Taiguo Siong'iong 460-ji

460 Common Taiwanese Words written in MTL. See also Common Taiwanese Phrases.

Personal pronouns

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1. goar...I; me
2. gurn...we; us; (not including listener)
3. goarn...we; us; (not including listener)
4. kaki...self
5. larn...we; us; (includes listener)
6. lie...you
7. lirn...you (plural/exclusive)
8. tag'ee...everybody
9. taixkef...everybody; all the people
10. y...he; she; it; his; her
11. yn...they; them

Demonstrative pronouns

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1. cidee...one
2. ciaf...here
3. ciah'ee...these
4. ciahniq'...such; so
5. cit'ee...this one
6. citkhoarn...this kind of
7. hef...that one
8. hiah'ee...those
9. hiaf...there
10. hiahniq'...in that way
11. hit'ee...that one
12. hitkhoarn...that kind ofz
13. sviafkhoarn...what kind
14. symmih'khoarn...what do you think
15. zef...this one

Interrogative pronouns

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1. joaxkuo...how long
2. joaxtoa...how big
3. joaxzQe...how many; how much
4. kuyee...how many
5. kuyjit...how many days
6. kuykafng...how many days
7. kuytiarm...what time it is
8. nar...how; why; what
9. nar Qe...how come; how could this be possible
10. sviafhQex...what
11. sviaflaang...who
12. sviar...what
13. symmih...what
14. symmih'laang...who
15. tafcidee...which one
16. tafcidhang...which item
17. tafcidui...which one
18. tangsii...when
19. tafui...where
20. tQfui...where
21. uixhQo...why; for what
22. ui-symmih...why; for what

Conjunctions

1. afnny...well…then
2. afnzvoar...how
3. ar...but; still
4. chinchviu...as; such as; as if
5. citmar...at this moment
6. hafntid...rarely; seldom
7. hQfkazaix...fortunately
8. iar...or
9. in'ui…sofie...because…therefore
10. kab...and; with
11. kiafmzhae...perhaps
12. kaxngkhoarn...same ; similar
13. koputciofng...be obliged; have no choice but to; reluctant
14. lofngzorng...all; collectively
15. ma...also; too
16. mxbiern...not necessary; unnecessary; not have to
17. mxkuo...but
18. mxna...not only…
19. na...if
20. suxnsoax...conveniently
21. pwntQea...at first; originally
22. taxnsi...but
23. tiaukafng...on purpose
24. tiaukorix...on purpose
25. tvaf...now
26. twciaq...moment ago

Auxiliary verbs

1. aix...want; like
2. borng...content oneself with; may as well
3. bQe...be not able to; not willing to
4. bQeq...want; like
5. bQexhiao...don't know
6. bQexsae...it can not be; be not able to
7. bQextaxng...it can not be; be not able to
8. laai...let's ; come
9. m...not
10. maix...do not
11. mxthafng...may not
12. Qe...be able and willing to
13. Qexhiao...know
14. Qexsae...it may
15. Qextaxng...be able to
16. Qextitthafng...it can be; be able to
17. phvae...it's bad to
18. thafng...may
19. tiQqaix...have to

Adverbs

1. bQo-tviutii...unexpectedly
2. ciog...very; very much
3. ciu...then
4. cyn-...very
5. cviaa...very much
6. iao...not yet
7. iawbQe...not yet
8. juo… juo...the more…the more
9. kaix...very
10. kaq...to
11. kantvaf...only; merely
12. khaq...more
13. kQhkhaq...even more
14. kQq...again; more
15. kuikhix...simply; totally
16. liampvy...at once
17. lorng...all
18. luo…luo...the more…the more
19. niaxnia...only
20. siong...the most
21. sioxngkaix...the most
22. suii...immediately
23. svakab...together
24. sviw...too much; too many
25. teq...in the process of
26. thaix...very
27. thaothaux...thoroughly
28. tQ...yet; though; then
29. tvaf hai`aq...too bad
30. twtwafhQr...just right

