Cantonese Made Easy
... polite enquiries is styled replying 小婿, ' síú sai ' .婿, ling2 sai ' , and in The wife's relatives are , of course ... polite enquiries as 姨娘, ling yi nöng ; and in reply referred to as 姨娘, yi nöng . ( n ) . A wife's ...
Modern Russian Grammar
... Polite enquiries and responses The following polite enquiries can be used to follow up a greeting : Как поживаешь ? / Как поживаете ? Как живёшь ? / Как живёте ? Как ( твои / ваши ) дела ? Как у тебя / вас дела ? The following versions ...
Take Off! 4
... , and you'll do fine . Oh , thank you , ma'am ! I'm really looking forward to making candles so that I can gift them to my parents and friends . Miss Davison : That's a very nice thought , Chitra. 9 Conversation 1: Making Polite Enquiries.
A Complete Course In ISC English For XI-XII
... polite enquiries with verbs like hope, think or wonder: I think he would come. I wonder if he would pass the examination. Signal Words of Simple Past yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday 2. Past Continuous Tense ...
Anglers' Evenings
... polite enquiries from the fleet about their catch with scant civility , and mistook our offer of the borrowed casting- net for irony . An apoplectic enthusiast , sitting on a chair in a barge , was , I regret to say , forcibly presented ...
Mary Queen of Scots in Captivity
... polite enquiries after the health of the Queen of Scots , " for manners sake , with Shrewsbury's assent . " On Sunday , Mary asked him up to her room , " where she still kept her bed , " and chatted about the King of Navarre's sister ...
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa: C̜anti parva (v.2)
... polite enquiries , The saluting of Brahmanas every morning and evening is ordained.19 In temples of gods , amid cows , in performing the rites of religion laid down for Brāhmanas , in reading the Vedas , and in eating , the right hand ...
Things Chinese
... Polite enquiries , 468 486 . Politeness , 156 , 294 , 487 . Political Geography , 198 . Polygamy 289 , 358 , 434 . Polytheism , Buddhistic , 70 , Pongee , Shan - tung . 478 , Pope of Taouism , 447 . Popped rice , 389 . Population , 356 ...
On Secret Patrol in High Asia
... paradise . Once out of that icy blast we collected our thoughts and goods , and were soon busy over polite enquiries with the lady and her A PAMIR NIFLHEIM 65 sister , whose news set us 64 THROUGH KUEN - LUN AND MUZTAGH.
Eastern Persia
... polite enquiries , and to fix the time for the official visit of the Mission to the palace ; and next day a message was sent from the Prince Governor to ask whether General Goldsmid would object to the presence of Mirza Ma'súm Khán at ...
Macmillan's Magazine
... polite enquiries as to the success of what Mr. Fletcher was in the habit of referring to as the propa- ganda . " Our efforts are bearing fruit , " said the latter , in his most clerical manner . " Among the natives our ministrations ...
Our Missions
... polite enquiries might be heard to say , " Are you French or English ? " " Oh , I am English " ; " Ah , I am French ; still we are all the same , " the thought at the back of the minds of these estimable persons being , that one has ...
Imperial Palace
... polite enquiries about the health and the doings and the happiness of other people -the prospect of all this was more than he felt himself able to bear . Call it weakness , cowardice , what you please , the panjan- drum had chosen to re ...
Will Watch
... polite enquiries . Not so unfortunate in his amatory pursuits was the dignitary's man . The happy Obadiah found the maiden of his choice busied in preparing a double dose of brandy flip for the Canterbury doctor . " Good evening ...
The Letters of Madame
... polite enquiries and discourses about the weather , while Madame's habit of writing the same news to several of her correspondents , often on the same day , would have meant much unprofitable tautology . We have , therefore ...
The Iron Cousin; Or, Mutual Influence
... was explained by Cecil ; and after polite enquiries on the part of the others , and assurances on hers that she was unhurt , with courteous acknowledgment of the pleasant day's excursion in their company 172 THE IRON COUSIN .
“The” Bankers', Insurance Managers' & Agents' Magazine
... polite enquiries to make . The correct conclusion at which you arrive when your knowledge is complete is , that there is as great a disparity between the principles of English and Scottish banking as there is between the mechanical ...
The Touchstone of Life
... polite enquiries as to his trains and his journey - not a very long one - from town , he added : " I seem to know the line from London to Long- haise like an old friend , for Teddy has spoken to me so often about it . In fact , I know ...
South Wind
... polite enquiries , and indicated the various sites and persons of interest ; while Don Francesco , he observed , had unaccountably recovered from his sudden attack of bad humour on the steamer . " And that is where I live , " she said ...
Our Curate's Budget
... polite enquiries after her health ; " and I can't ask ye in . " " Well , ' tain't no harm to tell us how ye be ! " " Oh ! I'm well enough , Jem , " she replied . And now , that the first shock is over , she FOR THE TRUTH'S SAKE . 9.