Taiwanese phrasebook

Useful Taiwanese phrases (Source)

Phrase List

Basics

Lie hQr 🔊! / Lirn hQr!

Hello.

Lie hQr`bQo? (你好否?)

How are you?

Hoangeeng kongliim 🔊. (歡迎光臨)

Welcome.

Lie ciaqpar 🔊`boe? (你食飽未?)

How are you? (Have you eaten?)

Ciaqpar`aq! 🔊 (食飽啊)

I have eaten!

Bexbae 🔊! Ar lie`leq? (我未僫! 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 🔊 (呣免客氣)

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 🔊 (歹勢)

Excuse me. (begging pardon) / I'm sorry. (informal)

Sitlea 🔊 (失禮)

I'm sorry. (formal)

Zaekiexn 🔊 (再見)

Goodbye

Template:TTS (再會)

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!

Template:TTS2! (賢早。)

Good morning.

HQr armmii. 🔊 (好暗暝。)

Good evening. (Amoy)

Boafn'an 🔊 (晚安)

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?

Template:TTS! (你真媠)

You are beautiful

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