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.
- 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