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VOCABULARY.—Continued.

Q.
Quality (of goods) Dzung-t'ow; pahn-t'ow.
Quickly May-may or meh-meh.
R.
Rain; (2) it rains Ho; (2) law ho.
Rather Yow; lahn-law; say-soo.
Raw Ts'ang.
Read T'ak dzer.
Ready, it (anything) is Peen leeow.
Ready made Dzaw peen.
Ready money Heen dzee.
Receive, to Seeoo.
Reckon up, to Sung-seeow.
Red Ahng.
Regulations Dzeeang-t'eeah.
Relative Ts'een-ts'ek.
Reply, to Yeen.
Rest, to Heeah hek.
Rice (uncooked) Bee; (cooked) pung.
Ride on horseback Kheeah beh.
Right, you are Put ts'aw; baw ts'aw.
Right hand Yeeoo ts'eeoo.
Ripe Sek.
River Khoy.
Road Lo.
Roast, to Seeay.
Room Pahng.
Root Kern or (German) kön.
Rope Saw.
Rough Khee-khoo.