Taiwanese phrasebook
Useful Taiwanese phrases (Source)
Phrase List
Basics
- Lie hQr ๐! / Lirn hQr!
- Hello.
- Lie hQr`bQo? (ไฝ ๅฅฝๅฆ?)
- How are you?
- Hoangeeng kongliim ๐. (ๆญก่ฟๅ ่จ)
- Welcome.
- Lie ciaqpar ๐`boe? (ไฝ ้ฃ้ฃฝๆช?)
- How are you? (Have you eaten?)
- Ciaqpar`aq! ๐ (้ฃ้ฃฝๅ)
- I have eaten!
- Bexbae ๐! Ar lie`leq? (ๆๆชๅซ! ไฝ ๅข๏ผ)
- Not bad! , and you?
- Cyn-hQr, tQsia. ๐ (็ๅฅฝ๏ผๅค่ฌ)
- Fine, thanks! (informal)
- HQr, kafmsia. ๐ ๅฅฝ๏ผๆ่ฌ
- Fine, thank you. (formal)
- Lie kiQx symmih miaa? ๐ (ไฝ ๅซๅฅ็ฉๅ๏ผ)
- What's your name?
- Goar ee miaa si... ๐ (ๆ็ๅๆฏ...)
- My name is ...
- Cyn-hvoahie ka lie segsai! ๐
- Nice to meet you!
- Chviar... ๐
- Please... (before a request)
- Paethog ๐ (ๆ่จ|)
- Please.
- Mxbiern khehkhix ๐ (ๅ ๅฎขๆฐฃ)
- You're welcome
- Si ๐ (ๆฏ)
- 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. ๐ (ๆฏๆฏ)
- No.
- LQkax ๐ (ๅ้ง)
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- Phvaysex ๐ (ๅฆๅข)
- Excuse me. (begging pardon) / I'm sorry. (informal)
- Sitlea ๐ (ๅคฑ็ฆฎ)
- I'm sorry. (formal)
- Zaekiexn ๐ (ๅ่ฆ)
- Goodbye
- Template:TTS ()
- Goodbye (informal)
- Goar bexhiao korng... ๐(ๆๆชๆ่ฌ...)
- I can't speak... [well].
- Goar bexhiao korng Enggie ๐ (ๆๆชๆ่ฌ่ฑ่ช)
- I don't know how to speak English
- Lie karm exhiao korng Enggie? ๐ (ไฝ ๆขๆๆ่ฌ่ฑ่ช๏ผ)
- Don't you speak English?
- Ciaf kafm'u laang exhiao korng Enggie? ๐(้ๆขๆไบบๆๆ่ฌ่ฑ่ช๏ผ)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Kiuolaang! ๐ (ๆไบบ๏ผ)
- Help!
- SiQfsym! ๐ (ๅฐๅฟ๏ผ)
- Look out!
- Template:TTS! (่ณขๆฉใ)
- Good morning.
- HQr armmii. ๐ (ๅฅฝๆๆใ)
- Good evening. (Amoy)
- Boafn'an ๐ ()
- Good night.
- HQr khuxn ๐ (ๅฅฝ็ใ)
- Good night (to sleep)
- Goar thviabQo. ๐(ๆ่ฝ็กใ)
- I don't understand.
- Piexnsor ti tQfui? ๐ (ไพฟๆไฝไฝ?)
- Where's the bathroom?
- Template:TTS! (ไฝ ็ๅช )
- You are beautiful