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CHINESE WITHOUT A TEACHER.
Thicker than he made it yester-day | 比昨天要稠 | Pee dzaw-t'e-enn yow ch'o. |
Bring some boiling water | 拿開水來 | Nah k'i shooey li. |
Warm water won't do; I want it boiling | 溫和水不行要熱水 | Wunhaw shooey pu shing; yow raw shooey. |
I am not very well to-day | 今天我不舒服 | Chint'e-enn waw poo shoo-foo. |
What's the matter ? | 怎麼樣 | Dzummo-yahng? |
I've got fever and ague | 我發瘧子 | Wawfah-yowdza. |
I'll give you a dose of medicine | 我給你一服藥 | Waw kay nee yee foo yaw. |
I want to buy a pound of camphor | 我買一斤樟腦 | Yow mi yee-cheen ch'ow-now. |
Take this out and shake it (of clothes) | 拿外頭抖落抖落 | Nah wi-t'o, tolo tolo. |
Brush these shoes | 把這個鞋刷一刷 | Pah chayka seeay, shwah-e-shwah. |
Take this and spread it on the top (of blankets, etc.) | 把這個鋪在上頭 | Pah chayka p'oodzi shahng-to. |