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LESSON X.—Commercial.

1. What business does he do?
2. I am a general merchant.
3. Where is your hong?
4. What is it called (its style)?
5. How long have you been in business?
6. Call the compradore.
7. Have you made up your accounts?
8. I have not made them up clearly yet.
9. Every month you ought to make them up once.
10. This account is wrong.
11. It must be gone over again.
12. Has this money been shroffed (lit. looked at)?
13. Call the shroff to shroff them.
14. If there are any bad ones, go and change them.
15. Weigh these dollars.
16. Ten of them are a little light.
17. Call the accountant.
18. This is the manager.
19. Has he a share in the business?
20. What goods are these?
21. All miscellaneous goods.
22. Have they passed the Customs?
23. They have passed.
24. He wants to open a new shop.
25. I'm afraid he'll lose his money (lit. capital).
26. There's not much business here.
27. Where is his shop?
28. Put these goods in the godown.
29. To-morrow is Sunday; I shan't come.
30. When does the steamer leave?
31. How many passengers are there?
32. I want to send some letters (or a letter).