| Basic
Taiwanese Expressions to Remember
. . . . . . with MLT/TMSS and Phonetogram [ 15~25 ] |
| to Phonetogram for Taiwanese Voice | to [1~14] | to [26~30] |
| .
. Expression: 1.
Tangsii?
(When?), 2.
Joax'~
? (How ~ ?), 3.Symmih?
(What?),
4.
Ui-symmih?
(Why?),
. . 5. Tof'cidee?
(Which?),
. . 6.
Goarn lorng si ~ (All of
us are ~), . . 7.
Chviar, ho goar (Give
me, please), . . 8.
Chviar, ho goar ~ (Let
me ~, please), . .
9. Sviafkhoarn?
(How
about?),
10. Thviazay+boo? (Do you understand?), 11. Ka goar korng (Tell me), 12.Kiarm afnny? (Ts it so?) 13. Tuy tofui, ar tuix tofui? (From where, and to where?), 14. Gauzar! (Good morning!) |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Chviafmng!
Goar thviaboo.
Beg your pardon. I don't understand.. . . . . |
cviamng / goa+tviabo^o |
| Chviafmng
lie ee kuiesvix! Toaxmiaa?!
May I ask your name? Full name? |
cviamng li+ !e kui+svi // toamia^a |
| Thaukef boti+leq.
Chviafze+leq.
Chviaftarn+leq.
My husband is not at home. Sit for a while. Wait for a while. |
tauke
bo ti
leq
// cviaze
leq
//
cviatan+ leq |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Na
afnny, tuieputzu! Si goar mxtioh.
If so, I'm sorry. I admit that it's my fault. . . . . |
na!anni / tui+putzu // si goa+ !mtioh |
| Phvaysex!
ka lie tah+tioh.
I'm sorry! I trod upon your foot. |
pvaise / ka li+ tahtioh |
| Biern khehkhix!
Don't mention it. |
bien kehki |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Khaq-kirn
leq! .
Harry up!. . |
kaq kin+ leq |
| Goar toex+lie.
Chviar, kviaa thauzeeng.
After you. Go ahead, please. |
goa+ toe li / cvia kvia tauze^ng |
| Chviar, zuo'ix
kvialo.
Watch your step, please. |
cvia zu+ii+ kvialo |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Cidtiafm'ar
thngg to hor.
Just a little sugar will do. |
cidtiam!a tng^g to ho+ |
| Afnny ciu kaogiah
laq, sioftarn+leq
ciaq koq laai.
It's enough, please, come again later. |
aanni ciu kau+giah laq / siotan+leq ciaq koq la^i |
| Chviar, kaki
eng pviar.
Help yourself to the cake. |
cvia kaki !eng pvia+ |
| Goar laai
chix zef, hor+boo?
May I try this? |
goa+ laici+ ze / ho+bo |
| Chviar, kaki
laai, biern khehkhix!
Make yourself at home, please. |
cvia kakila^i / bien kehki |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Goar
tioh(=toh) lae+khix,
zaehoe!
I have to go, good-bye! . . . |
goa+ tioh (toh) lai+ki / zai+hoe |
| Lie ee huiky
boeq poef laq, chviar, poftiong!
Your plane will start, bon voyage! |
li+!e hui ki boeq poe laq / cvia potiong |
| Afnny ka lie
tosia!
Well thank you! |
!anni ka li+ tosia |
| Ciog lie,
lwtoo khpaelok!
Have a nice trip! |
ciogli+ / luto^o koai+lok |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Goar
u thviakvix koaesviaf, symmih'taixcix
hoazefng?
I heard some noise, what's happend? . . . . |
goa+!utviakvi+ koai+svia / simmih taici hoatseng |
| Boo laq!
Boo symmih!
No! Nothing! |
bo^o laq / bo simmih |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Goarn
ti min'ar-zafkhie ti kaohoe boeq pan
kiet'hwn-tiefnlea. We will celebrate our wedding tomorrow morning in our church. |
goan+ ti min!a zaki+ ti kau+hoe boeq pan kiethun tienle+ |
| Min'afzaix, goarn
boeq ti zhux+nih
hiuseg.
Tomorrow, we shall take rest in our home. |
min!azai
/ goan+
boeq
ti zunih
hiuseg |
| Min'afzaix ti
hievi, svakvix!
Let's meet again, tomorrow in the theater. |
min!azai ti hi+vi / svakvi |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Kin'afjit,
e'zafkhie, e'taux, e'pof, e'hngf, e'axm.
