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CHINESE WITHOUT A TEACHER.
| How much does the boatman want? | 戶要多少錢 | Chwahnhoo yow taw show ch‘e-enn. |
| Seven dollars | 七塊錢 | Ch‘ee k‘wi ch‘e-enn. |
| This isn't a good boat | 這個船不好 | Chayka ch‘wahn poo how. |
| How far are we from Peking? | 北京離這兒多遠 | Payching lee cher taw yüahn? |
| Is my baggage stowed away on board? | 行李都裝在船上沒有 | Shing-leeto jwongdzi ch‘wahnshahng mayo? |
| How many boxes are there? | 有多少箱子 | Yo taw show sheeang dza? |
| When shall we get to Peking? | 幾兒到北京 | Chee-er tow Payching? |
| It isn't certain | 不一定 | Poo yee ting. |
| Is the wind fair? | 有順風沒有 | Yo shoon fung mayo? |
| How many boatmen are there? | 有多少水手 | Yo taws how shooey-sho? |
| I shall go by rail | 我要坐火車 | Waw yow dzaw hwaw-ch‘aw. |
| It is quicker by rail | 火車快 | Hwaw-ch‘aw k‘wi |
| This cart is dirty | 這個車腌臢 | Chayka ch‘aw ahdzah. |
