt kong siii -wii'*
lok^. Shapj-p:it, Sh;ing koni sai
1^^ ' '
ke ^me r
s. ^M hai' \va" ^Chnng-kvvok^ sai .
^.T'ong^.Shuu ho tai"tc'i"-^fong, tjin"-
hai"^t'n]]g ^t'iii-ha" kai ^raai chnng"
tai" takj ^to kwo ^Chung-kwok-Q
lok^. ^T'in-h;i" ^m chi tuk^ hai"
^Chung-kwokQ,"jau ho^tokwokjca ,
i). Kom ch'nt^-^.k'ei ke ! ^Chan ching
^.k'ci lokQ!^Ying-kwokQ,"Mei-k\vok^
'hai opin (shii)
^ni ?
10. -Nei-tei- ^Sai-kwok^ ^yau tiin Jai
^Chnng-kwok- ^ni ?
1 1. -Yau 'koi ^t'iu 16- ^lai ke', 'hai "Miii-
kwokg ^lai, tsai'r lial Kair J^am-
QSh.iu tap^ fo-^shiii), ^lai to Yafc^-
piin, ^Waiig-j)aii, ^yin-liair yat^
chikj 'shai to Shong"- lioi wakj
JToiig- kong. ^Shengt ^t'iii shoii-
lo" ,lai kai yok,-mok.* via vat
ko yutj to,
12. ilai Yiiig-kwok, "vau %i'\ f.'iu lo"
ho-"yi Jai tak^ ke .
1 3. Tai-yat^tsair^liai ^Y'ing-kwok^ ^kiiig-
^shengt JiUn-^tmi (o?- ^Lun ^tun)
^hoi-^shaii, wak^- die ^hai ^Yiiig-
kwok^pitjko fair-^.t'aii'^hei ^.hiiiig|.
I sec able [i.e. I apprehend) map's centre
fills spot large place is Middle King-
dom I-snppose, IH.
Not is, that spot is Europe, Asia, and
Africa, only, 7.
Then Middle Kingdomis-afc what pine j. eh?
53. Altogether also not see reach, 32.
(Do not arrive at seeing it.)
At that place, 32.
Not is. Sir speaks laughing words, 32,
I'ightcen Provinces (i.e., Ciiina
Proper) so small, eh ? 15, 30.
Not do say ^Middle Kingdom small. China
very large place ; but all Heaven's
Under calculated together still larger
al)le-to-be much than China, 32.
World not simply only is China, have
great many countries, 14.
So extraordinary! 15. Truly really strange!
32, England, America at where,
oh ': 53.
You AYestern-country men how comc-to
China, eh ? 53.
Have several lengths-of road come, 15,
from America come, then in ( >ldj
(!old Hills get-on fire-ship come ar-j
rive-at Japan, Yokohama. After-j
wards one straight sail arrive Shang-
hai, or Hongkong. All length of water-
road come calculate approximately
umst require one [C] month about.
From England have several lengths road
come able-to, 15,
No. 1 then from England capital city
London start, or from England other
[C] port begin to-<ro.
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104 CONVERSATION 34th.
11.
IG.
18.
I'J.
20.
COXVERSATIOX 34th.—geogkai'HY.— fO/////////^'^/.;
You van vcacli Gilji-altav, a fortress[
and i>urt in the south of Spain, and
belonging to England in four, five,
or six days, according to the speed of
the steanur.
Seen either hy day or night, (Gibraltar
is rather like Hongkong.
Four or five days' sail in the Mediter-
ranean, and you reach Malta, an
English colony, where after staying
a day or two you again start for
Egypt.
A few days, and you arrive there, and,
without changing steamers, you go
through the country from North
to South by a canal, taking a
day for the journey.
After that you go down the Red Sea
for four or five days, and arrive at
Aden, an English settlement ; here
the snu is scorching, and there is
little water to drink, much sand,
and very little vegetation.
Then in about ten days' steaming the
vessel arrives at Colombo. This is
a port in Ceylon, which is a large
island at the South of India, belong-
ing to England.
After seven or eight day's journey
you arrive at Penang, and a day
or two after at Singapore. These
two ports are also English Colonies
and there are a great many Chinese
engaged in agriculture and business
in both.
pgisHS^fet4fi- mm^
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CONVERSATION Utr. lo;
M )XVErtSA'ri(>X ;. [r\i.—c.\:o(^\i.\\'uy.—{('"i>fi»i'f'if-)
]<v\ -n.i'-liik/yatj tsau" Mio--y
to' Yalj-^i'a-'^hu-t:ir, ^Yino-kwok;,|
fair- ^raii, p'au^-^t'ui, tsoi" T;ii--j
-I.(iii-su!i,u-^ ^r.iim iiin".j
M ^lunyatp-e- '(lii-pakvjai-lak^,'
'kcW -ts'z JRiiiK-'kong 'k^m ke'.1
IC. 'Hai Ter-^Climig-'Hoi ^shai ^sliiiu
-yai'i s// "iig- yatj koni noi'* tsau"
to'-M;i- ji-tiit^, ^Ying-kwok„ slinky
^t'ot, lilt- yat^ -King yat^ yair Jioi-
^shan 1i()ii' ^Oi-k'ap^.
17. ^Kci yat^ tsau" to^ lok^, yair^in
*^shai kwo^ ^shiin, tsair til \vair-
Jio "^Imi kwok-Q pak^ piir shai
^t'nng ti)^ ^nam pin" yat^ yat^
shuii ^cli'ing.
18. Yin-havr "^shai lok^ ^Hung- Hoi
\'A -ng yat^to' A^-^ting ^Ying-j
kwok-Q fau--<.t'au-; "^hai ko^ shli
^chau ^niukikj yit^ "mo mat^ slioii
S-aiii, -yau "^ho^to ^sha niok^, ho
sliiii ts'o mukj.1
111. "^Kom, %-^shiiii *^s1iai ts'at^ yat^ i
t^y* tsair to^ Kot^-^liin-^pa fair.|
^Ni ko' fan- 'hai Sik^-^U'm 'hof-'to,
tsoi- Yau^-to" ^nam piir, iiai" slinky
Ying-kwok-Q kc .
20. ^Yin-liau- tR'at^ pat^ yat ^ slu'ni lo"
tsai'rto' Pc'i^-^iiang (tsikJ^.^>au-fau)
k'apj ^Siiig-^ka-^po. ^Xi "loiigko'
lair-^fau ,to liai" ^Y'iug-kwok^,
slnik^"^t'()t,'yau ^Ik'^ ^to ^T'oiig-jan'
*^liai Ihu J<ang ^t'iii, tso" ^sbangt-
Sec steamer go fast or slow, 1."), five si \.lays
then ahle-to arrive Cibraltar, ICnglish
port, fort, at (Ireut Luzon (\vhich-is
Spain) south side.
Xot speaking (i.e. it does not matter
whether you speak of seeing it)
day (or) night, Gibraltar rather like
Hongkong so, 15.
In ^Mediterranean -Sea sail ship, have four
five days so long, then arrive Malta,
Englisb belonging island. Stop one
two days again start go Egypt.
Several daysthen arrive, o2, further not
need cross-ovcr-to (another) ship,
then by eanal from country's north
side going through to south side one
day's water journey.
Afterwards sail down Red Sea four five
days, arrive Aden, English port. At
this (place) throughout year extremely
hot, notranch (or none-at-all) water
to-drink, have very much sand desert,
is very little grass, wond.
Then steamer sails seven days about, then
arrives Colombo port. This [C] port
in Ceylon island, at India south side,
belong England's, 15.
After seveneiglit days water journey then
arrive Tenang (which-is New Port)
and Singapore. These two [C.] ports
also are English belong countries,
have very many Chinese at place
cultivate fields, do business, 15.
X'otc.—If will be noticed that there are two renderings for Gibraltar in Chinese.
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106 CONVERSATION 34th.
COXYERSATIOX r.^Tii.—(;i:o(;rai'11v.— /^''//'/<'"'/''/.
21.
2.").
rive or six days more and you reach
Hongkong, from which place the
steamer goes on to Shanghai. You
go on board another to go to Naga-
saki and Yokohama.
Tins is the route of the Eiighsh mail
steamer, l^nt there are several
ways of going.
What do the mail steamers carry ?
How often do they come to Hong-
kong in a year ? I
The mail steamers take letters, and|
carry goods and passengers. EachI
mouth there are two English, twoI
French, two American, and two
German mail steamer^ come and go.j
i
By travelling in this way you see
a great many countries. The lan-
guages and dialects differ in each
country, Isujipose, and the customs
probably as well. Is the scenery
fine ?
lu some places the scenery is really
very fi ue. I n every place the i^eople
and things are strange, and the cus-
toms as well : the difference be- I
tween one country and another i
is as great as it is possiljle to imagine.
1 have heard it said that in a voyage
to England there arc many days
during which you do not see land.
Is that so ?
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CONVERSATION iUvii.
COXVKPvSATlnX ;5Hif.—(;E(i(iit.\i'iiv.—((Vy//A'//m/.)
iM. -X«;-lnk, yat^ ^t'lin Lsai'r to Jliiiig-
koiis;- Idk , hai .Hung- koiig fu-
^sliiiii lioii' Shoiiii"- hoi. Yiurtiip^
tar yr cluk, lo-j.sliuii, liai^Hoiig-
kiiiig iKiii '^Ch'iHig-^k'e!. ^Waiig-
^pan.
:^:>. ^Xi- ti liar ^Ying-kwok tsA-^ka
^.sliiiii slm Jiaiigt ke lo'-^ch'iiig,
clmiig- "yau kci ^t'lii 1(»" ^liaiigfj
tak, kc-'.
2o. Tsn- ka ^slnin ^clidiig niat^ "ye ke
jii r "N'afj ^nin ^kau ^lai ^Hong-
kong "yaii kei ^to chong ^ni?'
24. 'J'so- kii ^sliini tai snn Joi 'wong,
k'aii, ('Iionu' fo,kung- ,van-liHk^.
"Mill yiit^ "yai'i "long chek^
^Ying-k\vo]<, tso-^kii ^shiin, "long
cliekQ FiitQ-^liin-Qsai tso-oka ^shiin,
"l()iig cliek, J'^a-^k'ei tso-^kii ^sliiin,
k^ip^ "long cheko Tsiipj-J<ong (or\
'I'akj Kwdk^) tso-Jca ^sliiin ^.nii'u-}
^I'ai'u Jioi-^shan ke . I
2r». K'oiii yiinu^" Joi "wong tsair kin""j
tak^ 'lio ^to kwok . Kok k^vok
shiir, -wa" ''t'o-^t'-ani ^kim-k'ajij
t'lniu' tsnk, ,111 I'nng kwa . Shaii-
shou lio fai "ma :'
2C>. -^'au ti lei"- fong^sllan-'^sll^.iisllat--
^siiaii^lio^i'ai. Kok shi/(o/clrii^)
\ an mat." ch'ut -,k-ei. I'lmu-tsnk,
^kwai-'^koii Jc'ei-kwai lyat^kwok^
yat^ kwok ^ni ^t'nng : ^ch'a "yau
^fiii ter koiu yiin lok .
27. "Xgo ^t'cngt kwo taii^ ^sliiiu luiii
^'inu-kwok, "yau ^lio ,to vai, ^to
^ni Kui ^shaii. Jlar ^in luu" ^ni :
Five six (lays more then ai rive Hongk(;ng,
;)L', fn (in 1 [ongkong steamer go Shang-
hai (///, snjier mare). Again go-on
X'o. 2 [C] steamer from Hongkong go
Nagasaki and Yokohama.
These are English ancestral-family (i.e.
k.omc) vessel which it-goes, 1"), jonr-
neys, hesides ha\'e several lengths road
go can, i:..
Ancestral-home vessel contains what
things, I't, eh ? 53. One year period
come Hongkong have how many
times, eh ? 53.
Ancestral-home vessels bring letters come
go and cairy goods with passengers.
Each month have two [C] England
ancesti-al-home vessels, two [C]
French ancestral-home vessels, two
[C] American ancestral-home vessels,
and two German ancestral-home
vessels arrive, leave, l.">.
So fashion coming going, then see able
great many countries. Each country,
speech, dialects, and customs not same
1 -suppose. Mountain-water good see,
eh r 3.-..
Have some places scenery really fineto-see.
Each place men (and) things strange,
customs (and) manners remarkable :
one country, one country not same;
distinct have heaven earth so far, 32.
T heard have go-on ship go England have
W'vy many days also not see hills.
Is not is, eh? 53.
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r()XVEll,SATIOX ;ilTii. Ki'.i
COXVl'iRSATIOX :l Itii.—(;i:o(;i!.\iMrv.— / ("'//'//////'v/J
"van t;ii" "^hoi, "van ,Hlii .liii tsok"
to jn kin ^t'iin.
T:ir *^hoi koin ^to .yii'- (or ju),
iioi" iiat iiui^='" "van _vii''' sliik^
kwa .
^'M liar; ^ni lak^ Jiaii: ^m tak, ^haii
I'ino- eh'e Jai elnik, _vii*.
inn kai ^.ni r
"^Fo-^slniii ^haii.ut tak^ fai . Liii,^--
iigoi" "van ^slu luinr to ^ni ki'u
t."/ .vii"
It is (the case that you <]o) have very
many (kiys, not sec able shore. All
I'ltund liave ureat sea, have times
inchiding birds also not sec, too.
Large ocean so many fish, now ami tiicn
liavc fish ea( I-suppose, !>-.
Not is, not liave leisure; not have leisure
stop engine to catch fish.
How exiilain, eh ? o'd.
Steamer go can quick. Resides have
times altogether also not sec fish.
COXVERSATIOX "..".th.—thh lost cuiTiiOOK'.
10.
A-Jaim. "ngo ko sun -po^" ^ni r
p,l ^clu a'.
-Xci jing-J;oi ^chi a .
Kei yatj ^to ^m kin a ,
Wan ^m ^ts'ang A' r
Wan Jai lok^.
Man" ^kwu-Jei Ja.'
*^H6 J<i.'[^chi a ?
Jvwu-Jci ^clii hai ^pin shii ^m
Kwuvlei wa' tsok, "man ningCO J C o
sun ^m ^.ts'ang (or ^meng) ^ning
fan Jai.
Tso" matj "mo ^ning ^fan ^lai ^ni?*
Ko sz"-.t'au* cli'ubj gkai (';/• ^.kiii)
shikj r.ts'aii, "k'oii ^tiu (or ^tiu)
shii tang k'oii ^tan ^lai ^ts'ini
Sz'- tsai ts'im tak . [.meng*t.
o 5 c^ , c, . \ i .i
Sz"- tsai ^m hang ^is'nn-tsz ;i .
"Kviii ^ts'im ^T'ong-tsz" tak^ J;i,"
tang s/r-.t'au* ,fan lai ,k;iii sun
pel k'ou.
A-kam, my tiiat letter-book, eh ? Oo.
Not know, 2.
You ought to-know, 2.
Several days also not see, 2.
Looked-for not yet ? 2.
Looked-for have, 32.
Ask coolies, 21.
Very good, 21. [eh? 2.
Coolies know at what place not know.
Coolies say last night took letter not
yet bring back come.
Do what not brought Ijack come, eh ? ."»o.
The master go-out street eat meal, he
placed (it) there wait he back come
sign name.
Boy sign can. [2.
r>ny not willing sign (lit. sign characters).
He sign Chinese can, 21, wait master
back come hand letter give him.
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110 CONVERSATION 35th.
COXVERSATIOX o.yrn.—thk i,ost chit book.—(Confinufd.)
IG.
18.
Tlu' coolie says those boy^ ai'e very
sancy and will not let you s^^ak, they
^vill not let yon even say a word.
Yon tell the coolie that, unless I
say tlie chit is very important,
and mnsc be signed by the master
himself, the boy's signature will do.
The coolies also said that he thought
there was money in the letter, as
it Avas so thick and heavv.
11). Yon tell him what T have said.
20. I am writing a letter now, and,i
when I have finished it. I want
the coolie to take it to West Point.
21. But I want him first to go and
get the chit book.
•I'l. There is an answer to this letter
•lo. Y'ou mtist wait for an answer.
24. Take this i)arcel down to the office.
•lr>. Come l)ack quickly. There is some
work to do in the house.
21*.. There is no ink in the inkstand;
])0ur some into it. The pen nib
is broken;put a new nib into the
pen-holder.
27. This note-paper is damp. When
you write, the writing is blinTcd.
That envelope is blotted with ink.
I cannot use it.
<* m ci »l^. « PS^ if®
i
tii It # fli BS.i
S ^ lEl #. i
'R nw a n. M s± w m I
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COXVi:r.SATIOX :).Vjji.
COXVEliSATTOX :5:)ni.—tiik i-ost ( hit w)i)K.— (< 'an tin tml.)
^Kuii- \('\ \v;r k(/- ti s/r-^tsai 'ho'
<-'«»i)Ii<' says thoso hoys very saucy, l.j.
shii-^ch'au kL'\ ^in 'hr.ii "lU'i noi alluw y<in speak, ].'», one seiitcnoj
*^kono- kc^, yatj<r)ii^ lo ^m Vliuii
'
even ix.i allow yon sjjeak, l.'».
lU'i koiii;- ke .
"Xei \va- kwu- lei i/eii.uf 'iiKo Yoii speak-to coolie (for him) to-hear I not
ni ha;- wa" k..^ sun' hai" 'ho do say that letter is very important,
'kan-yiu' ke', shi'-pit^ yiu' sz"- lO, (and) must-certainly want mas-
tMu* ts-im meuo=:'t, s/r-^tsai ter si^n name, boy sign can do, 32.
^isMm-ts/r ho--yi tso'-tak^ lok .
Kwu- l''i vail- wa- "k-oii kin' ko' <.'oolie further says he saw the [C] letter
^fuDg- sun' hai- kom' -hal^^ koin' was so thick so heavy, he though:
-ch'ung,'* -kviii 'kwu shr-pii hai' nuist-eeilainly he money letter.
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CONYERSATIOX ;J.Vii[.
COXVHIJSATrOX .;:)'IH.—THK j.nsT cjirr vooKXCoiitbuicd
'My Icad-iiciicicil is gone'. Has it
fallen dii the fl( or, uv liave you
taken it ?
1 lia\e nut taken it. I used tlie
slate and slate pencil to put d(j\>ii
some accounts.
"Why do you not take Chinese };cn
and ink to do that r They are
here as well as ink, slah, and
jtaper, all ready.
It is troublesome to grind the ink.
Whv. how lazv vou are I
COXYERSATION ;]Gth.—DirLO.ArATii'.
Many Western countries have made
treaties with China.
Those who make the treaties are
generally amhassadors.
The Chinese have also lately sent
ambassadors to foreign countries.
Aml)assadors reside at the capital
cities, and consult about govern-
mental matters with ministers of
state.
Consuls reside at otliei- cities to
attend to matters relating to their
countrymen.
Despatches are letters sent by
officials on government business
A different style is used in writing
them to that which is commonly
employed.
9m.
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CONVERSATION 35th. 118
29.
30.
COXVERSATIOX 3:.i'i[.—thk lost niiT mQVi.—(Contl,iHed.)
Ngo ^chi jiin-pat^ ^m hai ko . i
Hai- tity lokj tei- {or Jau*-^"'^);i
wiikj -nei hai" -yau^ning'rao^ni ?'
"Ngo "mo ^ning-to li . "Ngo shai
ko f;ii shekj- pan, shek^-patj;
j
^lai "shong ^ti sho .
j
Tso" mafcj "nei ^m yuag" ^T'ong|
patj makj Jai ^ae ^ni? ^Ni shii
"yaii j.ii, yaii" "yaii makj-yin'*,
^T'ong- jan cbi, yat^ ^ti ^to
^ts'ai Bcii' ("^hai shii ) lok^.
31. Fai -sz" ^mo ko -^^ti mak^ il .
32. jAi, {or ^Ai) "nei kom "lun-to" ke
me?'
My [C] Iead-j)eiicil not is at-that. Ras-it
fallen down gruund {or is floor);or
you did have take not, eh ? 53.
I not take, 2. I use the [C] stone-board,
stone-pencil in-ordev-to put-down
some accounts.
Do what-thing you not use Chinese pen
ink in-ovder-to write, eh ? 53. This
place have, 1, also have ink-slab,
Chinese paper, each to-the-smallest-
item even ready all (at place), 32.
Troublesome grind that ink, 2.
Oh ! you so lazy, 15, eh ? 39.
CONVERSATION 36th.—diplomatic.
1. ^H6-^to ^Sai-kwok^ ^t'ung ^Chung-
kwok^ lap, ^wo-yok^.
2. Lapj ^wo-yok^\-e jan ^p'ing-^shong
hai" jam-ch'iii ^ting ke .
3. Kan--.loi* ^Chung-kwok^^ ^ta-fat„
^yam-(.ch'ai kwo ngoi" kwok^.
4. ^Yam-^ch'ai tsoi'^king ^shengfchii",
^t'ung tai--^shan -yi kwok^ sz" ke .
5. -Ling-sz"-^kwun chii" pit, shii ke
shengt ^lai ^ta-'lei "k'oii pun
kwok'o jan ke sz"-kun .
6. ^Man-^shii hai" ^kwiin sho fii" ke
Bun\ "^kong ^Wong-^ka' ke sz".
7. ^Sc ^man-^shii-ke ^man-fat^, ^m
^t'ung ^p'ing-^shung 'sho yung" ke,
'{or better ke^*).
Many Westeru-countries with Central-
Kingdom made treaties.
Make treaties those persons usually are
ambassadors settle-them, 15.
Lately Central-Kingdom sent ambassadors
to outside countries.
Ambassadors in capital cities live, with
ministers-of-state consult country's
business, 1.^.
Consuls live-in other places, 15, cities
in-order-to attend-to their own country's
people's business.
Despatches are officials sent letters
speaking-about Governmental mat-
ters.
Writing d-spatches' style, not similar
(to-that) usually what employed, 15.
I^ote.— 1. This is the common term
and has classical sanction; another term is
in use araongi^t tne Ciiinese in Hongkong
Kwok-Q ^ka.
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114 COXVERSATIOX :56th.
COXVERSATK^X :J(jTH.—diplomatic.—{('onfinved.)
10.
11.
13.
14.
15.
It is necessary to know all the differ-
ent modes of addressing different
persons. i
I have heard there is a report that! |J^|| ^^ S M^fl O 4*^IjM»
the Viceroy is going to Peking.!
Yes, every one in the streets says so. -^ [g* tSJlAA^i%MM^%I do not know whether it is trne or
|
Pg^ ^^ mMWC^J^^ tft±^^false. You cannot believe every- i
thing that is said in the streets.
Probably there is some truth in it,
but I do not know certainly.
Js the new Intendant of Circuit well
spoken of ?
He has a good name; and is said to
l)e an upright and just official.
It is a pity that so many Chinese
officials extort money from the
populace.
18.
It is very rarely that such a thing :^ H fl ^M^flS^'lS^* ^^happens in England : but when it ^, —SKW»
does severe punishment follows. ,
At preseutthe District Magistrate is I,|H# IHS'giS'"AS^Itf?^ fi.
a good man, and tries cases very
clearly.j
I
The different ranks of Chinese are; ^%^^^1^^% ^f^, X
clearly distinguished by buttons: ^ '^H^ & ^ ^ l^}i§^
and there are other ways by which^li4''lS»
you can discover them. I
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C'<)XVr:RSAT[OX .W.th.
("OXVEItSATIOX sn-nr.—niPLOMATK'.
8. Yiu%hik "^sho-vaukok. viing-^foiig- ; ^[nst kiuiw wluiLevfi- tlierc-is of each
fiit, ^lai ^ch'inu-^fn kok^ ^yaii.|
sort of methods to a.ldress-politely
i CHcll JK'lSOn.
9. "Ngo t'cngt (iiian -yau ^shciiot-liei{
I hearing liuanl thure-is ivi>on Vitrroy
Clii--^t'oi liiiii' rak^-J<iiig.|
going-lo XorLherii-cai.iial.
1
10.Hai- Je. J<ai
(i>r betIn- ^kai) shoiig' i Yes, '2\, street on, man (and)man also
liave so sav, 32.an jan ^tohai" kom konglok^.
11. ^l chi {or hi'ffcr c\\\) har ^chan
pel" *^ka ^.ni. Jvai shong" sho
kong ke ^m sun tak^ sai kc.'*
12. Tar-k'of^*oto "yau ^ti^clian ke , tiiir-
liai" (.m j.chi' tak^ sliat^ lok .
13. ^Yan-tci- "^kong *^ko-ko ^san 'Vo'-
^t'oi ho ^m ho ^ni .'
1-i. "KSiii -yau ^ho ^nicngf-^shengt {or
^.ming-^shing;jau-tei* wa" k'oii
hai- ching'-chikj ^kuug-to" ke
Jcwiin.
15. ^Ho-sikj kum' ^to /r'ong ^kwun ^to
hai" lakj-sok^ p;ik^-sing ke'*.
IG. ^Ying-kwokQ-mo-^kei-^ho -yaii kom
ke S7r;yokj nar "yan, yat^-ting'
, 3
^yun pan'.
17. Yin--,.shi {or yin' .shi*) ko Yiin"
kwiin "^ho ^.yan, sham-sz" ho
^ming-pak^.
18. ^T'ong Jvwun ^tang-k'ap^ "yaii
^teugt*, yi"-tak^ Jan- Jioi ;yaii"
-yau tar-yr yong" fat^- tsz ho-
-yi 't'ai tak, ch'nt, ke^^
Not know (is) true or false, 63. Street
on what is said, 1 6. not helieve can
all, i:..
Probably also have little truth, 15, but
not know able certainly, 32.
People say that new Intendant-of-Circuit
good not good eh ? 53.
He has good report;
people say he is
upright just's official.
To-be-pitied so many Chinese officials
also do extort-from (^the) hundred
surnames.
England, 15, not-often have such a
thing ; if it-is-so-that there-is, to-a-
certainty severely punished.
At present the District ^lagistrate good
man, try cases very clearly.
Chinese official ranks have buttons, easy
able to-divide-apart : also liavc|
other kinds-of methods able to-see|
can out, 15.
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116 CONVERSATIOX SGra.
CONVERSATION oGi-R.—BiPLOynic— (Continued.)
19. English officials dress like the
people, without any difference,
just the same as those who are
not officials.
20. Court dress is sometimes worn by
some high officials.
21. Do Chinese officials use torture when
trying cases ?
22. They do. Do not foreigners employ
torture ?
23. Xo, they did in olden times ; hut
now the lowest and poorest in-
dividual when tried in court
cannot be compelled to acknowledge
his guilt.j
24. Good, Western customs are good,i
Chinese customs are good ; butj
unfortunately Chinese officials are I
sometimes bad.
25. There are a great many good things
amongst the Chinese, but there is
one thing not good. Shall I
tell you what it is ? Chinese
officials do not receive an adequate
salary.
26. That is right ; those words are true.
A high official will only receive a
few hundred taels as salary, while
his expenses are by the thousands.
i
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CONVEIISATIOX ;5Gtii. 119
Ko'-^ti jigair* ^slii pit^ yin ^sliai
kc^ ^111 kail' ^siiai ^ni, tsai'r yiii
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122 CONVERSATION 37th.