Prepositions

1. ciaux...fellow
2. ciofng...going to ; about to
3. ho...to; by
4. ka...with; to
5. kab...with; and
6. kaux...to; enough
7. kuozai...indiscreetly; at one's convenience
8. pie...compare
9. suizai...at one's convenience; no matter; regardless
10. ti...at; in
11. tiaxm...at; in
12. ti teq...in the process of
13. tngf...when; at that moment
14. tuix...right; correct
15. tuy...from
16. uixtiQh...for the sake of

Suffix particles indicating mood

1. `aq...an enclitics at the end of sentence to mark the completion of action
2. `ax...an enclitic at the end of sentence to mark the completion of action
3. `bQe...did… or not
4. `bQo...yes or not
5. `hvoq...an enclitics at the end of sentence to indicate emphasize on interrogative mood
6. `jiblaai...come in here
7. `jibkhix...get in there
8. jip`laai...come in
9. jip`khix...to go in
10. khix`aq...enclitics affixes to verbs to express completion of action
11. `khylaai...get up to here
12. `khykhix...get up to there
13. `khylix...get up
14. khvoarmai...just try it to see
15. laq...an enclitics at the end of sentence to indicate recognition; affirmative; impatience; completion; request
16. leq...an enclitics at the end of sentence to indicate command; emphasize on interrogative mood
17. lQq...an enclitics at the end of sentence to indicate completion; exclamation; or emphasize
18. `lQqkhix...downward to there
19. `lQqlaai...downward to here
20. oq...an enclitics at the end of sentence to indicate caution; exclamation;
21. Qexsae`tid...okay; can be; may
22. tiQh...affix to many verbs expressing accomplishment or taking effect

Verbs

1. aix...love; like
2. ao...break and snap
3. barn...pluck
4. biq...hide
5. bQviar...no such thing; groundless; unsubstantiated
6. chi...raise; feed
7. chiaau...to adjust; to move
8. chiQf...be horny
9. chitthQo...play; have fun
10. chviaa...to raise kids
11. chviar...to request; to ask; to invite
12. chviax...hire
13. chviux...to sing
14. ciah...to eat
15. ciaokhykafng...keep to the working routine
16. cym...to kiss
17. giaa...carry heavy thing over the shoulder
18. giexn...to crave; addict
19. giin...stare
20. hahhi...yawn
21. hao...roar; howl
22. haxmbiin...talk in one's sleep; dreaming
23. hiaam...to detest; to dislike
24. hiin...dizzy
25. hipsiong...take a picture
26. hiQq...rest
27. hiw...scream; shout
28. hoaq...shout
29. i...play
30. jiarng...shout
31. jiog...to chase; to follow
32. kaam...hold in the mouth
33. kah'ix...feel satisfied; take delight
34. kaxn...intercourse
35. kerng...choose; select
36. khausQea...give sarcastic; ironical caustic comments
37. khaw...speak ironically
38. khia...stand
39. khoarn...pack; prepare for travel
40. khuxn...sleep
41. khvoax...to see
42. kiernsiaux...feel ashamed; embarrassed
43. kiQrsi...assume; presume
44. korng...to say; to speak
45. koxng...hit
46. kQeasyn...pass away; die
47. kviaa...walk
48. kvoa...carry by a handle
49. kvoaa`tiQh...catch cold
50. laosae...have loose bowel
51. larm...embrace
52. liah...catch; grasp
53. liam...to read; to recite
54. liaqzurn...presume
55. liaxm...to drive; to expel
56. lym...to drink
57. ngx...face
58. oar...recline; lean on
59. QlQr...praise
60. parngsag...give up; abandon
61. phag...lying face down
62. phahkhachviux...sneeze
63. phahphvae`khix...ruin; spoil; make a mess of something
64. phak jidthaau...be exposed to sunshine; sunbath
65. pharngkvix...lose; misplace
66. phoarpvi...get sick
67. phvi...smell
68. phuix...spit
69. po...chew
70. poah...fall down
71. poaqkiao...gamble
72. puun...blow
73. saf...to grasp; to catch
74. siafphQef...to write a letter
75. siar...to write
76. siongpurn...cost too much; too expensive; costly
77. siuu...to swim
78. siuxkhix...get angry; get upset
79. soahsoaq`khix...stop or discontinue with intention; call it off
80. sQeaji...be careful; concerned; deliberate; watchful
81. sQf...stroke; rub; pet
82. sQo...wonder around
83. suq...suck
84. tafm...lick; taste
85. thef...recline; lean on
86. theh...to lift
87. thviaf...to listen
88. tiQo...jump
89. tngr`khix...go home; go back
90. tong...poke; hole
91. tQr`leq...lying down
92. tuhkw...doze
93. zaiviar...be aware of
94. zao...to run; to leave
95. zefng...hit
96. zhamsioong...discuss; confer
97. zhoa...lead; guide; accompany; escort; show the way
98. zhoafnkhuix...breathe
99. zhoaq...to shake; to tremble; to shiver
100. zhoarnsviu...fantasy
101. zhorngsviar...do what
102. zhoxng...to do; to create; to establish
103. zhw...slide
104. zhwn...more than enough
105. zng...lick
106. zuxn...shiver

