CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 691

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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.