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 🔊 (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
Template:TTS (): 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:TTS! (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?
Template:TTS! (你真媠): You are beautiful

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