This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
If you please - gue'-tigst
Yes, Sir - yah, mine hair
Yes, Madam - yah, mad-am'
No, Sir - Nine, mine hair
No, Madam - Nine, Mad-am'
No, Miss - Nine, frau'-line
Do you speak German? - Sprechen ze doytsh?
I do not speak German - Ich sprehen nicht doytsh
I speak it a little - Ich sprechary et'-vas doytsh
I understand - Ich ferstay
Do you understand? - Ferstay'-en ze?
Can you understand? - Kenn'-nen ze ferstayen
You speak too fast - Ze sprechen tsoo shnell
What do you say? - Vas zah'-gen ze?
Do you understand me? - Ferstayen ze mich
I speak German - Ich sprach'-a Deutsh
What can we show you to-day? - Vass cann ich ene'-en hoy'-ta tsi'-gan?
How many yards? - We feel'-a ell'-en
How much do you want? - We feel voll'-en ze?
It will not fade - Es virt nicht ap-bli'-ken
Shall I send the linen home? - Zoll ich ene'-en de line'-vand ens haus shick'-en ?
What will you have? - Voss vin'-chen ze? Yard - ell'-a Yarn - garn or gahrn
Year - yar or yahr Yellow - gelp Yes - yah You - ze
Yesterday - ges'-tern Is it fast color? - Es ist ekt'-far-big?
This garment will fit you - Deez'-es klide virt Ine'-en pass'-en
It is two small - Es ist tzu kline It is too large - Es ist tzu gros
How is your health? - Ve-gate' es Ene'-en
Our prices are low - Un'-za-re pri'-sa zind bill'-ig
What do you call that? - Ve nen'nen ze das?
What is that in German? - Ve histe das owf doytsh?
What does that mean? - Vas histe das?
What is it good for? - Votso ist es goot?
Is it good? - Ist es goot?
Is it bad? - Ist es schlect?
I forgot it - Ich ha bay es vergos'sen
It is healthy weather - Es ist ga-zoon'des vetter
Christmas - Vy-nacht' en
Christmas eve - Vynachts a-bend'
New Year - Noiyar
New Year's day - Noiyarstagh
A new year - Ine noyes yar
On the first floor - Im ayersten stock
On the second floor - Im tsvi'ten stock
He is my friend - Air ist mine froind
The Earth.
The earth - dee air day |
the fire - das foyer |
the water - das vasser |
the steam - dair strome |
the sea - dee say |
the weather - das vetter |
tthe wind - dair vinnd |
the rain - dair ra-'gan |
he storm - dair stoorm |
the frost - -dair frost |
the winter - dair vinter |
the snow - dair shnay |
the ice - das ice |
the morning - dair morgan |
the day - dair tagh |
the midday - dair mit'tagh |
the night - dee nacht |
the moon - dair mond |
the sun - dee sounai |
the star - dair stairn |
the year - das yahr |
the rainwater - das ro'-gan-vasser |
the winter weather - das vinter vetter |
the summer weather - das sommer- |
vetter |
The merchant - dair kowf man |
the shop - dair lah'den |
the counting-house - das cong'twor |
the merchandize - dee vah' ray |
the wholesale merchant - dair gross'hendler |
the retailer - dair kline'hendler |
the stock - das lah'ger |
the daybook - das joor'nal |
the ledger - das howpt'boo^ |
the cash book - das cassa'boorA |
the invoice - de fac'toor |
the receipt - dee quit'dong |
the debtor - dair fer'koyfer |
the creditor - dair cre'deetor |
the correspondent - dair correspon- |
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Trades.
 
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