THE COOK (大司務).

To cook. 燒 Sau.

To boil. 煠 or 燉 Zah (or tung).

To roast, bake or toast. 烘 Hoong.

To fry. 煎 Tsien.

To broil. 燻 or 烤 Hyuin, or khau (not much used).

To steam. 蒸 Tsung.

To stew.* 燉 or 熓 or 𤒘 Tung, or ’oo or tok. * No exact term in Shanghai colloquial; cooks in imitation of the English sound say “S-thoo” 水拖.

Boil water for tea. 燉茶 Tung dzo.

Make tea (by pouring boiling water on the leaves). 𣶐 (or 泡) 茶 Phau dzo.

Boiled (or boiling) water. 開水 Khe-s, 滾水 Kwung-s.

Go and buy (literally cook) some hot (boiled) water. 去𣶐點開水來 Chi phau tien khe-s le.

Buy some hot water. 買點熱水 Ma tien nyik-s.

Buy some hot (i.e., boiled) water (for drinking). 買點開水 Ma tien khe-s.

Make chicken soup. 要做雞湯 Iau tsoo kyi-thaung.

Make chicken jelly. 要做雞絲凍 Iau tsoo kyi s-toong.

Make calves’ foot jelly. 要做小牛脚凍 Iau tsoo siau-nyeu kyak-toong.

Go to the market and buy Meat,1 Fish,2 Vegetables,3 Chicken,4 Hen’s Eggs,5 Pheasant,6 Ducks,7 Wild Goose,8 Goose,9 Turkey,10 Snipe,11 Small Water Duck,12 Oranges,13 Pumelo,14 Apples,15 Peaches,16 Apricots,17 Biboes,18 Strawberries,19 Lichees,20 Pineapple,21 Grapes,22 Beans,23 String Beans,24 Cabbage,25 Spinach,26 Cauliflower,27 Turnips,28 Carrots,29 Shoulder of Mutton,30 Leg of Mutton,31 Mutton Chops,32 Roast Beef,33 Steak,34 Bread,35 Biscuits,36 Milk,37 Butter,38 Tea,39 Sugar,40 Coffee,41 Rice,42 Flour,43 Oatmeal,44 Salt,45 Matches,46 Kerosene Oil,47 Coals,48 Charcoal,49 Firewood.50

到街上去買 肉,1 魚,2 蔬菜,3 雞,4 雞蛋,5 野雞,6 鴨,7 野鵝,8 鵝,9 火雞,10 竹雞,11 小水鴨,12 橘子,13 文旦,14 蘋果,15 桃子,16 杏子,17 枇杷,18 外國楊梅,19 茘枝,20 婆羅蜜,21 葡萄,22 荳,23 刀荳,24 捲心菜,25 菠菜,26 花菜,27 蘿蔔,28 紅蘿蔔,29 羊个前腿 or 後腿,30 羊个後背,31 腰窩,32 燒肉坯,33 牛肉排,34 饅頭,35 𩝣餅,36 牛奶,37 奶油,38 茶葉,39 糖,40 茄菲,41 米,42 米粉,43 大麥粉,44 鹽,45 自來火,46 火油,47 煤,48 炭,49 柴.50

Tau ka-laung chi ma nyok,1 ng,2 soo-tshe,3 kyi,4 kyi-dan,5 ya-kyi,6 ah,7 ya-ngoo,8 ngoo,9 hoo-kyi,10 tsok-kyi,11 siau-s-ah,12 kyoeh-ts,13 vung-tan,14 bing-koo,15 dau-ts,16 ‘ang-ts,17 bih-bo,18 Nga-kok yang-me,19 li-ts,20 poo-loo-mih,21 beh-dau,22 deu,23 tau-deu,24 kyoen-sing-tshe,25 poo-tshe,26 hwo-tshe,27 Lau-bok,28 ‘oong lau-bok,29 yang-kuh dzien-the (or ‘eu-the),30 yang-kuh ‘eu-pe,31 iau-oo,32 sau-nyok-phe,33 nyeu-nyok-ba,34 men-deu,35 thah-ping,36 nyeu-na,37 na-yeu,38 dzo-yik,39 daung,40 kha-fi,41 mi,42 mi-fung,43 da-mak-fung,44 yien,45 z-le-hoo,46 hoo-yeu,47 me,48 than,49 za.50

Don’t use pork fat to fry. 勿要用猪油煎 ’Veh iau yoong ts-yeu tsien.

Use beef fat to fry. 要用牛油煎 Iau yoong nyeu-yeu tsien.

Is it ready? 好末 or 好哉否 Hau meh (or hau tse va?)

Keep this; we can use to-morrow. 要擺拉, 明朝再用 Iau pa-la; ming-tsau tse yoong.

This is too salt. 第个忒鹹 Di-kuh thuk ‘an.

This is too fresh (has not enough salt). 第个忒淡 Di-kuh thuh dan.

