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of ever learning to speak. I say to myself that if with all my studying I have not got farther than this, I shall certainly never be a proficient.

. This is all mere want of practice. Listen to me. Whenever you meet a man, no matter who, (that can talk Manchu), at him at once, and talk away with him.


 * gūnici
 * Cond. (6) of gūnimbi to think


 * ai
 * what?


 * hacin
 * kind


 * i
 * genitive affix


 * taciha
 * Pret. (4) of tacimbi to learn


 * seme
 * Inf. (3) of sembi to say


 * inu
 * indeed


 * ere
 * this


 * hūman
 * ability


 * dabala
 * only


 * nonggibure
 * Fut. (5) of nonggibumbi to make progress


 * aibi
 * how could?


 * ere
 * this


 * gemu
 * all


 * sini
 * thy


 * urehekū
 * Pret. (4) of urembi to practice, with akū not


 * haran
 * reason


 * bi
 * I


 * sinde
 * dat. of si thou


 * tacibure
 * Fut. (5) of tacibumbi to teach


 * yaya
 * whoever


 * webe
 * acc. of we who


 * seme
 * Inf. (3) of sembi to say


 * ume
 * not, do not


 * bodoro
 * Fut. (5) of bodombi to consider


 * damu
 * only


 * ucaraha
 * Pret. (4) of ucarambi to meet


 * ucaraha
 * Part. Pret. (4) of ucarambi to meet


 * be
 * sign of accusative


 * tuwame
 * Ger. (3) of tawambi to try


 * amcatame
 * Ger. (3) of amcatambi to address one against his will


 * gisure
 * Fut. (5) of gisurembi to speak