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 ; 眠床每明早着修好
 * Mīn-tshn̂g pâi-mêng-khí tiéh muéh-hó
 * Every morning the bed must be put right.


 * 褥携去晒
 * Zók khiéh khṳ̀ phák
 * Take the mattress and put it in the sun.


 * 枕頭亦着晒
 * Chím-thâu iā tiéh phák
 * The pillows must be aired too.


 * 蚊帳汚穢了. 着乞洗衫個洗
 * Máng-tiàⁿ nah-sap--lō, tiéh khoih sói-saⁿ--kâi sói
 * The mosquito curtain is dirty, it must be given to the washerman to wash.


 * 眠床白布每個禮拜着換壹次
 * Mîn-tshn̂g péh-pòu chék-kâi lói-pài tiéh uāⁿ chék-ē
 * The bed-sheet must be changed once a week.


 * 枕頭囊亦着每個禮拜換
 * Chím-thâu-lông iā tiéh pâi-kâi lói-pài uāⁿ
 * The pillow cases must also be changed every week.


 * 被不可洗多次
 * Phũe m̄-móⁿ sói khah-giáp
 * Bed-clothes shouldn't be washed too often.


 * 洗多次袂暖
 * Sói khah-giáp bõi-sie
 * (If) washed too often they will not be warm.


 * 眠床拔蚊. 了蚊帳放好
 * Mîn-tshn̂g pũaⁿ-máng, lióu máng-tìaⁿ pàng-hó
 * Drive out the mosquitoes in the bed, and then let down the curtain properly.


 * 伊好觀鏡
 * I hàuⁿ-iám-kìaⁿ
 * He is fond of looking in the looking-glass.


 * 携我個梳共虱箆來
 * Khiéh uá kâi siu kah sat-pìn lâi
 * Get me my comb and my small-tooth comb.


 * 爾共我梳. 了共我箆
 * Lṳ́ kâh uá siu, lióu kah uá pìn
 * You comb my hair, then use the small-tooth comb.


 * 剃刀不利. 不好剃頭
 * Thì-to m̄-lāi, m̄-móⁿ thì-thâu
 * The razor is not sharp, I can't shave (with it.)


 * 我個頭筅在何處
 * Uá kâi thâu-tshóiⁿ tõ tî-kò?
 * Where is my hair-brush?


 * 吊放何處
 * Tiòu-pàng tî-kò?
 * Where shall I hang it?


 * 吊放衫吊
 * Tiòu-pàng saⁿ-tiòu
 * Hang it on the clothes-horse.