What is the value of American dollars?
每塊花旗洋錢値幾化
’Me khwe Hwo-ji yang-dien dzuh kyi-hau?
THE CHINESE TEACHER (先生).
I want a (Chinese) teacher.
我要請一位先生
Ngoo iau tshing ih-we sien-sang.
I want to learn Mandarin.
我要學官話
Ngoo iau ’auh Kwen-wo.
I want to learn the Shanghai dialect.
我要學上海土白
Ngoo iau ’auh Zaung-he thoo-bak.
Good morning, teacher.
先生早呀
Sien-sang tsau ’a.
My Chinese words are few.
我个中國說話勿多
Ngoo-kuh Tsoong-kok seh-wo ’veh-too.
I want to study in the morning.
我要拉早晨讀書
Ngoo iau la tsau-zung dok-su.