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Lie hør 🔊! / Lirn hør 🔊!: Hello.
Lie hør`bøo? 🔊: 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? 🔊 (袂䆀^‡, 你`咧^†？): Not bad! , and you?
Cyn-hør, tøsia. 🔊 (真好，多謝): Fine, thanks! (informal)
Hør, kafmsia. 🔊 好，感謝: Fine, thank you. (formal)
Lie kiøx symmih miaa? 🔊 (你叫啥物^‡ 名？): What's your name?
Goar ee miaa si... 🔊 (我 ee 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 🔊 (毋免^‡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.
Phvaysex 🔊 (歹勢^‡): Excuse me. (begging pardon) / I'm sorry. (informal)
Sitlea 🔊 (失禮): I'm sorry. (formal)
Zaekiexn 🔊 (再見): Goodbye
Zaehoe 🔊 (再會): Goodbye (informal)
Goar bexhiao korng... 🔊(我袂曉^‡ 講...): I can't speak... [well].
Goar bexhiao korng Engguo 🔊 (我袂曉講英語): 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!
Siøfsym! 🔊 (小心！): Look out!
Gauzar 🔊! (gau早): Good morning.
Hør armmii. 🔊 (好暗暝。): Good evening. (Amoy)
Boafn'an 🔊 (晚安): Good night.
Hør khuxn 🔊 (好睏^†。): Good night (to sleep)
Goar thviabøo. 🔊(我聽無^†。): I don't understand.
Piexnsor ti tøfui? 🔊 (便所佇佗位^‡?): Where's the bathroom?
Lie cyn suie 🔊! (你真媠^†): You are beautiful

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