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 ; 我與大英國人就大交易也
 * Uá kah Tãi-eng-kok-nâng chiũ tūa kau-kuan nō
 * Oh, I do much business with Englishmen.


 * 我上英國人
 * Uá siãng Eng-kok-nâng
 * I like Englishmen.


 * 花旗行倒賬了
 * Hue-kî-hâng tó-tièⁿ--lō
 * The American firm is bankrupt.


 * 葵扇壹枝若干錢
 * Kûe-sìⁿ chék-ki jiéh-tsōi chîⁿ?
 * How much for a palm-leaf fan?


 * 壹枝捌個錢
 * Ki poih-kâi chîⁿ
 * Eight cash each.


 * 此近時無生理
 * Chí-chùaⁿ-sî bô seng-lí
 * My trade is very dull of late.


 * 恁個生理好𤍠
 * Nín-kâi seng-lí hoh-jiêt
 * Your trade is pretty brisk.


 * 四個銀. 弍式. 四個錢
 * Sì-kâi-ngṳ̂n, nõⁿ-sek sì-kâi chîⁿ
 * Four dollars, twenty cents and four cash.


 * 百伍個錢
 * Peh-ngõu kâi chîⁿ
 * Hundred and fifty cash.


 * 陸斤四
 * Lák-kṳn-si
 * Six catties and four taels.


 * 弍斤半
 * Nõⁿ-kṳn-pùaⁿ
 * Two catties and a half.


 * 爾枝秤減
 * Lṳ́ ki chhìn siám
 * Your scale is not correct.


 * 頂正. 不可頂減
 * Téng-chiàⁿ, m̄-móⁿ téng-siám
 * Weigh properly, and don't cheat in weighing.


 * 個銀携去找錢
 * Kâi-ngṳ̂n khiéh-khṳ̀ táu-chîⁿ
 * Take the dollar and change it into cash.


 * 個銀不足重. 無七弍
 * Kâi-ngṳ̂n m̄-kàu-tãng, bô chhit-jī
 * The dollar is short in weight, it's not 7 candareens and 2 mace.


 * 鬧𤍠
 * Lãu-jiét.
 * A phrase used by customers or visitor on leaving the shop, which means may your shop be crowded with customers.