Today, this morning, this noon, this afternoon, this evening, tonight.. . . . |
kin!ajit / !ezaki+ / !etau / !epo / !ehng / !e !am |
| Zajit,
zajit-zafkhie, zajit-tiongtaux, za'hngf,
za'axm, za'mii.
Yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday noon, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, yesterday night. |
zajit / zajitzaki+ / za.jittiongtau / za.hng / za !am / zami^i |
| Min'afzaix,
min'ar-zafkhie,
min'ar-tiongtaux, min'ar-exhngf, min'ar-axm, min'ar-mii. Tomorrow, tomorrow morning, tomorrow noon, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, tomorrow night. |
min
!azai
/ min!azaki+
/ min!ationgtau
/ min !a
!ehng
/ min !a
!am
/
min !ami^i |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Lefpaejit,
Pae'id, Pae'ji, Pae'svaf, Pae'six, Pae'go,
Pae'lak.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. . . . |
lepai+jit / pai+ !id / pai+ji / pai+sva / pai+si / pai+go / pai+lak |
| Zhunthvy,
joaqthvy, chiuthvy, kvoathvy.
Spring, summer, autumn, winter |
zuntvi / joaqtvi / ciutvi / kvoatvi |
| Pwn'ciw, aux'lefpaix,
cien'lefpaix; pungoeh, auxgoeh,
ciengoeh.
This week, next week, last week; this month, next month, last month. |
punciu
/ !aulepai
/ cienlepai
//
pungoeh / !augoeh / ciengoeh |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Kinnii,
menii, auxnii, kuxnii, zuun+nii.
This year, next year, next of next year, last year, year before the last year |
kinni^i / meni^i / !auni^i / kuni^i / zu^nni |
| Cviagoeh,
jixgoeh, svagoeh, siegoeh, goxgoeh,
laggoeh, chitgoeh, poehgoeh,
kawgoeh, zabgoeh, zabid-goeh, zabji-goeh.
(= 1-goeh, 2-goeh, 3-goeh, 4-goeh, 5-goeh, 6-goeh, 7-goeh, 8-goeh, 9-goeh, 10-goeh, 11-goeh, 12-goeh) January, February, March, April, May, September, August, September, October, November, December. |
cviagoeh / jigoeh / svagoeh / si+goeh / gogoeh / laggoeh / citgoeh / poehgoeh / kaugoeh / zabgoeh / zab!idgoeh / zabjigoeh |
| Kinnii-thaau, nii-tiofng,
nii-boea; goeh-thaau,
goeh-tiofng, goeh-boea beginning of this year, middle of the year, end of the year; beginning of the month, middle of the month, end of the month |
kinni
ta^u
/ ni tiong
/ ni boe+
//
goehta^u / goehtiong / goehboe+ |
| MLT-TMSS / English | Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone) |
| Zhoe'id,
zhoe'ji, zhoe'svaf, zhoe'six,
zhoe'go, zhoe'lak, zhoe'chid, zhoe'poeq,
zhoe'kao, zhoe'zap, zab'id-jit, zabji-jit,
zab-svaf-jit, ... jixzap-jit, jixzab'id-jit, .....
svazap-jit, svazab'id-jit (= 1-jit, 2-jit, 3-jit, 4-jit, 5-jit, 6-jit, 7-jit, 8-jit, 9-jit, 10-jit, 11-jit,12-jit, 13-jit, ... 20-jit, 21-jit, ... 30-jit, 31-jit) . . . . . |
zoe!id
/ zoeji
/ zoesva
/ zoesi
/ zoego
/ zoelak
/ zoecid
/ zoepoeq
/ zoekau+
/ zoezap
/ zabiidjit
/ zabjijit
/ zabsvajit
/ ... jizapjit
/
jizabiidjit / ... svazabjit / svazabiidjit |
| Zabji-jit
kao-tiarm jixzab'id-hwn
(= 12-jit 9-tiarm 21-hwn) 9 o'clock 21 minutes of 12th |
zabjijit kautiam+ jizab!idhun |
| . . Expression: 15. Chviafmng! (Beg your pardon), 16. Tuieputzu! (I'm sorry!), 17. Khaq-kirn leq! (Hurry up!), 18. Cidtiafm'ar (Just a little)), . . 19. Zaehoe! (Good-bye!)), . . 20. Symmih'taixcix hoazefng? (What's happened?), . . 21. Ti [sikafn] ti [sofzai] (At [time] at [place]), . . 22. [Sikafn] ([Time]), . . 23. Lefpaejit, ... (Sunday, ...), 24. Nii, goeh (Year, month), 25. Jit, sii, hwn (Day, time, minute) |