媽媽：
Mommy is doing the dishes. 媽媽在洗碗。
We should do the dishes. 我們應該去洗碗。
There are a lot of dishes today. 今天又很多碗要洗。
Can you clear the table? 你能清理餐桌嗎？
Can you wipe the table? 你能幫我擦餐桌嗎？
Put the dishes in the sink. 把碗盤放在洗碗槽內。
Please put away the dishes you used. 請把你自己用的碗拿走。
Please put away the dishes from the table. 請把碗筷從餐桌上拿走。
Can you help me do the dishes? 你能幫我洗碗嗎？
Who will do the dishes today? 今天誰要洗碗呢？
孩子：
Can I do the dishes today? 我今天可以洗碗嗎？
I want to try doing the dishes. 我想試試洗碗。
Where is the sponge / liquid soap ? 海綿/洗碗精在哪裡？
Let me do the dishes from now on. 以後，碗都由我來洗。
媽媽：
You're a big boy/girl now helping me do the dishes. 現在你能幫我洗碗，真的長大了。
You can do that when you are older. 等你再大一點後，再做吧。
Put on the rubber gloves and put the liquid soap on the sponge. 戴上橡膠手套，再把洗碗精擠在海綿上。
Wash the dishes carefully so they will not break. 要小心洗碗，不要把碗打破了。
Wash them carefully so there is no residue left. 仔細清洗，不要留下食物殘渣。
They are sparkling clean. 碗乾淨得閃閃發光。
Turn off the water. 要把水龍頭關好。
There is still some soap on it. It's slippery. 上面還有些泡泡，很滑喔。
Oily residue is hard to get off. 油垢很難洗掉。
Use hot water to wash off the grease. 用熱水把油垢洗掉。
Place the dripping bowls upside down on the rack. 請把溼的碗倒過來放在架子上。
Dry the plates with a dish towel. 用洗碗的毛巾把盤子擦乾。
We've got a lot to clean, so let's use the dishwasher. 有很多碗要洗，那讓我們用洗碗機吧。
Load the dishes in the dishwasher. 把碗放進洗碗機。
The detergent should go in here. 把洗潔劑放進這裡。
Okay, close the door and push this button. 好，把門關起來，然後按下按鈕。