CONVERSATION 37th.—a misunderstanding.—('Co;?/^;??^^//.;
17. No.
18. It seems like it.
19. It is not so.
20. I think it is.
21. Why ?
22. Because when I wish to explain it,
yon, Sir, will not let me explain it.
23. It is not so. I wish you to explain
clearly what that character ^ts'an
means, that is, when it is used. The
character ts'ik, what does it mean;
that is, when is ts'ik^ used ?
24. That is just what I wanted to say;
but you would not let me speak.
25. Wait till I have finished.
26. Well ; very good ;finish what you
have to say.
27. But you would not tell me, you
used the word to explain the word
itself. I did not know what the
word meant, and, if you used the
word to explain the word itself,
how could you make the meaning
clear to me?
28. Oh, now I understand you ; I will
explain it to you. The word ts'an
is used in speaking of those who
belong to your family, that is, of
those of the same surname.
I© ^ I® 'It,
mmm,mnmm, ^^x^n
Pit. mm^mm. m^
at sa\ ^fe ^i*^ *6 s» 7C.
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126 CONVERSATION 38th.
COXYEPtSATION 38th.—the seamstress, &c.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
IC.
"When you have clone all these things,
I want you to fold them up and put
them by.
I have some handkerchiefs, that I
want you to hem to-morrow.
Do not do them to-day, for, if you
have time, I want you to stitch
this collar.
You must fasten the ends of your
thread very firmly.
The stitches are too long. Make
the stitches very small. Do not
pucker it up. Make it smooth.
Baste this seam. "\Mien you have
done it, give it to me, and I will
machine it.
Have you seen my thimble ? I put
it
onthe dressing table with the
pair of scissors.
Oh ! that thread is too thick. You
must use finer thread to do this
work.
Have you made the button holes yet ?
I want you to put Chinese button
loops on this jacket.
You must gather this skirt into the
band.
I have picked out this sleeve from
the dress, I want you to stitch it
into the jacket again.
5 SttP^ i»' ilP 'PS-tBS.
UmBm "MMWt^MW^B
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CONVERSATION 38th. 127
CONVERSATION SStk.-tiik SEAMSTRESS, &Q.—{Continued.)
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Tsu'-^yiin sal ^ni-^ti, ^sliau-Qmei yiu
"nei chipg ^ho ^chai ^iniii.
"Ngo -yaii ^ti *^shau-Qkaii yiu'' "nei
ot'iiig-yafc^ ^fc'i'ii {or ^tsi'ni).
.Kam-mat. ,m ho tso";
,van-\vai'
c - - '
>
"iiei ^kam-mafcj takj-j.h;in ^ngo yiii
"nei ^k'au {or k'au') mafc^ (o/-^k'au, or
matj ^cliam) ^ni-ko ^keiigt--lengt.
Sin "inei yiu ^tengf '^lio shafc^ c\n
takj.
^Cham-po- ^ch'ong kwo'* ^t'ai'i.
Yiii Jiin sai' po". ^l \o shnk^-
^.raai. Chiug ho wat^.
jNi^t'iukwat yiu'n;ln^-siu\ Tso"
jiin pei "ngo, "ngo tsair ^shai
jCh'e ^.lun.
"Neikiu "ngo "^ting-^cham "mo a\?
-Xgo ^t'ling-jnai ko^ tou' kaii^
tsin fong tsoi-kcng^t-oCliO"8"-
.t'oi* lok .
c o
jO ! ^ni- ^ti sill ^ts'o kwo^ {or
kwo^*) ^^t'au. Tso- ^ni-^ti Jvuiig-
^fu yiu' ynng* yau^sai'-,,ti sin'
chi takj.
J.iinko^ti ^i!au--jmni (rt/-'nau*-
'liau) ^m ^ts'ang" ^ni ?' ^Ni kin'
oShain yiu noi ^ching ^ti ^T'ong-
^yaii Sau*--yi "^hai
shu'.
-Xeiyiu' sluik^-^inai ^ni-ko' ^k'wan,
hai ko Jv'wan-tai' *^ko shii'.
-Xgo liai ko kin^shdm ((?/• ^sham)
cli'akv clio ^ni-ko' {or ^n\ ^t'luig)
^sham-tsau', "ngo yiii' "nei ^Uhi
jfan yaj^j hoii'.
Done-finished all tlicse, at-the-cnd want
yon fold well put by.
I have some handkerchiefs wish you to-
morrow hem.
To-day not good do ; because you to-day
have leisure, I want you stitch (or
stitch) this collar.
Thread end must fasten very firmly in-
order to-do.
Stitches long over much. Must sew small
stitches. Not good pucker-together,
make very smooth.
This length (of) seam must baste. Done
finished give me, I then use ma-
chine sew.
You see my thimble not, eh ? 2, I with
that pair scissors placed on dressing-
table, 32.
Oh ! this coarse over much. Doing
this work must use finer thread
before (it) can (do).
Sew those button-doors {or button mouths)
not yet, eh ? 58. This article [C]
jacket want you make some Chinese
button- ears on it.
You must gather-together this skirt at
the skirt-band that place.
I at that [C] dress picked out this [orQ.']
dress-sleeve. I want you sew back
in go.
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CONVERSATION 38th. 1 2[)
CONVERSATION 3Sth.—the
18. ^Ni-^t'iu kwat^ yiu k'ai'i {or jin
k'at'i ^m sliiii k'au luat^).
19. ^Ni-^ti fat^-Jilir'-.yaii'* jiii ^liin
kwat^, koni tsai'r kak^ kwat^.
"JSgO yiu "iiei kSvau ko -^ti jiin.
20. (.Ni-^ti ^shain {or ^shain) ko -^ti
,ts'e.man* ik) yivi t'iino--sin .
s C1 - o
22. "Nei qSiu ((>r ^si'ii) ko 'lai-pai pei
^yi-fukj kwo ko ^.ts'oi-.fung* ^liin,
-k'oii ji-^kii ^niiig jAn ^lai lok^.
23. ^Ts'oi-^fnng lo ^ti/ ts6--mat^ "nei
kom noi" chi (.ning- ko -^ti ^sluim
(or^sluim) ^faii ^lai? "Nei wii" "ngo
c ,. c ,. .
",, , .. ..3
,,3 c ,.
"pel "nei ^ning ^fan hou tso", "nei
,liin tak fili kwo hai ,ni shil
24. Hai" :i,' ,Sz- iiai, tan" "ngo "yau
peng"t. "Yaii keiyat^peng"! tak^
ho ^kau-Jcwan. ^Ciian ching
hai" ^ts'ai-^l(>ng lok^, ho ^san- fu
lok^. Yau" ^.m hei tak^ ^shan, fan"
yaii" ^m shik^ tak^ lok^.
25. Kom tsau" ^ch'i-^ti ^to ^ni ^.song-
jkon lok^. Ngo pei ^ti sin "nei
^u "Ngo pei hik^ luk^ sin kwo
"nei lok^. ^Yii-shing- ko^-oti
,nl?'
2C. Hai shiz ^lui, ^tsong-Joi chnng"-
yau ^ti ^kung-^fii tso", mong" ^Sz-
Qniii t'ai-kwii "ngo lok^. * * * *
siiAMfiTRh:?>ii,—(Contii)ne(l.J
This length seam [C.J want back-stitch.
This flannel want rnn-up seam, when-so
then herring-l)one seam. I want
you bind the edge.
This jacket that cross-cut cloth want
slip-stitch.
Y''on can eml)roider, not can, eh ?, o3.
Yon before that week give clothes to that
tailor sew, he now bring back
come, 32.
Tailor man, 1, why you so long before
bring those clothes back come ?
You said (if) I let you take back
go make, you sew can quicker
than at this place do, 15.
Yes, 1, ma'am, but I have sick. Have
several days ill, to-the-extent-of-
being very seriously (ill). Truly
really was painful, 32. Very is hard,
32. Also not get-up could body, rice
also not eat can, 32.
So then later also not important, 32. I
give some thread yon, 1. I gave six
reels thread to you, 32, Left that,
(where is it) eh ? 53.
At place, there ! In-future besides have
some work to-do, I-hope ma'am will-
see-after# # » *
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130 CONVERSATION 38th.
COXYERSATION 38th.—the se.uistress, &c.
28.
29.
31.
"Why, you do not do your work well. I
I told you to dust this room, and|
see what a quantity of dust there I
is on that tahle. Do you think
that that will do ?
I
There is no duster. It has gone toi
pieces. I took the feather brush
to do it with.
Why did yon not tell me ? I would
have given you a new one. Did
you dust the room first, or did the
coolies sweep it first ?
I always dust it first, and then the
coolies sweep the floor and wash it.
It is the same every day.
You should wait till the coolies have
swept the floor before you dust it.
Very well, Ma'am.
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COXYERSATIOX 39th. the new chair coolie.
Why was there such a noise in the
kitchen this morning ? It was a
dreadful noise.
It was only a bill collector, who had
cometo the wrong house.
Why need he made such a noise ?
He said the cook's mate was saucy.
And who is that now ? Tell him
to be quiet.
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CONVERSATION 39til 131
OONVEKSATION 3'.)Tir.—'nrn new ciiaiii coo\AK.—(Con(iinfr/I.)
27. ^Ai ! (or ^Ai), "nei tso" ,kiii)g--/u ^tn
(111 tso- takj ho ke . "Ngo kiu^
-nci hai ^ni ^k.in Jong* rmitQ (o?-
rnufc^) jin-^clran. "Nei "^t'ai "^lui
ko ^clioiio- _t*oi* kom to ,yiu-
C^ ) 5 (
C C''
^ch'an liai shii ke , "Nci *"k\vii
''kom tso" tak^ ke ^me r'
28. "]\I6nijltQ-^yin-^cli'aii-po lok.. Ljiir
cho lok^j. "Ngo shai ^kai-^mu
so, lai" fat^ ^che.
29. Yair ^.m wa" "ngo ^t'cugt ? "Ngo
tsaii p'l iai ^saii ke kwo "iiei
lok^. "Nei ^.sin mat^ ^yin-^ch'an,
per ^kwii-^lei ^sin so ju r
30. "Ngo ^shi-^shi ^^to hai'^siii matQ jin-
(Ch'an, yin"-hau" (kwu-Qlei tsair
so tei", nvdt^ Jai'i*- pan. Yat^-
yatj ^to hai" kom,
31. "Nei jing tang ^kwii-Qlei so ^.yiin
t^i" clii mat^ jin-^ch'an ^.a.'
32. (Ng, "^ho ^Ici, ^Hz-^nai.
"\Yliy, you do work also not do can well,
15. I told you in this [C] room
wipe dust. You look-a-bit that [C]
table so much dust on place, 16. You
think so do can, eh ? 15, 39.
No wipe-dust-cloth, 32. Torn, 32, 1 use
fowl's-feather broom to flop (it with),
only, 32.
Yet not say for-me to-hear? I then
give piece new, 15, to you, 32. You
first wipe dust, or coolie first sweep,
eh ? 53.
I always also do first wipe dust, afterwards
coolies then sweep floor, wipe floor
boards. Day-by-day also is so.
You ought to-wait coolies sweep finish
floor before wipe dust, 1.
AYell, good, 21, Ma'am.
CONVERSATION 39th.—the new chair coolie.
1. ,Kam xhiii ts6"-niat, ch'ii-.fong*
kom ts'o ? olloii kom ts'o, pa
kom pai .
2. Kai" ,shau .ngan*-ke ,lai ts'o uk,
chekj.
3. Shai matj kom ^ts'o ^ni?''
a" fo-(^kai-ch';ing ^shii-
(Ch'an "WiC.
5. (Yi-Qkil ko-ko ^ni ; hai" mat^-.shoii*
iii ? Kill k'oii "mai ,ts'6.
This morning why cook-room so noisy ?
Market so noisy.
Is receive money's come wrong house
only, 7.
Need why such noise, eh ? 63.
He said cook's-mate saucy, so-he-said Gl.
Now that [C], eh ? 53 ; is who, eh ? 53.
Tell him not to-bc-noisy.
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132 CONVERSATION 39th.
CONVERSATION 39th.—the new chair coolie.
G. Probably it is the new coolie who
has come.
7. Tell him to come in.
8. Sir, I heard that yon want to
engage some one to carry the chair.
9. Yes, that is so. Where have you
been at work before ? Have you
any testimonials ?
10. I have no testimonials ; but I will
thank you, Sir, to be so good as to
write and ask my old master, Mr.
Flowers, the head of Messrs. Smith
and Brown's about me, he will be
happy to answer you. He recom-
mended me to come here.
11. Very well, when I see him to-day,
I shall ask him if yon did well
or not.
12. How long did you work with him ?
13. I was with him four or five years.
lie was a good master ; and you.
Sir, sf^eak Chinese so well, that I am
pleased to come and work for you,
14. Very well. You come back to-
morrow, and I will give you an
answer. But how is it you left
such a good master's employ ?
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CONVERSATION 39th. 133
CONVERSATION;;;)tii.—the new cilvir coolie.—{Continued.)
G. T:U'-k'or* hixi' saa ^kwu-Jc'i ^lai
lok,
7. Kiu' 'k'oii yap, ^lai ^la.'
8. ^Sin-^shiing, "ngo ^t'eng-^mau (or
^raan-takj) 'nef yiii 'ts'cngf jan
^t'oi kill'*.
9. Hai", -mo' t'so\ "Nei ^liai ^pin-
shii' "^til-kwo -okung ^ui?"' 'Nei
-yau tsiu chi mo ^iii.'
10. "Ngo "mo tsfn - chi, t;lir-har ^m-
^koi ^Sfn-^shcing '^ho ^sam ^t'ung
"iigo "se ^fung-snn mair "ngo
kaii" sz'-.t'au* ^.Fa ^Siii-^sbang,
^Sz--ma ^Pa-Jaii--ng jong-Jiong-
ke' tai'-opau. "K'oii ho ^.fiiii- hei
*^se sun *^k*oii-tsin "ngo. Hai"
"k'oii koii-tsin "ngo Jai ke .
11. *^H6 lok,j. -Ngo ^kam-yatj kin
"k'oii, "ngo tsau" man- -k'oii "nei
tso" takj ho ^m ho.
12 "Nei ^t'ung 'k'oii ^ta "^kei uoi'*
'
okiing ^ni ?
13. "Ngo ^t'nng "k'oii t;i sz "ng ^.nin
^kung kom noi'* lok^. 'K'oii
hai" *^h6 sz--.t'aii*; ^Sin-^shiing
yaii- kong tak^ ^T'ong-\va'* kom
"^ho, -ngo ^chiing-yi ^Lai ^t'ung
"nei ^tii-Qkiing kit
.
14. *^PIo Ja/ -nei ^fingf-^chin ^fan ^kii
"ngo pei ^shcngf-hei -nei ^la.'
Ts6--mat sz--.t'aii* kom ho -nei5 c
yaii" ^m ^t'ling "k'oii ^ta^kung^ni'?
Probably is new coolie come, d'2.
Call him enter come, 21.
Sir, I hear you want engage men carry
chair.
Yes, no mistake. You at what-place have-
worked, ch ? 53. You have testim-
onial paper not, eh ? 53.
I have-not testimonial, but trouble-you,
Sir, with-a good heart, for me write
letter ask my old master. Flowers
Mr., Smith, Browa foreign-firm's
head. He very pleased write letter
recommend me. It-was he recom-
mended me to-come, 15.
Very well, 32. I to-day see him, I then
ask him you do can well, not well.
You with him work how long labour,
eh? 53.
I with him do four, five years work so
long, 32. He is good, master;
Sir, also speak able Chinese language
so well, I pleased come with you
do-work, 14.
Good 21, you to-morrow-morning back
come I give answer you, 21. "Why
master so good you also not with
him do work, eh ? 53.
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CONVERSATION 39th. 135
COXVERSATION 3'JTir.—the neav chaiu coolik.—{Con finued)
koiig kwo 'iK'i ^t'enut- c^I l>^ii"
^m sijng ^.t'ung'k'oii td skiing kc.
Sz'-.t'au* kau" ,nin (or _uin*) fun
lidii ,k\vai tso- k;l, hai' koin~ngo
tsau" "mo „kung tii lok^.o o
IG. "]\I6 okang ta tso" mat^ 'ye ^ni?'
"Xgo ^fau lioii ^kwai ^hung-'ha
kei ko yiifcj (^t'au). ^Yi-^ka ^faii
cli'utj Jai "mo matj "je tso", siing
v\-an ^ti ^t'aii-lo".
17. "Nei "yaii lik^ "mo ^d ?' "Wiii ^t'oi
kill'*, "wui Jai oCh'e- tsai ^.m ^ui ?
18. "Wui ^a," "Will ^a.' "Xgo ^kam-mat^
^.t'oi ^Siii-^shang tang "nei shi
kwo ngo "yau lik^ "mo a ?
19. ^0, ^m ^shai lok^. ^T'ing-yat^ ^lai,
^.t'ling "ngo kong la.
20.
^0! -nei ^lai lo' ^mc ?^ 'llo lok^.
kill'* ho, tan"- hai" "nei ^shi-
^shi ch'ut^-^kai (better in its own
irroiier tone) "wo.
21. ^M hai", "ngo "mo cli'iit ^kai
{J)ctter in variant tone) ke\ Ch'iit
^kai ko ko hai" "ngo fo-kei
chekj. "Ngo Jiam "mo ch'iit^ ^kai
{or ^kai) ke^ "Ngo tsing'-hai"
"yaii .shi* ch'iit^ "ha ^kai "mai ^ti
ts'oi,tekj -h;i -mai,-mai ^ti siing^,
a, kom ke ehck .
Sir, it is so, U. I talk over you hear,
It-not was not wish with liim do
work, 15. ]\Iaster last year back
went home ancestral-family-home,
was so I just no work do, 32.
No work to-work-at do what thing, eh ?
53. I back went home country
several [C] months, now back come
out uo thing to-do, wish to-find
some work.
You have strength not, eh ? Can carry
chair, can pull jinricksha not,
eh.? 53.
Can 1, cau 1. I to-day carry Sir, wait
you try over I have strength not, 2
.
Oh ! not need, 32. To-morrow come
with me speak, 21.
Ah!
you come, 32, eh ? 39. Yery-well
32. I yesterday saw your old master,
he said yon carry can chair well, but
you constantly out street said-he, 64.
Not is, I not out street, 15. Out street
that [C] was my fellow-servant only,
7. I at-all never out street, 15. I
only have times out a-bit street
buy some vegetables, buy a-bit rice,
buy some meat, 1, so only, 7.
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136 CONVERSATION 39th.
CONVERSATION 39th.—the new chair crioiAE.— {Continued.)
24.
'2(j.
27.
28.
Very well. If yon are my coolie,
before you go out, you must get
leave to do so. If you do not
get permission, you must not go
out. Do you understand ?
I understand. Let it be as you say,
Sir. I do not go out.
Do you not want to engage another
coolie. Sir ? I have a clansman
{or brother), who wishes to learn
to be a chair coolie.
Yes, I want to engage another coolie.
As one coolie has left me, the other
says he is going as well.
Then I will tell my brother to come.
He is a good man. I will teach
him, and in a short time he will
be able to do everything.
Do not be in such a hurry. Hemay be a good man
;but how do
I know that he will be able to
carry the chair. It is not every
one that can carry a chair ; they
need to learn ; and some can never
learn.
If the chair-bearers do not keep
step, the whole chair jumps up and
down;
and, if they do not walk
steadily, the chair rocks from side
to side, and is very disagreeable.
I cannot stand it.
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CONVERSATION 39th. 137
CONVERSATION 39Tir.—the new chair coo\.\v..—(Cnntiiuicil.)
22. Ng, %o .la.' "Nei liai' ^t'ung "ngo|
tso- *^k\vu-Jci, -nei ^m "^ho cli'iit^|
^kaila'; "nei yiii' cli'iit^ J<ai ^sin,
yiii' % jan-(.ts'ing chi tak^.i
^:M hai-, ^m tso" tak^. -Nei fining-\
pakj iiiii ?
23. ^Hiii-takj lok„. Tsaii" ji ^Siii-
^shiiiig *^k6m wa" ^la.^ "Ngo "mo
ch'ufcj ^kai (or ol^'^ii) 1^'« •
24. ^Sin-^shang ^m ^song Ss'engf ko
^kwii-olei ^t'im ^me f. "Ngo -yaii
ko ^hing-tai" song hok^ tso" ^t'oi
kiii'*ke .
25. Hai', -ngo *^song "^ts'engf tai--yi"|
ko^Jiwu-Jei. Yatj ko' ^t'sz, "long
ko oto yiii ^t'sz -wii.|
26. ^Kom, -ngo kiii' "ngo sai - 16 Jai !
:2 C,
lil. K'oii ho jan ^a. -Ngo kaii|
-k'oii ^la.^ "Mo "^kei noi^* -k'oii
yong--yong "^to "wiii tso" lok^.
27. "Mai kom fai ^cha {or clia). -K'oiij
Avakj-^che ^to hai" ho jan; tinij
^chi "k'oii -\vui ^t'oi kiii'* ^m "wiii|
^ni. ^M hai" jan jan -wiii ^t'oi
j
kiu'* ke'; yiii hok^ kwo chi -wiii;
ke'; -yaii ^ti ^h;im ^to \\\ hok^|
tak^ kii'.
'
I
28. jM hopj kok^-po', sheng-t kiii^*
ngap, ngap, "ha; ^in ^hang tak^|
Van, kill'* "wui 'long ^pin piii,
-ts'o*-takj 'ho ^san-'fii. ^M 'tai
takj chii" lok^.
Yes, very-well 21. (If) yon do with inc
be coolie, you not good out street,
22. You want go-out street, first
must get permission in-order-to do.
Not do-so, not do can. You under-
stand, eh ? 3o.
Understand, 32. Just according-to Sir so
speak, 21. I not go-out street, 15.
Sir, not want engage [C] coolie besides,
eh ? 39. I have [C] brother wishes
learn to-be carry chair one, 15.
Yes, I wish engage another [C] coolie.
One [C] left, two [C] also want
leave they-say, 61.
So, I call my younger-brother come,
21. He good man, 1. I will-teach
him, 21. Not very long he every-
thing also can-do, 32.
Do-not-be so fast, 4. He perhaps al-
though is good man; how know he
can carry chair not can, eh ? 53.
Not is every man can carry chair,
15; must learn over before can, 15;
have some not-at-all also not learn
can, 14.
Not united footsteps whole chair jumps
jumps about; not walk can steadily,
chair will two sides move, sit very
difficult. Not stand able, 32.
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138 CONVERSATION 39th.
CONVERSATION 39th.—the new chair coolie.
29. "Well, you come on the first of the
month. I shall give you eight
dollars a month. If you can get
a good chair bearer, accustomed
to the work, bring him along with
you ; and I will see as to engaging
him,
I wish to tell you plainly that you
must do whatever I tell you. You
must not say, ' It is not ray work.'
It is the same with all the servants
in the house. If I tell anyone to
do anything, he does it ; if not, I
dismiss him at once.
32. Very well. Sir. I am obedient. I
will come to-morrow ; and my
wages will begin to count from to-
morrow, as to-morrow is the first
of the English month. Good
bye, Sir.
30.
31.
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CONVERSATION40th.—moving house.
1. Well, Sir, I have brought all the
furniture up ; but I do not know
how you want the articles placed.
2. Put the table in the centre of the
room, or it might be placed there
on that side,
3. Put the chairs about the room, one
here and there.
4. I have already placed the two arm
chairs one on each side of the
fire-place.
5. That will do.
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CONVERSATION S'Jth. 139
COXVERSATIOX39tii.—tiik xkw chaiu VA)0\AV..—{('oi)tiiiu('(l)
29. ^Xg, -nei yut^ ^lio _^lai ^hl.' "Ngo
V<'i piito ko' ^ngan-.ts'in* yat^
yiit^. "Nei Svantak^ ho jan
sliuk^-^shau ^t'ui kin'* ke', tai
^mai k'oii ^lai ; "ngo tsaii" t'ai
*^ts'engt <.m *^ts'engt ^la.^
30. 'Ngo yiii *^kong fining kwo"nei
t'engt- 'rsgo kiu "nei tso" raat^-
-ye, ^shi-pitj yiii "nei tso". "Nei
^ni ^iio Wil", '^M hai" "ngo ^kung-
31. Shengt (kiin uk^ kom ^.to shai-
f iin^- yan ^to hai" yat yong". "Ngo
kill jan tso" mat^-"ye, "k'ou
tsaii" tso" lok^; ^m hai", "ngo
tsikj-hakj ^ts'z-^hiii "k'ou lok^.
32. ^Holok^, ^Sin-^shang, -ngo ^t'engt-
wii- ke^*. "Ngo ^t'ing-yab^^lai Ja.^
^Yan-^kung yaii" ^t'ing-yat, hei-
'shaii kai^lok^. ^T'ing-yat, hai"
yat ho" ^U.
Sin-,shang.
Ts'ing-chi lok.
Well, you iirst day come, 21. I give
eight [C] dollars one [C] month.
You find can good man, accustomed-
hand carry chair, ir», bring along
him come ; I then see engage, not
engage, 21.
I want speak clearly for you to-hear. I
tell you do what thing, certainly re-
quire you to-do. You not good say,
'Not is ray work,' 1.
Whole [C] house so many servants also
are one same. I tell anyone do any-
thing he then does, 32;
(if) not
does. I immediately dismiss him, 32.
Very good, 32, Sir, I listen words, 15,
I to-morrow come, 21. Wages from
to-morrow begin reckon, 32. To-
morrow is first number, 21. Good-
bye, 32, Sir.
CONVERSATIONS 40th.—moving house.
.. ^Nii, ^Sin-^shangt, "ngo ^piin sai
ko'-oti ^kci-^sz-shapj-matj "shong
^.lai, tan"-(hai") ^m ^chi "nei song
'tim ^chai fat^ ^ni.
2. .T'oi* tsai'r^chai tsoi".fong*^chung-
^sam, wak^^chai ko piu" ^^to ho a.
3. Ko^-^ti Vi tsaii" ^chai yat^ ^chong
ni shii,
yat^ ^chong ko shii
,
kom ke .
4. Ko' "long ^chong ^kaii-V', "ngo "yi-
king fong' tsoi" fo Jo "long j^in.
5" Kora ^tj ho a ,
AVell, Sir, I have-moved all the furniture
up come ; but not know you wish
how put method, 53.
Table just put in room centre, or put
that side also good,2.
Those chairs just put one [C] this place,
one [C] that place so, 15.
Those two [C] arm chairs, I already
placed at fire furnace two sides.
So also good, 2.
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140 CONVERSATION 40th.
CONVERSATION 40th.—moving kovse.—{Continued.)
6. Do you want carpet, or matting laid
down in this room ?
7. Put down the carpet which I bought
yesterday at the auction ; the new
matting is to be put in the front
room up stairs.
8. Get four men to carry in the piano and
place it against the wall.
9. Shall I put the canterbury beside
the piano ?
10. Yes, that will do, and put the stool
before the piano. What is the
use of putting it over there ?
11. I have arranged the vases on the
mantelpiece.
12. That will do. It would be well to
put some flowers in them.
