Pára comprár.

A second dialogue from "English as She is Spoke," published in Paris in 1855 and since then periodically re-printed for the amusement of all - and for the terror of those who study foreign languages (I was one of them) who fear their teachers, for reasons of sadism or incompetence, are preparing them in this manner. The first was here.Pára comprár. For to buy.

Quê quér Vm.?	What will you have, sir.
Quéro úm bòm ê boníto pânno pâra vestído.	I won't have a good and fine cloth to make a coat.
Eis úm excellênte ê múito dâ móda.	Here is it a much fine and who bear now.
Agráda-me â côr; pôrem o pânno não é múito fórte; não têm côrpo.	I like very much this colour; but the cloth is not strong enough, it is too thin.
Vêja ésta péça: Vm. não achará em párte nenhúma ôutra tão bôa cômo élla: ô pânno é excellênte.	Look that piece, sir, you do not find one so much fine else where; the cloth is very good.
Quânto péde Vm. pôr câda vára?	How much do you sell it the ell?
O sêu jústo prêço é três míl duzênos ê ôito réis.	We thout overcharge you from a halfpenny, it cost twenty franks.
Senhôr, eû não costúmo regateár; díga-me ô último prêço.	Sir, i am not accustomed to cheapen; tell me the last price.
Já lhê dísse quê aquêlle é ô sêu jústo prêço.	I have told you, sir, it is valuable in that.
E caríssimo, dár-lhê-hêi dôus míl oito-cêntos ê oitênta réis.	It is too much dear, i give at it, eighteen franks.
Não pósso abâter úm seitíl.	There is not only half-penny to beat down.
Não lhê darêi ô quê mê péde.	Vou shall not have what you have wished.

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