Basic Taiwanese Expressions to Remember [1~14], with Phonetogram

Basic Taiwanese Expressions to Remember
. . . . . . with MLT/TMSS and Phonetogram [ 1~14 ]

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Note: "~ " requires tone-change for.liaison, "{ }" enclose weak sounds,
" / " means a pause, " // " means another sentence.

1. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Tangsii? (When?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Tangsii ?! Ti tangsii?! When? At what time? . . . . .	tang.si^i_. .//t_i.tang.si^i
Citmar, kuytiarm?! What time is it now?	c^itm^a+ / k^uit^iam+
Lie ti tangsii boeq lixkhuy? When are you leaving?	lⁱ⁺ / t_i.tang.si^i b^oeq l_i.k^ui

2. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Joax'~ ? = Loax'~ ? (How ~ ?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Joax'kuo?! (= Loax'kuo?!) How long?. . . . .	j_oak^u+ ( l_oak^u+ )
Lie joax'kuo(= loax'kuo ) boeq lixkhuy ciaf? How long (When) will you leave here?	lⁱ⁺ / j_oak^u+ (= l_oak^u+ ) / b^oeq l_i.kui c^ia
Lie ti ciaf boeq toax joax'kuo?(= loax'kuo? ) How long do you stay here?	lⁱ⁺ / t_ic^ia / b^oeq t^oa+ j_oak^u+ ( = l_oak^u+ )
Cittiaau soh'ar u joax'tngg?(= loax'kuo ? ) How long is this string?	cittiau s^oh!^a+ / !_u j_oatng^g (= l_oatng^g )
Kaux Taipag. u joax'hng?(= loax'hng ? ) How far is it to Taipag?	k^au+ tai.p_ag / !_u j_oahng(= l_oatng^g )
Hitzo svoaf u joax'koaan?(= loax'koaan? ) How high is that mountain?	h^itz_o sv^oa / !_u j_oakoa^n(= l_oakoa^n )
Lie u joax'zoe(= loax'zoe ) gyn'ar? How many children do you have?	lⁱ⁺ / !_u j_oaz_oe(= l_oaz_oe ) gⁱⁿ!^a+
Cit'ee aix joax'zoe(= loax'zoe ) cvii? How much does this cost?	c^it!e^e / !^ai+ j_oaz_oe(= l_oaz_oe ) cvi^i
Cit'ee konghngg u joax'toa? (= loax'toa?) How large is this park?	c^itee konghng^g / !_u j_oatoa(= l_oatoa )
Lie ee chiaf oe zao joax'kirn? (= loax'kirn?) How fast can your car run?	Lⁱ⁺ !e c^ia / !_oe z^au j_oakⁱⁿ⁺(= l_oakⁱⁿ⁺ )
Lie, kuy'hoex? How old are you?	lⁱ⁺ / k^uih_oe
Hitkefng kaohoe u kuynii laq? How old is that church?	h^itkeng k^au+hoe / !_u k^uini^i l_aq

3. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Symmih? (What?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Hef si symmih? . What is that?. .	h^e / s_i s^imm^ih
Ciah'ee si symmih? What are these?	c^iah!e^e / s_i s^imm^ih
Hiah'ee si symmih? What are those?	h^iah!e^e / s_i s^imm^ih

4. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Ui-symmih? (Why?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Lie ui-symmih ti ciaf? Why are you here? . . . . .	lⁱ⁺ / !_uis^imm^ih / t_i c^ia
Ciaf ui-symmih ciahniq'joah? Why is it so hot here?	c^ia!_uis^imm^ih / c^iahn_iqj^oah
Yn ui-symmih teq me thaukef? Why are they blaming the boss?	!ⁱⁿ / !_uis^imm^ih / t^eq m_etauk^e

5. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Tof'cidee? (Which?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Tof'cidee si lie ee? Which one is yours?. . . . .	t^oc_id!e^e / s_i lⁱ⁺ !e^e
Lie aix tof'cidee laang? Which person do you like?	lⁱ⁺ / !^ai t^oc_id!e la^ang
Y si tof'cidpeeng ee laang? Which side does he belong to?	iⁱ / s_i-t^oc_idpe^ng !e la^ng
Lie khvoax, tof'cidee ee bin khaq-toa? You say, which one's face (= whose face) is larger?	lⁱ⁺kv_oa / t^oc_id!e^e !e bin / k^ahtoa

6. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Goarn lorng si ~ (All of us are ~)

