Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Notes—Commercial

Lesson 30. Notes—Commercial.

Pêng'im	TL	Teochew characters	Characters	English
zêg4tai5 zêg8dui3 riêh8zoi7 zin5?	tsek-tâi tsêk-tùi ziêh-tsōi tsînn?	燭臺 一對 若㩼 錢？	燭臺壹對若干錢	How much for a pair of these candle-sticks?
non6 kou1 buan3.	nŏnn-khou-pùann	兩箍半	兩員半	Two dollars and a half.
le2 cug4 riêh8zoi6?	lúr tshut ziêh-tsŏi?	汝 出 若㩼？	爾出巳多	How much do you offer.
ua2 zi2zung5 zian3 do6 hiên3tao5 bhoi2 zêg8dui3, kou1 cîg4gag4 buan3.	uá tsí-tsûn tsiànn-tŏ hiènn-thâu bói tsêk-tùi, khou tshit-kak-pùann	我 只陣 正 在 ～頭 買 一對，箍七角半	我此刻正在彼處買壹員柒角半	I have just bought a pair from there for $1-75.
do6 di5zêg8goin1 pou3 bhoi2?	tõ tî-tsêk-koinn phòu bói?	在 底一間 鋪 買？	在何間舖買	From which shop have you just bought them?
do6 sung6hah8 gêh4biah4.	tŏ Sũn-háh keh-piah	在 順合 隔壁	在順合隔壁	Next to (chop) Sun-hah.
sung6hah8 gai5 huê3 m7mon2 bi2 ung2-gai5.	s˘n-háh kâi-hùe m̄-mónn ún--kâi	順合 個 貨 孬 比 阮個	順合個貨不可比阮個	Sun-hah's goods cannot be compared with our goods.
ung2-gai5 long2zong2 si6 zian3 siang7hai2-gai5.	ún--kâi lóng-tsóng sĭ tsiànn	阮個 攏總 是 正 上海 個	阮個俱皆是正上海個	Siāng-hái--kâi Ours are all genuine Shanghai goods.
bho5 gê2-gai5.	bô-ké--kâi	無 假個	無假個	None are false.
kah4 dag8zin5, ua2 m6gan2 bhoi2.	khah-tât-tsînn, uá m̄-kánn-bói	佮 值錢，我 唔敢 買	太値錢我不敢買	They are too costly, I dare not buy.
di5diang5 si6 cai5zu2?	tî-tiâng sĭ tshâi-tsú?	底𫢗 是 財主？	誰人是財主	Who is the proprietor (of the shop)?
cai5zu2 do6 he2lai6.	tshâi-tsú tŏ húr-lăi	財主 在 許內	財主在此內	The proprietor is inside.
huê2zung5 gao3-lai5, ain3 giê3 i1 ke3 ki2huê3.	húe-tsûrn kâu--lâi, àinn-kiè i khùr khí-hùe	火船 到來，愛 叫伊 去 起貨	苦船到來。要呌伊去起貨	The steamer has arrived, I want to ask him to go and unload his cargo.
ua2 gah4 zi2goin1 zab8gang3hang5 gao1guang1 zoi7.	uá kah tsí-koinn Tsáp-káng-háng kau-kuan tsōi	我 甲 只間 雜港行 XX 㩼	我與此間雜港行。交易多	I have a large transaction with this German firm.
gah4 ho5lang1sê1 hang5 nê7, u6 gao1guang1 a1bho5?	kah Hô-lan-se hâng nē, ŭ kau-kuan a-bô?	甲 荷蘭西 行 ～，有 XX 啊𠁞？	與荷蘭西行。有交易或無	And with the French firms, do you have any transaction?
u6 lang2lo2 a7, ua2 bag4 gia3ke3 huab4gog4-go3 bhoi2 muêh8.	ŭ--lân-ló ā, uá pat kià-khùr Huap-kok--kò bói-muêh	有 ～～ 啊，我 捌 寄去 法國 賣物	有零些亞。我識寄去法國賣物	Well, a little, I have ordered something from France.
ua2 gah4 dai6êng1gog4 nang5 ziu6 dua7 gao1guang1 no7.	uá kah Tăi-eng-kok-nâng tsiŭ tūa kau-kuan nō	我 甲 大英國儂 就 大 XX ～	我與大英國人就大交易也	Oh, I do much business with Englishmen.
ua2 siang6 êng1gog4nang5.	uá siăng Eng-kok-nâng	我 上 英國儂	我上英國人	I like Englishmen.
huê1gi5hang5 do2diên3-lo7.	hue-kî-hâng tó-tiènn--lō	花旗行 倒帳 ～	花旗行倒賬了	The American firm is bankrupt.
guê5sin3 zêg8-gi1 riêh8zoi7 zin5?	kûe-sìnn tsêk-ki ziêh-tsōi tsînn?	葵扇 一枝 若㩼 錢？	葵扇壹枝若干錢	How much for a palm-leaf fan?
gi1 boih4gai5 zin5.	ki poih-kâi tsînn	枝 八個 錢	壹枝捌個錢	Eight cash each.
zi2zuan3-si5 bho5 sêng1li2.	tsí-tsùann-sî bô seng-lí	只匝時 無 生理	此近時無生理	My trade is very dull of late.
ning2-gai5 sêng1li2 hoh4riêg8.	nín-kâi seng-lí hoh-ziêt	恁個 生理 好熱	恁個生理好𤍠	Your trade is pretty brisk.
si3gai5 ngeng5, non6sêg4 si3gai5 zin5.	sì-kâi-ngûrn, nŏnn-sek sì-kâi tsînn	四個銀，兩式 四個 錢	四個銀。弍式。四個錢	Four dollars, twenty cents and four cash.
bêh4ngou6 gai5 zin5	peh-ngŏu kâi tsînn	百五 個 錢	百伍個錢	Hundred and fifty cash.
lag8geng1si3.	lâk-kurn-si	六斤四	陸斤四	Six catties and four taels.
non6geng1 buan3.	nŏnn-kurn-pùann	兩斤半	弍斤半	Two catties and a half.
le2 gi1 cing3 siam2.	lúr ki tshìn siám	汝枝 秤 X	爾枝秤減	Your scale is not correct.
dêng2zian3, m7mon2 dêng2siam2.	téng-tsiànn, m̄-mónn téng-siám	頂正，孬 頂X	頂正。不可頂減	Weigh properly, and don't cheat in weighing.
gai5ngeng5 kiêh8ke3 dao2zin5.	kâi-ngûrn khiêh-khùr táu-tsînn	個銀 挈去 找錢	個銀携去找錢	Take the dollar and change it into cash.
gai5nêng5 m7gao3dang6, bho5 cig4ri7.	kâi-ngûrn m̄-kàu-tãng, bô tshit-zī	個銀 唔夠重，無 七二	個銀不足重。無七弍	The dollar is short in weight, it's not 7 candareens and 2 mace.
lao7riêg8.	lãu-ziêt.	鬧熱	鬧𤍠	A phrase used by customers or visitor on leaving the shop, which means may your shop be crowded with customers.