Basic  Taiwanese  Expressions to  Remember
. . . . . . with MLT/TMSS and Phonetogram [ 15~25 ]
to EDUTECH
to Phonetogram  for  Taiwanese  Voice to [1~14] to  [26~30]

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

15. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Chviafmng! (Beg your pardon)
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

16. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Tuieputzu! (I'm sorry!)
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


17. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Khaq-kirn leq! (Hurry up!)
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

18. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Cidtiafm'ar (Just a little)
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

19. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Zaehoe! (Good-bye!)
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

20. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Symmih'taixcix hoazefng? (What's happened?)
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

21. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Ti [sikafn] ti [sofzai] (At [time] at [place])
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   tzunih
hiuseg
Min'afzaix  ti  hievi,  svakvix!
Let's  meet  again,  tomorrow  in  the  theater.
min!azai   ti   hi+vi   /  svakvi

22. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- [Sikafn] ([Time])
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

23. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Lefpaejit, ... (Sunday, ...)
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

24. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Nii, goeh (Year, month)
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+

25. Basic  Taiwanese  Expression -- Jit, sii, hwn (Day, time, minute)
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!idzoeji  /  zoesva  /  zoesi  /  zoego  /  zoelakzoecid  /  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)

Basic  Taiwanese  Expressions to  Remember  [15~25]          by Prof. Liim   (2001/11/3)