Taiwanese phrasebook

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Useful Taiwanese phrases (Source)

Phrase List

Basics

Lie hQr ๐Ÿ”Š! / Lirn hQr!
Hello.
Lie hQr`bQo? (ไฝ ๅฅฝๅฆ?)
How are you?
Hoangeeng kongliim ๐Ÿ”Š. (ๆญก่ฟŽๅ…‰่‡จ)
Welcome.
Li ciaqpar`boe? (ไฝ ้ฃŸ้ฃฝๆœช?)
How are you? (Have you eaten?)
Ciaqpar`aq! ๐Ÿ”Š (้ฃŸ้ฃฝๅ•Š)
I have eaten!
Bexbae ๐Ÿ”Š! Ar lie`leq? (ๆˆ‘ๆœชๅƒซ! ไฝ ๅ‘ข๏ผŸ)
Not bad! , and you?
Cyn-hQr, tQsia. ๐Ÿ”Š (็œŸๅฅฝ๏ผŒๅคš่ฌ)
Fine, thanks! (informal)
HQr, kafmsia. ๐Ÿ”Š ๅฅฝ๏ผŒๆ„Ÿ่ฌ
Fine, thank you. (formal)
Lie kiQx symmih miaa? ๐Ÿ”Š (ไฝ ๅซๅ•ฅ็‰ฉๅ๏ผŸ)
What's your name?
Goar ee miaa si... ๐Ÿ”Š (ๆˆ‘็š„ๅๆ˜ฏ...)
My name is ...
Cyn-hvoahie ka lie segsai! ๐Ÿ”Š
Nice to meet you!
Chviar... ๐Ÿ”Š
Please... (before a request)
Paethog ๐Ÿ”Š (ๆ‹œ่จ—|)
Please.
Mxbiern khehkhix ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅ…ๅฎขๆฐฃ)
You're welcome
Si ๐Ÿ”Š (ๆ˜ฏ)
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. ๐Ÿ”Š (ๆฏ‹ๆ˜ฏ)
No.
LQkax ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅ‹ž้ง•)
Excuse me. (getting attention)
Phvaysex ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅฆๅ‹ข)
Excuse me. (begging pardon) / I'm sorry. (informal)
Sitlea ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅคฑ็ฆฎ)
I'm sorry. (formal)
Zaekiexn ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅ†่ฆ‹)
Goodbye
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Goodbye (informal)
Goar bexhiao korng... ๐Ÿ”Š(ๆˆ‘ๆœชๆ›‰่ฌ›...)
I can't speak... [well].
Goar bexhiao korng Enggie ๐Ÿ”Š (ๆˆ‘ๆœชๆ›‰่ฌ›่‹ฑ่ชž)
I don't know how to speak English
Lie karm exhiao korng Enggie? ๐Ÿ”Š (ไฝ ๆ•ขๆœƒๆ›‰่ฌ›่‹ฑ่ชž๏ผŸ)
Don't you speak English?
Ciaf kafm'u laang exhiao korng Enggie? ๐Ÿ”Š(้ๆ•ขๆœ‰ไบบๆœƒๆ›‰่ฌ›่‹ฑ่ชž๏ผŸ)
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Kiuolaang! ๐Ÿ”Š (ๆ•‘ไบบ๏ผ)
Help!
SiQfsym! ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅฐๅฟƒ๏ผ)
Look out!
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Good morning.
HQr armmii. ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅฅฝๆš—ๆšใ€‚)
Good evening. (Amoy)
Boafn'an ๐Ÿ”Š ()
Good night.
HQr khuxn ๐Ÿ”Š (ๅฅฝ็ใ€‚)
Good night (to sleep)
Goar thviabQo. ๐Ÿ”Š(ๆˆ‘่ฝ็„กใ€‚)
I don't understand.
Piexnsor ti tQfui? ๐Ÿ”Š (ไพฟๆ‰€ไฝ‡ไฝ—?)
Where's the bathroom?
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You are beautiful


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