Taiwanese phrasebook

Taiwanese phrasebook (Source)

Phrase List

Basics

Lie hør 🔊! / Lirn hør 🔊!

Hello.

Lie hør`bøo? 🔊

How are you?

Hoangeeng kongliim 🔊. (歡迎光臨)

Welcome.

Lie ciaqpar`bøe 🔊? (你<sup>†</sup> 食飽`未?)

How are you? (Have you eaten?)

Ciaqpar`aq! 🔊 (食飽`啊^†)

I have eaten!

Bexbae! Ar lie`leq? 🔊 (袂䆀<sup>‡</sup>, 你`咧^†？)

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 🔊 (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.

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? 🔊(遐^† 敢有 人^† 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'afn (晚安)

Good night.

Hør khuxn 🔊 (好 睏^†。)

Good night (to sleep)

Goar thviabøo. 🔊(我 聽 無^†。)

I don't understand.

Piexnsor ti tøfui? 🔊 (便所 佇 佗位^‡?)

Where's the bathroom?

Lie cyn suie 🔊! (你 真 媠^†)

You are beautiful

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