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Title: Chinese and English phrase book, with the Chinese pronunciation indicated in English, specially adapted for the use of merchants, travelers and families

Author: Benoni Lanctot

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 17

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 17

This is Souchong tea. Ni tik hai siu chong. This tea is very bad. Ni tik cha? shap fan? m ho. That is the best I can get. Ngo mai ni tik sun chi ho ke? lok. Do you mean to say so? How dare I to tell a lie? Ni kom wa? hai chan ke?? Ngo tim kom kung tai wa?? Try and get some good tea. I will enquire to-morrow. Shi ha? mai tik ho cha?. Ngo ming yat hue man kwoh. I like strong tea. Mrs.——likes weak tea. Ngo chung i yam yung cha?. A? ne? ung tsai chung i yam tam cha?. Put some more sugar into the te…

This is Souchong tea. Ni tik hai siu chong. This tea is very bad. Ni tik cha? shap fan? m ho. That is the best I can get. Ngo mai ni tik sun chi ho ke? lok. Do you mean to say so? How dare I to tell a lie? Ni kom wa? hai chan ke?? Ngo tim kom kung tai wa?? Try and get some good tea. I will enquire to-morrow. Shi ha? mai tik ho cha?. Ngo ming yat hue man kwoh. I like strong tea. Mrs.——likes weak tea. Ngo chung i yam yung cha?. A? ne? ung tsai chung i yam tam cha?. Put some more sugar into the tea. Fong toh tik tong lok cha? chue. Make some coffee just now. Ni ha? tso? tik ka? fe?. If you have no coffee, prepare a little chocolate. Hai mo ka? fe?, ching tik chue ko lot. Bring another tea saucer. Remove the tea tray. Ning kwo yat chik cha' tip. Tsau cha' poon hoi hue.