13. I told the coolies this morning to
brush the fender ; and when they
had done so to bring it in with
the fire-irons as well, and place
them neatly before the fire-place
(or stove).
14. The davenport is to be placed
between the two windows.
15. There is no room there.
16. Oh, Yes, there is.
17. I meant to shake and sun the
hearth rugs to-day, but it has been
raining and I could not.
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U2 CONVERSATION 40th.
CONVERSATION 40th.—moving house. {Continml)
19.
20.
21.
Well, it does not matter;you can
do it another day. Nail up the
brackets as they were before.
The over-mantel requires to be
placed right and fastened.
The bath-tul)is so heavy that two
men cannot carry it up.
Well, tell the four who carry the
piano to carry it as well.
Is the hat-stand to be put in the
ige?
24.
2G.
28.
29.
50.
Certainly ; if you do not put it there,
where are you going to put it ?
I do not know ; I was only asking
you.
The pictures are not broken, are
they?
Oh no, I brought them over very
carefully.
The stair carpet is mouldy.
Yes ; it has been raining so much
lately.
Where is the bed-roomfurniture.
Some of it has been brought up,
and some of it not. The mat-
tresses and mirrors, large and small,
i;iave not been brought for fear
the rain would wet them.
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144 CONVERSATION 40th.
CONVERSATION 40th.—moving novs^.—fContiimed.)
31. Wait till I see what is here—
beds,basin-stands, dressing-tables,
clothes-horses, towel-racks, ward-
robes. There are only a few
wanting.
32. Yes, that is so—bookcases, dining
table, dinner-wagons, what-nots,
couches. There has not been time
to bring them over.
CONVERSATION 41st.—the rail^
1. What news is there in the papei-s ?
2. There is no news.
8. The Chinese are buying a number
of ironclad war-ships.
4 Oh ! indeed, I have heard so too.
5. It would be better if they would
use the money to construct rail-
ways.
6. How is that ? What are railways ?
7. Why roads for railway carriages.
8. I do not know that either.
I will explain it to you. In Western
countries there are iron roads made
for railway carriages to run on
because railway carriages cannot
-un on the ordinary roads.
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146 CONVERSATION 41st.
10.
CONVERSATION 41st.— the Vi^i\.\sXY.—(Continued.)
Suppose now it was desired to cons-
truct a railway from Canton to
Fat-shan.
11. Very well. How would it be done ?
12. First men are sent to look at the
country between Canton and Fat-
shan, and see what hills there are,
whether large or small ; to see
what rivers or what water-ways
there are, and what villages and
other places ; and what roads there
are ; and afterwards the easiest and
best way is selected for it.
13. That seems very simple;but in
the "West can roads be made any-
where ? Supposing now a man
should say, ' This place is mine,
you shall not make your road
through it.'
14. I am only telling you about it in
a general way. I am not entering
into full details about it. Of
course if a man's land is taken,
money is given to him for it. If
too much money is wanted, there
are officials to decide the matter.
15. Then who constructs the railway ?
I should think it must cost a
great deal of money.
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148 CONVERSATION 41st.
CONVERSATION 41st.—the railway—. (Continued.)
16. Certainly, it costs a great deal of
money. They are to be found
everywhere in 'Western countries.
In some countries the Government
make them, and if there is a
profit the Government gets it ; in
some countriesthe people make
them.
17. How can the people make them?
I can understand the Government
constructing them.
18. A number of people join together
and form a company. They get
permission from Parliament to
construct the railway ; and certain
regulations are made to which the
Company have to adhere.
19. How are the iron roads made ?
Probably there is a great deal of
work required over them.
20. You are right. There is a great
deal of work about them. First
a road has to be made with stones
and earth ; and the more level it
is the better. The surface must
be smooth;and if it can also run
in a straight line, it is also well.
21. Well, what then ? I am very much
interested in hearing about it. If
there should be high mountains
obstructing the road, what is done ?
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CONVERSATION 41st. HO
16.
19.
20.
CONVERSATION 41st.—the n\iL\yxY.—(Coiifiin(C(l)
'Ting* ^la,^ 'shai 'ho ^to .ts'iu*
ke\ Tsoi- ^Sai kwok^ to^ ch'ii
^to "yaii ke. "Yaii shii hai'
^Wong-jka 'chiiig kc^ -yau .ts'in*
chair ^AVoiig-^ka ^shaii ke lok^
;
-yaii s\m hai" pilk^-sing tsz"- kci
ching ke .
17. Pilko-sing' 'tiin ^ching tak^ ^ni 'r
jWong-^kil *^ching ke "ngo ho-
-yi ^ming-pik,.
18. 'Yau tar-^to jau hopj-^mai tso"
jShengt jkung-^sz. -K'oii-tei-
.t'uns: -Yi-Ching'-Kwok -Wiii" 'lo
cJan- 'ins: tso" ko ,t'iu fit -16'
yaii' ch'it^j-lapj ^choag-^ch'ing,
^kw'ai-jt'iii. Ko ^kung-^sz kok^
yong' sz" yiu chiu -^yi ko -^ti
^chong-jCh'ing ^lai tso"."
Ko -^ti t'itQ-16" tini ching ^ni ?'
Tai" k'oi^*, yiii ho ^to ^kung-^fii
tso" kwa .
"Mo ts'o . Yiii 'ho ^to ^.kung-^fii
ke . ^Sin ^t'aii yiu i:>ei shek^f
kung" ^nai ching yat^ ^t'iii 16";
yutj (P'ingyiitj ho. Shong" miu'*
yaii" yiu ^kwong-wiitj. Ko ^t'iu
16" ho-"yi yatj chik^ hoii chung"
ho kwo AYJin k'uk, ke .
21.fi\
'kom 'tira ^ni ? "Ngo 'ho
^chnug-yi ^t'cngf a . T'oug-yok^
"yad tiU" jShfln cho-Jau ko ^t'lii
lo", tnu sun ho ^ni (
Certainly, 21, use very nuich money, 15.
In Western countries all places also
have, 15. Have places is Govern-
ment make 15, have money made
riovernment receives, 15, 32 ; have
places is hundred surnames (i.e. the
people) themselves make, 15.
The-pcoplc how make can, eh ? 53.
Government make 15, I can under-
stand.
Have great many (people) join-together
make completed company. They
from parliament get permission
make tliat length iron-road ; also
make regulations customs. That
company each kind matter must
according-to those regulations come
to-do.
Those iron roads how make, eh ?
Probably must very much work
make I-suppose, 18.
No mistake. Require very much work,
15. First place (lit. Fore front)
must put stones and earth make
one length road ; more level
more better. Top face also must-be
bright smooth. That length road
can one straight go more good than
winding crooked, 15.
^Yel] ! How, eh ? 53. I very pleased
hear, 2. Supix)se have large hills
obstruct that length road, how
consider good, d\? 53.
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lb-2 CONVERSATION 41st.
28.
CONVERSATION 41st.—the rml^vay.—(Co)ich(fM)
There are two thingg I want to
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'fire carriages.' AVhy do you call ! I® W4 B/S» :S ^h fi # 'K
theui that, aud besides do they , R^^
go quickly ?
29.
At the front of the train there is
an engine with machinery, fire,
and furnaces like a steamer. This
engine pulls the whole train of
carriages whether there be few or
many. Sometimes there are two
or three carriages, sometimes there
are quite a number. There are
passenger carriages, luggage vans,
and goods wagons; some carry coals,
and some carry cattle and sheep.
As regards speed, some go quickly, '
and some go slowly. The fastest
go about one hundred and fifty
U an hour; the slow trains can
go fifty or sixty // an hour.
30. Truly it is wonderful. I happen
just to have some business, so I
cannot stay any longer. Good
bye, Sir.
31. Walk slowly.
32. Good bye.
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27.
28.
29.
30.
CONVERSATION 41st.—the TiAih\\\^Y.—(Condialed.)
"Yau "long yong"
man" (or man'*) 'ha
ye, "ngo song
-nci:—
-JSei
kiii^ -k'ou tso- fo-^ch'e. Tscr-mat^
^kom kill' ^ni ?^ Ling--ngoi- Jiang
tak, f^i' -m^?
Ko' lat, ^fo-jCh'e ^ts'iu pin" "yaii
k£i' jCh'e, -yad ^kei-hei' tsoi" noi",
-yaii 'fo, -yaiic^^^'
c^h'd-patj-^to
^t'ung %-^8huii yatj yong." ^Ni
Bhing^ ,ch'e ^t'o ,shing (or
^shengt) lat, ,ch'e, ^m lua' Jo
'^shM, -Yaii ^shi 'yaii "long ^sam
^shing, -yau ^shi -ym k^i shap,
^shing. -Yaii ^ti ^ch'e ^chong
jan-htlk^ ke' ; "yau ^ti ^ch'e
^chong "lung-^song, ^hang-iei
;
yaii- -yaii ^cb'e ^chong fo ;"yaii
^ti chong ^miii-t'an ke ;"yaii ^ti
chong ^ngaii, jong ke .
*^Kong Ji^ng fai man" ^ni, "yaii
^ti ^h^ng Ui ; -yaii ^ti ,hslng mdn"
ke'' Chi' f^i' tsaii- hai" yat^
^tira^chung ^hiing yat^ pilk^ "ng-
shap, -1^1 ^tso yaii'*;^hiing msin-
ke' yatj ^tim oChung J.6^hing
tak -ng liikj shap, "lei ke .
Chan ching ch'ut -^k'ei lok,,. "Ngo
ngdm-ongdm "yau ^ti sz--koii
^8ho--yi ^m 'ts'o tak^ lok^. ^Sin-
^shdng, Wngt chi lok^.
81. Iklan- ^man {or man'*) ^hangf Ja.
32. 'Tsengt ^'.
Have two kind things, I wish ask a-
hit you:—You call them to-be fire
carriages. Why so call, eh ? Besides
go can quickly, eh ? 85.
That line fire-carriages front side have
one [C] carriage, have machinery
in interior, have fire, have furnaces,
differ-not-much-from fire-ship one
same. This. [C] carriage pulls
whole row carriages, no matter more
less. There-are times (when) there-
are two three [C], there-are
times (when)there-are several
tens [C.]. Have some carriages
carry passengers, 15;have some car-
riages carry trunks-boxes, luggage;
besides have carriages cany goods;
have some carry coal, 15 ; have
some carry cows, sheep, 15.
Speaking-about going fast slow, 53.
have some go quickly, have some
go slowly, 15. Most quick just is
one [C] hour clock go one hundred
fifty lei left (or) right;go slowly,
15, one [C] hour also go can five
six tens lei, 15.
Trulyreally extraordinary. 32. I just
have little business therefore not
sit can, 32. Sir, good bye for-the-
present 32.
Slow slow walk, 21.
Good-bye, 2.
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CONVERSATION 42nd. 155
CONVERSATION 42nd.—tradesmen, &c.
1. ^Ts'oi-^fung *16 ^lai lok^. "K'ou
wd" "nci tsokj-yatj %&i ^kdi
shong- yii'-chokj -k'oii, kiu -k'oii
^kam jChiii "shong ^lai wo
.
2. -Ngo tsau'-ching' 'hai ^Ying-kwok^
^fdn ch*utj Jai, yong'-yong- (or
yong--yong'*) ^to^ ^ts*ai-p^i" sili
lok^. -Ngo tsing'-hai- yiii ^ti
pdkg oShdm fii ^che.'
3. -Ngo "wiii jt'ung "n^i *ching.
'Tang "ngo tok^ kwo "n^i ^shan,
't'al 'U -n6i choko ko'-^ti yiii*
*k61 .ch'ong/ 'k^i fiifco^* ke\
4. "Ngo jiii chan- ^fei kwo kau-.shi,*
Yid' tso" jSung-oti kwo -ngo ji-
Jl& choko ko -pti che tak^.
5. "Ngo ^ch'i *k6i yat^ ^ning yat^ kin"
^shdm, yat ^t'lii fli pei n^i chok^
kwo , t'ai -hil ^ngam (or oHgim)
^m ^ngdtn (or Angara). Tsaii" ho
yi^ 'ching ^sung, wjik^ chikj-^ti
^to takj ke .
6. *H6 jU.' jT'ung "ngo tso" shap^-
yi- kin- (or yat^J,6.)
pilk^ oShilm,
'ho-ts'z' ^ni kin" yat^ yong", yaii"
'ching liikj ^t'fii (or piin „td)pdkQ-
^.md-po fu,
pdkjpo fu , luk"
7. ^K^i .shi* ching tak^ jiin ^ni ?
jYan-^.wai "ngo ^yi-fuk^ ^hd,nQhdn
kaii shai ^che.
Tailor fellow come, 32. He says you
yesterday in street surface met him,
told him this morning up come, he-
says, 64.
I just from England back out come,
everything also prepared fully, 32.
I only want some white coats
trousers only, 7.
I can for you make. Wait (till) I measure
over your body, see a-bit you wear
those, want how long, how wide, 15.
I this time stouter than old time. Must
make looser than I now wear those,
in-order-to do.
I later several days bring one article (or
C.) jacket, one pair (lit. length, the C.)
trousers give you put-on (s. of
p. t.), see a-bit right not right.
Just very easy make loose, or
tighter also can, 15.
Well, 21. For me make twelve articles
[i. e. C] (or one dozen) white coats,
like this article (i.e. C.) one same, also
makesis [C] (or half dozen) white
linen trousers, white cotton trousers,
six pairs.
What time make can finish, eh ? 53.
Because my clothes only just
sufficient to-use only, 7.
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CONVERSATION 42nd.—tradesmen, &iC.— {Continued.)
8. I will make them quickly for you.
Do you not want a pith hat ? I
have a number in the shop, and
will bring them up for you to see.
9. Yes, I want one ; my old one is
worn out.
10. Do you not want some collars, or
neckties, or handkerchiefs, or
cinglets, or socks. Sir ?
11. The shoe-maker is waiting outside.
He has brought a new pair of
shoes.
12. Tell him to come in.
13. Ah ! You have brought my new
shoes, have you ? Where is the
shoe-horn ? Oh ! they are too
small; I cannot put them on.
14. I think you can. The leather is
stiff, that is all. Let me help you.
15. Ah ! there it is on, but it is too
tight. It pinches my toes.
16. I will take them back, and put
them on the lasts, and stretch
them.
17. I think they arc too short ; but if
you will bring them back again
after stretching them, I will try
them once more.
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158 CONVERSATION 42xd.
CONVERSATION 42nd.—tradesmen &Q—{Coiitliuml)
18. I want this pair of boots mended.
I want them reheeled and resoled.
19. I am afraid these will not last well.
20. The pair of patent leather shoes
you made for me have cracked.
I said the leather was not good
when you made them for me, and
they had only been worn a short
time when the soles were worn
throngh.
21. Has the washerman brought the
clothes in yet?
22. He has. There are three articles
short—a white waistcoat and two
shirts.
23. He must find them again. If not,
he will have to buy new ones, the
same as those lost; or I will cut
him when I pay him.
24* Oh, dear me ! You must take more
care. Do not be so rough. Yon
have knocked over the birdcage
and frightened the bird to death.
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CONVERSATION 42nd. 159
CONVERSATION 42nd.—tr.U)E6mex, 8iQ.^(Continued.)
18. ^Ni tiiii Jici (Note 1) yiu p6-Jan
^ho, yiii^ "^tii- chung a . Tsik^-
hai" yiii ching ^san ^luii ^chang,
Jiiii tai,
19. -Ngo p'ii' ^ni-^ti Jiili ^tai ^m ^k'ara
shai ke .
20. "Xei jt'iing 'ngo ching ko toil
ts'at^ jP'ei ^hdi ^ib lit, "^cho. "Nei
^ching ko' chan^ .shi*, "ngo ^to
wa" ,m ^ho .p'ei*. ch6k„ * "nao noi,"
{or noi' *) ^.hfli tai yau' ^lan ^t'im.
21. *^Sai-ji-fiikj-^16 ^ning oSham ^fan
Jai ^m Js'ang ^ni .?
22. ^Kaii (Note 2) lok„. -K'oii ^kdu
shiii jSam kin ;—yat, kin" tsad"
hai" pilkj pui -oSam, ko "long
kin" hai" h6n"-Qshara a .
23. 'K'oii yiii wan Jan die tak^. ^.M
hai", yiii "mai ^san ke , chiii -ji
shatj- cho ko -^11 yat, yong";^m
hai" j.ni, "ngo tsaii" kot^ "k'oii
jan-^kung lok^.
24. ^Ai, {or^ Ai) Pai'-^ka-'fo ! ^Sam-
kci „ti che' tak, ka . "Mai koni
ts'o'-po-
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lea OOXVERSATION 42nd.
CONVERSATION 42nd.—trademex, &c.—{ConcImJrd.)
25. Have you brushed the clothes this
morning, that I had on when I
went to dinner last night ?
26. Yes, I have, I have folded them
up, and put them in the drawer
in the chest ofdrawers.
27.- You have not brushed my shoes
well this morning ; they do not
shine.
28. There is no blacking. It is all
used up.
29. Get some more from the compradore.
Give me the pass book, and I will
put it down,
30. Yery well. I will go and get it.
But what if he has none ?
31. Goto another shop and buy it.
32. Yery well.
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CONYERSATION 43rd.—the boy put into authority.
1. Now, Boy, I hand over the silver-
ware for you to look after.
2. How many articles are there.'*
3. Two dozen large spoons and
forks. There is one small fork
lost, but, barring that, there are
as many small forks and spoons.
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CONVERSATION 42nd. 161
CONVERSATION 42nd.—tradesmen, &c.—(Condwlpd.)
"No^o tsok, 'miln chok„ ko - ti5.
20.
^shiim ch'ufcj ^kiii shik^ ots'dn, "n6i
kam jChiii ts'ilt^- cho ^m ^ts'ang
Ts'iitg-^cho lok^. Yau" chi'p^ m.li",
^chai yapj 'ng- t'ung-kwai" ko
kwai"- t'ung l^k^.
27. "N^l ^kam ^chiii ts'sit^ "ngo ^haf, "mo
ts'ilt^ to' leng't ka'.
28. -Mo ts'ilt^ jhiii mak, 'sliou. ^Shai
sili lok.
29.
80.
^T'ung -mili-piln'* %^ti ^Iti'.
^Pei ko p6^* ^tsai "ngo, 'tang
"ngo "shong-chii" lok^.
3 c,
^H6 ^U." 'Ngo hou lo Jd.'
Wiik -^che -mo ,ni ?^
81. noil tai" ,kdn 'mii lok.
82. ,Ng, 'ho }L'
I last night wore those clothes go-out
streets (i.e. to go out) eat meal, you
this morning brushed not yet,
eh? 58.
Brushed, 82. Also folded together place
in five-drawers-cupboard that
drawer, 82.
You this morning brushed my shoes, not
brush till bright, 14,
No brush shoe ink water. Use all, 32.
With compradore get some, 21. Give
that book little (i.e., little book), to
me, till I enter, 32.
Well, 21. I go get, 21. Perhaps none,
eh ? 63.
Go another [the two words are run into
one][C]
buy, 82.
Well good, 21.
CONVERSATION 43rd.—the boy put into authority.
Ntl", Sz"- tsai, -ngo ^kau-tdi ko'- ti
j.ngan h6i kwo -uei "lei.
-Yau \6\ ^to kin- ^ni ?^
-Long Jti tii- ^kang ^ch'ii. Yaii-
-yad yat^ ^chi sai' ^ch'd shat^
cho, ^chiing ko yat^ ^chf, sai'
^cli'ii ^.kaug gto hai" tdi" jch'6.
^kang kom ,to.
There, Boy I hand-over those silver
articles over-to you to-attend-to.
Have how manyarticles,
eh?
58.
Two dozen large spoons forks. Further
have one [C] small fork lost [s. of
p. t.], wanting that one [C], small
forks spoons also are large forks
spoons so many.
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162 CONVERSATION 43rd.
CONVERSATION 43rd.—the boy put ixto authority.
10.
11.
12.
14.
Are there any fruit knives and
forks ? There are of each kind a
dozen and a half, and there are
fish knives and forks.
There are boxes for these two kinds,
I suppose.
There are. I hand over the keys
for you to hold.
Where are the tea-spoons ?
Here they are. The egg spoons,
fruit spoons, salt cellars, and salt
spoons are all here.
And thecaster is
on thetable.
Did I not see that you had two
small ones besides ?
Quite so. This case holds the fish
slice and fork.
The tea-pot, coffee-pot, sugar-bowl,
and cream-jug are on the
side-board.
The hot-water-jug is there too.
Did not you see it ?
I saw it. Here are some sugar
spoons, and some vegetable-dishes
you have not mentioned.
There, that is all. I want you to
count them over very night, and
see if there are any wanting. If
there are any lost, you will have
to make them good. Do you
understand ?
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CONVERSATION 48rd. 1(50
CONVERSATION 43iiD.—the boy put into authority.
4. "Yaii shikj \v,o ^to ^clr^ "yaii
-mo il^? -Mui yong- "yaii yat^ JiA
piin,yaii" 'yau shik^ .yii* ^to
5. jNi 'long yong- ta»i--k'oi^* "yaii
oSong ^chong kwd ?
6. -Y&A ke.*^So-^8hi
"ngo^ktiu
kwo "nei ^chd.
7. ^Ch'ii-^kang ^ni ?
8. ^Hai ^ni shii^na. J\ai-tan' *-okang,
fatj *^kwo okang, jim-^chung,
jim okang, hain--pil"-lang- ^to
hai, jts'ai siii ^ni shii d .
9. "Ng-m^r-ka-'* tsoi" _t'oi* shong".
"Ngo ^m hai- kin 'nei ling"-
ngoi- -yaii "long ko sai ke
^t'im ?
10. "Mo ts'o\ jNi ko^ hop.* ^chong
chii- ^fan .yii* tai- ^.to oCh'a.
11. ^Ch'a-.wu*, jka-^fci-.wu*, ^t'ong-
^tau (or ^chung) ^.ngaii-'niii-makj,
hdin--pa--lang" ^hai ^.sai-^po shii .
12. Yitj-'^shoii-makj ^to '^hai ko' shii
d . "Nei ^m km ^me .''
13. Kin' lok^. ^Ni shii yaii' -yaii ^ti
fatj jt'ong okang, "yaii ^ti ts'ol -
otaii, "ndi ^to ^ra ^ts'ang "^kong
to ^lai.
14. Na, hai" kom' ^to lok^. "Ngo-mau--c , ,,j c ., c,, , ) ,.:>
"man yiu "nci tun kwo sai
Vai "ha ^ts'ai siii ^m ^.ts'ai. "Yaii
matj ^m kin - cho, yiii "nci j)'ui
lok^. "Nei ^ming-pakj mii ?
Have eat fruit knives forks, have not, eh ?
2. Each kind have one dozen
half, also have eat fish knives forks
besides.
TheBe two kinds probably have case hold
is-it-not-so ? 18,
Have, 15. Lock's-key I hand-over to
you to-hold.
Tea-spoons, eh ? 53.
At this place, there. Fowl's-egg-spoons,
lift fruit spoons, salt-cellar, salt
spoons all also at together all tliis
place, 2.
Five-scasonings-stand also on table sur-
face. I not have seen you besides
have two [C] small [s. of possess-
ing] besides ?
Not wrong. This [C] case holds [s.
of containing] di\ide fish large knife
fork.
Tea-pot, coffee-pot, sugar-basin (or bowl
sa?j), cow's-milk-mug, all at side-
board place.
Hot-water-mug also at that place, 2 . You
not see, eh ? 89.
Seen, 32. This place also have some
lift sugar spoons ; have some veget-
able-dishes, you also not yet speak
reach come.
There, it-is-tliat-there-aresomany, 32. I
every night want you count over all see
a-bit together all not together. Have
anything not seen [s. of p. t.], want
you make-good, 32. You under-
stand, eh ? 35.
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164 CONVERSATION 43rd.
CONVERSATION 43rd.—the boy put into AVsmniTY.—(Continued.)
15. Quite, Sir.
16. Where are the plates, and dishes,
and Chinaware ?
17. In the cupboard. I have looked
them over. There are large
plates and small plates, soup
plates and dessert plates and
meat-dishes, tea-cups and
saucers, coffee-cups, egg-cups, and
vegetable-dishes.
18. There is a soup tureen.
19. An iron ? No.
20. To put soup in.
21. Oh, a soup tureen;
yes.
22. There is also glass ware.
23. A number of the tumblcre are
broken and cracked.
24. I do not think so.
25. Yes, they are, and two or three of
the finger-glasses,
26. You must take care and not
break more of them.
27. The two large lamps need new
shades and chimney.
28. You must cut the wicks better.
The lamp did not burn well last
night. Is there enough oil
in it ? Has any oil been put in
this morning ?
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CONVERSATION 43rd. 1G5
CONVERSATION 43iiu.—thk liov put into avthority.—(Continued.)
lb. ^Ming-p;lk^ sai' lok^, ^Sin-^sluing.
K;. ^Vim tip^, ^ts'z-hei jii?"
17. '^llai (Vin) kwiiP* jlai lolv 'Ngo
\'a,i kwo' ^lai u\< . Yaii tai" tip ,
-yau sai^ tip^, ^^ oug tip^, kwo tip^,
^chong yukj tip., ^ch'a-^pui, ^cli'ii-
^piii-tipj, ka -Jci-^jpui, ^.kai-tan^*-
oPiif, ts'oi -otaii. (Note 1)
18. 'Yaii ko' ^t'ong-^tau.
19. T'oDg'-'tau? -Mo ^a.-
20. jChong ^t'ong ke\
21. ,0, ^t'ong-^tau ; -yau.
22. Yaii" "yaii jw-Qlei* hei ^t'ini.
23. '^Ho ^to ko -^ti ^po-Qlef-^^pui liar
liln- '^cho, lit, clio.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
,M hai' kwa
Ha.' a.^ "Long ^sam ku shaii-
^chung, yaii" hai" li
.
"Nei yiu tsz-sai "mai 'ching-lau
cto-oti.
Ko' -Icing ^chan tiii" ^tang {or ^tang)
I
chi tak^.
c„ , . , .> c
yiii ^san ^tang .tung*, ^tang chad
Nei yiii tsiii ko -oti ^tang ^sam
^ho-^ti chi' takj. Tsok^ "man ko
'^chun^tang^m^shiiitakj ho. Kaii
jaii, ^na kau' jii ? Jiam ^chiii
^cham (or ^cham) jau ^m ^ts'ang
Understand all, 32, Sir.
Bowls, plates, porcelain-articles, ch ? 53.
In (bowl) press come-to-bo, 32. I look over
come, 32. Have large plates, have
small plates, soup plates, fruit plates,
hold meat plates, tea-cups, tea-cup
plates, coffee-cups, fowl-egg-cups,
vegetable-dishes.
Have a soup tureen.
Iron ? No, 1.
Hold soup, 15.
Oh ! soup tureen ;have.
Besides have glass ware also.
Very many of-those glass-cups [i.e. glasses]
broken (s. of p. t.], cracked [s. of p. t.]
Not are probable, 18.
Are, 1. Two three [C] hand-bowls
also are, 2.
You must-be careful do-not make-break
more.
Those two [C] large lamps want new lamp
chimneys, lamp globes before (they
can) do.
