Can you finish it this week?
拉第个禮拜裏, 做得好否
La di-kuh li-pa li, tsoo-tuh hau va?
This week it is impossible to finish.
拉第个禮拜裏, 來勿及做好
La di-kuh li-pa li, le-’veh-ji tsoo-hau.
Then next week certainly must finish.
蓋末下个禮拜, 一定要做好
Keh-meh ‘au-kuh li-pa, ih-ding iau tsoo-hau.
How much will it cost to make these clothes?
第件衣裳做工啥價錢
Di-jien i-zaung tsoo-koong sa ka-dien?
You ask too big a price.
儂討个價錢忒貴.
Noong thau-kuh ka-dien thuh kyui.
Yes (or all right), I can pay you this price.
好个, 我可以撥儂第个價錢
Hau-kuh, ngoo khau-i peh noong di-kuh ka-dieh.
Why have you not done as I told you?
爲啥勿照我告訴儂个様子咾做
We-sa ’veh tsau ngoo kau-soo noong-kuh yang-ts lau tsoo?
You have done very well. When I have more work I shall want you to do it (lit., and another time I will want you to do work.)
儂做來蠻好, 下回我還要儂做
Noong tsoo-le ’man-hau; ‘au-we ngoo wan iau noong tsoo.