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Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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