You must cut (with scissors) those lamp
wicks betterbefore-it will-do. Last
night that [C] lamp not burn can
good. Enough oil, not enough, eh ?
53. This morning pour-in oil not
yet, eh ? 2.
[Noie. 1—All these 2)Iates can be either as above or tip..*
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166 CONVERSATION 43rd.
CONVERSATION 48rd.—the boy put ixto authoeity.—{Conduded.)
29. Shall I put on the table cloth
now ?
80. Yes, you had better. I want my
dinner earlier to night.
31. There are no serviettes.
82, Go to the wardrobe, and get
some out.
'fttirti.
CONVERSATION 44th.—the outside barbarian.
1. I have heard of a place called
Europe, and yet I have never
seen a man from Europe. Each
of you foreign devils say you
are Red Haired Men, or
Flowery Flag Men (Vulgar term
for English and American), or
people of some either place, which
on one knows anything about at all.
2. I thought you were a scholar.
3. So I am. Do you foreign devils
read? I take it people like what
you are do not have much litera-
ture to trouble yourselves about.
4. I cannot believe that you are a
scholar.
5. Why?
C. In the first place, you do not treat
people politely.
7. Why do you say that?
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168 CONVERSATION 44th.
CONVERSATION 44rd.—the outside barbarian.
8. Because Confucius, says, ' Not to do
to others as you would not wish
done to yourself.'
9. Halloa ! "Why ! Do you foreign
devils know the Four Books ?
10. If we are devils, probably we do
not understand them ; but if we
are human, it is possible we can
understand them.
11. It is truly l9.ughable. You foreigners
do not like to be called devils. Is
that it.?
12. I wish to ask you a question,
is! Very good. What is it ?
14. If any oiie were to style you a devil,
would you be pleased ? Certainly
not. If you are not pleased, do
you suppose I am ? I consider it
a breach of politeness.
15. Foreigner, there is something in
what you say.
IG. Our code of politeness differs from
yours. You do not know ours. I have
gradually learnt your estimable
country's politeness, and I wish to
treat you in a courteous manner;
but you. Sir, are rude to me.
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COXVERSATIOX 4tT][. 160
COXVKRSATION 4^tii.—thk orTsrDi: i:aiuui'Jan-.
12.
16.
^iiiii llniiii- Imi- ls7, "Villi \va',
' Kci slio patj ynkj, iiiat^ slii' ^yii
^yan.'
^Ai-^yii, {(If ^af ^jii, or ^ai "ya) 'iiei-ter
faii- kwai tosliik 'Sz Shii ' kc !
C(^
i c
Yokj-hai' kwai, tar-k'oi^* ^m shik^
ke-'*; t'ong--y(')k^ liai" ^yaii. to p'a i
-wiii sliik^ ke^*.'
^Chaii-ching lio-si'u lok^, "nei-tei"
^fan-^yan ^m ^chnng-yi ^.yan-tei"
km nei tsn- kwai; bar ^in bar
"Ngo t6-eng*t ^maii ^Siu-^sbangt
yatj kou a .
Ho Ja ;" mat^ "ye ^.ui?^
Yokj "yaii jan ^cb'ing ^Sin-^sbangf
tso" kwai, ^Siu-^sbangt ji'in' ^m
yiiir ^ni?' K'ok„ sbat^ ^m yihr
lokp. ^Siu-j.sbiingt ^m yiia', ^Sin-
^shangf kwii "iigo yiin" ^me.''
^
"Ngo siin sliat^-'lai lok .
"Lo ^faii "iiei sbo kong ke' ^^to "yaii
^ti t6"-"lei.
"Ngo-tei" ^Sai-jau-kc^ "lai-fat^ ^m
^.t'ung -nei-tei- ^T'oiig-jau "lai-
fat^. -Nei pat^ ^cbi "ngo-ke^ "lai-
fat^ a . "Xgo tsiin--tsiin^* bok^
jSiii-j.sbaiigt kwai -kwok^ "lai-
mail, "ngo song liopQ-"Iai tor
^Sin-^sbangf; tan" ^Sin-^sbangf
mo lai tsip, "ngo. "Xgo, yok^
Because ('(.nliieiiis Master bave said.
' Yourseir wbat not wisb, don't
try-it-on to (otber) nien.'
Dear me, you foreign devils aiso know
' Four IJooks,' 17).
If-arc devil« j)robabIy not know, 15.
If are men, also perbaps can
know, 15.
Truly very-laugliable, 32, you foKeigners
not pleased people call you to-be
devils; is not is, eb ? 53.
I request-to ask (you). Sir, one
sentence, 2.
Good, 21 : wbat tbing, eb ? 53.
If-it-bappened tbere-was anyone styled
(you). Sir, to-be devil (you), Sir,
satisfied, not satisfied eb ? 53. Cer-
tainly not satisfied 32. (You), Sir,
not satisfied (you). Sir, tbink I
satisfied, eb ? 3'.). I consider (a)
loss-of-politeness, 32.
Venerable Foreigner, you wbat say, 15,
also bave some jirinciple (in it).
"\Ve Western-men's politeness-regulations
not same your Cbinese politeness-
rules. You not know our polite-
ness regulations, 2. I gradually
learn (yourj, Sir's, bonourable
country's good-manners. I wish in-
conformity-witb-politeness to-treat
(you). Sir, but (you). Sir, no
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COXYERSATIOX 44:TH.—the outside i'-akijariax.— (Continued.)
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CONVERSATION 44tii. 171
COXVl'iRSATIOX 1 InF.— I'lfH orTSiDK v.\w,.\\\ws.—{Co,irli(iIf'd.)
-yau pat^ kMiy liar ^yaii i>at^
tsuir-tc-i^* ^clii ^ui-ti -lai-Jat^:
yokj ^Siii-^sluingt 'yiu'i pat^ l<';n\'
^111 bar ^yan "^ts'z yiiir-kwri,
jan -lai-fat liar ^Siii-^sliaugt
kwai -kwolc. ke^'"'.
17.
18. '"Yaii kwo ,tsak^ uiat^ tuir koi."
poliLciiess receive me. I, if have not
reach, (it) is because not entirely know
these pohtencss-reonlations;
(you),
Sir, have not attaiu-to not isbecausc-
of this reason, since (the) poUteness-
rcgulations are (your) Sir's honour-
able country's, 15.
Have overpassed (the limits of right),
have transgressed, 32.
•If faults, then not but alter.'
19. vShoii ^song joug-^yan ^nang kora' ! Who would-think Ocean-men could-bc-
20.
^ts'ung jning !
Pat^ "^kom ^tong;pat^ ^koni ^tong.
21. Yiii ^k'au "Lo- ^sz L'ai-^hoi, jan
"ngo tak^ ts'oii" 'Lo-^sz. lok^^.
22. ^M "^shai "^kong lok^, t;ur mong"
^Sin-^sluingt ha" ts'z^ ^m yung"
kom ke \va'-j.t'an.
23. -Ngo jiug-yiii^ kei flung- t'sz
-yau wa", ' Sai-,fo!io- V;
28.
29.
"^Nei man--k'apj ^Au-^Io-jia-,.yan.
Hai- Je.-^-Vi'i-^l(.)-j>:i-jan hai"
raatj .yan* ^ni;"
"Ngo har j.Au-Jo-jia-<.yan
^Sin-^shangt hai" ^Aii-^lo-jia-jan ?
Hai- ^le.'
"Ngo *^k\vu ^8in-^sh;ingt wii" "nei
hai- Tai--^ying-k\vnk^ jan.
To hai- ii.
so deeply intelligent
Not dare to-considcr-mysclf-equal-to
(the praise you bestow on me).
Must beg Old-Scholar to-overlook,
because I have sinned-against
Venerable-Scholar 32.
Not need to-spcak, 32. (I) only hope
(you), Sir, after times not use such,
ir», words.
I ought-to-have remembered Confucius
'has said, ' Western-regions have
sages (final).'
You asking concerning Europeans.
Yes, 24. Europeans are what men,
eh ? 53.
I am European.
Sir, (you), are Einx>[ican ?
Yes, 21.
I thought. Sir you (said) you were Great
England man.
Also am, 1.
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172 CONVERSATIOX 44th.
CONVERSATION 44th.—the outside barbaiuax.
31. How is that?
32. England is in the continent of
Europe, so is France, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, Holland, Russia,
and Turkey : all of these are in
Europe.
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CONVERSATION 45th.^goverxmext.
1. Is there a queen on the throne iuj ^H'^^^)§f:^ft ^»
England ?
2. Not now ; l)ut during the last few
hundred years there have been
several queens in England.
We have the sis boards in Peking, I fgl^^A^/^nR^E^tMi
and lately another has been added ^^%jJlfi§-— 'MMti^^
to them. Have you English any
thing of that kind ?
We have, but first tell me what
the names of the seven boards
are.
Very well, they are the Board of
Civil Office, the Board of|
Revenue, the Board of Rites, the
Board of War, the Board of
Punishment, the Board of Works,
besides the new board, the
Admiralty.
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174 CONVERSATION 4;.tii.
COXYERSA r I ( >X 4.yjn.— oovERXMF. XT,
12.
AVell, in England there ar.' tlie
Treasury, the Home Office, the
Colonial Office, the Foreign
Offi.-e. ihe AVar Office. ihv
Admiralty, the India Office, the
Board of Trade, the Post Office,
the Office of "Works, besides othei-
Government Offices.
The Emperor has to assist liim in
governing the country, the Grand
Secretariat (or Imperial Chancery,,
or Inner Couneil). Does your
King have any such council 'r
There is a Privy Coiuicil in
England, and a number of Privy
Councillors.
Besides that there is a Caljinet,
which is composed of Cabinet
Ministers.
Who are the Cabinet Minisicrs ?
There are a number of Cal>inet
Ministers. Amongst them the
First Lord of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State for Foreign
Aflai I's. ''."he Secretary of Stat e for
the Colonies, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and others.
In "Western countries when the
Sovereign dies Avho ascends the
throne ?
The heii- apparent succeeds, as in
China.
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176 CONVERSATION 4oth.
CONVEKSATIOX 4:.tk. >Vi:i;xMENT.— (A'rt//////?/cy/.)
14.
15.
IC.
18.
I'.t.
20.
I do not til ink it is the same, because
in China Princesses cannot ascend
the throne; in England they can.
What is done if the heir apparent
is not of ag'c ?
There is a great deal of trouble if the
empire falls into disorder.
But you have not answered my
question.
Oh ! Didux I ? Wliat did yon say ?
What did you ask me ?
I asked yon, suj^posing the Emperor
died, and the Heir Apparent was
not of age, who then would be
Emperor ? I suppose the Heir
Apparent could not sit on the
throne.
If such were tlie case, the Empress
Dowager would attend to the
affairs of the country until the
Heir Apparent was grown up. In
other words the Empress acts.
It is sail! that in America there is
no king. It seems very strange
to me.
In America the people elect from i
their midst one as head, whom
they call the President.
Then does the office pass on from
father to son and grandson ?
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CONVERSATION 45x11.
CONVEIiSATK >N 1 ">tii .—govern.mf^n-t.—(C 'fuirliufnf.)
1-1. "Ngo tiiii^-'^kwii ^m liai" vat^ yiJiig", I think not is one same, because China
jan-wai- ^Chuiig-kwokg ^Knng- Princesses not sit able throne, ITi
;
*^Chu ^ra-ts'o*ttakj^vai-(o/\vai'*) England yet do can, 03.
ke^ ^Ying-kwoko yair tso" tak^ ^ni. i
15. T'ai^-^Tsz ^m ts'ang' ^shing-j'an[
Heir-Apparent not yet established a-man
tsai'r ^tim '^ni 'r then how, eh ? 53.
16. Kwok. liin-, "yau Jio ^to sz'. ,Country in-confusion, have very much
j
trouble.
17. 'Ngo man" "nei ko koii , 'ni'i yai'rI
T ask you that sentence, you also not yet
^111 ^ts'ang tiipo -ngo lo^ po\ ' answered me, 31, 60.
18. jO ! Plai" ^me ? ^Sin-^shang "^tim wil";j
Oh ! Is-it so, eh ? 39. Sir how said ; asked i
man" "ngo mat^ ^ni ?^ mc what, eh ? 53.
19. "Ngo man" "nei p'ci -yir ^Wong;
T asked you supposing Emperor died-at
^pang ko' chan" _shi,* T'ai'-^t'sz|
that period-of time, Heir-Apparent
yaii" mei" ^chong tai", „pin ko^|
also not raised great, who[C.] becomes
tso" ^Wong-tai^ ^ni ? T'ai'-^tsz'
Mmpcroi', eh ? 53. Heir-Apparent
^m -ts'o*ttak^ wai^* kwii\ not sit can throne, I-suppose, 18.
20. T'ong-yokj "yaii kom sz", ^Wong-;
If have such matter, Empress-Dowager
T'ai -Had" tsau" 'lei kwok. sz". then attend country's business, wait
'^tang to T'ili - tsz tai" ko chan" till Heir-Apparent large that period
.shi.* Wong-hau" tsaii" shoii lime. Empress then drops curtain
^.lim t'ing ching lolc_. listens to-matters-of-state, 32.
21
.
^Yan-tei" *^kong w:'r -Mei-kwok^ "ino i People speaking say America no Emperor,
\AVong-tai\ "Ngo kin' tak^ *^ho|
I see able very extraordinary, 15.
ch'ut -,k'ei ke .;
C 3 I
22. Tsoi" "Mei-kwokg pak^-sing cli'it^-\
In America hundred-surnames elect-and-
liip, jk'ei jChung yat^ ko' j&n tso" set-up from-their midst one [C] man^'fau-^yan, kom yong^* ^ch'ing- to-be Headman, so fashion, politely-
'fii wai- Tai--Pak -"Lei-^Siii ,T'in- called Hiim) to-be President.
Tak,.
23. ^Koni yong'* "k'oU "^sz-^chi hair. So fashion his death's afterwards, is-it his
hai" "k'oii ^tsz ,,^iin ^shing kai', >ou grandson receive succession, is
hai" in hai" ,ni?" not is, eh ? 53.
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CONVERSATION i.Vm.
COXVEItSATlOX1 '>Tii.—GO\'K]\yy\\]sr.—{Coitli,iur>/.)
I21. ^M liar ^kom y«ing'". "KSiii Uo"
If;z ^iiui, koiii tsair ym yoiig
V'i tai"-yr l^o tsn'. wak^- die
-k'oii tsij- tak^ sliap^-^fau lio ^to
-yau ^shi (or .shi*) *^iscngt "k'oii
tsoi tsu" yatj yaiir ^I'iin.
25. -K'oii ^111 tso" Kwok^-kc ^T'au-^yan
ko ,shi tun 111 .'
2<:. (.Tmiig pak^-siug- yat_j y<>ng" flitk^,
Jfi ^lioi ^kiug-^slieiigt, <.fjlii lioii
ts/r-^kei nk,. Wiik^ "yaii ^sluing-
yi tso", ^tau liou t:i-ici sz--koii ,
^.t'liiig jying-^sliong yat^ yiJng"-
•27. *^Koia '^h'') lok : "^koni siiir liai-^him-
i
28. 'Ngo ^t-engt-^inan -^Ii'i-kwok^ liar
yad kei sliap^ kwok^ hopj-^.uiai
wai" yat^, kiii tso" Ilopj-Cliiiiig -
Kwok^ Wii . ITai" -koin ^m liai"
2'.i. -Xei "^sho ^t'engt-ke' liar ^cliaii.
i "lau sz snap, kci slumg liop^-
!^raai tso" yat^ kwok^. "Miii
sluing -yau tsz'- kci kc lutj-lai',
k'a]ij -ki ts/r- kci-ko s/r, tan -
liar cluing -kwok^.-Kc s/. -kou
ha I" Kwok.-^ka "lei kc .
:i(i. Tai" -^Mci-kwok; ^m hai" cluing"
i
-yau ko jucng r*t
Xot is s(.) fashion. ITc is (for) four years,
then just must resign-up-to give to
another [C] to-be. If he does able
ten parts good, also have times invite
him again be one term more.
He not be country's Headman that time
how, eh ? O').
AVith hundred-surnames one same only.
Separates (himself) apart-from cap-
ital-city, back goes his-own house.
If have business to-do, back goes
attend-to bnsines:^. with ordinary
(times) one same.
So good, 32 : so consider is humble, 32.
I heard America is have several tens
countries united-together become
one, called to-be United States,
it-is-said, Gl. Is so not is, eh ? 53.
You what heard— (i.e. what you have
heard) is true. Have four tens
(and) several provinces (or states)
united-together become one country.
Each state has its-own laws and
manages its-own liusincss : but
whole-country's business is Govern
ment attends, 15.
Great America not is besides have a
[i.e. C] name r
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CONVERSATION U'ni.—GOVERymisr.—fConrli/i/cd.)
81. Yes ; it is also called the Land of the
Flowery Flag, on account of the
national flag having many colours.
32. That is a rather a nice name. I® 15 ^ SF « P&.
CONVERSATION 4Gth.—buyinc; i trniture.
1. Oh 1 You sell furniture in this shop,
do you ?
2. Yes, Sir. What do you want to buy?
S. I wish to l)uy a great many things;
but you have not got many things
for sale here. I want them good,
and I want them cheap.
A. Then it will be difficult to come
to terms. Tiood things are dear,
and cheap things are bad. But, I
think, Sir, that you will be willing
to pay a just price.
5. My furniture is good. The things
are made by myself. I guarantee
them for a year. If anything
should break, I will mend it or
change it for another, just as you
like, without charging any more.
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CONVERSATION 45tii. IHl
CONVERSATION45tk.—govehn.aient.— ('6'o//^7////<:v/.;
31. Hai- ^a^ yaii- kiii^ tao- ^F;l-Jv'<n-
kwok,, jan-wai- ko kwok^, ^k'ci
-yaii ^ho ^to sliik^-^^shou ke .
32. ^Kom > \oi ^ho .nieng*t lok^.
It-has, ] ; also called to-be Flowevy Flag
Country, because that country's flag
have very many colours, 15.
Such also rather good name, 82.
CONVERSATION 4GTir.—euyixo furniture.
1. : "Nei tsui" jii ^ktlu p'o mai"
^ka-^.5Z-shapj-matj ^me ?
2. Hai- ^a^ ^Siu-^shung, -nei 'song
-mai matj -ye ^.ni?'
3. -Ngo 'song -mai ho ^to "ye,
tan- -hai- 'nei ^ni shii "mo mat^
-ye railr ke . lau yiu ho,
yaii- yiii' jP'engt.
4. Kom ^to kei (.nan kong kc (or
kfc^'). 'Ho ^ka-'fo liai- k\vai\
jai fo' hai- ^p'engt. Tan- ^Sin-
^shangt 'hang 'pei ^kung-to"
kci -j.ts'in kwa .
5. "Ngo fo lu) ^ii." Ilai- u/.'- ke
'ching ke . JM;i "nri yat^ ^iiin
yung- ke . ^Yii-"k\vo ^nin ^kiin
-yaii matj Ian" -fat , "iigo ^t'ung
"nei wun--k\vo , wak^ chmg-jan
'ho, .ts'oii* -nei ^dinng-yi, ^m
.shai .tsM'n* ke .
c
Oh ! Vou ill this [C.J shop sell furniture,
oh ? 39.
Yes 1 , Sir, you wish to-buy what thing,
eh? 53.
J wish to-buy great many things, but
you this place not much things for-
sale. 15. Also want good, also
want cheap.
So also rather hard to-speak, 15. Good
furniture is dear, bad articles are
olicap. But, Sir, willing to-givc just
l)ricc probably, 18.
My goods good, 1. Are myself made,
l."». <!uarantce you one year use,
15. Tf year within have any
Itreakage, I for you will-change, or
liuike-again good, as you like, not
iii-od money, 15.
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CONVER-^ATIOX 46th.—buying f VR^iTVRE.—(C(nifinur<f.)
6. The furniture in other shops is
honght at auction. It is old,
and when you take it up to your
house it suddenly lireaks.
7. Oh 1 There are good things sold
at auction. It depends upon cir-
cumstances.
8. Xow, look at this dining tahle.
It is only just newly made. Some
one ordered it from me and after-
wards did not want it ; so I will
sell it cheaply to you now.
9. Well, it is pretty good. What
wood is it made of ? How do
you sell it ?
in. Pretty good, is it ? It is first
i-ato. It is made of teak. If yon,
Sir, huy it, I will sell it cheaply
to you. I will not trouble about
the price. Say thirty dollars.
11. Thirty dollars r So dear ! Dear
me ! I cannot buy that.
12. It is not dear.
13. It is too dear. IIow can I bar-
gain with you when you start
with such a hiuh figure ?
m:::.^
i, '^^'^m^mm'U, m
H+^. mPM. m. pgil
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CONVERSATION 46Tir. 18.;
CONVERSATION 4Gtii.—r.uvixc Fmi}iiri-\u:—('Coiiiini("(7.)
C. Tai'-yi" ^k;iu p'o ko - ai ^ku-^^/-
liar ham -ye--Jaii "miU-tn kc .
Har kiur ke\ ^t'oi /liu -slioiig -iic'i
nk^ yatj chair-okau -wui Ian' lok^.
7. ^Ai ! (or ^Ai). llaui'-yc--jaii ^to
-yaii 'ho 'yc kc\ ^T'ai Jai
ts'aii
.
8. Na, 't'ai ^ni ^choiig tui'-Qts'iin-
L'oi" la.' Tsair sau ^-liing- hei
ke' ^cho." ^Yan-tei't tcng-t "ngo
tso' («/• tso") ke\ (or kc^*) ^shaii-
.nici (o/- ^sliau Snei*) "k'oii ^ni
yiii' ; *^k6m -ngo ^ka--ha j)'engt-
^ti m;ir pei 'nei ^la."
0. ^No, ,.to^kci^ho /i.^ Hai- mat^--yc
niukj V'hhig ke^? ^Tim inui"
!0. ^Ju'i ^ho ^mc?' Hai" tai" yat^ ^ho
ka\ ^Pei .yaii* mnk^ ^cliing ke\
^Siii-^shungt hai" "in;ii, mai"
jrengt V'l ""''•c''^-^ c^^
^'^^'
rai' lok^. ^Siiin-shapj ^man ^1:1.'
11. ^Siim-sliapj ^man ? Kom kwai kc !
^Ail" ^'Sl 'mai tik^ lok^.
^'M hai" kwai ^A:
Kwai^ '^kwo^* ^t'au. "Nei ^hoi tak^
koin tar ka , tun ^t'nng ^ak^
Other [C] shops Lhat fiii'nitiu-o is at-
aiictiou bought, 10. Is old, l."*, carry
again up your house one short time
can break, 02.
Oh : At auction also have good articles,
l."». Depends on circumstances.
There, look-at this [C] dinner-table, 21.
Just new made-finished, 15, only, 7.
Some-one fixed-with me to-make, I'),
finally he not want ; so I now
cheaper sell to you, 21.
Well also pretty good, 1. Is what wood
make, ? 15. How sell, eh? 53.
Pretty good, eh? 39. Is nunilx^r one good,
14. Use teak wood to-makc, 15.
(If You) Sir do buy, sell cheap to
you, 21. Not reckon price, 21.
Thirty dollars, 21.
Thirty dollars ? So dear ! 15. Oh! Not
buy able, 32.
Not is dear, 1.
Dear over much. You open able so groat
price, how with can you V»argain,
eh? 53.
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16.
CONVERSATION 4Gth.—buying furniture.—(Co/?//// /«^t^.)
14. Well, what do yon say you Avill give,
Sir ? It is not dear. It is made of
teak wood. It is a first-rate
article. There was a great deal of
work required in it. What will
you give ?
15. I do not want such a large one,
but, if you will reduce it to a
reasonable figure, perhaps I will
buy it. I should say twenty
dollars was enough for it. I will
give you twenty dollars for it.
18,
That will not do. It will not pay
me. How can that do ? Come
now, do not stand out. I will
reduce my price a little, and you
raise your offer. Twenty-five,
dollars now. That is very cheap.|
I shall lose on it. Oh !It is
really cheap.
Oil : no ; it is not cheap. It cannot
be considered to be very cheap.
You say you will lose on it ! Dear
me!
You will make a good profit.
Say twenty-three dollars.
Raise your price a little. Say
twenty-four dollars. I will
varnish it for you as well. Where
would you gc't it as cheap ?
±^mi»m^m. m
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]X.
CONVERSATION 4Gth.
COXVKR^^ATIOX -ItViH.— hitinc; vvnsnvny..~{('(»ifi>nw/.)
Jvom, ^Siu-^sliaiigt wa pci kei
^to jUi ? ^M liai" kwai ^ii." Yaii"
yung" .yau* niukj chiiigke , Tai"
yat^ hu ^ka- fo ^a Yin
^kang-^fii tsir ^sliengf ^lai ke .
Pel kei ^to ^ni
.Ml li
So. Sir, say give how luiicli, eh? 53.
Not is clear, 1 . Also use teak wood
to-make. \'>. Number otic good
article J. Needed great deal work
to-make coniiilete come, 10. Give
how mncl), eh ? 5?>.
ke , tatr hai" "nei kam to I
jP'engt, -ngo wak^- che "mai ^m
ting-, -ng(. wa" yi'-shapj ^man
kati lok^,. *Ngo jiei yi'-shap i
^mau nei An.
tai" I not do want so large, 15, but is'
i-educed to cheapness I jterhaps buy,|
not certain. I say twenty dollars
sufficient, ;;i'. I v:\yv twenty dollars i
i
to-voii. iM
.
,
^M tso- tak^. ^M kail ^piiu a\ Not d<. can. Not e(|iial original-price, 2.
Tim tak^ ^[>'- 0-! ma--ma'*
tei^* ^hi'. "Ngo kam ^ti, "nei,
jt'im ^ti ^I;i.' Yi--shap^ "ng ^man'
j.la. Ho jj'engt lok^. Kom
tsaii" -ngo shitj- piin lok__. ^Ai-
^ya I ^Chan-ching ji'engt lok^.
How can, eh:- I. Oh! let it pass,
21. I reduce a-Iittle, you rise a-
little, 21. Twenty-five dollars. 21.
\'ery cheap, ;)2. So then I lose, 32.
Dear me! Truly cheaj). 82.
17. jro ^m hai- j)'engt /i.' ^M siin' Also, not is cheap, 1. .\ot consider able
takj shapj ^fan ji'engt ke . -Nei ten parts cheap, i:.. You say not
Wii-^mkau ].iin. ^Ai !''chan- tak^ erpial-to original-price. Oh ! niake-
ho ^to lok. Yi--shapj-^sam profit can very much. 32. Twenty-
.l..lh
T-ini-.ti Ja." Yi--shap,-sz ^man [ncreasea little, 21. Twenty-four dollars.
^hi. "Ngo jt'ung "nei mat^ kwo
fa-ki'-.slii* t'im la.^ ^Pin-shii
"yaii takj kom ^p'engt ke' ^ni r^
21. I for you wipe (^ver varnish[
besides. 21. Whciv Iiavr can ><•
cheap, ]."). eh ': ,"»;!.
S
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COXVKRSATION 46ti[. 187
CONVHRSATIOX IC.tk.—mvixc; vv\iwn\'A:.—i('<iiitiiiiiril.)
