| Lesson 1: Useful Expressions |
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| English |
Hokkien |
Chinese Characters |
| Good Morning |
hoh tsa kih |
早安 |
| Good Afternoon |
hoh ampoh |
午安 |
| Good Evening |
hoh ah mih |
晚安 |
| How are you |
dih hoh boh |
你好吗？ |
| Fine, thank you |
hoh, toh siah |
好，多谢 |
| And you |
dih leh |
你呢？ |
| Good night |
hoh ah mih |
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| Good bye |
tsai hwei |
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| Good bye (will be going now) |
be kih lo |
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| See you tomorrow |
bih nah, tsa koh ki bin |
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| Please |
huy sin dih |
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| Please sit down |
tsiyah tseh tseh |
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| Thank you |
toh siah |
多谢 |
| You're welcome |
boh siah mih |
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| That's right |
anih tioh |
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| Excuse me – may I trouble you? |
mah huan dih / din |
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| May I ask you? |
tsiah meng |
请问 |
| Excuse me (to get attention) |
tuwih poot tsuh |
读不去 |
| Sorry / I apologize |
tuwih poot tsuh |
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| Please hurry up |
hwei sin kha kinneh |
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| Good |
hoh |
好 |
| Excellent |
ya ho |
最好 |
| Congratulations |
kiong heeh |
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| Yes, I agree |
hoh, guah tong eeh |
好，我同意 |
| No, I do not agree |
guah boh tong eeh |
我不同意 |
| No, not so |
boh, boh siah |
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| Slowly |
kah ban leh |
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