Language/Min-nan-chinese/Vocabulary/Basic-phrases

li ho: general greeting	汝好
li ho bo: general greeting, also written 你好嗎	汝好無
waah ho gaam sia: reply to 汝好無	我好，谢谢
ho gaam sia: reply to 汝好無	好，感谢
ho do sia: informal reply to 汝好無	好，多谢
chiah pa bue: common greeting, literally: have you eaten?, also written 吃饱未	食飽未?
li chiah pa bue: common greeting, literally: have you eaten?	你食飽未?
li u chiah pa bo: common greeting, literally: have you eaten?, also written 吃饱未	你有食飽無?
chiah pa ah: reply to 食飽未, 你食飽未, and 你有食飽無	食飽啊?
gau cha: morning greeting, also written 爻早	敖早
cha: morning greeting	早
go on: afternoon greeting	午安
buan on: evening and nighttime greeting	晚安
hua ngeng kong lim: welcome greeting	歡迎光臨
leu ho: general greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	汝好
ho mo: general greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	好無
jai sen: general greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	在生
za: morning greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	早
lew tsue keng tsai seng: how are you? in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	你好吗?
ho: reply to 你好吗	好
jai sen ion: how are you? in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	在生樣
tsiak pung bue: common greeting, literally: have you eaten? in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	吃饭了吗?
hua ngeng: welcome greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz]	欢迎
ta an: morning greeting in the Hainanese dialect [nan-hai]	早安
ngo an: afternoon greeting in the Hainanese dialect [nan-hai]	午安
meh an: evening and nighttime greeting in the Hainanese dialect [nan-hai]	晚安
di ho: general greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines	汝好
di ho di ho: general greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines	汝好汝好
ho cha khi: morning greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines	好早安
ho e po: afternoon greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines	好午安
ho am: evening greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines	好晚安

Hello.

汝好。 lı́ hó (Li huh)

How are you?

汝好無？/汝好无？ lı́ hó bô?

How are you?

食飽未？/食饱未？ chia̍h-pá-bē / chia̍h-pá-bōe ()("have you eaten?")

Not bad

袂歹 bōe-phái (buay pai)

Fine, thank you.

好，多謝。/好，多谢。 hó，to͘-siā (Taiwan) / 好，感謝。/好，感谢。 hó，kám-siā. (Xiamen & Singapore)

Thank you

感谢/感謝 kám-siā (Xiamen & Singapore) / 多谢/多謝 to͘-siā (Taiwan)

What is your name?

汝叫什物名？ lı́ kiò sím-mi̍h miâ? (Xiamen and Singapore) / 汝叫啥物名？ lı́ kiò siáⁿ-mı̍h miâ? （Taiwan)

My name is ... .

我的名是... góa ê miâ sı̄...

Please... (before a request)

請.../请... chhiáⁿ...

Please.

拜託/拜托 Pài-thok (Bai-toh) or 好心ㄟ(hó-sim ē)

You're welcome

免客氣/免客气 bián kheh-khı̀ ("don't be polite")

Excuse me. (getting attention)

勞駕/劳驾 lô-kà

Excuse me. (begging pardon)

歹勢/歹势 phái-sè (pai say)

I'm sorry. (informal)

歹勢/歹势 phái-sè (pai-say)

I'm sorry. (formal)

失禮。/失礼。sit lé. (shit-leh)

Goodbye

再見/再见 chài-kiàn (tsai gian).

Other Lessons

• Count to 10
• Fruits
• Days of the Week
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Animals
• Feelings and Emotions
• Drinks
• Family
• Clothes