I'.i.
20.
Ai-y:i,- -yauyat^clR'k .roi^'kok Dear me! have one [C] table's foot
'^sm.o-^hiu lok . ,M 'tso- tak^ l.-osencd. :'.i'. Not do can, 32, nob
luk , ni yiVi' lok . Yat^ chek^ want, a2. One [C] foot loose, then
kOk^ sung, tsair 'uv- yiing" lolv, ' no use, :)2, not steady, 32, afterwards
^ni Svan-clmir l.>k . lian--^loi \rA\\
set taUle, whole tahle-fnll of-thin-s
Voi^\ shentrt -t'or^ 've tA tit^:
als-. fall all. 32.
sili lok,.
Yat^ chek kok ,s.in- ^me r ^Ai- One [0.] foot loose, eh? 30. Dear me,
jii,- har lok. 'Tim 'kai ^ni ?'it-is. 32. How explain, eh? 53.
O: ko'- ti s/.-fh'^- m ts'ang Oh! those workmen not yet nailed
^tengt shat, ehek^. Ko - ti "mo
raat^ ^so
fan ke'
firm only, 7. That not mucluuatter.
^'ery easily make back-again (as it
was lu'foi'e). I."».
'1. a': yair lat^ k.k . "Xgo yat^ eliek Oh! also coine-off. 32. 1 .me [C] hand
'shall to ^mang tak^ lat^ lok .
^
also pnll eau off, 32. So also con-
'Kom, ,t6 siin' 'hu ^k:i-'fo ^nie?'
j
sider good article, eh? 30.
Sin-^shangt a\ 'iiei ^tviigt "ngo Sir, 2, yon listen to-me speaking,
^kong^ji.^ ^Iiik^ yair ^_ni hai- lit^. AVood also not is cracked. Table I
.T'oi* vaii- san, vair 'ho kung- also new, also good workmanship,c o
tsok ke'. Uar 'ho .t/<n^ Hai" !'. Is good table. Is very strong'
c
'ho ^kin-kwn' ke' .t'oi^ ^Sz-fii^
c
l.'i. table. Workmen only wish
pat^-kwo' 's< ng fai'- li .l»''"i 'sluing;
'[^''^-l^'y '"^'^'^ "P ^ome, 15, only, 7.
^lai ke ^ehe'-. Ko - i i ^ynng-yi- That easily made good. I for yon
make ucod. 21.ching- h'.. -Ng" ^t'ung "nei i
ching- ho ^hi.';
^:^I p';l' hair-^loi Ian- ^me ?' "Ngo Xo fear afterwards break, eh ? 30. I
'
fong hin--'cl.o. ^m 'chi tit -Ian" afraid broke, not alone falling-break
t'sz-h/-;' 'wtin-tip . yair -whi' porcelain, bowls-plates, besides can
chak (,at_) ^sbr.ng tsik, shOng-'
press hurt feast at those gncsts, 32.
ko'-.ti ,van-hak lok .
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188 CONVERSATION 46th.m
COXVP^RSATION 4t;TH.— Hivixi; ruiiMTUiiE.—f
( 'iui'ini'r<1. i
24, There is ,.o fc-ar ; tl.eie is no fear. Pg '|lS. P§ 'W, — ^ W> ^There is .lo fear at all. T will put
,
*\Q^ ^ [§I^n M M ^, ^
it all right for you. It will 1.. fiS|5$i®ffB#. ^ ffl'Cl\
safer than before. I will nail it on|
#T ^l) itf W» XMlS^M\very carefully, and firmly, and see A ¥') Jfi @that the tenon tits in well.
-2D. All right. Tf iti.nor right. l' $fl!*»J» Pgfc^ ^Pg®will not have it. What did yon
pay the price was ?j
^
26. If it is not good, ofcour..- yonI
* ^. Pg ». ^4S^,PgSwill not want it. I said twenty- P|'J. f^^fv^Wzi+ l^l ^»
four dollars as the lowest figure.
•27. But I cannot give so mucli. I $1^ Pg## P^ ^B5> 1^^+will not give more than twenty-
, ^ ^ ij^^ pE-f^ ^ pg.^
three dollars.
-2S. I cannot do it. It is too cheap
little—too little. Oh ! come now,
twenty-four dollars.
29. No,I cannot. I will not huy it.
I am going, good-l»ye.
30. Sir, Sir, come back. Let us split
the difference. Twenty-three and
a half now.
- + ra ^ #).
mwn. mn^. «*p^. m
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190 CONVERSATION 47th.
CONVERSATION 4r.TH.—buvi.v; vvRS\[TnK.—(ComlufM.)
^t^ut^eH,
31. I will not raise my price any! ^pg-^^^l^^ -ffzr^l^S',
farther. Twenty-tliree dollars ^That is the most.
32. Very well, I will let it go. I did fg, 3U4i fflffii*!'). ft)Pg|
not want too much from you. ^.~^%^, -^t^MMt^'Let it be as yon say. Sir. T will |^|lJ(.J,
g^^Hfl^f^i^. f^Hf'J,
give it cheaper to ym. 1will ||li|9 ffi A+pJl*^^]^*
send it to your place to-morrow. "^^^i^U^'&UW^^^If it is not right, yon need not
keep it.
CONVERSATION 47th.—a (Hxamaxs fLOTHEs
1. Tell me the names of the clothes ; fa^
^ ^llfe ffl.
M^M MWftS
which a Chinaman wears. S ffi ^4 flS -fe. ^»
2. The lower classes in hot weather
only wear a pair of trousers and
a jacket.
3. Yes, and in hot weather they take
off the jacket.
4. Some, such as rice ponnders and; :^^^ U^^^%^U, itfflPlE.
agricultural labourers, go even i|Sflft#» 51^^:^115.
without trousers, and wear a
loin cloth.
5. Poor people do not wear shoes
ft||Atl^ffil8» PS>S'^^#iand stockings. I)o they not feel
cold :-
G. It is of no conscfpiencc in summer. ^^ ^fc |@ B| fl j^^ T "It* % 0#
Probably in winter they feel'kkWi^\^WM^. ^^frffl
coM. [n winter ihey wear hats.f^^' Jfi I'S >!$!l»
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COXVKRSATION 47T1I. ]!)1
COXVEliSATlOXI.VllF.— lil
V1X(; [ll[Sll[\lK.—{('n„r/,afr,/.)
^1111111 lok , Chi ^to liai" knm
.it) ^111 liai yiu iici ^to. >^\n-
shiingj koni \va", tsair koiii la.,
1 sail" jj'eiigt-oti ])(n kwo "lu'i ^la.t
<^A- ' • 1<^
1 • i. 'I
"Ago ^fiiig-^chiii sliai jaii ^t'oi
lio. "lU'i ^m yiu ^to tsir tak^ ke
I ii'iL iiicivast' niDiv, o2. 'I'wL'iity-tlirce
dolhii'.-;, Oi'. !Most also is so mncli
only, 7.
Well, also good, 21. Let-iL-jiass 21. Yet
ii'>t is want yon mu<;li. Sir, so say,
Llien so (be it), 21. Then cheaper
give to yon, 21. I lo-morrow send
man cai'iy np go your place. If not
good, you not want also do can, lo.
r<)XVER8AT[()X 47th.—A chixamaxVs ci.oTirKS.
'Xei kongkwo "ngo ^t'eiigt ^T'ong-
van chok-, ko- ti vi-fnk^ kill-ed o o c-' 3
tso" niatj .mcng*t-
,^3 i- ,<>
Ko -^ti tso" j.ts'6 ke jan ^t'in-^slu-
yit^ patj-kwo chok.^ yat^ ^.t'lu fii,
yatj kin" .sliitni ^che.
Ilai" a , ^t'in-^shi yit^ _to ^eh'oii
(or sometimes _ch'(')ii*) cho ko
kin" ,sham t'im.
"lau ,,ti ho-"tsV. ^chung-'niai ke,
^kang ^t'in ke ,_,to "nio fu cliiik^,
no-iino- ch<)k,
,t'iu slKiii-^nuin.
P-an-JiMuig ^yan "mi) chok^ ^Iia
mat . ,M km "lam; ine.-'
^T-m yitj ko^ ^shi "mo ^S()ng-^kon
ke\ ^T-in-^slii "king tai--k'oi^^^
to km tung a . ^I'm lang ko
shi tai mo -^ Ja
You speak over to-me to-hear Chinese
wear tliose clothes call what name.
Those who-are coarse, l'>, men heaven"s-
time-botonly wear one [C] trousers,
one [C] jacket only, 7,j
I
Yes, 1, weather hot alstj take off that'
[C] jacket also.
Have some very-similar pound-rice, !.'»,;
i
cultivate fields, 15, also no trousers
wear, only wear [C] water-covering.
Poor people not pnt-on shoes socks.
Not feid cold, ch r ;:V.).
Weather hot that time no matter, lo.
8eas<.tn cold prol)al)ly also feel
cold, 1."). Weather cold that time
wear hats, 21.
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192 CONVERSATION 47th.
CONVERSATION 47th.—a chinamax's ci.oTnE^.— fCo/ieJt/deflj
7. There are several kinds of hats,«tlf Pg#^ itf^# "gl,
are there not'-
|
8. There are. There are small hats, '
:^^^ ^/h^U, ^^^M, MM,w.m. tm^. Vim.
mm.
felt hats, official hats, snmraer
hats, worn by officials, and bam-
boo hats and hoods.
9. Are there- not several kinds ofj
P§#^^# tJ tB»
bamboo hats ?|
!
10. There are. There is the rain'
?^ ^» ^ PH tft\ 10 1? #hat : that is the largest kind.
The small ones, snch as the
Chinese policemen in Hongkong
wear, are called cliuk-s:it. The
medinm size, snch as boaLmeii
and coolies wear, is called t'nng
kwii. The bamboo hats worn in
different localities are not the
same.
11. I suppose there are a great variety
of shoes as well.
12. There are.
13. Tell me what they are.
14. TlK-re are fine grass sIkx-s, doth'
^^-^1^, fljfi|g, iSffiRshoes, cloth shoes «itl, feitsolts.
I
|g |g, fljHfljJ&l^, Mcloth shoes with cloth soles, satin ^ ^^^
shoes.
15. "Wail a l>it. .\re there so many
kinds r
mmm. m^\^^^.
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COXVEPiSATroX 47i'ir.—A ciiiXAArAN's clotiif-s.— (6'w//////wrv/.)
:\r.
kG ^*?
hai- -yai'i 'lio 'kc yoiio" Hats, not Ix'iiig have good several
kinds ? U,.
10.
-M.'.^ts',.', -ya.i 'sliiu nio^^ 'kau- Xo mistake, l.ave small hats, felt hats,
mo- chin, tar mo' % Jong mc?*,ia,.ge hats, cool hats (which) officials
Jov.ui t:i;' ke\ clmk^ mo^^ siit, !
,vear, 15, bamboo hats, snow hats
m<y^ I
^i\I hai- -y-^-a \ci yong" chnk^ Not is have se\eral kinds bamboo hats ?
-Yau a', -yaii -y^i-m-N' 1^"' ct'Jii.s^
'
Have, "i, have rain-hats, that variety is
{or .tMMg*) hai- Chi' t;ii- kc' hi'; „iost large, l.'., 21 ; those small.
ko -.ti sai ke h6-"ts'z ilong-
kong ^T'ong-^yan ^ch'cii-j.yan tai
ke , kill -tso" chuk^-SiltQ mo".
^Chung _t'ing* ke , ^ho-'ts'z
t'engf-yka, Jcwu-Jei t;ii ke , har
kill -ts6- ^t'ling- kwi'i mo". Yat^
ch'ii-* ch'ii chnk^ mo' {or mo'*)
,m t'nng vong''" ke .
I
11. Tai"-k'oi^* ^to hai" "yau ho ^to
^2.
13.
1-J.
lau a .
Kong pei "ngo J'engf ^hl'
"Yau j)'6 ^ts'o Jiiii, 1)6 min'" ^.haf,
p6 min'*c'^"'*"^
^^^c''*"' P*"'
niiii'" |i6 tai ^.hai, tini'- niin'*^j
,hai.
15. Tang chan" {or chan'") cha."
XT •> C1 ' ^ ^ ^2
Hai yau kom ^to ^me .'
15, very-like Hongkong Chinese
policemen wear, 15, called-to-be
chnk-Scit hats. ]\liddle quality, 15,
very-like boat-people (and) coolies
wear, 15, are called -to-be t'nng-kwii
hats. One place place bamboo hats
not same kind, 15.
Probably alsi. is haN'e good many kinds
of-shoes.
There-are, 2.
Speak give me to-hcar, 21.
Have fine gra.ss shoes, cloth uppers
shoes, cloth uppers felt sole shoes,
cloth uppers cloth soles shoes, satin
nppers shoes.
Wait a-bit only, I. Is-it (that) there-
arc so manv, eh ' o[).
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COXVERSATION -iTTH.—a chixaiman's (n.OTKEH.—fCunfim/ed.)
There are more. I will tell yon
the rest, shall I r
17. All right, go on, tell me them all.'
0^. ^iflj, ^iffi^^^^J.
18.
19.
20.
Paper-soled shoes, leather-soled fj^l^ligg, &mU. t^Pffi»
'
shoes, India-rubber shoes, leather
]^W&JSW'i ®I8» Mshoes, ornamented shoes, shoes ^ g^ |jg .J|| |g.^ ^^ ^g^
in the Peking- style, Foochow ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ |^»
shoes, water shoes, "Westurn shoes,
and grass sandals.
Bnt what do you call those grass f/J^ll4ttfl^ffi^!l^^SBWffi» tf
sandals the coolies wear, and which|
^M^kWMM ftW^f^B^*
they tie on with bits of cord r I flll5^Mn4ft-4ifl^B^»
I have just mentioned them-straw ^llfli|$g^IF.^PjiPg-, 111^^sandals; and besides there are' gp^^ rS^F^flUfl^ifelS^
leather sandals with soles oidy: , fl" ® ^l^i S ^ D^ "4 f^
and further those called • a 1 ^ M. '^»
thousand // horses.'
I want Lo return to our former
topic of conversation.
A^ery well, what do yon w;int to
talk about ?
23. I have seen Ciiincse in winter|
^c H$ *^ 1B Hf » ^ ^i& ^ Awearing some rather curious! ^HW^ffiW^Sft* P§-^trousers. I do not know wliat
they are called.
24. "What arc they like 'f
"Well, it is rather hard to say.j ^ 'ft.
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COXVEIISATION 47tii. I'j:
COXVERSATIOX I7tii.—\ ciiixamax's ci.c.iiiks.— (rr/////////^,/.)
,J c., c,
Ii;. Cliiuig- "yaii ii . "X^o koiin- ^in;ii Resides have. 2. \ sj.cak tiiiisli-iiii-Lhe-
"lU'i t'cimt ;i?
i
rest vou Ln-luar!- I.C ^
' c
I
17. 'llo ^la/ 'kong ^la/ 'k(m<r ,niais;[i' i Oood, 2i, speak, li I . speak fiiiisl, all|
"iiU'it t'eiig-t l;i." to-!iic to-liear, I'l. !
I
IN. ^Sjia-Vhi \i\\ ^b;li. ^p-ci- tai ^luiu Sand-paper (Ciiiiiese ih>l Kiiulislg soled
shir-^kau ^liai, j)'ei inin''
^p'ei'
shoes, leather-soled shoes, tree-jium
*^tai Jiiii. Sung- Jiai, J<ing-^chong shoes, leather uppers leather soled
liai. Knk - cliai'i luii, shoii ,hai, shoes, ornainenied shoes, metroiKjlisi > C C i
"^
I
Sixi sliik^ ^hai, yair -yau "^ts'o fasluon shoe.s, Fnchow shoes, wateri
;
^h;ii. ' shoes, Western style shoes, (These i
haw tlie soles lunger than the uppers),
1moreovfr liaxc grass shoes. 1
I ]'.». -X<'i kill ko^-^ti ^kwt'i-Jei chok^ You call those coolies wear those shoes'
! ko - ti Juii. pei 'ts'6 "^ching ke\|
give grass made. 1">, gi\-c string tie
ipei .shing" pong-chii" kok^, ke
|
to-feet, l."i, .j;;, those are called-to-
!
^ni. ko^- ti hai" kfii^-tso- matj--ye !
hv what-tliing slioe. eh r :>?,.
'J>. Ko -,ti 'ngo tsaii'-ching {or'
Those 1 just sj)oke, ;)2, just are grass
cheug'") '^kong-'^cho lok^, tsik^ har shoes. o'2 : l)esides have those leather
\>'-i> ^\ni lok ; ling--ngoi- "yaui
soles, no uppers, 1."): besides have
ko - ti ji'ei tai,
"mo mi'u^"< some called-to-lK' ' thousand //
horses."
I. "X'go song ^fau- ehiin-^t'aii kong,
i wish haek-t urn-head .sjieak old-tinu
kau'-.shi'-= Sho "^kong ke\j
(i.<-'- i'onnerly) uhat speaking. !."•.
•I. X'l;-. to 'ho :i. 'Sono- 'kong mat - AVdl also gO(p(l. 1 .Wish to-talk wliat-
ve 111 .- thin-, eh r :<:;.
:i:\. /r-in-^shi--lang ko\shi, -ngo kiu^ I Season .•..Idthai linic I seen Chinese
kwo' /r-oug-^yau chrtk. ,ti "^kei i
wear some rather extraordinary. IT..
ch'ut^-^kV'i ke^ fi'u ^m ^chi kiu^- i
trousers, not know called-to-be what
tso" mat^ .meng'"'t ^'li. name. .'.;'•.
;;i. 'Tuu yong^'-^ kV ^ni?"' Whai kind. I."., eh: .".;;.
c c ; .I
jr>. To kei ^n,in kong ke (or kr'-).'
Also rallier hard ti'->peak. ]:>.
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COXVERSATIOX 47Tir.—a ciiixaman'sci.OTUKH.—^Couclm/r'/.)
20.
28.
29.
30.
Shi^-kwo', 't'ai--hu ^koiig tak
cli'iit^ k(/ yciiig^" ^lai ^m Vha.
-JIui chek^ kok^ "yai'i yat^ ^t/iii k-e .
^Hai kiikQ-'nplii shiiiig- ko sliu,
Vi c*^'''^^'^^^ ^^^""^
^l''^*"" c"^'"
kc\ Shoiig--^k6 ^snng- ke ,li:i"-
'tai cluik, ke'.
^Kom ke' ^me?"' Matj-'yc Jcii- fo
Try-over sce-a-biL speak ean out that
kind come not, 0.
Each [C] leg had one [C], 15. At ankle
above that place give a-piece tape so
tie together, lo. Up-high loose 15,
So, 15, eh ? :];). What thing, eh ? 53.
You also not know, eh ? 39.|
:^[ chi lok^. "Nei hai" "k'ai-ko' Not know, 32. You do take that kind I
so cometo-explain-method I
howI
think able out come, eh ? 53, Think i
one hundred years I also not think i
able arrive-at.;
yong^* "^kom ^.lai kai-fatQ, ngo
'ti'm *^song takj ch'utj ^lai ^ni ?\
'Song yat^ pak^ ,nin 'ngo „to _^m
song tc to.
51. 'Xgo yaii" ^m *^kong tak^ ^ming- I also not speak can clearer. I also speak
^ti. "Ngo gto "^kong to ho ^.mingI arrive-at very clear besides, 32.
^t'im lok^.
)2. -Xei m hai" 'kong t'o'-fu' kw:i\ You not are speaking-about leggings
P'cl hai" „t6 ^m ting- (or ting^*)
lok^. -:\r6 ts'o' lok^. Shi- -pit,
hai" t'6 -fii l(jk-.
probably ? 18, Fear is also not
certain, 32, Xo mistake, 32.
Certainly are leggings, 32.
COXVERSATIOX 48th.—exports and imi>orts.
^T'oug-jan lok, Jai ^Hong- kong"
c, ,
" J ,,,"",.. > ,,,,.)t'ai-km Joii sliong- ^mui-hei
^tang wa" ho in lio .-' Inn
lat, inig- wa" Jio An.
Chinese down come Hongkong look-see
street upon coal-vapour lamps
say good not good ? How sijeak,
eh ? 53.
To-a certainty say good, 21.
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COXVERSATIOX 48th.—exports axd \:^m:niTi^.—(Coiitiii/c>/.)
I remember \\lien the}- were first
introduced into Hongkong that
tlic Chinese in the streets put
tlieir hands on the lamp-posts to
see whether they were hot or not.
Oh:
Did thev indeed ? they
thon-ght them very curious.
]\Iany foreign articles are now
used by the Chinese, whieli in
former years were unknown.
Yes : kerosene, for instance.
Twenty years ago it was only
used by a few foreigners in
China : and now kerosene and
kerosene lamps arc for sale all
over the city ; and not only in tlio
city, but in the country as well.
Yes : and it is the same with
matches. Formerly when a lighi
was wanted, tinder was used and
a flint and piece of iron were
struck together in this way
before you got a light : now
everyone lias matches.
Kven the coolies liavc them in
their pockets : and they are
spread out in the streets for sale.
AVheii you wisli to smoke, and
ask for a liglit. every one lias
matclies.
m, ^^, fgpiftfswffitfis-.
#ii$pgiJiPiE,
Pi ^ii^^fts wilt's. «r>
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CONVERSATION -Is-ur. 101»
COXVERSATIOX i.^Tii.—exi'Outs and \\\vo\u^.—(ro,iiiinii'fJ.)
"Nn'o kc'i -tcik, lluim- koiis: sunI
I ivincuilier-caii Ilouokonu,- newly issue
L'li'iit, ku eliair .%\\v\ ktii shiino-
ko -^ti ^T'oiig-^yan, pcf shaii mo.,3 ' C ,
".. C .. C,, , ,,
mar ^taDg- ch'ii sung t'ai yit^
,m yit,.
that ])(jri()(l Lime, streets upon those
Chinese give hands feel close-to
lamp-post want see hot, not liot.
()! hai- ,me ^K'oii-tci- *^kwii Ah I Yes, eh ? ;50. They thoughi very
ho ch'ntj'-Jv'ei lok^.
Yin"-^shi (rty .shi^"') ^T'ong-^yan
c,
7 c, . -5"
,5 " ,}
shai ho ^to j'ong-io ke , kau"-
^shi" ^m shik^ ke .
Hai" ^a;"
t'o- shoii ^na. ^Sin yr-
shapj ^uin ko chan" .shi* pat^-
kwo "yau kei ko ^Sai-^yan shai
chekg;
^yi-^kci ^na, ot'ung ^.shengf
^to "yaii fo- shoii kung" fo- shiiii
^taug mai-;^m chi _sheng*t ^.tim,
,hong-"ha ^to "yau tak eh'nt.
extn dinaiy.
Pi'eseiit-Limr Chinese use very manyj
iViveign-goods, 1."), oklen-times not ;
known, 15.
Yes,1 :
kerosene now. Before twenty
years that period time only have
severiil [C] "Western-people use
only; at ])resent now throughout
city also have kerosene and kerosene
lamps sell;
not only city as-well,
country-side also have possession (of
them) to-issue in-sale, 32.
llai' ^;i;- fo-^ch';ii ^to hai" yat^ Yes, 1 : matches also is one same. Olden-
yung". Kair-.shi* yiii %, tsair
shai fo-^mui-jung, pei kjiir *^fo-
shek^, ^xii^ti t'it^, kora^hangchi
yaii fo;jii chair _shi* jan-^yan
to -y-aii fo-,ch'ai lok^.
ri)ne want fire, then use tinder, take
huni) tlint, take little iron, so knock
before have lire ; this jteriod of-tirae
cvery-one also have matches, ?>'2.
Jvwu-^Iei ^to "yaii tak^ toi" hai Coolies also have able picketed in pocket,
toi^* lok^; ^to pai tsoi" ^kai
{or ^kiii) mai". "Xei song shik^
,yin, man" j'an-tei" tsc %, ko'-
ko,t(') -yati fo-,ch'ai lok^.
152 ; also spread-out in streets for-
sale. "\'ou wish eat smoke, ask
people lend lire, everyone also have
matches, o2.
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CONVERSATIOX48th.—exports axd nivouTii.—(Confiin(e(J.)
Even in Yun-iiaii there are alsoj
foreign goods for sale. In the
capital of the Yiui-nan provincej
you can get condensed milk, but
it is twice as dear as it is in '
Hongkong. Here it sells for\
twenty-five cents a tin, but\
there it is fifty cents.
Why is it so much dearer ?
It is a long distance, and the
freight is high, and it is hard
work to go by the mountain
roads, moreover there is the
li-kin tax ; and so it is dear.
And what about opium : there is a
great deal of it imported, is there
not ? AVhat do the Chinese say
about opium : do they approve
of people taking it ?
To a man they say it is bad ;but
alas ! a great many of them
take it.
14. Why is it bad ?
15. People waste their time and
money, and spend all their pro-
perty over it. The smoking of
it weakens one.
IG. I su[»pose there are many goods
imported into China.
12.
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rfn _a % ii: # fi PBS ffl
# PS # PS»
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C'OXVEUSATlUX 48TU. 2U1
('( L\ V HilSA'L' I ( )N IS 111 .— i:x ports and i m i'< )I{ts.— (^ 'niiliinir;!.)
'.». j,W;iii-^iiaiii yikj to "yaii ^yrni.u-tn WiUi-nain also luoivuvcr liavo foix-iijii-
tii:ii-kc'. ^Hai ^Waii-^ii;iiii Sliaiiii- goods for-salc, 1."). fii Wan-iiain
^slieiiut "^'""-'yi "mai-Lakj tUgi^'i- provincial-city it-is-jKj.s.siblc to-Luy-
"iiai- ko (tsik^ kwiui -.fan* ^iigai'i- aljlc comU'iised-cow's-inilk (just
-|iai) ; l;iir-lia;" IFniig- koiig tinned cow's-inilk") : l»uL Hongkong
slir.ng--if()ii koii/ k\\ai\ '^Hai doulde-fold so dear. At this pluce
ni shii liai'-niai" yi"-^ho-puii - is-sold two-dinies-liulf one tin; at
^tsz yat kwriii . "^liai ko shii yii'i that place must five-dimes to-be
-ng-^h(')-'ts/ chi' lak^. able (to get it).
10. '^Tim 'kai kwai' lak^ kom' ^to ^ni'; How ex[»lain dear-altle so much, eh ? 53.
11. Lo' yah" "yiiii : shoii-kiik^ yaii" Road also far, freight also dear, monnt-
kwai;^shan-Jo yaa" ^iiaii Jiang; ain-roads also difficult to-walk.
j.yi-'^che yau" yiu ^.Ici-, kam, sho- Moreover also need lihin ; therefore
-vi kwai^ la.- dear, 21.I
I
{2. ^A-p-ii/- yiii ^ni;-'
ilai" -yaii 'ho Opium, eh r r»:3. Is-it (that) there-is!
^to yapj-^hau ^m hai" ^ni 'r "^Koiig- very much imported, not is, eh ? 53. !
\\\\\- ^A-p'in -j-iu^T'oiig-^yan tim Spcaking-of opium Chinese how say, !
