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'''Useful Taiwanese phrases''' | '''Useful Taiwanese phrases''' | ||
==Phrase List== | |||
===Basics=== | |||
;[[Lie hQr]]! / Lirn hQr! :Hello. | |||
;Lie hQr`bQo? (你好否?) :How are you? | |||
;[[Lie hQr]]! / Lirn hQr! | ;Hoangeeng kongliim. (歡迎光臨) :Welcome. | ||
:Hello. | ;Li [[ciaqpar]]`boe? (你食飽未?) :How are you? (Have you eaten?) | ||
;Ciaqpar`aq! (食飽啊) :I have eaten! | |||
;Li [[ciaqpar]]`boe? (你食飽未?) | ;Bexbae! Ar lie`leq? (我佅孬! 你呢？) :Not bad! , and you? | ||
: | ; Cyn-hQr, tQsia. (真好，多謝) :Fine, thanks! (informal) | ||
; HQr, [[kafmsia]]. 好，感謝 :Fine, thank you. (formal) | |||
;Ciaqpar`aq! (食飽啊) | ;Lie kiQx symmih miaa? (你叫啥物名？) :What's your name? | ||
:I have eaten! | ;Goar ee miaa si... (我的名是...) : My name is ... | ||
;Cyn-hvoahie ka lie segsai! :Nice to meet you! | |||
; | ;Chviar... : Please... (before a request) | ||
: | ; Paethog (拜託) :Please. | ||
; Mxbiern khehkhix (免客氣) :You're welcome | |||
; | ;Si (是) :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. | ||
; LQkax (勞駕) :Excuse me. (''getting attention'') | |||
; | ; Phvaysex (否勢) :Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') / I'm sorry. (informal) | ||
:(I'm) | ; Sitlea (失禮) :I'm sorry. (formal) | ||
;Zaekiexn (再見) :Goodbye | |||
; | ;Zaehoe () :Goodbye (''informal'') | ||
: | ;Goar bexhiao korng...(我未曉講...) :I can't speak... [well]. | ||
;Goar bexhiao korng Enggie (我未曉講英語) :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?(遐敢有人會曉講英語？) :Is there someone here who speaks English? | ||
: | ;Kiuolaang! (救人！) :Help! | ||
;SiQfsym! (小心！) :Look out! | |||
; | ;Gauzar! (賢早。) :Good morning. | ||
: | ;HQr armmii. (好暗暝。) :Good evening. (Amoy) | ||
;Boafn'an () :Good night. | |||
;HQr khuxn (好睏。) :Good night (''to sleep'') | |||
;Goar thviabQo.(我聽無。) :I don't understand. | |||
;Piexnsor ti tQfui? (便所佇佗?) :Where's the bathroom? | |||
;Lie cyn suie! (你真媠) :You are beautiful | |||
Revision as of 09:34, 13 April 2013
Useful Taiwanese phrases
Phrase List
Basics
- Lie hQr! / Lirn hQr!
- Hello.
- Lie hQr`bQo? (你好否?)
- How are you?
- Hoangeeng kongliim. (歡迎光臨)
- Welcome.
- Li ciaqpar`boe? (你食飽未?)
- How are you? (Have you eaten?)
- Ciaqpar`aq! (食飽啊)
- I have eaten!
- Bexbae! Ar lie`leq? (我佅孬! 你呢？)
- Not bad! , and you?
- Cyn-hQr, tQsia. (真好，多謝)
- Fine, thanks! (informal)
- HQr, kafmsia. 好，感謝
- Fine, thank you. (formal)
- Lie kiQx symmih miaa? (你叫啥物名？)
- What's your name?
- Goar ee miaa si... (我的名是...)
- My name is ...
- Cyn-hvoahie ka lie segsai!
- Nice to meet you!
- Chviar...
- Please... (before a request)
- Paethog (拜託)
- Please.
- Mxbiern khehkhix (免客氣)
- You're welcome
- Si (是)
- 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.
- LQkax (勞駕)
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- Phvaysex (否勢)
- Excuse me. (begging pardon) / I'm sorry. (informal)
- Sitlea (失禮)
- I'm sorry. (formal)
- Zaekiexn (再見)
- Goodbye
- Zaehoe ()
- Goodbye (informal)
- Goar bexhiao korng...(我未曉講...)
- I can't speak... [well].
- Goar bexhiao korng Enggie (我未曉講英語)
- 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?(遐敢有人會曉講英語？)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Kiuolaang! (救人！)
- Help!
- SiQfsym! (小心！)
- Look out!
- Gauzar! (賢早。)
- Good morning.
- HQr armmii. (好暗暝。)
- Good evening. (Amoy)
- Boafn'an ()
- Good night.
- HQr khuxn (好睏。)
- Good night (to sleep)
- Goar thviabQo.(我聽無。)
- I don't understand.
- Piexnsor ti tQfui? (便所佇佗?)
- Where's the bathroom?
- Lie cyn suie! (你真媠)
- You are beautiful