Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo IslandHall, Basil
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Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island
Hall, Basil
Korea -- Description and travel; Ryukyu Islands -- Description and travel
27. I am going on board Wang hoonee ki eechoong I ship * to go I to
to dinner moonoo kamoong eat.
28. When the ships depart A'cha hoonee nittee Doochoo To-morrow ship *
to-morrow all the mang hoonee Loo-Choo thousand
Loo-Choo people will oocooyoong ship *.
pray
_Of Eating and Drinking._
29. To drink wine Sac'kkee noomoong Wine to drink.
30. Sweet wine Amazac'kkee Sweet wine.
31. I eat Moonoo kamoong I to eat.
32. I never drink tea Cha noodee narang Tea drinking never.
33. Tayin and you never Tayin ya sac'kkee noodee Tayin you wine drink
drink wine narang never.
34. The parting glass Wockkarittee Departing.
35. It is good (to eat) Coodee masa This good (to eat).
36. It is bad, throw it Neesba is'kung Bad *.
away
37. It is tea, to drink Meezee tajeeing cha noodee Water to boil tea
drinking.
_Of Looking and Seeing._
38. To look at the sun Teeda meeoong kagung Sun to see glass.
through a glass
39. I look, or I see Moonoomeeoong I to see.
40. The English gentleman I'ngere tayin meesheeoong English great man to
is looking look at.
41. Stop, you shall look Matee*, atookarra ya Stop, by and by you
presently meesheeoong to look at.
42. Clouds obscure the Koomoo teeda oosooostang Clouds sun to cover
sun over.
43. The branches of the Toomee kagung kee noo Spy-glass trees
tree obstruct the kattakashee meerang branches to hide.
sight
44. If a Loo-Choo woman Doochoo innago I'ngere Loo-Choo woman English
should see you she meeoong nachoong to see, to cry.
will be alarmed
_Of Giving._
45. Will you give me that Wang yee quirree I * giving.
46. Give me that pencil Hoodee moot'choo Pencil bring.
47. I gave him some paper A'ree nee queetang Him * giving.
48. By and by I will give Atookarra qua gnee queeoong By and by children *
it to my children to give.
_Of Opening and Shutting._
49. Shut this, or it Akittee ninjoong Shutting to sleep.
50. Open this, or it Akittee mirree, or Opening it.
akatindee
51. Do you open this, Akatindee, or ya akirree Opening, or you
or it opening.
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