WW u\'r J^'hung-yi ^yau-tci" ch .' ."iT,. Ijike jieople to-smoke (///.
shikj jn ^chung-yi ^iii.'"-' to-eat\ not like, eh ? ,j:5.
1:'..
Yat^ ku ^to w;i- ^m ho; tan"-liai" To-a [C] (man) also say not good; Ijut
ho-sik^ ho Jo <.T-(«i;g-^yan to it-can-be-[>itied (i.e. it-is to be pitied)
'
shikj lok^.j
very many ("hinese also smoke.
I(///. eat) -.Vl.
14. Tso--mar^ ^m 'ho ^ni 'r : AVhy not good, eh ? 5:'.. '
15. ^Yan-tei" ^siii .ts-iir% yai'r yiu People waste money, also must waste time,
^sai ^shi-hair. ji- clre J'a-saii sai besides dissipate all these fields-and-
ko - li j-iu-tci-, uk^--yii. 8hik^- lands, houses-and-so-on. When-take
cho ^shan- tsz tsair "yiin-yOk^ (///. eaten) bodv then weakened, 02.
'"';
c . < JK;. Tai'-k'oi^'* -yau h() ,toya]i^- hau-fo
j
Probably have very many importcd-
to ^.Chung-kwok. ; liar ^m hai':
goods arrive-at China; is not is.
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20i CONVERSATION 48th.
CONVERSATION 48th.—exports axi. iMPoins.- / r«/?'//?w^/.;
24 I suppose a great deal of matiing
is sent to other countries.
25. Yes, there is, and straw as well. I
have heard that foreigners take
the straw for the i)nrpose of
making it into hats and bonnets.
Is it so or not ?
2Q. Yon are quite riglit ; it is so. When
I went to England this last time I
went to a place where the straw is
dyed into various colours, and
made into hats and bonnets, accord-
ing to the fashions of the time.
Fashions differ at different times.
27. All goods that arrive in China in
foreign ships liave to pass through
the Custom Houses.
28. The Custom Houses, which attend
to foreign vessels, have as head
the Inspector General of Customs,
who lives at Peking.
29. Each Custom House has a Com-
missioner of Customs, or Acting
Commissioner, or Assistant in
charge, and one, or two, Deputy
Connnissioners, besides Assistants !
of the first, second, third, orj
]
fourth classes, as well it^ Ti<le-i
surveyors. Assistant tide-surveyors,
Examiners, and Tidewaiters,!
Lina-uists. and Chinese Ckrks. I
— B#— Bt a#n#)B$:
mmm. -mmm. ^
mm.
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COXVERSATlON 48th .
CONVKRSATIOX iKTii.— Kxroirrsand
\y\\'()RTs.—{('<i/ifiiuu',/.)
24. T;ir-k-()i-'* ^clioiig 'h6 ^Lo LsA^t Prulial.Iy oirry very much uiaLLiii'- j^n
hoii ])i'(,^ kwok^ la- . | other coniiLries, 1;").
i.i. H;u- -yau, "yaii is-o ^l-iiii a . Is have, have straw as-wdl. i\ I heard
-Xgii ^ffiig-t-mair ^Sai-^yaii "^lo Western-people get-it-in-order-to
^lai ehiiig mo'* ]«'i ^iiam "iioii make liats foi men (and) women
tiii kr . Plai- ^m har ^iii r" to-weai'. lo. Is not is, eh r 0:3.
2(5. Mo ts'o hai" lok^, "Xgo ^ni chong X'o mistake is, 32. I this time went
hoii ^Ying-kwok^, hoii to yat^ England, went to one [C] plac:.-; at
eli'ii tei"-^t'ong : tsoi" ko shii f Lhat place use cvery-kind-of e donr
yung" kok^ ^ngan-shik^ ^lai "yim to dye straw, and make moi wom.'n's
ts'o, k'apj ching ^iiam 'niiii hats, act-ordiiig-to the-tiine-likc what
mo'*, chill -^yi ^shi-Qhing sho tai weai', lo. Onetime, onetime, {or
ke . Yat^ ^shi, yat^ ^slii (a/- yat^ one time time) time-fashion n )t
.shi" ^shi) shi- fun \\\ t'nng same fasliion 10.
yong'" ke .
27. f^lio 'yai'i io -mat^ tsoi" Jong AVhate\er have-of goods in foreign ships
^.shiin ^ehong Jai ^Chung-kwok, loaded come China must pass-ihrough
ym ^knig-kwo hui- kwau ke . Customs. 15.
28. Ko -X\ hoi-^kwiin ta-iei Jong Those Customs attend-to foreign vessels,'
^shiin ke {or ke-"*). "Yaii "^Tsung- lO. Have Inspector-General rule-
Shoii -Mo--_Sz '^kwun-'^lei. "Koii and-attend. He at Peking lives. 15.'
hai Pakj-^kiiig ehii ke .\
21). 'Mui ^.kan Hoi-kwan "yaii ko Each [C] Customs-house have [C.J
Shoii -^Mo'-.Sz, wakj "Ch-ii Shoii - Commissioner-of-Customs, or Acting
M(r-ySz, yik^-w;lkj 'J'oi"--l(''i- Comniissioner-of-Customs, oj- Assis-{
Shoii -Mo" -^Sz ke . ^/aii" "yai'i tant-in-chargo, 15. Besides have'
yatj ko ,"longko , Fii -Sluiii -^lo'- one [(*.], two [C], Deputy-Commis- '
jSL, ling'-ngoi' "yai^i J'ong-pan'", sioners. hosides ha\e Assistants, tii-st, i
:> c
j.t'au, yi', ^siim, sz tang ke . second, third, fourth classes, 15.j
Chung" "yai'i j.T'ai'i-*'tang Tsung- Mi 'reover have Tide-surveyors. Assis-
|
•^ts'ttii*, Yi--*^tang '^Tsung-*^ts'un*, lani Tide-surveyors. Examinei-s,
Yinr-fo ke,
^Ts-in Tsz shaii. Tiilewaiters. Linguists, and Chinese,
^Tung-sz'*, k-a].^ ^Sjni-pan" [>tr clerks. |
Shii-piin'' ).j
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20C CONVERSATIOX 48th.
CONVERSATION 4:8th.—exports and iy\\'ORT^.—{CoiicIi'(J(</.)
30.
31.
These attend to all the business fijg ^^ X tJ" MMMffH^^^of the Customs House, collect ^$^^ BR^5iP©iM. Uj
duties and Transit duties (accord-
ing to the Import and Export
Tariffs) on dutiable goods, and
let free goods pass. They
examine the goods, ships' papers
and manifests. They give Port
Clearances, and Permits, to break
l)nlk, to land, to ship, to repack,
or Night Permits, and attend to
many other things.
Then there are a great many
^^ ^ ^3^
\W ^\persons carrying on the business
of the Custom House. 1
32. Certaiiilv. /^*>J,
CONVERSATION 4'.tTPf.—thk had fimexd.
I did not wish to do it.
AVhy did you !'
He told me to.
|!^ «5 Hg ffi « »IE.
m -n f* ft m,
m. "4 m « 'If.
4. If pieople tell you to do anything,
must yon do it ?
'i. I do not say that : but he pressed
niL- very hard.
G. What did he say ?
7. He said, could I not even lend iiim
a few tens of dollars after such a
long acfiuaiiitance ?
A It "4 f* ft Sf. f^S'if'
f§ # « + 3t # fg i^.
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COXVElW.VnON 48T1I.n
COXVKlvSATlONisiii.
—Kxi'ORTS anm) xywowv^.—fCoiirholcd.)
30. Ni- ti yan ^t;i-"lci lloi- I<\v;in Those men uttoiitl-to Cnstdiiis whatever
sho "yan-ke sz'-koii , ehid -ji
tsun -"^hau slioii -tsak^, elrntj- hau
shoii^-tsakj, wak^ ^shaii Isz- hau
shoii', noi^-tcr shoii , van" "inin
shou' fo'-matj. -K'iiii-tei- yim^
fo^ yaii" "^t'ai ^shiin jd'hi,
^.shiiii-'^hau-^taii, ling--ng-or chnit^
Jumg-jP'ai, ^.hoi-^ts'ong- ehiin-
^tan, "^chiin-to -ngoir-Qtaii, chun-
lokj-^shiin-otan, "^koi-^chong-^tan
(o/*^koi ^paii), ye'-gtiin, ta-"Iei ho
^to yoiig- -ye ^t'im.
have's business, according-Lc Tmjiort
(and) Export tariffs, or receive .
Transit duties, Inland duties,
moreover (pass) free (of) duties
goods. They examine gf)ods and
further look-at ship's papers, and
manifests, besides issue Port'
Clearances, Permits to break bulk,
to land, to ship, to-change ihe-
holdings {or change packages), night
]jermits, attend very many kinds
things also.
31. "^Kom, "yau "^lio ^to jan isc'r lok_. ,Then have veiy many men di)ino-, 3
2. Tm^x"'' Certainly, 21.
('ONVERSATIOX 40t}i.—THE v,x\) friend.
"Ago ^to ^m soaig tso ke . I also not wish to-do, IT),
Ts6"-mat, 'nei tso" iii r|
Why von do, eh ? 'yi.
3. "K'oti kiti' "nuo tso" ke He told me to-do, 15.
4-. ^.Yan-tei" kni "nei tso" "ye, 'w\ Men tell yon to-do things you eorrainly
^shi-pit^ yii'i tso" ke ^me ?" mst do. eh ? l."», 30.
J.M bar ^kom wa" ke^* : trln" Xot do so say, 1.'). l)nt he pressed me|
"k'oii liik -tak "ngo ho kaii ka . nci'v ur<;-entlv. IL
t 0. "Kviii tim wa" ^ni r He bow sav, eh ? .J3.
"K'oti wa" shik^-takj "k'ciii kom He said know him so long, m-j m.jl
noi", ^to ^m tse tak^ kei shaji^ lend ;il>le scwral leiis dollars give
^man pei "k'oii ^me ' him. eh
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208 CONVERSATION 41»th.
CONVERSATION 49th.—the bad Yi\\v.yA).—(Contimml)
Thi'ii you knew him a long time, '
and thought you could trust him.
Yes : that is just it.
Did he have anything else to say ?
He had a great deal to say.
Tell n^' what it was.
How can I tell you all ? He
came to see me every day.
Tell me something about it.
He would say one day that busi-
ness was dull : he had no {or
very little) capital ; if he bad
some, he could cai'ry on a large
business.
1(1. What would be sav the next dav
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
10.
17,
ID.
Business was not succeeding. He
had no money to get on with.
If liL, had no capital, how could
he 'go on in business r
Then be said the same thing
ever}' day ?
Why, it is about the same [t is
about the same with Imt little
dilTerente.
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tE a ^ -^ it tS ^ fl Pf
.
mmnm^, ie h a sis
m 0- '>- 'M « Si *').
m ^B xmm m,
4 « T^ W. tf 14 IS 1^.
^ Hi m m m % ^
B a Xi^mm b&.
mm.
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CONVERSATION 49th. 209
CONVERSATION 49tii.—the bad TRiET^D.—{Confiiu<ed.)
8. 'Koui -noi sliik^-tak^ "k'uii ^ho iioi-,
^kwu sun' tak^ -k'oii kwo lok^.
9. Ilai"; tsair "^koin cliek^.
10. -K'oii cbnng- "yau niat^ shiifc^-wa-
c, t , .) 2Kong luo a f
11. "Yai'i "^ho to shiit.-wa- "^kong ke .
12. *^Kong kwo "ngo ^t'engt ^la.^
13. ^Tiin "^kong tak^ sai' a' ? -K'oii
yat,-yat^ ^to ^lai kin' "iigo.
1-4. Kong jto shin kwo "neo ^t'engf
y15. Jvam-matj yau' wa" ^.shang-yi tam
;
-mo matj "^pvin:
-yaii ^ti piin*, ho-
-yi tso- tai- ^p'un ^shang-yi .
16. To ^t'ing-yatj yair tim kong ^ni?^
17. ^Shang-yi pat^ ^t^'iii. "Mo .ts'in'
^16 luk^. 'Mn iiiiii-^ts'ii). tin
tS()- tak, shano--yi a.''
l<s. Yat.vat, vai'r liai- k('im konglok *?
20. ^T6 hai- kom shong'-ha'*. ^Cli'd-
patj-pto yatj yong- chek^.
Then you knew-able liim very long, thought
trust able him over, 32.
Yes;just so only, 7.
He besides have what speech-words
speak, not, eh ? 2.
Have very m;iny words speak, 15.
Speak over me to-hear. 21.
How speak able can all, eh ? 2. He daily
{Jit. day day) also come see me.
Speak more less for me to-hear, 21.
To-day moreover would-say business dull,
not much {or any) capital ; have
some capital, could do large affair
business.
Reach to-morrow again how
eh ? 53.
Business not advancing. No money to-i
handle, o'2. No capital-money, how
do can business, eh ? 1.
Day (by) day also is so speak, :-52 r
Again not is.
Also is so about. Nearly une same only,
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210 CONVERSATION -iOTH.
CONVERSATION 49th,—the bad FmEy^B.—(Co» tin iml.)
21. No, I have not told you all. psM. nmtmmmi^ws.
22. What a long story,
23. Yon do not want to hear it then.
24. Yes, I do, go on.
25. He came one day, and said that his
accountant had emhezzled a thous-
and dollars, which he had put by
(laid by) to pay a debt. The
accountant hadabsconded, and
could not be found. His creditor
was now In his shop waiting for
payment, and would not be put
off. There was no help for it.
He would have to go to jail,
and it was not his fault. What
was he to do r It was very hard
lines. As money matters were so
pressing, he begged me to lend
him a thousand dollars, and at the
latest he would repay me in a
month. He was receiving a re-
mittance of three hundred dollars
in two or three days' time, and a
bill of exchange would be due in
a fortnight.
2G. Did you lend it to him ?
Pt g ^ "S.
M^^, mm,
StE — =f-7t. -(B^Tu!
^^nm^m^, mm
#tg. xmmmmn
f*^«#tBflW.
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CONVERSATION 49th. 211
COXVERSATION 4'.)Tir.—the bad yrie^d.— (Co,} ffu ml.)
21. ^.M Iiai"; "ng'o ^m ^ts'aii,^- kong siii
kWO 'IKM ^t eilo-|- ^;i."
22. Kum^ ^cli'uno- j^'iii kc^*.
23. Kom 'ikm' ^in sung ^t'cngf lok^.
24. Song ;'i , kdiig ^l;i."
25. "K'oii "yau yat^ yat^ Jai wa' 'k'uu
oh'oiig-kwai^* ^k'wai-Jiuiig "k'oii
yat^ ^ts'iii Jim, ko ^ts'in j-un|
"k'oii hai" tak^-^tang ^chai-j.mai ;
{or ^chai ting") j.lai ^wan yat^ ^t-iu
chai ,ki' clu>ng-k\vai^* tsau-16''*-
hoii , wan "k'oii ^m ""to, "k'oii Jai
kin "no'O ko chair slii (or _slu*)
ko chai - cliii "ts'o^f ting" "k'oii
p'o' 'tang 'l(. Jigaii*, ^t'oii-^ch'i
j
"k'oii ^jto j.m tak^, "mo noi"-^ho lok^.i
"K'oii ^shi-pit^ yiu^ "ts'o*! okcim|
lok^. Yair^mhai" "k'oii kwo . ^Timj
sun lio ^ni .'^ Ho jam-^kung 1
lokg. jNgan- long kom kan, "k'oii
^k'aii tse -chii" yat^ ^ts'in jiin
kwo "k'oii. Chi ^ch'i'yat, ko yiit
^wi'in ^ts'ing sai . ^Ch'i "long ^siim
yatj "yau jnu fii" ^sani pak^ ("gau
p'l'i k'ou, yau ^cli'i "long ko
c. . ..:> c ,
~
, }
lai-pai yau yat^ ^cliong wur-
„tan to ,k'ei kc lok^.
.' pel "k'ou "luo a ?
Not is; 1 not yet s^x-uk all fur you to-
hear, 1.
So long page, lb.
Then you not wish to-hear, 32.
Wish, 3 speak, 21.
Pie have one day come say his accountant
embezzle him one thousand dollars.
That thousand dollars he did oii-pur-
pose put-aside (or put-ready) in-order-
to rei)ay one item debt. That accoun-
tant ran-road-away, find him not
reach. He come see mc that period
time, the creditor sat waiting-ready
his shop wait get money. Put-off-
later him also not able, no help-for-
it, 3 2. He certainly must sit-in gaol,
32. Moreover not is his fault. AVhat
was-to-be-considered good, 32 ? Very
infernal work, 32. Silver (being) so
tight, he begged to-lend-for-a-while
one thousand dollars to him.
]\Iost late one [C] month repay com-
pletely all. Later-by two th.ree days
have man send three hundrrd dollars
give him, again later-by two [C]
weeks have one [C] bill-of-exchange
read) date. 15, 32.
You have lent to him not, eh ? 2.
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212 CONVERSATION 49th.
27.
CONVERSATION 49th.—the bad YUiEJ^B.— fConfinuetl)
I was ashamed to put him off;
^ [jg |g fH X .^ K P&» ^again. I had to do it. I could
j
fSSC >?* #» ^f W ^ 1^*
not help but do it ; so I lent itj
j^ J[^ "^ # tS P^-.
to him. i
28. And how is it now ?
29. Oh ! I do not wish to say any-
thing about it. That happened
fully a year ago. He is not like|
what he was at all. If I stumble
across him in the street, he acts
as if he did not see me.
30. Have you asked him for the
money ?
31. I have, more than once; several
times. The first time hesaid he
had not any money ; when hej
had, he would give it to me. After-
wards he put off from day to day.|
Then he put me off in one way
and another ;he said that he did
not deny the debt, but asked forj
time to pay it in instalments. I
was willing to give him time, but
wished him to fix a time for
payment. He said, as we were old
friends,
mmm^m^.
m, mik-m. m-mn
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CONVERSATION 49th. 213
CONVERSATION I'.vrii.—tub bad fuikxi).— (''V//?////?W.)
Yair tsoi ^t^iii iruii, yati
, 3
\
Again fnrLlier to-iuiL-off him, again fcfl
ch'ai'i' lok-Q. Patj tso- pat^ tak^
;
asliamod, 32. Not do. not able ;not
patj takj pat^ tso'; sho- ji tsc
"pji "k'oii lok^.
alile not to-do ; therefore lend t'
him, 32.
28. Yin-- shi ko'-„ti sz--kon' 'tiin ^tii r" At-pvcscnt tliat business how, eh ? 53.
29. ^Ai ! (oy ^ai) oto ^m s/ing Uongluk^.
Ko'-^ti sz--kon yau ^shuiigtc'^^"
lok.. (Yi-^ka ngaiig" ^m ^I'uiig
kau- .shi * *^knm ke\ ^Ilai kaic
^
shoiig- wiik^ p'ang -^ts'aii iooii,
"k'oii tsok^ ^m kin jaii yat^
yong-.
31. Man- ('//• Man' -) lok^, ^m chi yat^
chong ;man"-kwo 'kNui slio ts'z
lok^. T*au ts'z man" "k'oii, "k'oii
tsau" wa" yin--^slu "nio, 'yau, tsau-
pei. Hair-Joi yair yat^yat^ ^foii
yat^yat^. Yiir-hair tso ^t'oii, yaii"
^t'oii;yair wa" ^m hai" ^m ying",
pat^-kwo song ^t'ung "ngo lo
^shi-hair, ni;in"-maii'^'-' J)'ang (or
^fan) kei ts'z ^wan. "Ngo ^to
c, c ., , ,",> c, .... , 3
hang pel ^shi-liau" "k'uu^ ng^ng
, .) ^1 ,•••'1 ' ^ . 3 <:, - 1 •=*
yiu "k'uu hau" tuig kei .sliK-
pel. "K'ou wa" k<ini "lo ^pang-
Oh! also not wish speak, 32. That
business have fully a-year, 32. Now
(inly not same old time so, 15. In
street on if knock-against him, he
acts (as if) not see man one same.
Asked him to-got money not yet
Asked 32, not only one time ; askcd-
over him several times. 32. Head
time asked him, he then said at-
present none, have, then give. After-
wards from one day put-off (to)
one day. Af ter-that left put-off, right
pnt-off; further said not is not
acknowledge, only wish from mc to-
get time, by-and-by divide ("/
separate) several times repay. I also
willing give time him, only want
him limit certainly what time
give. He said so old friends
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214 CONVERSATION 49th.
32.
CONVERSATION 49th.—the bad FRiE};D—{Conch/>M.)
why should we dispute about a few
hmidred dollars ? He would give
it me there aud theu if he
ouly had it, hut he had uo raeaus
of livelihood. His place of business
was closed. He would pay me ofP
in full as soon as he had collected
his debts. His father had assisted
me ; I need not be afraid of helping
him a bit ; and then he had the
effrontery to ask me for the further
loan of Five Dollars to go up to
Canton to collect his debts. The last
time I saw him, he said he did not
know what I was talking about,|
that I owed him money—some
scores of dollars, which he paid away
on my behalf. Such a man as he
is!
He has no conscience. He is a bad
man. What a creature !
CONVERSATION r.OTH the cmir
1. I have been totho Hongkong Courts! fg^ H i #iS^P'3^S^>to-day to listen to tlie cases.
2. Oil ! Did yon go to the Magistraej, Bpf, i^ir'MMMt W^^or to llic Snpverae Conrt? ^ M "Si ^ ?^ 9)^,
3. I went to both. I \ve[it in tlic
'
S Ft9 S^^© "&» Jl4 Ifeiforenoon to the Supreme Conrt; ! ® ^ o] Sf PI > T* M ^ami in the afternoon I ivent for "^ M. M Ki— ^M ("' ^a short time to tiie Magistracy,
i IK^i
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COXVER.SATIOX 49th. 215
("OXVERSATION hitii.—the rad friend (Coxcludej).)
"jiu'i sliai mat, cluing' ki'i pilkj
^ngaii ? 'yau, J^'oii tsau" ko|
chair .slii* tsik -liak^ ikm lok,
tair-hai" "mo sliai -kai . 1"() -
.t'au* shall in;'u in I'ln lok. Sliau<
c £ S ^<: I
cliiii , tsau" ^waii ^ts'ing sho lok^.j
"Iv'ou "lo-tau t'ai-kwu iio-o; ns^o i
^pong-'lia "k'ou ,Li) ^m ji'a ke
;
c, , c, .... c , , ,
"), .J c ,
I
kom 'k'ou "yau kom tar tam
, . J C 3 C I
^hu man" "ngo tsc ^to "iig^man,j
pel 'k'ou tso" sliuu-kok^ "shong
.sheno-*t shauchoii"- . >Shau-'^mei'''(
~' C
'~c
ko choiig kill "k'ou, "k'ou yau"
wa" ^ni ^chi "ngo koiig mat^|
C '-5
1 ' ^1 ,ye, ngo vau" chano- "k'ou .no-an"
J C, ,, ,3 3 C ,3
wo — kei-a man wo , k'ou tor|
"ugo ^clii wo . ^Ai" ! kom kcj
jan kc':j
32. "Mo pun ^sam lok^. '^I ho' jaii|
lok.. ,Yrti ,ka-'fo lok .!
iR'cd why dis[)ute sevonil imndred
of-moncy ? Had, he then that period
time immediately give, ;)2, but no
means-of-livelihood. Shop shut to
door, 02. Collect debts, then repay
in-full accounts, 32. His father
assisted me, I help-a-bit him also not
fear, 15;then he had so great audacity
to arrive- at asking me lend more
five dollars give him to-be water-
feet up-to city to-collect debts.
Finally that time saw him, he fur-
ther said not know I say what
thing, I also ov,-e him money, so-
he-said—several-tens-of dollars, so-
he-said, (which) he on-behalf-of me
paid, so-he-said. AlasI such kind-
of man, 15.
No original heart, 32, Not good man,
32, Inferior article, 32.
COXVERSATIOX 6oth.—the cocrts.
1. "Ngo ^.kam-matj hoii Jlong- koug
^Nga-_mun* ^t'eiigf sham on .
2. ()! -Xe'i hoii' Ts-un--|ei-'fu yik3 -3
,
'
-wak^ hoii On -cli'at_- sz ^Ng;i-
.miin'-' 11 i r'c ^
3. "Long ktin ^to hoii -kwo lok^.
Shong'chau "ngo hoii On -ch'at^-
v^ , . ..^ , .3 , ,3 c"^
^sz ^.Xga-.mun-; lia'-chaii "ngo
hoti ^.Ts'nn-'lei- fu yat chair
^kan {or "mn noi'*^).
I to-day go Hongkong Courts listen
trying cases.
Oh ! A^ou went ^Magistracy, or went
Supreme (Jit. Chief Justice's)
Court, eh ? 53.
Two [C] also went, 32. Forenoon I
went Supreme Court ; afternoon
i went Magistracy a short time
{or not long).
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216 CONVERSATION 50th.
CONVERSATION 50th.—thk roYv.T^.—(Conti,nm1.)
4. What cases were being tried ? "Were
there many people in Court?
People like to go in to hear the
cases.
5, There were Criminal cases being
tried in the Chief Court, and the
Court was full.
G. If yon wish to learn to ppeak I
Chinese well, the best thing you
can do is to go every day to the
Court and listen to the cases.
7. Yes, I think it would be;
but I
do not always have the time to
go. I heard a number of new
words to day, which I had never
heard before.
8. That is just it. If you are always
in the habit of only speaking
with a few people, you only get
accustomed to the words which
they use. There are a great
many more words which you do
not hear.
9. I suppose from what you say that
it is the case that some people
aiv in the habit of using certain
words, and others are in the
habit of using other words ; and
to get a complete knowledge of
the language, you must listen to
many, and afterwards you will
find it easy t(» understand. Is it
not so ?
$'A%, Alilt!!*SA•^ H\a ^S* "^ J^*
uu^m^mm. urn
mm. mmn^^mu
^AM. m^wt^mn
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CONVERSATION 50th. 217
CONVERSATION" 50th.—the covRTH.— rConfiiiwd.)
i. *^Sbam maf.j--ye sz" ^ni* ? ^T'ong
^chuiig "yaii ho ^to jau ^rae ?
^Yan-tei" ^chung-yi yap^ hoii
^t'engt ^sham-sz" lolc^.
5. Tsoi' Till" jT'ong sham f;in"-6n
(or fan^*-6ii ). ^T'ong-^chung
"ts'o*t 'mua ^yan a^
6. "Nei siing hok^ kong ho ^T'ong-
wa^*, "nei chi - ho yat^-yat^ hoii
^t'engt sham on lok^.
7. Hai", "iigo kwi'i chi - ho lok^; tan"
"ngo ^m hai" ^shi-^slii"yai) takj-^han
hoii . "Xgo ^kam-yatj ^to ^.t'engf
kin lio ^to ^san vva"-(.t'au, ^m
^ts'ang ^.t'engf kwo ke .
Tsau"hai" koinlok^. "Neiyok^-hai'
^shi-^.shi patj-kwo ^t'ung kei ko
^yan kong shiitQ-wa", "nei tiik^-
hai" ot'engt kwan "koii sho shai
ke wu,"-^t'au ^che. Chung" "yaii
''hd ^to wii"-^,t'au "nei ^m ^ts'ang
^t'engt kwo ke .
