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This is—JUH!-guh SHER!

What—SHEHM-muh

What's this—''JUH!-guh SHER! SHEHM-muh''

I—waw‿UH

want—EE-AH!oo

cigarettes—S‿YAHNG YEHN

I want cigarettes—waw‿UH EE-AH!oo S‿YAHNG YEHN

matches—YAHNG hwaw‿UH

I want matches—waw‿UH EE AH!oo YAHNG hwaw‿UH

Bread—MEE!ehn BAHoo

Butter—NEE-OO YEE-OO

Boiled water for drinking—KAI shw‿AY

Eggs—JEE DAHN!

Vegetable Soup—''TSAI! TAHNG''

Fish—YÜ

Meat—ROH!

Steak—NEE-OO PAH-EE

Beef—NEE-OO ROH!

Pork—JOO ROH!

Chicken—JEE ROH!

Duck—YAH-dz

Vegetables—CHING TSAI!

Rice—mee‿EE FAHN

Potatoes—too‿OO DOH!

Beans—DOH!-dz

Cabbage—BAH-EE TSAI!

Fruit—shw‿AY gwaw‿UH

Oranges—JÜ-dz

Melons—GWAH

Salt—YEHN

Peanuts—HWAH SHUHNG

Sugar—TAHNG

Sweet pastry—TAHNG GAH-OH

Tea—CHAH

Wine or liquor—jee‿OH

more—DOO-UH

less—shah‿OH

money—CHEE-YEHN

How much does this cost?—DOO-UH shah‿OH CHEE-YEHN

The answer will usually be given to you in bills called YÜ-AHN, MAH-OH, and fuhn, 10 fuhn make a MAH-OH; and ten MAH- 56