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 ; 食了携洗手杯來
 * Chiáh-lióu khiéh sói-chhiú-pue lái
 * After dinner get the finger bowls.


 * 盤壹樣食了着換
 * Pûaⁿ chék-iēⁿ chiáh-lióu tiéh-uāⁿ
 * The plates must be changed after every course.


 * 刀叉亦是如此
 * To-chhe iā sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ
 * So also the knives and forks.


 * 携壹玻璃杯冷水與我
 * Khíeh chék po-lî-pue chhìn-tsúi khoih uá
 * Get me a tumbler of cold water.


 * 我要食
 * Uá àiⁿ-chiáh
 * I want to drink.


 * 盤碗食了着洗
 * Pûaⁿ-uáⁿ chiáh-lióu tiéh-sói
 * After dinner you must wash the dishes.


 * 洗了着拭亁
 * Sói-lióu tiéh chhit-ta
 * After washing you must wipe them dry.


 * 床布共手巾汚穢好換
 * Tshn̂g-pòu kah chhiú-kṳn nah-sap hó-uāⁿ
 * The table-cloth and the napkins may be changed, if they are dirty.


 * 調雞湯個匙. 拭就好. 不好磨
 * Ié-koi-thng kâi-sî chhit chiũ-hó, m̄-móⁿ chhiù
 * Just wipe the soup ladle, you must not rub it.


 * 茶鍾有几個
 * Tê-cheng ũ kúi-kâi?
 * How many tea-cups are there?


 * 有五個而已
 * Ũ ngõu-kâi tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ
 * There are only five.


 * 五個而已. 加壹個與何人扣破
 * Ngõu-kâi tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ, ke chék-kâi khoih tî-tiâng khà-tiòu?
 * Only five? Who has broken the other five?


 * 我不知
 * Uá li m̄-tsai
 * I don't know.


 * 爾爲何好不知. 物件是爾管個
 * Lṳ́ tsò-nîⁿ hó m̄-tsai, muéh-kiãⁿ sĩ lṳ́ kuáⁿ-kâi
 * How is it you don't know, the things are in your charge.


 * 我煩惱. 我卽割爾個工錢
 * Uá huân-ló, uá li kuah lṳ́ kâi kang-chiⁿ
 * I don't care, I will cut your wages.


 * 無. 爾來買壹個來賠我
 * Bô, lṳ́ li khṳ̀-bói chék-kâi lâi pûe uá
 * Otherwise, you had better go and buy one to compensate me.