9. 'Ngo jan ^t'engj-kin "nei kong,
tiin - kwii hai' kom lok^. Hai'
^tim ^ni^ ? Tsik^ hai" "yaii ^ti
^hing ^kong ^ni yong", "yaii ^ti
hing kong ko yong". Song hill
siii jT'ong wa^*,^shi-pitjyiu ^t'eugt
ho ^to ^yan kong, ^yin-haii" tsaii"
yi" (t'engt tak^ chut^, hai" ^ra hai'
Try what matLers, eh ? 53. Court centre
[i.e. in Court) liave very many
people, eh .^39. People like in go
listen try-cases, 32.
In large Court try Criminal-cases. Court-
centre sit full men, 2.
You wish learn talk good Chinese, you
best day-by-day go hear try cases,
,32.
Yes, I think best, 32 ; but I not do all time
(i.e. It is not, or it does not happen
time after time, i.e. constantly) have
leisure go.' I to-day also hear per-
ceive (i.e. by hearing, hear) very
many new words, not yet heard
over, 15.
Just is so, 32. You, if-do always only with|
several [C] persons speak words,
you only-do hear habitually (or
i.e. accustomed to hear, or get
familiar by hearing) they what use,
15, words only, 7. (i.e. these words
which they use). Besides have
very many words you not yet heard
over, 15,
I because hear you say suppose it-is so,
32. Is how, eh ? 53. Just is
(whatfollows) have some habit-of
(or like to speak) speaking this kind,
have some habit-of speaking that
kind. Wishing to-understand all
Chinese words, certainly must hear
very many men speak, afterwards
then easy hear able out (this might be
p/^, hearing able to get to hear what
the words are) is not is, eh ? 53.
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218 CONVERSATION 50th.
10.
11.
12.
CONVERSATION 50th.—the courts.— (Continued.)
I am afraid if people saw mc
constantly at the Courts, they
would say this is a vagabond
;
he has nothing to do ; so he is
very lazy.
Nonsense. If they see that you,
Sir, are so respectable, how could
they say you were a vagabond ?
There is no fear of that. Who
would dare to say it? Besides if
you, Sir, take some paper and a
pencil with you, and if there are
any words which you do not
understand, put them down on
the paper, and-ask your Chinese
teacher what they mean, then you
will understand them.
I put down some sentences this
morning, and I intended to ask my
Chinese teacher to explain the
meaning to me. I am afraid I
have lost the paper. I do not
see it, or I would ask you to ex-
plain them. I cannot find it,
though I have looked for it.
13. Well, if you will tell me all that
was said, in ('xactly the same words
that the persons used in giving
their evidence, you might perhaps
remember them again.
"IE P fit ffi) * f til
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220 CONVERSATION 50th.
CONVERSATION50th.—the co\:kis>.—{Continued.)
14. I am afraid I could not do that.
How could I remember so much ?
Some of the things that were said
were very unimportant. It would
be of no use to repeat them . Some of
them were obscene and indecent ; and
those I would not like to repeat.
Ah! I will tell you what: I will
give you a general statement of
what happened, and that will do.
15. Very good, go on.
16. Just as I went in they were trying
a lad (who was dressed in a torn
jacket and trousers, and barefooted)
for stealing an old pair of trousers,
which had been washed, and were
hung up to dry on a bamboo pole.
The wind blew them down into
the street, and the thief, who was
just passing at the time, picked
them up and ran. The owner saw
him and pursued him. For-
tunately the thief met a constable,
whostopped hiin, and took him up in
arrest to the Central Police Station.
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CONVERSATION 50th. 221
CONVERSATION 50th.—the co^jurs—(Continued.)
14. "Ngo p'i'i^ *^k6m ^m tso" tak^ lok^.
*^Tiin kei' tak^ kom^ ^to ^ni ?'
"Yaii oti shiit-^-wd" ho ^.hun ke
^che.^ Ko'-oti "mo yung" ^kong
/an ch'utj ^lai ke *. "Yai'i ^ti
lan--*'hau, /s'6-^hau, /ei--lai shut^-
wi'r; ko'-^ti -ngo yaii" ^m song
^kong /;in ch'atj ^lai. ^A ! "ngo
^kong kwo "nei ^t'engf ^^:' "ngo
tai'-yokg * kongkwo "nei /'eng,t
tsaii- tso" takj lok^.
15. 'H6 Ja,' 'kong ^Ur
16. "Ngo yatj pat^ yap^ hoii ko chan"
.shi* ^sham- kau yat^ ko haii"-
Qshangt-*^tsai, chok, hln" ^sham fii,
yaii" fiit^ ^-kok^, "mo ^hai chok^
ke'^.ni.
^Sham"k'oii ^yan-^wai
t'aii vat i'iii Ian" fii ;ko ^t'iii
fii hal" "yaii jan sai ^kon-
tseng't, ^kom, tsair pei /'iu
chuk^ Jvo long- hei, /ai sliai
^kon. j.Fung ^cli'oii lok^ ^.kai {or
^kai), ko' ts'tikj ^ngara (or ^ngam)
^ngamking-kwo hoii , chap^ hei
Jai tsau" *^t3a6 lok^. Shat^- chii
kin ko ts'dkj chap^ hei sho--yi
fill -Qti ^choij "k'oii. Ho- ts'oi
"yaii ko ^ch'ai-^yan yii'-chokj ko
tsiikj, tsit^-chiij "k'oii, ^.lai "k'ciii
"shono-Tai"- kwiin.
I fear so not do can, 32. How re-
member able so much, eh ? 53.
Have some words very ordinary, 15,
only, 7. Those no use speak back
out come, 15. Have some broken-
mouth, coarse-mouth, not-polite
words ; those I also not wish speak
back out come. Ah ! I speak to
you to-hear, 1 : I in-a-general-manner
speak to you to-hear, then do can, 32.
Well, 21, ?peak, 21.
I one pencil (i.e. just) enter go that
period time trying one [C] young-
lad wearing torn jacket, trousers,
also take-off feet, no shoes wearing,
15, 53. Trying him because steal-
ing one length torn trousers ;That
length (English pair) is have man
wash clean, so then give piece
bamboo pole hang-in-air up, in-
order-to dry-in-the-sun dry. Wind
blow down street, the thief just-just
pass-by going, pick up come, then
run, 32. Losing-owner see that
thief pick up, so-therefore quickly
follow him. Good -luck have a
police-man meet the thief, stopped
him, pull him up Great Station.
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222 CONVERSATION 50th.
CONVERSATION 50th.—thecjUrts.- {Conthni,e(l)
17. After that there was a case of
highway robbery. A woman going
over the hills to Aberdeen; and
several thieves robbed her of a
pair of silver-gilt earrings with
jadestone drops;
and jadestone
hairpins and bangles were all
taken from her. Her husband,
who was with her, was wounded
by the robbers.
18. Did the prisoners not say any-
thing ?
19. They did. The thief, who stole
j
the old trousers, said he had just i
come out of jail ;that he had
|
nothing to eat, and had no money ;
that he did not steal the
trousers, but seeing them in the
streets, he thought no one wanted
them, and only picked them up,
thinking he would pawn them to
get money for his passage to the
country, as he wished to go home
to wait on his aged mother. He
wanted to be an honest man, and
he begged the Judge to have
pity on him, and not send him
to gaol, but banish him to his
native place.
m^^t^m.^mn.
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CONVERSATION 50th.
CONVERSATION 50tii.—the courts.—(Co«f//»<«/.)
17. Sham ko kin" on ^clii-haii" yaii"
"yaii yat^ kin" ta-kok^-kwat^ kc
(orke^*). "Yauyatjko "uoii-.yan*
hai ^shan 16" hoii Shekj-^p'ai-
gWan ; "yau kci ko ts'ak^ ts'ung
"k'oii yatj toii t6"-Qkam "yi-.wan*,
^.lin-^mui yuk.* {or yuk^) "yi-
k'aii-'*; yukj ..tScim, kung" ak^ *,
yab^ ^ti ^to ts'ong sai "k'jii ke .
Chdng'-^fii gto ^t'ung-^raai "k'oii
^hdng 16" hoii , ko -^ti ts';ik-j {or
ts'ak.*) ^lin-^mai 'k'oii ^to ta-
^shong lok..
18. Ko -^ti fan^* "mo shiitg-wa" kong
me?'
19. "Yaii. ^T'aii Itin" fti ko ts'akj \va",
tsz"- kei ching ch'ut^ Jiiim ; "mo
fan" shik^, yau" "mo .ts'in*, "k'oii
wti" ^.m hcli" ^t'aii ko ^t'lii fii.,
"k'oii kin ko ^t'iii fii hai Jciii
shong", kwii "mo ^yan yiii ke,
patj-kwo cliapj liei ke ^che,
song ^.ni ng hoii tong , wan ^ti
.ts'in* t?'r bhoii-kok^ fan hoiic _ ^
^kwaiJiong-hii'*, fiik^-sz" kei shap^
sou ke "lo-"mo. Song tso" ho
j,yan "\va, k"'ou ^.k'au lar-jan
^hoi-^yan, ^m ho p:in" "k'oii "ts'o*t-
^kiim, ^tsong "k'oii kiii-^faii hoii
^yiin-tsik..
Tried that [C] case afberu-ards again
have one [C] strike-feet-boncs,
15. There was one [C.J woman on
mountain roads going Aberdeen
;
have several [C] robbers robbed
from-her one pair washcd-with-gold-
earrings, together-with jnde (earring
drops);jade hairpins, with bangles,
one to-the-least (i.e., all) also
snatched all hers, 15. Husband also
with her walking road going.
Those robbers including him rdso
by-striking-woundcd. 32.
Those prisoners no words to-speak, eh ?
39.
Have. Stealing torn trousers that thief
said, himself just out-of gaol ;
no
rice to-eat, also no cash; he said
not did steal that pair trousers,
he saw that pair trousers in street
on, thought no one wanted 15,
only picked up, 15, 7, wished to-take
away pawn, get {lit. find) some cash
to-be water-feet back 'go home
country-side, wait on several tens-of
years, 1 5, mother. "Wished to-become
good man, he-said, (!i*. He begged
His Lordship extend mercy, not good
sentencshiin sit-in goal, to-deal-with
him by-send ing-backgo native-place.
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224 CONVERSATION oOth.
21.
CONVERSATION50th.—the c^MVJY:^. — (Contiiiw.d.)
20. Were there many other cases ?
I do uot know. When I had,
heard so much, I went into the,
small court, where the Puisne|
Judge was trying debt cases. I
22. What case was he trying ?
23. There was a case about a
promissory note. The Plaintiff
and his witness said that the
Plaintiff was ' the managing
partner in the Hop Shing
stationer's shop; and that he
lent nine hundred dollars with
interest at the rate of one per cent,
per mensem to the Defendant.
24. They further said the money was
paid over in the counting room
of the Hop Shing shop ;that
they were all present and saw
the money pass. Five hundred
dollars of it was in silver {or
Mexicans), the remainder -was in
four one hundred dollars bank
notes.
25. As soon as the dollars had been
shroffed and weighed, and the
notes counted, the Defendant with
his accountant and shopman left.
SAt^. Ill* SI
^ '^ » IS ft ^.
||-b.K*!%.
Note 1.—The rate of interest heiiig so commonly reckoned by the
mouth in ordinary conversation the cliances arc tljat it will be taken as under-
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CONVERSATION 50th.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
COXVKR.'^ATIOX5(iTii.— Tin; vov]v^^.—(Coiilinucd.)
20. Cliuim" "y; Xo -ki
k\v;t ?
Ko^-^ti -iigci ^111 ^ciii lok^. -Xgo
^t'eugt kom ^to Isai'r j-ap^ Tdo
J^oiig, Fd'-Yip^ {or Yitp ^Sz
chill -on .
8litiiii mat.
Besides Imvc very many cases
I-supposc ? 18.
TliaL I not know, 32. I heard so much
then enter Left Court, Puisne
Judge sitting Left Court trying
Suniniavy Cases.
11 :e on
Yaii yatj kiir on
ke\ ^Yiin-ko ^t'ung-jnai -k'oii-
ke' " ^
' "
diing -,yaii kom \vu Yiiii-
,>
tnii-o' hai" tsoi" llopj-.Sliing
h'u^* pS)^* tso- ^sz-sz- jan k'ap^
tso" sz' _iau'-\ "K'oii ^shangt
jigaii" pel per-ko , tsik^-nai tse
*^kau pak^ jun, lei'-sik^ yat^ ^fan
kai ke .
K'oii-tei'yau" wa-_ngan''' hai Hop^-
^Shing {or Hop^-.Shing*) chong -
_fono* Iviiu kc . ,K;iu ko
^slii {or .shi") ^t'ung-^mai kok^
cliing -,yau t.soi"-,ch'ong, kin
jigau* k'.vo shall. -Ngpak^jun
hai- pak^ .ngan* (or jingjigati*).
^Yii-shing" ko -^ti hai" sz ^chong
yat pak. inaii riifing ke Jigaii-
chi.
Yat t'ai kwo , toii kwo jigaii*,
yat slio kwo ^iigaii- clii, |)ei -ko
kung"-j.mai'k'oii-ke chong-kwai' *,
^kwiin-tini-'* tsai'r ch*e lok .
•I llllL-Ul
Plaintiff
Trying what cases, eh ? 53.
Have one [C] case ou
Promissory Note, 15.
together-with liis witnesses so said.
Plaintiff is in Hop-Shing,
Stationer's shop, being manager and
is master. He lent-on-interest money
to Defendant, that-is lent nine hund-
red dollars, interest, one candareen
'
(i.e. one candareen to the tael, and
as there are one hundred candareens
to the tael that is equivalent to 1 °j^.)
calculated, 15.
They also said money at Hop-Shing
counting-room handed-over, 15.
Hand money that time togethcr-
with all witnesses present, saw
money jjass hand. Five hund-
red dollars was white money (i.e.
silver) (or eagle money). Balance
that was four [C] one hundred
dollars each [C], 15, inoney-papcr
(i.e. notes.)
One look over, weigh over money, one
count over money-paper, DL'fendant
together-with his accountant, shop-
coolie, then left, 32.
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226 CONVERSATION 50th.
CONVERSATION 50th.—the covrt^.- (Continued.)
26. Bat what about the note r
Jk. MMmm^.
27, Oh ! I forgot all about the note.
They said that, on account of the
Plaintiff and Defendant having
!
been good friends and having
known each other for many years,[
and having had many dealings i
together, no note was made out
at the time ; but afterwards, as the
money was not repaid at due date,
thatis
whenthe six
monthswere
up, the Defendant wrote out the
promissory note.
28. What did the Defendant say ?
j
fj^l/j^lj/g, ^#'^l^tT» -W
Did he defend the case, or did' ^fS.#^SB, WSMMhe admit the debt and only want ^^^^B^»time to rej^ay in instalments ?
29. Oh ! tlie Defendant denied it
altogether. He denied everything;
he said he did not write the note,
or execute it, that he did not
know- the Plaintiff, and that he had
never seen him before ; but I did
not hear the Defendant's side of
the case. I went up to the
Magistracy.
mm. xmmtiMW., x\
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C"()X\'FJ.'SAT[()X 50Tir. 22<Si
C( )XVERSA'I"I()X r.OTir.—Tine covRTSi.— fCo/i/inued.J
/): -u'^u ham- .to ^11,
j.clu)ii<i- k'it - tiiii Idk . -Iv'tiii-tci"
\v;'r jaii-wai- -loiiu" J'au ^yiiu-
ko pc! -ko kair-.^hr* tso" lio
.to .11111.
^ho
That [C] promissory note oli ? 53.
! I altogether also not remember
that [C] promissory note, 32.
They said hecausc both sides,
PlaintifT, Dcfiiidant, old time were
good friends, also mutnally-
acfjuainted great many years, two
jarties also very .long- dealt-together;
therefore that period time not write
promissory-note; but afterwards
arrived-at date (when payment
should have been made) tliab time,
j List-is six [C] months date full
32, yet not repay money, therefore
Defendant write that [C] note,
28. Pei'-ko "^tim kong ^ni.^" "Yaa Defendant how say, eh r 53. Have can
tak^ pok. -mo, yik^-wuk^ ying" defend not, or aihnit does owe
hai" him .ngan*, song- yiu ^t'an'
money, wishing want spread out,
^hoi, ^fiin kci ts'z ^waii ^ni ?", divided several times repay, eh .' 53.
29. ^Ai!'- Pei--kn' ngang" ^m ying" Why! Defendant jnst-only not admit;
^kau- siiai'i; s
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128 CONVERSATION 50th.
CONVERSATION 50th.—thk covrt^.- (ConrJiuh^J.)
30. There, there were a number of ' M,M!^^ ^ 4^ M\
small cases.
31. What were they ?
32. Firing crackers, obstrncting- the
road. There were no important
cases, so I did not stay.
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CONVERSATION 50th. 229
CONVERSATION 50tii.—the cc,viiTfi.—{CoiirJuJcd.)
10. Js'nii--L(M- Fii -jiiii
31. Mat^ -ye on ^iii?'
1io to sill
V2. ^Sliiu pMii'-tsoiig'^'-, ^chu-^lan lo"
Magistracy liave very many small cases
What Lhiiig cases, eh ? 03.
Burn fire-crackers, obstruct road mouth.
"^hau. "Mo tai" on -Ida'*, sho- No great cases, therefore I not
71 wait.
"t^^H^
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Grammaticcd Forms into Chinese.
BY
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patient and laborious efforts, it is to be hoi>ed a much larger number of those
who intend to make their career here will a]>ply themselves to the study of the
vernacular, a knowledge of which, in every department of business, is of great
advantage to the possessor.—^oy?//^*^"''^ J^fti^U Press, 19th January, 1888.
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Mv. Ball \ni^ evidently expended u vast deal of studiuns care, in connection
with this compilation, and as a resnlt has placed before stndents of Chinese,
especially beginners, an instruction book that is simply invalnable. The appendix
contains some intercslinj^ partionlars reiiarding Chinese ominmar.— /A/z/j/ffl/?//
Telegraph, 18th Jannary, 1888.
The work has been greatly enlarged, and it is now by far the most reliable
introdnction to the stndy of Cantonese that has yet been i»ublislietl. 'J'iie principal
enlargement is in the Grammatical portion of the book. 'J'he classifiers have
been rearranged into two tables, one giving the words to which this name strictly
applies, and the other the words which have a somewhat similar use, but are not
entitled to the name ; while a. better table of the Personal Pronouns has ])een
drawn up, and important additions made to tlie idiomatic uses of verbs. 'I'he
introductory part of the work has also been greatly enlarged. Mr. Call * *
* has recast and largely extended the tonic exercises. * * » To this in-
troductory part there have also been added very useful exercises on long and
short vowels and aspirated words. The sentence lessons have not been greatly
eidarged, but several important improvements have been made. * * * At the
end of the book there is a useful index to the grammatical part. This work of
Mr. Ball's supplies a great need, and we have no doubt it will find its way into
the hands of all learners of Cantonese.— CT/V/rt Mail, 18th January, 1888.
The present revised and enlarged issue certainly leaves little to be desired
* * * * Mr. Ball does not fail to acknowledge the assistance he has received
from Dr. Chalmers, Mr. J. Stewart-Lockhart, and others who have endeavoured
to contribute their mite towards the perfection of this important dialect, and it seems
only fair to him to admit that he has succeeded in extracting the utmost net result of
their contributions, and has produced as precise and critical a manual as it is
reasonably possible to expect. The leading feature in Mr. Ball's work is the
conscientious exactitude with wliich he handles the knotty subject of tones. In
the main, his chapters on this subject may be considered unexceptionable. * *
* * =^' * Another strong point in Mr. Ball's new book is his list of final
expletives. * * * * Mr, Ball's changes of spelling are undoubtedly im-
provements in the majority of cases. * * * Xhe tone exercises are excellent,
and the student will notice many cases—e.g., ch(i-hi-//i—\\\\f:iv the tone is both
radically changed and then specially modified in some particular senses. Mr.
Ball rightly insists on the important distinction between tlie long and short
vowels. * « * His separation of "Williams's sd, thirty, into sd—d is very
judicious, and undoubtedly correct. * * '* The lessons are admirable, and
great pains have been taken to mark distinctions. * * * ]\Ir. Ball wisely
avoids all bookish expressions. * * * Mr. Ball's rules aud exhortations are
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mncli to the point; and, if students endeavour to profit by the vast experience
he has gained, they cannot fail to reap a proportionate reward. * * The
work deserves very high praise, is clearly and neatly ijrinted, and, considering the
enormous number of tone marks used, betrays very little trace of inaccuracy,
* * * My. Ball is probably the most facile of educated European speakers of
Cantonese ; and this being so, the novelties which he introduces can be accepted
with complete trust ; and they convey moreover a graceful compliment to those
who have previously ventured to hint at what Mr. Ball has now, speaking ex
catJirdrd, pronounced to be undoubted facts. China Revicir, 1888.
This work is the most reliable introduction to the study of Cantonese we
have met with.** * The * * * sentences * * are all well chosen,
and the grammatical part also contains many good phrases. # * * * The
prominence attached to aspirated and non-aspirated words, to long and short
vowels, and to correct pronounciation in general, shows Mr. Ball's great care-
fulness and mastery over the spoken language. * * * AH the phrases given
are in idiomatic and concise language. * * * * We think ]\Ii'. Ball quite
right in selecting the most perfect form available for his standard.— r/!/>«f.se
Recorder anil Mifo'lonarij Journal, April, 1888.
THE CANTONESE-MADE-EASY VOCABULARY.
Price : One Dollar.
A Small Dictionary in English and Cantonese, containing only Words and
Phra'^es used in the Spoken Language, with Classifiers indicated for each Xoun,
and Definitions of the Different Shades of ^Meaning, as well as Notes on the
Different uses of Words where ambiguity might otherwise arise.
The work should be very useful to students (_)f the Cantonese WvaX^hjI.— China
Mail, 2(;th July, 1886.
;Mr. J. Dyer IJall, author of 'Easy Sentences in the ITakka Dialect,' "Cantonese
Made Easy,' ^v., lias just issued a companion work ro these useful publications
to students of Chinese. * * * The words and phrases appear to have been
most carefully collected and arranged, and we doubt not that this little dictionary
will adequately fulfil the aims of the compiler. Honejhomj Tclcuraph, :27th
July, 188(;.
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Giving an exhaustive list of diflViviit shades of the Enj,dish nieaiiing, t<» save
the beginner from falhng into mistakes to which he would otherwise Ite liable.
The vocabulary seems to have been most carefully compiled, and it caimot fail to
prove most useful to students, es]xcially beginners,— //o////^7y/?// Daily Press, 20tli
July, 1880.
We have here a very neatly got up vocabulary of the most common tci'ms
which a beginner is likely to stand in need of. * '' * The rendering of the
terms selected appears to be given in good idionratic colloquial style. * * *
As the author gives, for the English words selected by him, the corresponding
Chinese characters, together with their pronounciation and tones, the little book
is sure to prove useful.— r7///^r/ Hrricir, July and August, 188(;.
This book will ]>rove useful to persons desirous of learning the Cantonese
dialect.— Chinosc UrrorcUr ami Missioitary Jo}inuil, Xovembei", 188G.
Everything possible is being done to lighten the labours of merchants, cadets,
missionaries, and students, in their study of that difficult language, the Cln'nese,
***** Mr. Ball is one of the most accomplished linguists in Hongkong,
* * * * and no more able pen could be found for the work of simplifying
and popularising the Chinese tongue.
There arc m:iny people in England as well as abroad to whom IMr. Ball's
work will be a boon. It gives first the English words in alphabetical order, then
the Chinese equivalents, and finally a transliteration of the Chinese words, so
that those who do not understand the characters may still be able to tell at a
glance what is the Cantonese equivalent of the word b^'fore them. Thus the word
Any is stated to be an r/^/. and adv., then follows the Chinese word, and finally
its pronunciation mat, so that mat is the Chinese eijuivalent of (fiiij;ijan stands
for man, Jciii is the verb to call, and so on. Numerous notes are added where
there is any danger of the learner being misled by the ambiguity of terms, and
altogether the book is a capital Vade-mecum for the young student.— Refjord and
Gainsboroiu/h Times, Worlcso]) and Newarlc WceJd?/ ^'nrs, 24th December, 188G.
While dealing with China it will not be out of place to mcition anothei-
work for which future learners of that curious language will be grateful. This
is 'The Cantonese-:Made-Easy Vocabulary' by J. Dyer Ball, m.r.a.s., of IT. M.
Civil Service, Hongkong. The author is one of the best foreign speakers of
Chinese we have ever had the good fortune to meet. I5orn and brought up in
the East, he can converse as readily in Cantonese as in English, and is conse-
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qncntly aTinost reliable authority on sucli critical points as I'onc and Classifiers^
which are the bugbears of every beginner in Chinese. The volnme will also be
valuable to the philologist, even though he may know little or nothing of the.
Celestial tongue, since every Chinese character is represented by the equivalent
sound in English Mttx^.—English paiwr.
The second edition * * * will prove a useful vade-menim for students
After a careful perusal of it one is struck by its accuracy both as regards the
markings of tones, the rcmanizing of sounds, and the meanings of the various
words and phrases. Willi respect to tones, Mr. Ball has carefully distinguished
between the ordinary tones- and the 'changing' oi- colloquial tones, * * »
which must be observed in speaking by those wlio wish to speak Cantonese and
not a pidgin-Cantonese, or jargon passing muster f( r the liiujiia pura of the
city of Canton.
AN ENGLISH-CANTONESE POCKET VOCABULARY.
BY
J. DYER BALL, ^i.r.v.^., &..
Price, Seventy-Five Cents.
A^oticcs by the Press.
Tt is meant * * for the use of strangers, tourists, or even residents, who,
from want of time, are unable to master the intricacies of the language, but who,
at Uie same time, feel a desire to pick up a few words, so as not to be in the
jjosition of deaf nuUes when entirely surrounded l)y natives. Those who have
any knowledge of the subject will readily appreciate Mr. Ball's ol)ject in com-
piling this limited vocabulary, the want for which has been felt we might say,
fvcr since the Colony was founded. To say the least of them, tonic marks are
decidedly confusing unless they are seriously studied, and their entire absence
from this vocabulary will alone prove a recommendation. Mr. Ball's book makes
no pretensions to oust those vocabularies which are already in existence; it
merely makes an attempt to supply a demand hitherto unprovided for. * * *
* * * It is sultleiently copious to enable any one to make himself, or herself,
understood in the ordinary transactions of everyday life: and it is just possible
that it. mav awaken a desire in some persons to kn()W more of the language.
IS
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Mr. Ball has very wisely issued the book at a low price, 75 a-uts a copy, and
its merit and cheapness should ensure an extensive Siile. Cliiiia MniJ, 22nd
September, 188G.