Adjectives

1. bae...ugly; mean
2. bQ'eeng...busy
3. bQzhae...too bad; regrettable
4. chirnzhae...one or other; either way
5. chiuchixn...pleasantly cool
6. chvihun...strange; unfamiliar
7. cidkoar...some; a little; a few
8. cidsi'ar...a little bit
9. cidsut'ar...a little bit
10. ciQr...few
11. eng'eeng...not busy
12. gaau...clever; good at …; wise
13. gong...stupid; silly
14. hamban...incompetent; clumsy; unskillful
15. hiaau...lascivious; lewd
16. hiafm...hot; spicy
17. hQfgiah...rich
18. hQfkhafng...lucky; blessed
19. hQfsex...settled; finished
20. huiekhix...troublesome; difficult
21. hvoahie...glad ; happy
22. ientaau...handsome
23. jixncyn...serious
24. keksae...snobbish; snooty;
25. khiao...clever; intelligent
26. khiarngkhaf...shrewd; ambitious
27. khoaelok...happy
28. khofng...frantic; wild; maniac
29. khor...bitter
30. khunkhiam...hard-working and thrifty; diligent and frugal
31. kiaam...salty
32. kirn...fast
33. kofix...gentle; mild; well-behaved
34. kofzuy...cute
35. koarnsix...used to; accustomed to
36. kutlat...hard-working
37. kvialaang...dirty; filthy; soiled
38. lau...old
39. lahsab...dirty; filthy
40. lixpien...convenient
41. og...bad; evil
42. phahpviax...work very hard; exerting the utmost strength
43. phvae...bad; evil
44. phvaysex...embarrassed; shy; coy
45. pintvoa...lazy
46. sarnchiaq...poor; poverty
47. segsai...familiar; reminiscent
48. siab...rough; a slightly bitter taste that numbs the tongue
49. siaolieen...young
50. sien...tired; sick of
51. simseg...interesting
52. siok...cheap; not expensive
53. siQfkhoar...some; a little; a few
54. sngf...sour
55. soong...hick; clownish; bucolic; stupid
56. sQex...small; little
57. suie...beautiful
58. tarngsngf...stingy
59. taxmpQqar...some; a little bit
60. thiarm...tired
61. thihkhie...stubborn
62. thQfzex...prodigal; in expenditure
63. tiaau...tight
64. tiautit...honest and straight-forward
65. toa...big
66. tvy...sweet
67. voax...late
68. zar...early
69. zhengkhix...clean
70. zQe...plenty; many

