THE WASHERMAN (?????).

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Take these clothes and wash them.
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Di-kuh i-zaung tan-chi zing (or da).

Be careful in washing this; and do not tear it.
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Iau taung-sing zing; ’veh iau zing-phoo.

This garment wants starch, but do not make it too stiff.
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Di-jien i-zaung iau yoong tien tsiang, dan-z ’veh iau thuh ngang.

Do not starch this garment.
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Di-jien i-zaung, ’veh iau tsiang.

See, you have torn this garment.
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Nau! khoen-khoen! di-jien i-zaung peh noong loong-wa-tse.

See, this window curtain has been spoiled by you.
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Noong khoen, di-kuh tshaung-lien peh noong loong-wa-tse.

It is dirty, wash again.
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Loong auh tshauh tse; iau tse zing.

One piece is still missing, why?
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Wan choeh-sau ih-jien; sa yoen-koo?

It is lost; I will try to find it.
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Seh-theh tse; ngoo tse iau zing-zing-khoen.

If you cannot find it, you must pay for it.
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Zah-z zing-’veh-dzak, iau noong be kuh.

What is the price for washing one piece?
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Zing ih-jien sa ka-dien?

Three cents a piece.
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San-fung yang-dien i-jien.

Bring these clothes back in two or three days.
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Di-jien i-zaung liang san nyih zieu iau tan-le.

I am going away (or leaving Shanghai) presently.
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Ngoo zieu iau tsheh-mung (or ngoo zieu iau li-khe Zaung-he).

So you must bring back my clothes at once.
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Soo-i ngoo-kuh i-zaung zieu tan-le.

These clothes are not ironed properly; iron them again.
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Di-jien i-zaung thaung-le ’veh hau; iau tse thaung.

These clothes are not washed properly, wash them again.
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Di-jien i-zaung zing le ’veh koen-zing, iau tse zing.

Don’t put any soda in the water.
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S-li ’veh iau faung kan.

As it easily takes out the colour.
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We-ts yoong-yi the ngan-suh.

How many pieces have you washed this month?
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Di-kuh nyoeh-li zing-ts kyi-jien i-zaung?


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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