How to Speak Cantonese: Fifty Conversations in Cantonese
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• UC-NRLF FIFTY CONVERSATIONS IN CANTONESE COI.LOQriAl. \\ ITII THE CHINESE CHARACTEll, FUKIO A?'l> LITERAL KXGLISII TUANS- LATIOXS. AND KOMxVNISEl) SJ'ELLINU WITH TOXIC A X I IHACKITICAL MARKS, &c. PRECEDED r.V FIVK SllOliT LKSSONS OF ONK. TWO, AND TUltEE W'OUDS. SECOND EDITION, ^. l)\['Al BALL, M.R.A.8, KT<;.. ' .MA.;KSrV'S CIV I li SKRVICK,, MOXO K('.V(.. 4 - AinI A lit if iff of 'J'kuujs 'hhciit ' nic.s-e Math Jw/.sy.' '/'// Cfnthnt r.sv Madr ':"sy Vocahnlary,^ ' The Erifjllah Porlirt 'w"l: I'H'ij: Ecu <] in ht r"nt c (olloqvkd" ' Etts-i/ SridencfS (J:: ( in tin- Jltikhn i)}((h'rt w'" ti T " Ilakka Ma<U' •• J'Jftsif.' ' Iliur f{> ^\' rit'.' the Jiiri ical Ifoir to Write Ch"h'': - KONG KELLY & WAfiSH. 1 9 O 2 . [AT MIGHTS KESERVKI).] i i HOW TO SPEAK CANTONESE. Registered in aaordancr u ith the provi-siovs of Ordivavce Xo, 10 <f 18vS nt the ('j^a of the Rfgxstrar CcneraL noyigkonii. By tlxc scuTte jluJhop. — ' as follows: The Cantonese-Made-Easy ' Series, and other Works, •Things Chinese,' 3rd Edition 'Cantonese Made Easy,' 3rd Edition. (In the Press.) 'Readings in Cantonese Colloquial/ 3 'The Cantoxe>e-Made-Easy Vocabulary.' 1 ' Dialect, with a Vocabulary,' being the Easy Sentknoes i x the Cantoxese ' tlie whole of the Cantonese- first part of Cantonese-Made Easy,' and Made-Easy Vocabulary bound in one volume. (Out of Print.) 'An Exoltsh-Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary/ 0.75 ' Easy Sentences in the Hakka Dialect, with a Yocabulaey.' \m 2.00 ' Hakka Made Easy,' Part I Radicals.' 0.75 ' How TO Write the Chinese,' Part I. (Out of Print.) ' How TO Write 0.50 ' The 8an Wui Dialect.' ' The Tung Kwun Dialect., (Out of Print.) 0-50 ' The Hong Shan, or Macao Dialect.' 1-00 ' The Shux Tak Dialect.' ' the Press.)... ' The Ekglish-Chixese Cookery Book 2nd Edition. (In Use., (In ' Quotations from the Chinese Classics in Colloih'ial the Press.) FIFTY CONVKKSATIONS IN GANTONKSK (JOIJ.OQUI Al. WITH TIIK < lll\i;sK CirAllACTKlt, FllEE ,\'D T.HEIUJ. EXGLISJI Ti;.\NS- I.ATI('N>. AM) IKBIANISED SPELLiNTI WITH TONIC AM> |i PRECEDE 1> in OF (>N'1': TW O. AN SECOND EDITION, lleviseil and CV>rn'r't"'l. By J. DY l^Ji BALL, MR.A.s.. m" IU> M A.IKS rv's CIVIL , ]ION ( Kr»N(;, A"d A id It or of'Thhujs Chi/trse, Kastj; ' Tin- Ca)ih>nfi<c Made Easij Vocahulanj: ' Thr EiujVf-^ih \'oeahd(f njS lirndnnj.s in ( 'anfoncS(^ r/7-v/?'/ ' D/.s/j 'SV'''//'"/r'y n the JTaliha ]rial erf nHh a Vocahvlonj: ' Uultln JA/^/> Fmsii; ' Uiur to Wn'f': thr liiNVfrfil 'Jfo/r to Write Chinese' i%'c„ Ac, M\ HONGKONG 1 9 O 2. TAT.T, r.IGHTS RESEllVKn.] Main Lib JOHN FRYER CHINESE LIBRARY a PREl^ACE TO FIRST EDITION, There being a desire for more lessons in Cantonese Colloquial than the fifteen contained in ' Cantonese Made Easy,' the Author has prepared this book. It has of been his endeavour to make it priictical. Conversations which those desirous speaking Cantonese are likely to wish to engage in have been compiled. It is no I doubt a difficult matter to launch in medias res, especially with a language like I Chinese the learner will, however, find that iu this book lie need not