MLT-TMSS / .English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone)
Goarn lorng si Taioaan-laang. All of us are Taiwanese. . .	g^oan+ / l^ong.s_i.tai !oanla^ng
Lirn kiarm lorng laai laq? Are you all here?	lⁱⁿ⁺ / k^iam-l^ong-la^i l_aq
Lirn-taixkef lorng si goar ee hagsefng. You all are my students.	l^in.t_ai.k^e / l^ong-s_i-g^oa+!e-h_ags^eng

7. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Chviar ho goar (Give me, please)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red is a changed tone)
Chviar ho goar cidtviw zoar. Give me a piece of paper. .	cv^ia h_o g^oa+ c_idtviu z^oa+
Chviar theh ienpid ho goar. Give me a pencil, please.	cv^iat_eh!ienp_id h_o g^oa+

8. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Chviar, ho goar ~ (Let me ~, please)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Chviar, ho goar khix Tailaam. Please, let me go Tainan. .	cv^ia+ / h_o g^oa+ kⁱ⁺ tai.la^m
Chviar, ho goar zaiviar lie ee siausid. Please, let me know your information.	cv^ia+ / h_o g^oa+ zaiv^ia lⁱ⁺ !e siaus_id
Chviar, ho goar laikhix. Please, let me leave.	cv^ia+ / h_o g^oa+ lai.kⁱ⁺

9. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Sviafkhoarn? (How about?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Lym⁺cidpoef, sviafkhoarn?! How about a krink? . . . . .	l^im c_idp_oe / sv^iak^oan+
Zorhoea laikhix, sviafkhoarn?! How about going together?	z^o+h^oe laik_i / sv^iak^oan+
Lie korng, sviafkhoarn?! You say, how about it?	lⁱ⁺ k^ong+ / sv^iak^oan+

10. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Thviazay⁺boo? (Do you understand?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Goar korng, lie thviazay⁺boo? Can you understand what I say?	g^oa+ k^ong+ / lⁱ⁺tviaz^aibo
Lie thviazay lauxsw teq korng symmih? Do you understand what teacher says?	lⁱ⁺tviaz^ai / l_aus^u t^eq k^ong s^imm^ih
Engguo, lie thviazay⁺boo? Do you understand English?	eengg^u+ / lⁱ⁺tviaz^aibo

11. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Ka goar korng (Tell me)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Ka goar korng, lie boeh'aix symmih? Tell me, what do you want? . . . . .	k_a g^oa k^ong+ / lⁱ⁺ b^oeh!^ai s^imm^ih
Chviar lie, baxnban ka y korng. Please speak slowly to him.	cv^ia lⁱ⁺ / b_anban k_a!i k^ong+
Ka goar korng ee laang mxsi yi. She is not the person who told me.	k_a g^oa k^ong+ !e la^ng / !_ms_i!ⁱ

12. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Kiarm afnny? (Is it so?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Kiarm afnny? (= Karm afnny) Is it so? . . . . .	k^iam!^annⁱ // k^am!^annⁱ
Goar sviu (hef) si afnny. I think (it is) so.	g^oa+ sviu / h^e s_i!^annⁱ
Afnny kiarm hor? (= Afnny karm hor?) Do you think, is it all right?	!^annⁱ k^iam h^o+ // !^annⁱ k^am h^o+

13. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Tuy tofui, ar tuix tofui? (From where, and to where?)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Lie tuy tofui laai, ar boeq tuix tofui khix? From where did you come and to where do you go?. . . .	lⁱ⁺ tui t^o!ui la^i / !^a b^oeq t^ui+ t^o!ui k_i
Tuy svoaterng ee hofng si lerng⁺ee. The wind from mountain-top is a cold one.	tui svoat^eng+!e h^ong s_i l^eng+!_e
Tuix laang, larn tioh chinchied. Toward others, .we must be kind	t^ui+ la^ng / l^an+ t_iohcinc_ied

14. Basic Taiwanese Expression -- Gauzar! (Good morning!)

MLT-TMSS / English	Phonetogram in speech(with tone-change, red.is a changed tone)
Siensvy, gauzar!. Good morning, sir. . . . . .	siensvⁱ / gauz^a+
Lie ciaqpar⁺boe? Good afternoon.	lⁱ⁺ c_iaqp^a+b_oe
Boafn'afn! Lirn-taixkef, hor! Good evening! How are you?	b^oana^an / lⁱⁿ t_aik^e h^o+

. . NNext Expressions: 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)

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