10
674
CANTONESE, HAKKA.
50
Ng-shap 五十 Ng-sheep.
VOCABULARY
IN THE CANTONESE AND HAKKA)
100
Yat-pák. -10 Yeet-palik.
1,000
Yat-ts'in 一仟 Yeet-ts'en.
10,000
..... Yat-mán
NOTE.-You are advised to show the characters in preference to any attempt to pronounce them, as the right tones are difficult to give
and a very slight error in tone may alter the meaning of the word.
By and by
Many thanks
Immediately
................Tsik hák ......Chi th ...To tse ·多謝 ·萬 即刻 遲下
Tsit kheat. Mahu-mahn-tsz. To tsea. Yeet-wahn.
Wait a little
....Tang ha •等吓 Then ha.
CANTONESE, Yes! No! Hai Mò
Cash Tsin
Dollars Ngan
No. 1 Yat 2 P San
HAKKA. Si " Ng. th 6 Luk 7 Ts'at א Pát. Kau 10 ...Shap 11 ..Shap-yat 12 20 299 Shap-i2 „I2-shap Sam-shap 40 Si-shap
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Hay.
I want some-
} yẻ thing to eat Ngo iú shik ye...
Please bring me.....To fán nim pingo
ELK 我要食野
se. Mari. Rice Fán 飯 Ts'en.
Bread..... Min pán 麵飽 Nyoon.
Meat (beef).....Ngan yuk 凍牛肉 Yeet.
Fowl Kai hong 鷄項 Ngec.
Sahm. See. Fish Oysters Eggs Shang ii 生魚 Hò 蠔 LIVERPOOR Kai tán 雞旦 Ng.
Biscuits Peng kon
Ngai oi shit tung-
To fan cha pan ga.
Me. Men-pow. Nyook.
Kigh tsai. Ng. ΠΟ Kigh ch'oon. Peng kon.
Look, Oranges Kom chung 橙 Kahm. Ts'ect.
Bananas .....Héung ngá tsiú.....*** Heong ts'yow. Paht.
Keeoo. Tea „Ch`a 茶 T's'ah.
Sugar Pak t'ong 白糖 Tong.
Sheep, Wine Tsau 酒 Tsecoo.
四十 111+++
Sheep-yeet. Salt Sháng in 生鹽 Yalım.
Sheep-ngee. Ngec-sheep. Yat cheang tò?
Knife tsai }一張刀仔 Tow.
Fork Yat chi ch 一枝叉 Ts'ah.
Sahm-sheep. Spoon Shi kang ●匙羹 Chee kahng.
See-sheep.