expect to have his breath taken away by a sudden plimge, as the first few conversations while endeavouring at the same are as easy as ifc is almost possible to make them not time to ensure coiisecativcness, to keep the idea of a conversation np, and I of sentences. I to present merely scraps ' Easy.' This book is intended as a companion volume to Cantonese Made All the tones, tonic marks, spelling of Chinese words in English, and diacritical marks are fully explained in the. Introduction to that book and the numbers attached to the finals refer to the list of finals near the end of that book. The learner may find the first five or ten conversations in this book easier ' therefore, than the first few lessons in Cantonese Made Easy.' If so, it might, be a good plan for him to take these first few lessons and learn them thoroughly before beginning the first lessons in the other book. After learning thoroughly onglifc to the fifty lessons in this and the fifteen in the other book, the learner find himself the master of a pretty good vocabulary, as well as possess the knack of stringing Chinese words together on the thrend of Chinese ideas— thread which he must remember will snap if he tries to strain it and stretch it out according to English ideas. A glance at the table of contents will show that the conversations run over I subjects, it has been the author's endeavour to prevent them ' a variety of and from being as dry as dust, and on the contrary to render the in interesting, while, be the at the same time, they shall be lifelike, so that pleasure and profit may i traveller along the unknown i result. If they should lighten the toil of the foreign acquisition of the faculty of Chinese I paths of Chinese ideas, and render the speech and thought easier to him, one great object of the book will have been accomplisliecl. Ti'iisting that it will meet with as gfcat success as its predecessor and companion volnrae, ' Cantonese Made Easy,' the author tlius sends it forth on its trial. J. DYER BALL. Hongkong, 13f't Feh'um'!/ ISSO. 747767 n PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. The author has iiinch pleasure in being able at last to bring his lal)Oiirs on this edition of - How to Speak Cantonese , fco a conclusion for the book has been out of print for some time and iimny uinju'rics have been mado for it. The whole book has lux'ii most caivfully -one tlii'oi 'li and revised aiul corrected. The ' variant tones,' as they have been sfvled, arc marked. The learner is referred to the Introd action of ' (Jantuuesc Mado Easy ' for a (Icscrip- tioii of these tones and uu cxplcination of the ioiiii; marks used for thetn in this series of books. In must cascH the iiu'thod of calling- attention U> Ihcm (•oiisists ill reversing the usual tonic marks and the use of iiu asu-risk. The learner should turn a deaf ear to all ,>^tatein(iufcs hy those who try Lo iiuikc out that these tones are of little ivioineiit for those wlio nttcmpt to iiiiiiiitiisc the importance of the Cant<uicso ' variant tones ' are simply ig-iioniut on the .subjecr. One instance alone will suffice to sliow tliafc attention must be paid to them. To say, fi IV o.