Taiwanese phrasebook

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Useful Taiwanese phrases (Source)

Phrase List

Basics

Lie hør 🔊! / Lirn hør 🔊!
Hello.
Lie hør`bøo? 🔊
How are you?
Template:Ttsx. (歡迎光臨)
Welcome.
Lie ciaqpar`boe 🔊? ( 食飽`未?)
How are you? (Have you eaten?)
Ciaqpar`aq! 🔊 (食飽`)
I have eaten!
Bexbae! Ar lie`leq? 🔊 (袂䆀, 你`?)
Not bad! , and you?
Cyn-hør, tøsia. 🔊 (真好多謝)
Fine, thanks! (informal)
Hør, kafmsia. 🔊 好,感謝
Fine, thank you. (formal)
Lie kiøx symmih miaa? 🔊 (你 叫 啥物 名?)
What's your name?
Goar ee miaa si... 🔊 (我 ee 名 是...)
My name is ...
Cyn-hvoahie ka lie segsai! 🔊
Nice to meet you!
Chviar... 🔊
Please... (before a request)
Paethog 🔊 (拜託)
Please.
Mxbiern-khehkhix 🔊 (毋免客氣)
You're welcome
Si 🔊 ()
Yes. (Note:Only some questions are answered with this. As with other varieties of Chinese, affirmation is generally done by repeating the verb in the question.)
Mxsi. 🔊 (毋是)
No.
Phvaysex 🔊 (歹勢)
Excuse me. (begging pardon) / I'm sorry. (informal)
Sitlea 🔊 (失禮)
I'm sorry. (formal)
Zaekiexn 🔊 (再見)
Goodbye
Zaehoe 🔊 (再會)
Goodbye (informal)
Goar bexhiao korng... 🔊(我 袂曉 講...)
I can't speak... [well].
Goar bexhiao korng Engguo 🔊 (我 袂曉 講 英語)
I don't know how to speak English
Lie karm exhiao korng Enggie? 🔊 (你 敢 會曉 講 英語?)
Don't you speak English?
Ciaf kafm'u laang exhiao korng Enggie? 🔊( 敢有 會曉 講 英語?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Kiuolaang! 🔊 (救人!)
Help!
Siøfsym! 🔊 (小心!)
Look out!
Gauzar 🔊! (gau早)
Good morning.
Hør armmii. 🔊 (好 暗暝。)
Good evening. (Amoy)
Boafn'an 🔊 (晚安)
Good night.
Hør khuxn 🔊 (好 。)
Good night (to sleep)
Goar thviabøo. 🔊(我 聽 。)
I don't understand.
Piexnsor ti tøfui? 🔊 (便所 佇 佗位?)
Where's the bathroom?
Lie cyn suie 🔊! (你 真 )
You are beautiful

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