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Basics in Minnan phrasebook
Basics in Minnan phrasebook
Hello.�
你好。 lı́ hó (Li huh)
Hello (informal)�
How are you?�
你好無？ lı́ hó bô?
How are you?�
食飽無？ chia̍h-pá-bô (jia bah bo) ("have you eaten?")
Not bad�
不歹 bōe-phái (buay pai)
Fine, thank you. (informal)�
好，多謝 to͘-siā (Hoh, duh shiah.)
Fine, thank you. (formal)
好，感謝 hó，kám-siā. (Hoh, gahm shiah)
Thank you
多謝 to͘-siā
What is your name?�
你叫啥物名？ lı́ kiò siáⁿ-mı̍h miâ?
My name is ... .�
我的名是... góa ê miâ sı̄...
Nice to meet you.�
Please... (before a request)
請... chhiáⁿ...
Please.�
拜託 Pài-thok (Bai-toh)
You're welcome�
免客氣 bián kheh-khı̀ ("don't be polite")
Yes.�
是 sı̄ (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.)
No.�
毋是 m̄-sı̄
Excuse me. (getting attention)�
勞駕 lô-kà
Excuse me. (begging pardon)�
否勢 phái-sè (pai say)
I'm sorry. (informal)�
否勢 phái-sè (pai-say)
I'm sorry. (formal)
失禮。sit lé. (shit-leh)
Goodbye�
再見 chài-kiàn (tsai gian).
Goodbye (informal)�
I can't speak... [well].�
我袂曉講... góa bōe-hiáu kóng...
I don't know how to speak English�
我[?]曉講英語 (Wah mbay hyow gong eng-yee)
Do you speak English?�
你敢會曉講英語？ lı́ kám-ē-hiáu kóng eng-gı́? (Li gah-ay-hyow gong eng-yee)
Is there someone here who speaks English?�
遐敢有人會曉講英語？chia kám-ū lâng ē hiáu kóng ing-gú? (Jiah gam ou lung eh hiao gong eng gyi?)
Help!�
救人！ kìu-lâng!
Look out!�
小心！ sió sim!
Good morning.�
賢早。 gâu-chá.
Good evening.�
好暗暝。 hó-àm-mî (Amoy Hokkien)
Good night.�
Good night (to sleep)�
好睏。 hó khùn (sleep well)
I don't understand.�
我聽無。góa thiaⁿ bô.
Where's the bathroom?�
便所佇佗? Piān-só· tī toh? (Ben so dee-da)
You are beautiful�
你真媠 lı́ chin suí
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