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Lesson XIV.
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.