\;nnj)lo, i.liat a man lias '^tsaii lo' lioii' when one slioiild say that lie has \sau K)^ lioii docs not convoy Llie meaning inLended at all ilic httx'r is ' to abscond,' and tlie former ' to go by ro:.(l.. The omission of the \ ariunts often •;anscs inisapprehcnsiou sonietimos tlic listener may make a guess at the meanirif;" ol' the foreigner at ntlier times he is left entirely in the dark as to liis iiilcntion. The English type used in this cditiuii is larger iliaii in tlie fonik'r and will doubtless prove move pleasant to ilu- ..' nml I'"^s fat issuing. .1. UYKR HAf.L. 1st January, 1902. — . CONTENTS. — CONTENTS. Page. -. V. Preface to First Edition ... ... -.. -.. .., - Preface to Second EdiUon ... -.. … ... … ••• vir. Table of Coi 1 tents ... -.. ... ... … ••• … IX. Abbreviations used in this Book ... … ... ... •• LESSONS. Lesson I. Preliminary, Single Words ... ... … ... 2 " 11. , Short Phrases and Sentences formed with Come HI.— " Short Phrases and Sentences formed witli Go ... 6 IV.— „ Short Phrases and Sentences formed with Down ... 8 v.— „ Short Phrases and Sentences formed with Htrike ... 10 COXVERSATTONS. 1 O Conversation 1st.— Putting Off ... ... ... … … *^ 1 1 2nd. Come and Help me … ... ... " 1 ± 3rd.—The Sick Man ... 16 4th. Come, Get up ... ... ... … ... 18 5th. In a Hurry ... ... ... ... (Itli.— A Short Conversation ... ... ... , " 7th. —The Search • . • ^"t or* 8th. Curiosity and the Tease ... ... ... … 9th. Something to Drink ... ... ... Jo OA „ 10th. Something to Do ... ... ... -.. … ^ oU OA mil.—The Rain ... … ... ... 6Ii 12th.—The Wrong Man Q 1 13th.—My Mother is ill ... ... … ... ... Ob QQ 14th. An Important Conversation -.. ... … OO loth.—The Shut Door ... ... ... ... 16th.—Off ill a Boat 17th. Hongkong Then and Xow ... ... ... ... 44 18th.—Ob Those Lawyers ... ... ... … 4b 19th.—Kau Lung City ... ... ... ... … 48 20th.—The Peak ... ... 50 21st.—My Teacher ... ... ... ... ... •22ncl. Street Ilawkcrs ... ... … … 23rd.—What Shall I Do? ... GO " 2411). Jewellery ... ... ... ... -.. 02 m VIII CONTENTS. Page. Conversation 25tb.— I Du Not Know Wliat to Do ... … … G ( 26th.—Going to Peking ... … … ... -.. 08 27th.—Shops . -. … … … •.. … 72 . 28tli.— Fruits ... … ... ... … … ... 70 2 9 til. —The Typhoon 80 r,uth.—The Visit 84 I 31st.—Military ... … … ... … … 00 32nd.—The Gardener ... … … ... -.. Oi 33rd.—Mail Letters -.. ... … … -.. 08 34th.— Geograpby ... ... ... ... … 100 sr.tli.—The Lost Chit Book ]u8 3Gtli.— Diplomatic ... ... … ... ... 112 37th.— A Misnndevstandino- ... ... ... ... 18 t 38tli.—The Seamstress, &c. ... … … -.. 124 . mil.—The New Chair Coolie ... … ... ... 130 | 40th.— Moving House ... ... … ... ... 138 41st.—The Railway ... … ... ... ...144 .. 42nd.—Tradesmen, kc. ... -. … -.. ... 154 43rd. The Boy put into Authority ... ... ... 1 GO 4 It h.—The Outside Barbarian ... ... … ... IGG " 4:5th. Government ... ... ... ... ... 172 46tb. Bnying Fiiniiuire ... ... … … … 180 47tli.—A Cbinainan's Clothes … ... ... ... 190 48th.—Exports and Imports ... -.. ... ... IIH; • . 40th.—The Bad Friend ^00 , r.oth.—The Courts 2U List of other Books by the same Autbor and Notices of the Press on tlicm ... I. ABBREVIMI0N8 USED IN THIS BOOK. [C] Classilii'V. — [S. of 1'. t.] := Sign of past time.