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CHINESE WITHOUT A TEACHER.
Have you any good curios here? | 你們這個裏有好古玩沒有 | Neemun chelly yo how koo-wahn mayo? |
What curios do you want, Sir? | 買甚麼古玩你納 | Mi shummo koo-wahn neenah? |
I‘ll take a look at what you have | 我瞧着買 | Waw ch‘eeowja mi. |
What is this vase made of? | 這個瓶是甚麼作的 | Chaykaw p‘ing shirt shummo dzawty? |
I want clair de lune | 我要粉定的 | Waw yow fun-tingty. |
How much for this vase? | 這瓶要多少錢 | Chay p‘ing yow tawshow ch‘e-enn? |
This bowl is modern | 這碗是新貨 | Chay wahn shirt sheen hwaw. |
How old is this double-dragon jar? | 這二龍缸有多少年數 | Chay ur-loong-kahng yo taw-show ne enn-shoo? |
The make on the bottom is Chia Ching (1522) | 看缸底是嘉靖年號 | K‘ahn kahng-tee shirt Cheeah-ching ne-enn-how. |