Chinese Without a Teacher (1922)/General
| Where's my watch? | 我的表在那兒 | Wawty peeow dzi nar? |
| Hire a sedan-chair | 僱一頂轎子 | Koo yee ting cheeow dza. |
| Bring the key | 拿鑰匙 | Nah yowsh. |
| Call the carpenter | 叫木匠來 | Cheeow moo-cheeang li. |
| This nail must be pulled out | 這個釘子要拔出來 | Chayka tingdza yow pah-ch‘oo-li. |
| I want it (coloured) | 要刷色 | Yow shwah si. |
| I want this box opened (if nailed down) | 這個箱子要撬開 | Chayka sheeang-dza yow ch‘eeow-k‘i. |
| Solder it down | 拿錫鑞釬上 | Nah sheelah hahn shahng. |
| Buy 5 lbs. of cotton-wool | 你買五斤棉花 | Nee mi woo-cheen meenhwah. |
| This tea-cup is broken | 這個茶碗破咯 | Chayka ch‘ah-whan p‘awla. |
| Send for the tinker | 找一個鋸碗的 | Chow yeeka chü wahnty |
| This door is cracked | 這個門裂咯 | Chayka mun leeayla. |
| Is this water filtered? | 這個水過淋沒有 | Chayka shooey kwo leen mayo? |
| Who is this gentleman? | 這一位是誰 | Chay yee way, shirt shooey? |
| Is it raining? | 下雨不下雨 | Seeah-yü poo seeah-yü? |
| It is sure to blow to-day | 今天必要颳風 | Chint‘e-enn pee yow kwah fung. |
| The river will soon freeze | 快要封河 | K‘wi yow fung haw. |
| Have you a skin coat? | 你有皮袄沒有 | Nee yo p‘ee-ow mayo? |
| It's very cold in the north | 北邊兒狠冷 | Paype-er hun lung. |
| Tell the coolie to paste up the windows | 叫苦力糊上窓戶 | Cheeow k‘oolee-hooshahng ch‘wonghoo. |
| Next week I want to get the matting up | 下禮拜要蓬戶 | Seeah lee-pi yow tah p‘ungdza. |
| The mosquitoes are very bad this year | 今年蚊子狠利害 | Chin-ne-enn, wun-dza hun lee-hi. |
| I have no umbrella | 我沒有雨傘 | Waw mayo yü-sahn. |