Taiwanese Lesson 11

December 5, 2007 by admin
Filed under Taiwanese 台語及閩南語

you’re going out?	li bbeh cut-kiº oh
be careful on the road	lo xiong ai se-li	lơ̅ xiōng = 路上 on the road, ài = (愛=要) want/will, sè-lī = (細膩=小心) be careful
have you eaten?	li jiah-ba bbue	jia̍h-bá = 吃飽 eaten full, bbuē = yet
is somebody at home?	u lang di-lehº bboº	dī-lehº = to be doing / be there
where are you going?	li bbeh ki dë-wi
goodbye (to guests leaving)	sun-giaN aº
can you speak Taiwanese?	li gam e-hiau gong dai-ggi?	gám = question marker
I can speak a little English.	ggua e-hiau gong jit-sut-a ing-ggi	jἰt-sut-á = some, a little
How are you, Mr. Chen?	dan xienº-xiNº, li hë?
Hi, what have you been up to?	li hë, zue-gin di-lehº bbë-ing xiaN-mih	bbô-îng = 無閒 busy (no free)
Same old, same old	a-xi gang-kuan	gâng-kuán = the same
Come over when you’re free.	u ing qiaN lai gguan(ggun) dau qit-të	qit-tô = for fun / to play, gguán(ggún) dau = our place/home
do you need any help?	su-yau dau-ka-qiu bbëº	su-yàu = need
no, thanks	bmien aº, dë-xia li
how’s life?	jit-ma-e xing-wah gue-liau an-zuaN?	xing-wa̍h = 生活 life, guè-liáu = 過了 pass by, án-zuáN (ánnuáN) = 怎麼樣 how so?
pretty much accustomed already	ca-but-dë i-geN guan-xi aº	í-geN = 已經 already, guàn-xì = (慣勢=習慣) accustomed, aº = perfective marker used with “already”
how’s your home (family)?	li cu-lai hë bbëº?	cù-lāi = 厝內=家裡 at home, in the home
Come sit (=and chat) if you’ve got time.	u ing lai ze.	îng = 閒 free time, zē = 坐 sit
I can do it myself, thank you.	ggua ga-di lai diëh hë, dë xia	ga-dī / ga-gī = 家己=自己 oneself, lâi = 來 come, here it means to “come” and do something
Please say hi to Mrs. Chen for me.	qiaN hiong dan tai-tai mng-hë	hiòng = 向 towards, dân = 陳 Chen, mn̅g-hó = 問好 ask after/about someone