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Rh ;爾是天主教或不是
 * Lṳ́ sĩ Thien-tsú-kà a m̄-sĩ?
 * Are you a Roman Catholic?


 * 阮是耶穌教
 * Ún sĩ Iâ-sou-kà
 * We are Protestant.


 * 爾是傳道理之人或不是
 * Lṳ́ sĩ thuân-tõ-lí--kâi-nâng a m̄-sĩ?
 * Are you a preacher?


 * 是. 爾有要聽零些否
 * Sĩ, lṳ́ ũ àiⁿ-thiaⁿ lân-ló mē?
 * Yes, do you wish to hear me a little?


 * 我有閑. 我來去禮拜堂聽
 * Uá ũ-ôiⁿ, uá lâi-khṳ̀ lói-pài-tn̂g thiaⁿ
 * If I have time, I shall go to the church and hear.


 * 今日菴埠閙𤍠
 * Kíaⁿ-jît Am-pou lãu-jiét
 * To-day is a festival day in Am-pou.


 * 做弍拾棚戯. 共迊老爺
 * Tsò jī-tsáp-pêⁿ hì, kah iâⁿ-lãu-iâ
 * They have twenty theatre stages besides a procession.


 * 來去遊玩
 * Lâi-khṳ̀ thit-thô
 * Let us go for amusement.


 * 我要去拜老爺
 * Uá àiⁿ-khṳ̀ pài-lãu-iâ
 * I am going to worship the idol.


 * 要去拜媽祖
 * Aìⁿ-khṳ̀-pài Máⁿ-tsóu
 * I wish to worship the Goddess of sailors.


 * 明天要迎老爺
 * Màⁿ-khí àiⁿ iâⁿ-lãu-iâ
 * There will be a procession to-morrow.


 * 時節着拜亞公
 * Sî-tsoih tiéh pài-a-kong
 * We must worship our ancestors on festival days.


 * 淸明着去祭掃
 * Chheng-mêng tiéh-khṳ̀ kùe-tsúa
 * On the festival of tombs, we must go to worship the graves.


 * 子兒着行孝父母
 * Kiáⁿ-jî tiéh kiâⁿ-hàu pẽ-bó
 * Children must show filial piety towards their parents.


 * 請和尚來讀經
 * Chhiáⁿ hûe-sièⁿ lâi thák-keng
 * Engage a Buddhist priest to come and recite prayers.


 * 用伍性來奉
 * Ēng ngóu-se lâi-hõng
 * Make an offering of five kinds.


 * 燒香㸃燭
 * Sie-hieⁿ, tiám-chek
 * Burn the incense-sticks, and light the candles.