Mr, J. Dyer Ball's 'English-Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary' is quite a novelty
in its way, and is the first publication we have seen in Avhich some knowledge
of Chinese is rendered possible without the use of Chinese characters. The sounds
of the Chinese words in this little work are represented l)y English spelling, in
exactly the same fashion adopted in many rudimentary treatises on the French
aud other foreign languages. * « * The plan adopted by Mr. Dyer Ball is
very simple, and we think an effective one. He wished to provide a method by
wiiich travellers and others, who may not consider the acquisition of Cantonese
a game worth the candle, without any very serious study, can acquire a sufficient
acquaintance with the vernacular to be understood if unhappily isolated amongst
non-English speaking Chinese. Mr. Ball has done his work in his customary
careful and painstaking fashion, and we imagine this little book will command a
ready sale. Homjkoiuj Teh'fjrajih, 23rd September, 188G.
"\Vc have received a copy of another of those useful aids to the acquisition
of tlie Chinese colloquial for which Mr. Dyer Ball is becoming noted. This last
work is entitled 'An English-Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary.' It contains common
words and phrases, printed without the Chinese characters or tonic marks, and
the sounds of the Chinese words are represented by an English spelling, as far as
practicable, while the author in his preface gives some very simple directions how
to overcome the difficulties of pronunciation. The little book is not intended for
those who intend to make a serious study of Chinese; it is intended to enable
the English resident or tourist to pick up a sufficient vocabulary to make known
his wishes or wants to the natives, and to understand something of what is going
on around him when surrounded by Chinese. * * * The pamphlet will supply
a want and its study is likely to lead to further exploration in the same
direction.— i/o/^y/iO//// Dailij rref<s, 24th September, 188G. . .
The pamphlet is published for the benetiL of tourists or residents who have
no time to master the intricacies of the Cantonese dialect, and who are deterred
from the task when they take up other books on the sul)ject bristing with tonic
and other diacritical marks. ^Ir. Ball labours therefore here, as in his other
pamphlets, to make an intrinsic:illy difficult subject easy. AVe think the book
has its merits by its extreme simplicity and by the judicious selection of a stock
of the most ordinary and popular words and phrases. The spelling * =»
may prove handy enough for the purposes stated.—^'/////« Rcrie/r, Xovembcr and
December, 188G.
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EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT.WITH A VOCABULARY.
Price, $1.
EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES OF THE ABOVE WORK.
It is. for the most part, as the author says in the introduction, an adaptation
of Giles's Handbook oj the Sivatoic Dialed, and will prove as useful to those
entering ou the study of Hakka as Mr. Giles's book has proved in the case of the
dialect spoken at Swatow. An extensive vocabulary is appended. Daily Press,
28th October, 1881.
Unlike most books of the kind, there are no Chinese characters given for the
* Easy Sentences,' the collection of phrases being Romanized Phonetically so as to
give to the beginner the equivalent sounds in Chinese. The sentences given
appear to be well arranged, and cover as much ground as is ever likely to be
required by those desirous of attaining to a rough colloquial knowledge of Hakka.Mr. Ball frankly tells all others to go to a teacher, and indeed he strongly advises
even the learner to go hand in hand with the teacher in his uphill work from
the very beginning. China Mail, 22nd October, 1881.
A very handy little volume. * * « Useful pamphlet. * * « Chinese
is admittedly a difficult study to Europeans, but, as Mr. Ball states, there is no
reason why with a little trouble, they should not pick up sufficient conversational
knowledge so as to be able to understand what goes on about them as well as to
make themselves understood. For this purpose Mr. Ball's compilation will
answer every requii'ement. The sentences are judiciously arranged, and the
method of conveying a correct method of pronunciation is apparently very clear
and simple. The book is very well printed, and, as it is published at a very low-
price, will no doubt obtain an extensive circulation. Hongkong Telegraiih, 22nd
October, 1881.
'Easy Sentences in the Hakka Dialed, u-ith a Vocabulary. Translated by
J, Dyer Ball, Hongkong,1881.'
Thistitle
indicates the character of the book.
It contains 57 pages and fourteen chapters besides the vocabulary. The subjects
of the chapters are designated thus :—Lesson I. Domestic. II. to V. General.
VI. Relationship. VII. Opposites. VIII. Monetary. IX., X. Commercial.
XI. Medical. XII. Ecclesiastical. XIII. Nautical. XIV. Judicial. It thus
contains a wide range of subjects. We cordially recommend it to all students of
the Hakka Dialect. Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journed, November-
December, 1881.
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NOTICES OF THE PilESS
ON
' HOW TO WRITE THE RADICALS'
Price 75 cents.
Mr. J. Djer Ball has given another pruof of his untiring eneri>-y in the
held of Chinese language and literature in the tiny volume just published under
the title of ' How to write the Radicals.' . A glance at the pages of the work is
sufficient to reveal the progressive method which the author has adopted.
Radicals formed by one stroke of the pen constitute the initiatory chapter of the
work, and are followed by successive methods of writing radicals up to those
formed of fifteen strokes. An Excursus on the practical use of the Chinese
Dictionary completes the work. We recommend it to the perusal of all students
of the language of the Flowery Land.—Honr/ko/u/ Telegraph, 13th October,
1888.
In the pamphlet just issued he simply gives the Radicals with their
pronunciation in Mandarin and Cantonese, and a dissection of each character
into its component strokes, showing the order in which they arc written or joined
together. Thus, all the strokes of the 17-stroke radical, -^ are laid out one by
one in the order they are written. The work should not only enable the learner
to count with considerable facility the number of strokes of which a character
is composed, but aid him to pick out the Radical component of any given
character. At the end of the work are several practical hints for the use of a
Chinese dictionary. China Mail, loth October, 1888.
We should say it would be found more or less useful to students at
li„nie—for Chinese is now to be found among the subjects requiredl)y several
examining bodies there—also to missionaries and others who were coming out to
China with the intention of learning Chinese, and who might easily get up the
radicals and their meanings en route,***'-' The radicals are the nearest
Chinese eciuivalent to our Western alphabets. They arc 214 in number, beginning
with those formed with one stroke of the pen, and end with a character formed
with 17 strokes. In the little work under notice, each radical is carefully analysed
;
and once these analyses have l)cen thoroughly mastered, the student cannot possible
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fail to write the radical correctly. ** * *
Tlie publishers, Messrs. Kelly &"Walsh, h^-ve done their part of the work carefully and well ; the paper is
excellent, and the type clear and distinct.—Z>r^% Press, 20th October, 1888.
This is a useful little book to beginners iu Chinese, whether their object of
study be local patois or the mandarin. The work is professedly an abridgment
of Mr. Dyer Ball's larger work 'How to write Chinese.'' It is none the less, or
rather, all the more useful on this account. The 214 radicals contain most, if
not all, of the combinations which make up the Chinese characters, and the
student who has well learned the structure of the radicals will find no difficulty
in writing any character, however complicated. It is not that any special virtue
attaches to the radicals as such, but that it so happens in developing them the
same rules were followed as in the more phonetic portions of the compound
character. The student who first commences the study of Chinese under a teacher
will probably rebel at the manner in which he is taught to form the strokes,
and as the teacher most probably can give him no explanation, he will get an
incorrect idea of form, and attribute the teacher's method as springing simply
from the perversity of the race generally. Indeed, as a rule, the character is
written just the contrary from what a European would anticipate, and it is often
a good rule when in doubt to think what would seem most natural and do—the
reverse. Mr. Dyer Ball's book if carefully perused will show the attentive student
that there is not only method but reason in the native way of writing, and this
we take it will be a grateful revelation to the student of this book. Shanghai
Mercury.
We have received from Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited, a copy of a most
useful pamphlet of 40 pages, with a 7 page excursus, by Mr. J. Dyer Ball, m.k.a.s.,
etc., of His Majesty's Civil Service, Hongkong, 'How to Write the Radicals.'
They are an irritating institution, these Radicals ; to a certain extent they are
the alphabet of the Chinese written language, and yet, while they are the bricks
out of which the characters are constructed, the learner must have a very full
knowledge of the language "before he can be certain which brick was laid first
when the character was biiilt up ; and to use a Chinese dictionary intelligently,
he must know this. On this head the reader will find Mr. Ball's excursus of
great value. The body of the pamphlet gives the Radicals in order, with their
pronunciation in Mandarin and Cantonese, and their analysis into the separate
strokes of which they are composed, and the order in which these strokes are
made; knowledge indispensable in itself, and which cannot be better acquired than
through this little l>ook. * * * It is printed by Kelly & Walsh, Limited,
Hongkong, and the typography and general appearance leave nothing to be
desired. North-Chim Daily News.
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'HOW TO WlilTE CHINESF; PARC I.
This work is intended for students of Chinese who wish to render themselves
perfect in the art of writing. It contains instructions in the method of holding
the pencil, the various forms of strokes, the reason of the positions, &c., and
generally is a useful book to refer to on the moment. • • • If the student
wish to have a general view of the construction of the cliaracters, Mr. Ball's
introduction read carefully over, and his smaller book for reference, will we take
it be sufficient to instruct the student in the formation with a European pen of
the characters neatly and legibly. Shcmghal Mcrcunj.
In addition to setting forth the component strokes of each Radical, Mr,
Ball in this new work gives extensive directions and remarks with regard to how
the various strokes, hooks, 'sweeps,' &c., should bo written. The work contains,
besides, a pretty long introduction, giving general information with regard to the
WTiting of Chinese characters. A good deal perhaps of Mr. Ball's directions may
be found scattered through other works, but we believe his work is the most
systematic attempt, at least of a popular kind, that has been made to resolve
the Chinese characters into their elemental parts and to set forth the mode in
which these characters are built up. Everyone who has experienced the enormous
diflBculty of mastering the ideographic language of China will owe a debt of
gratitude to Mr. Ball.— C/i<'?i« Mail, 22nd Xovember, 1888.
The untiring energy displayed by Mr. Dyer Ball in his praiseworthy en-
deav^ours to simplify the difficult study of Chinese is little short of marvellous.
It is scarcely a month ago since we criticized a little work of his 'IIow to Write
the Radicals,' and here he is again before our notice with the first part of a work
entitled ' How to "Write Chinese ;' and what is more, he will again present him-
self before very long, as we are told he has two other works nearly ready for
the public, one of them actually being in the Press, and the other in a forward
and active state of preparation.
The book with which we are now concerned is an amplification of 'How to
"Write the Radicals.' • • • • An introduction of twenty-five closely-packed
pages contains a lot of general remarks addressed to the beginner on Chinese
writing in general, and on the difference between native pen and paper and
similar clerical articles in use in the "West. The proper way of manipulating the
Chinese pen is also described and illustrated by a * * wood-cut taken from
Dr. "Williams's 'Easy Lessons in Chinese.' Then comes a detailed analysis of the
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eio-ht elementary strokes into wliich all Chinese characters, howevercomplicated,
can be ultimately resolved ; the bulk of the remarks here are taken from Dr.
Bridgman's 'Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect.' This is followed by
a series of terse practical rules for forming the different varieties of strokes
according to the position in which they occur ; and it is here that Mr. Ball shows
himself at his very best : no better, more careful, or more thorough advice could
possibly be offered, and supplemented by the always necessary aid of an efficient
teacher, the learner must, in spite of himself, make rapid progress in his pen-
manship if he follows out the excellent ruleslaid
downat this particular point
for his guidance. The main body of the book, the Radicals themselves, are far
more completely and exhaustively treated in this than in the previous work.
Each Radical has its pronunciation given in the Peking, Canton, Hakka, Swatow,
Foochow, Amoy, and Hankow dialects, the authorities quoted in each instance
being a sufficiently reliable guarantee of their accuracy ; the English meaning is
then given ; this is followed by the individual strokes put in the order in which
they occur when the character is written ; this is succeeded again by general
directions and remarks as to the pressure to beexerted on the pen at different
parts of the stroke : the whole forming a series of notes, so to speak, which must
be simply invaluable to the tyro. Mr. Ball's treatment is at once effective and
final, and is a model of what such work should be. * * * * A lucid
Excursus on the method of using a Chinese Dictionary is appended. The book
is concluded by an admirable set of three alphabetical indexes of the Radicals
according to their Mandarin, Cantonese, and English meanings. A number of
Chinese copy-slips as specimens are bound up with the work.
We sincerely wish that this latest venture of Mr. Ball's may meet with the
success it deserves, and thereby give him the encouragement he requires to bring
out the second part at an early d^tc—DaiJi/ Press, 27th November, 1888.
Neatly got up, and the author, well known as an excellent speaker of the
Cantonese dialect, has evidently bestowed much time and labour on his subject
of teaching foreigners how to write the Chinese radicals. » • • • There is
in the author's introduction a good deal of useful and interesting instruction on
penmanship in general such as a native teacher might oycrhok.— China Review,
September-October, 1888.
We noticed a few days ago Mr. Dyer Ball's pamphlet, ' How to Write the Radicals,'
which was an excerpt from the Ircchure now before us. The Chinese attach so
much importance to caligraphy, that the foreigner who wishes to be a Chinese
scholar must learn not only how to make the characters, but how to make them
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in the proper order. • • • * • Mr. Dyer Ball h;is performed his task
very carefully and completely. His book contains full descriptions of the paper
used by the Chinese and the pens, and taken from Dr. Williams—are as full as
could possibly be wished. How full the directions are may b3 judged from the
fact that the Single Dot takes nearly a page, and Hooks and Hooked Lines two
pages. After these preliminary instructions, come the full directions how to
write the Radicals, with illustrations and remarks under each ladical which are
omitted in the smaller book. The excursus in the latter pamphlet is also here,
and three useful indices are added ; an alphab3tical index to the radicals ac-
cording to their Mandarin pronunciation; the same according to Cantonese; and
an index to these according to their meaning in English.••«•••
The typography and general appearance of the book do great credit to the
publishers. North-China Dailij Neius.
HOW TO SPEAK CANTONESE.'
IN commenting on the second edition of his 'Cantonese Made Easy,' we pointed
out that although that work treated in a more comprehensive manner than had
hitherto been attempted the tones, expletives, pronunciation and grammatical structure
of Cantonese, it was deficient in lessons illustrative of the use of the language in
everyday life. Mr. Ball has now made good that defect by his new work, which
contains fifty 'conversations,' eminently practical, overing almost all the forms of
expression and almost all the vocabulary for ordinary conversations in Cantonese.
The author has succeeded in giving these conversations a life-like form, making them
as near as possible what one would naturally expect to form the subject matter of
conversation. Mr. Ball has perhaps mastered tlie Cantonese dialect better than
any foreigner has yet done; and his daily practice * * * * [lag aiven him a
power of setting forth the great difference between the structure of English and
Chinese in a more lucid manner than has yet been attained. It is not an Anglified
Cantonese that be endeavours to make his readers conversant with, but the real
idiom of Canton. We have no hesitation in saying that Mr. Ball's two works
' Cantonese ]\Iade Easy ' and ' How to Speak Cantonese' form as concise and complete
a manual of the dialect as it is nigh possible to expect. There are really no other
works on the subject worthy of comparison with them. Cliina Mail, 28th Fel)rua;v,
18S9.
Hongkong is about the only English Colony where the invaders never seem to
take kindly to the native language. Fy-ti and mda-mda constitute tiie vo:abulai-y
of most residents not Hongkong-born, eked out by the ridiculous pidi^in-English.
With regard to this latter means of (communication it has often struck us as curious
that no attempt is made to improve the ungrammatical, childish terras out of it, and
give the Chinese a chance of speaking good English, as ihey do in the Straits
Settlements. There pidgin-English would be laughed at Wy any Chinaman who
knew any English, and yet we here go on perpetuating the idiotic 'This no
blong ploppa' style of conversation. Even a slight acquaintance with Chinese
would be preferable to this, and there is very little excuse nowadays for not
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possessing' that, forevery fivc-and-twenty minutes some handy and most carefully
explicit h'andbook on the subject is issued by Mr. J. Dyer Ball. His latest production
is a companion volume to ' Cantonese Made Easy,' and is entitled ' How to Speak
Cantonese.' In the former work a copious list of those most necessary peiplexities,
classifiers, are given, together with short lessons in composition and a few pages of
short sentences. The latter production is even more useful. It contains fifty
'conversations' on ordinary topics, covering most of the ground of everyday
business. Mr. Dyer Ball is too old a teacher of the public to waste time on
such fraudulent sentences as. The gardener's son gave the neighbour's daughter
a flower,' like the old First French Courses did ; his system is more practical. On
one i>age he gives the English sentence, with its translation in Chinese type, and, on
the opposite leaf, the sound of the Chinese words, with marks of intonation for those
who care to speak correctly, and, fourthly, a word-for-woid retranslation cf the
translation, showing the idioms and quaint construction of the sentences in Chinese.—
Honcjkoag TeJefjraph, 1st March, 1880.
Mr. Ball's latest, and perhaps his best attempt to popularize the * * study
of Cantonese. We have gone tlnough it very carefully from its first pages to its
last.• • The matter * *
is simply excellent throughout. • » • Here
we have a <* * collection of sentences extensive and highly valuable • • •
and which must prove of the greatest assistance to the colloquial student._
**
» • • • • The conversations, more especinlly those in the later sections of
the book, are of the most useful character, the idioms are well chosen, the vocabulary
is extensive and,with one or two exceptions, the foot notes appended throughout are
of great value and such as could only be given by one whose knowledge of the
subject was of a verv thorough and intricnte discription. We note that Mr. Ball
peruses the local native Press ; the great number of the newest and latest ap])roved
expressions for naval, military, and scientfiic technicalities shows this plamly.
As a * * collection of sente'nces, we have no hesitation in saying that this book
is without rival. * * • We heartily recommend it to all earnest students of
Cantonese ; ando o o
jt ^W\ prove of use even to old \\nm\%.— Hongkong
Daihj Press. 19th March, 1889.
READINGS FROM CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL.
Is* * * from the pen of that industrious and capable writer Mr. J. Dyer
Ball, the author of 'Things Chinese.' The * ' book consists of selections from
publications in the Cantonese vernacular, with free and literal translaiions of the
Chinese character and Romanized spelling. * * • Will be a valuable addition
to the students library.—C7i/n« .Mail, Hth August, 1894.
THINGS CHINESE:
MimIJTOTES ON YARIOUS SUBJECTS COI^I^ECTED WIIH mUA.
Mr. Dyer Ball, by his long residence in Chini and his extensive opportunities
for observing and studying 'things Chinese' is well qualified for the task of ])Utting
together such a volume as the interesting and instructive one now before us.
• " * » •q'ljQ value of the work will be found to consist chiefly, we think, in
its handiness and reliability as a popular book of reference on Chinese matters.
* • * * There are copious notes on Chinese art and architecture, and on the
history and national character of the people, on their queer social customs and on a
variety of other subjects of an instructive, and entertaining character.— CAma Mail,
21st January. 1892.
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The desire to kuow something of the people one lives amongst is general, butin the ciise of China, to the majority, even of old residents, the manners and
customs, the beliefs and sentiments, of the natives remain so many conundrums. In
'Things Chinese' we have clear and concise answers to many of these conundrums.
« # ""• • We are glad to find the task has been speedily and creditably per-
formed by Mr. Ball, than whom probably no one is better qualified for it. * * *
The alphabetical arrangement makes the volume * • particularly convenient
for reference, and the book is one that may be taken up for five minutes and
opened anywhere with a certainly of finding something interesting. In fact it
crystallises the information obtainable on the various subjects treated of and
saves the casual inquirer troublesome research, while for the more serious student
who wishes to pursue his investigationsat greater length the useful references to
authorities arc supplied. The book commences with 'Abacus' and ends with
'Zoology,' and its usefulness is increased by a copious index — Hon f/Jco7iy Daily
Press, 2nd Febiaiary, 1892.
A most interesting book from the able pen of Mr. J. Dyer Ball. • • • •
Gives more information on various subjects connected with China than all the
previous publications in the same direction combined, o o o o^j,.. Dyer
Ball's 'Notes' display an amount of research and perseverance which speak volumes
alike for the author's industry and acumen.— Honr/Jconff Telegraph, iGih January,
1802.
This interesting volume • • • • will be found very useful as a work
of reference, • • • for an immense (amount) of interesting information on a
wide range of subjects has been condensed into its • • pages. It has evidently
been couipiled with great care. • • • • Many of the articles, notably on
CJhinese Societies, secret and otherwise. Dialects, Porcelain and Pottery, are admirable
little essays. • • • • Mr. Ball has collected and arranged his subjects in an
order which is both new and handy and the unpretentious volume is of real use to all
people interested in China and its people. 'Things Chinese' should form part of
every library containing works on the Celestial EmiAvQ.— Shanghai Mercimj. 2-lth
January, 1892.
Some of the articles, such as those headed Art, Dialects,- History, Laws,
Literature, Porcelain and Pottery, Silk, Societies, Tea, Trade, etc., etc., are valuable
little treatises. Shanghai Daily News, 1892.
The Chapters on History, Literature, Opium, Government, Infanticide, and
Dialects are good, and reflect credit upon the author. • • • • Many of Mr.
Balls' remarks are both shrewd and sensible. -Japan Mail, 1892.
This highly useful work. • • • • The range of subjects is so exhaustive,
comprising as its does such far removed and independent points of interest as
China's aboriginal tribes, Chinese amusements, modes of punishment, clothing,
Chinese classics, concubinage, botany and the fauna, geomancy, opium smoking
and its evils, Chinese etiquette, kidnapping, and infanticide, that it almost deserves
the name of an encyclopfedia. Altogether some 970 subjects receive attention.
• * * * The work contains a useful list of books on China of value alike to
the general reader and to students of the language. « « • It is impossible to
convey an adequate idea of such a treasure-house of information withiu the compass
of one brief article.— 7'Ae Kobe Herald, 9th March, 1892.
Full of just, accurate, and well considered descriptions.— .Vor/A China Daily
Kews, December, 1892.
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There are many subjects and referencesin
this volumewhich will assist the
student of China, or the inquirer into the many strange modes and manners of a
stranse country and people. At every page and every turn we meet old friends
lightly or gravely dwelt'on, more or less examined and explained, and at the end
we are referred to standard and other works for further information. * « • *
His aim has been to give sufficient under each heading for the reader to form a good
idea, and at the same time a fair and just one, witiiout, of course, in the limits placed
on the size of the work, being able to deal with each subject exhaustively. It is no
mean achievement to have succeeded as he has done in this direction. Many of
the subjects treated are sufficient for long works themselves, and the boiling-down
process has had to be most carefully and judiciously done. His thirty years
acquaintance with, and study of the Chinese and their manners and customs, has
ably assisted him, and thougli there are many subjects on which, from his own
special knowledge, he might be tempted to be diffuse, he has restrained the
inclination. It was impossible to give all, but he has given an intelligent account
of each. We might instance such a subject as ancestral worship, which forms
so large a portion of Chinese ritual life, and could be indefinitely drawn out ; we
are given all that is necessary in two pages and a half. It is, however, almost
impossible to refer much to the actual subject matter; so many phases of Chinese
life are dealt with. London and China Express, Uth November, 1892.
'Things Chinese' is described as neither a glossary nor an encyclopaedia; but
it partakes of both from its alphabetical •dviangements.—Literarfj World, Uth
November, 1892.
While containing more than a word-book it is not so full or cumbersome as
an encyclopa3dia. The Publisher's Circular, 19th November, 1892.
THINGS CHINESE.
SECONDEDITION.
So much has it been appreciated * * the author has fouml it necessary
already to issue a second edition * * * No less than 19 new articles have been
added, the book has been increased by 78 pages, and there is scarcely an article
which has not undergone emendation and addition to bring it up to date.
o o o «:» To those acquainted with Mr. Ball's publications there is no
need to call attention to his erudition ; if any evidence were needed of the thoroughness
of his knowledge of the Chinese people, their manners and their customs, and of
their relations with and influence upon those outside the limits of their vast Empire
such evidence is given in 'Things Chinese.' Personal knowledge lins been
supplemented by information collected from all the leading authorities on China and
the Chinese. To those who wish to obtain information without being put to the
trouble of wading through a large number of books an important consideration
in this commercial age when the raajoiity of people can ill afford to waste hours
in verifying a single fact Mr. Dyer Ball's handbook will be simply invaluable,
for the author indicates clearly where his facts are obtained and where additional
information can be gleaned by the student. None of the new articles could
well be omitted. China Mail, 15th March, 1893.
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Many improvements have been effected. A large nnmbor of new articles have
been introduced, and some of the former ones liave been re-written with excellent
rGSX\\tfi.—Hongkoni/ Telegraph, 25th March, 1893.
To the resident and the traveller and to all interested in China, the book is a
storehouse of information on almost every conceivable subject connected with the
country and its people. The article on embroidery will be found useful by the
many collectors who take an interest in this form of ai-t.—IIongJcoiu/ Daily J'ress,
27th March, 1803,
The new edition of ' Things Chinese ' contains a score of new sections admirably
treated of and greatly enrich a book originally opulent in its material, candidly
and carefully written. All foreign residents should secure copies.— (9 Independmte,
1st April, 189-!.
On the vexed question of missionary enterprise Mr. Ball wiites sensibly
enough. London Paper.
Mr. Ball, who spent his early years in Plongkong, and who now occupies
an important position in the Civil .Service in that colony, has had exceptional
opportunities of learning all about the Chinese, and he h;ts succeeded in compressing
into this handy volume a vast amount of information respecting various aspects of
their life and character. * * * • On the language and literature of China, :Mr.
Ball can speak with authority and the notes under these heads especially nre in-
teresting and informing. We must add our congratulation on the event which has
produced a revised and enlartjed issue with many subjects and articles now included
which had no place in the earlier issue. Amongst these we are given some humourous
examples of English from Chinese pens. Firecrackers, the Foreigner in Far Cathay,
Po-tsz and other Games of Chance, Stamps, and Torture, to mention only some of
them. • * • * Enough is comprised between the covers of the book to furnish
material for many works, but the system adopted, where any large subject is
concerned, is to give sufficient to make the particular subject of intelligent
interest, and to append a list of works which more or less exhaustively treat
of the matter * » * • "We have nothing but praise for the way Mr.
Dyer Ball has carried out his task, and placed before the reader a mass of information
within a comparatively small space. London and China Express.
THINGS CHINESE,
THIRD EDITION.
To those whose time or opportunities prevent them from dipping deep into
the customs, folklore, or classics of the Middle Kingdom, and who only desire to
acfiuire superficially that knowledge which it has taken the author many years of
busy and patient industry to summarize. 'Things Chinese" will come as a boon and
a blessing. It is just the sort of book which the globe-ti'otter, the merchant going
home, or the mere passing way-farer will or should purchase and read upon
his way back to the shores of Old Albion, for, although the six hundred and odd
closely printed pages can scarcely be calkd knowledge in a nutshell we know of no
other work which epitomizes all that is interesting and curious in China in such a
masterly and epigramatic manner. China Mail, 2nd May, 1900.
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The whole work has been revised and some 150 pages have been added, bringingthe total up to 6G6. Nineteen new articles have been added, the subjects being
Ascending on High, Agriculture, Arms, Banks and Bank-notes, Betrothal, Birth
(Customs connected with), Buffalo, Camphor, Cosmetics, Cotton, Dogs, Doctors,
Ginger, Ginseng, Kites, Larks and other Songsters, Plague, Tenure of Land and
Tigers. • • • » Wg ^an confidently assert that the third edition is even
bettw than its predecessors. Honglcong Daily Press, 20th April, 1900.
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