If you cannot find it, you must pay for it.
若是尋勿著, 要儂賠个
Zah-z zing-’veh-dzak, iau noong be kuh.
What is the price for washing one piece?
淨一件啥價錢
Zing ih-jien sa ka-dien?
Three cents a piece.
三分洋錢一件
San-fung yang-dien i-jien.
Bring these clothes back in two or three days.
第件衣裳兩三日就要擔來
Di-jien i-zaung liang san nyih zieu iau tan-le.
I am going away (or leaving Shanghai) presently.
我就要出門 (or 我就要離開上海)
Ngoo zieu iau tsheh-mung (or ngoo zieu iau li-khe Zaung-he).
So you must bring back my clothes at once.
所以我个衣裳就擔來
Soo-i ngoo-kuh i-zaung zieu tan-le.
These clothes are not ironed properly; iron them again.
第件衣裳燙來勿好, 要再燙
Di-jien i-zaung thaung-le ’veh hau; iau tse thaung.
These clothes are not washed properly, wash them again.
第件衣裳淨來勿乾淨, 要再淨
Di-jien i-zaung zing le ’veh koen-zing, iau tse zing.
Don’t put any soda in the water.
水裡勿要放鹻
S-li ’veh iau faung kan.
As it easily takes out the colour.
爲之容易退顏色
We-ts yoong-yi the ngan-suh.