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LESSON X.—Commercial.
- What business does he do?
- I am a merchant.
- Where is your hong?
- What is it called? (its style).
- How long have you been in business?
- Call the comprador
- Have you made up your accounts?
- I have not made them up clearly yet.
- Every month you ought to make them up once.
- This account is wrong.
- It must be done over again,
- Have these dollars been shroffed?
- Call the shroff to shroff them.
- If there are any bad ones, go and change them,
- When weighed how heavy are they?
- Ten of them are a little light.
- Call the accountant.
- Where is the tea-taster?
- He is tasting tea.
- What goods are these?
- All miscellaneous goods.
- Have they passed the Customs?
- They have all passed.
- He wants to open a hong.
- I’m afraid he'll lose his money (lit. capital),
- There’s not much business here.
- Where is his shop?
- Put these goods in the godown.
- Tomorrow is Sunday; I shan’t come.
- When does the steamer leave?
- How many passengers are there?
- I want to send some letters (or a letter).