Nouns - blood relation and relations by marriage

1. acie...older sister
2. acirm...the wife of one's father's younger brother
3. afng...husband
4. ahviaf...older brother
5. akim...wife of maternal uncle
6. akofng...grandfather
7. aku...mother's brother
8. amar...grandmother
9. amr...the wife of one's father's older brother
10. apeq...father's older brother
11. azeg...father's younger brother
12. bor...wife
13. gyn'ar...kids
14. hauxsvy...son
15. khanchiuo...wife
16. kviafsaix...son-in-law
17. kviar...child; son
18. mamaf...mother
19. papaf...father
20. Siensvy...Mr.; Sir
21. simpu...daughter-in-law
22. siQfmoe...younger sister
23. siQfti...younger brother
24. sixtoa...the senior; elder
25. sun'ar...grandchildren
26. takef...husband's mother
27. takvoaf...husband's father
28. tangmngg`ee...the men whose wives are sisters
29. tangsai...the women whose husbands are brothers
30. Thaethaix...Mrs.
31. tviuxlaang...wife's father
32. tviuxmr...wife's mother
33. zabor-kviar...daughter
34. zapof-kviar...son

Nouns describing body

1. axmkurn...neck
2. bagbaai...eye brow
3. bagciw...eye
4. chiuo...hands
5. chiwkhiaw...elbow
6. exhaai...lower jaw
7. hengkharm...chest; thorax
8. hvi...ears
9. hvixkhafng...ear hole/ear
10. hvixzw...ear lobe
11. kengkahthaau...shoulder
12. khachiuo...foot and hands
13. khaf...legs
14. khazhngf...buttocks
15. na'aau...throat
16. paktor...stomach
17. phvi (phvi'ar)...nose
18. sengkhw...trunk; body
19. thaukhag...head
20. thaumngg...hair
21. thauzafng...hair
22. toxzaai...belly button
23. zhuie'extao...lower jaw
24. zhuiekhie...teeth
25. zhuietuun...lips
26. zhuix...mouth

Nouns - general use

1. kankhor...hardship
2. loxiong...use
3. miqkvia...thing
4. paxnsex...condition; situation
5. sapbuun...soap
6. senglie...business
7. sihnax...lightning
8. sofzai...place; location
9. taixcix...thing
10. zhuopvy...neighbor

Nouns - Time

1. armsii...at night; night time
2. armthau'ar...evening
3. au`jit...the day after tomorrow
4. auxjit...some other day in the future
5. bQmii-bQjit...day in day out
6. cidtiafm'afkuo...only a little bit long
7. cidtiap'afkuo...in a moment
8. cirnzeeng...not long ago
9. citmar...right now
10. citzun...right now
11. ehngf...tonight
12. eng'axm...tonight
13. etaux...this afternoon
14. expof...afternoon
15. extaux...afternoon
16. hiexntai...modern
17. hiQhjoah...summer vacation
18. hiQhkvoaa...winter vacation
19. jit`sii...day time
20. joaqthvy...summer
21. khahtheng'ar...in a very short time
22. kin'afjit...today
23. kinnii...this year
24. kofzar...long long ago
25. kQeakhix...in the past
26. kuxnii...last year
27. kvoathvy...winter
28. Lefpaix-jit...Sunday
29. min'afzaix...tomorrow
30. Paix-id...Monday
31. Paix-ji...Tuesday
32. Paix-svaf...Wednesday
33. Paix-six...Thursday
34. Paix-go...Friday
35. Paix-lak...Saturday
36. sincviaf...lunar new year
37. tangthvy...winter
38. thao'axm...all night; very late at night
39. thaomii...all night
40. thaozar...very early in the morning
41. thaozar-thao'axm...day or night
42. thautwar...not long ago
43. thvikngf...dawn; at dawn
44. tiongtaux...noon
45. tviaxtvia...quite often
46. twciaq...just now; just a moment ago
47. za'axm...last night
48. zafban...sooner or later
49. zafkhie...morning
50. zahngf...yesterday
51. zhunthvy...spring
52. zQjit...the day before yesterday
53. zuun`nii...the year before last year