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Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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