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CHINESE WITHOUT A TEACHER.
This is a steamer | 這個是輪船 | Chayka shirt loon ch‘wahn. |
That is a sailing vessel | 那個是𦩀板船 | Nahka shirt cheeahpahn ch‘wahn. |
Is this a screw or a paddle steamer? | 這個船是暗輪是明輪 | Chayka ch‘wahn shirt ahn-loon, shirt ming loon? |
Steamers don't need sails | 輪船不用打蓬 | Loon ch‘wahn poo yoong tah p‘ung. |
Where is the steersman | 舵工在那兒 | Taw-koong pzi nar? |
He's in the hold or down below | 在艙裏頭 | Dzi ts‘ahng-leet‘o. |
How much coal do you burn in a day? | 一天要燒多少煤 | Yee t‘e-enn show taw-show may? |
We go 10 knots an hour | 一點鐘走三十里 | Yee t‘e-enn joong dzo sahnshirt lee. |
That's not very fast | 不算狠快 | Poo swahn hun k‘wi. |
The steamer's aground | 輪船淺住了 | Loon ch‘wahn ch‘e-enn-joola. |
That doesn't matter | 不要緊 | Poo yow cheen. |