This is under-cooked. 燒來忒生 Sau le thuh sang.

This is cooked too long. 燒來忒熟 Sau le thuh zok.

This needs a hot fire. 要旺火燒 Iau yaung-hoo sau.

This wants a slow fire. 要文火燒 Iau vung-hoo sau.

Warm this meat. 熱熱第个肉 Nyih-nyih di-kuh nyok.

Get it ready presently. 就要燒 Zieu iau sau.

Get it ready quickly. 快點燒 Khwa-tieu sau.

All meals must be ready on time. 吃飯要有一定个時候 Chuh-van iau yeu ih-ding-kuh z-‘eu.

This cooking stove is broken; have it repaired. 鐵灶有毛病要修 Thih-tsau yeu mau-bing; iau sieu.

The flue (or chimney) is choked; have it cleaned. 煙囱塞沒, 要通 Ien-tshoong suh-meh, iau thoong.

Black the stove. 鐵灶要刷黑 Thih-tsau iau seh huk.

This is not the stove brush; exchange for another. 第个勿是鐵灶个刷帚,要換別个 Di-kuh ’veh-z thih-tsau-kuh seh-tseu; iau wen bih-kuh.

This brush is broken; buy a new one. 第个刷巳經壞脫,要買新个 Di-kuh seh i-kyung wa-theh; iau ma sing-kuh.

I have no black lead. 我勿有黑煤 or 黑鉛 Ngoo ’veh yeu huh-me (or huh khan).

This pot leaks; have it mended. 第个壺漏者, 要修 (or 要銲) Di-kuh ‘oo leu tse; iau sieu (or iau ‘oen—solder.)

This pot is cracked and can’t be mended. 第个壺迸開, 勿能再修 Di-kuh ‘oo pang-khe, ’veh nung tse sieu.

I want to buy a new kettle. 我要買一把新个水壺 Ngoo iau ma ih-po sing-kuh s-‘oo.

I want to buy a large covered jar. 我要買一个有蓋个缽頭 Ngoo iau ma ih-kuh yeu-ke-kuh peh-deu.

I want to buy a small kong. 我要買一隻小缸 Ngoo iau ma ih-tsak siau-kaung.

Buy a ton of soft coal and half a ton of hard coal. 買一噸煙煤咾半噸白煤 Ma ih-tung ien-me lau pen-tung bak-me.

Buy a basket of charcoal. 買一蔞炭 Ma ih-leu than.

Have you bought the firewood? 生火个柴買哉否 Sang-hoo-kuh za ma tse ’va?

[I] want [you] to buy ice. 要買點氷 Iau ma tien ping.

Put this in the ice-box. 第个物事要擺拉氷箱裡 Di-kuh meh-z iau pa la ping-siang li.

[I want you to] clean out the ice-box. 氷箱要弄乾淨 Ping-siang iau loong koen-zing.

The ice-box is leaking; have it mended. 氷箱有漏, 要修好 Ping-siang yeu leu; iau sieu-hau.

Bring some boiling water. 担滾水 (or 開水) 來 Tan kwung-s (or khe-s le.)

Make a bowl of arrowroot. 冲一碗藕粉來 Tsoong ih-’wen ngeu-fung le.

Make it thicker than yesterday. 要比昨日厚點 Iau pi zauh-nyih ‘eu-tien.

I am going out; you look after the house. 我要出去, 儂要當心房子 Ngoo iau tsheh-chi; noong iau taung-sing vaung-ts.

A friend has asked me to go out to dinner; you don’t need to prepare. 有朋友請我吃夜飯, 儂勿要預備哉 Yeu bang-yeu tshing ngoo chuh ya-van; noong ’veh iau yui-be tse.

To-day get supper ready half an hour earlier. 今朝夜飯要早半點鐘 Kyung-tsau ya-van iau tsau pe-tien-tsoong.

Call me at 6 o’clock to-morrow morning. 明朝早晨六點鐘要呌我 Ming-tsau tsau-zung lok tien-tsoong iau kyau ngoo.

Go to the market early to-morrow morning. 明朝要早點到街上去 Ming-tsau iau tsau-tien tau ka-laung chi.

I want to take the accounts now. 現在要算賬 Yien-dze iau soen-tsang.

Your account is all right. 儂个賬勿錯 or 對个 Noong-kuh tsang ’veh tsho (or te kuh).

Your account has a mistake. 儂个賬勿對 or 有錯 Noong-kuh tsang ’veh te (or yeu tsho).

Your account is more than mine. 儂个賬比我多 Noong-kuh tsang pi ngoo too.

Your account is less than mine. 儂个賬此我少 Noong-kuh tsang pi ngoo sau.

I have already paid this. 第个賬我已經付拉哉 Di-kuh tsang ngoo i-kyung foo-la-tse.

I will pay you to-morrow. 明朝付儂 Ming-tsau foo noong.

Next week I will pay you. 下禮拜付儂 ‘Au li-pa foo noong.