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Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠎⠓⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠇⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠎⠓⠕⠀⠝⠛⠕⠕⠀
⠞⠁⠥⠀⠠⠙⠁⠤⠠⠊⠥⠝⠛⠀⠅⠕⠕⠝⠛⠤⠅⠺⠑⠝⠀⠉⠓⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑
⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠇⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠎⠓⠕⠀⠝⠛⠕⠕⠀⠞⠁⠥⠀⠠⠓⠺⠕⠤⠚⠊⠀⠅⠕⠕⠝⠛⠤⠅⠺⠑⠝⠀⠉⠓⠊⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠁⠞⠓⠑⠙⠗⠁⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠎⠓⠕
⠀⠝⠛⠕⠕⠀⠞⠁⠥⠀⠼⠦⠠⠕⠕⠝⠛⠤⠇⠊⠤⠏⠁⠤⠙⠁⠥⠝⠛⠀⠉⠓⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠉⠓⠥⠗⠉⠓⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠎⠓⠕
⠀⠝⠛⠕⠕⠀⠞⠁⠥⠀⠠⠎⠕⠕⠤⠞⠎⠑⠥⠤⠼⠦⠕⠕⠀⠇⠊⠤⠏⠁⠤⠙⠁⠥⠝⠛⠀
⠉⠓⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠶⠗⠊⠉⠅⠎⠓⠁⠶⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠺⠁⠝⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠁⠝⠀⠊⠁⠥⠀⠊⠓⠀⠃⠕⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠁⠝
⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠉⠑⠇⠀⠛⠕⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠉⠅⠎⠓⠁⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠙⠊⠤⠅⠥⠓⠀⠏⠁⠥⠤⠞⠎⠀⠞⠎⠓⠕⠤⠞⠎⠀⠇⠁⠥⠝⠛⠀⠏⠁⠤⠞⠥⠓⠤⠇⠁⠥⠓
⠀⠧⠁⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑
⠀⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠦⠠⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠍⠑⠗⠉⠓⠁⠝⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠞⠕⠤⠙⠁⠽⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠽⠥⠝⠛⠤⠞⠎⠁⠥⠀⠝⠕⠕⠝⠛⠀⠽⠑⠥⠀⠎⠁⠀
⠵⠤⠞⠓⠊⠀⠧⠁⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠕⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠊⠎⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠁⠝⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠤⠙⠁⠽⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠽⠥⠝⠛⠤⠞⠎⠁⠥⠀
⠝⠕⠕⠝⠛⠀⠊⠁⠥⠀⠙⠊⠝⠛⠔⠔⠀⠎⠁⠀⠓⠕⠕⠤⠎⠥⠓⠀⠧⠁⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠽⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠲⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠛⠕⠕⠀
⠊⠁⠥⠀⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠅⠥⠓⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠠⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠶⠶⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠞⠁⠀⠶⠶
⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠎⠓⠁⠝⠛⠓⠁⠊⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠑⠟⠥⠊⠧⠁⠇⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠦⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠲⠴⠀⠠⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠁⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀

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