Omniglot

1. Welcome – huanдingж
2. Hello (General greeting) – hoяseф boж?
3. Hello (on the phone) – haфloж
4. Have you eaten? (Common greeting) – ciakф paя boiф?
5. Reply: I have eaten (“I am full”) – ciakф paя liauя
6. How are you? – luя hoя boж?
7. (I’m) fine, thanks, and you? – hoя, kamяsiaф, luя leя?
8. (I’m) not bad, thanks, and you? – beфbaiя, kamяsiaф, luя leя?
9. Long time no see – cinф kuя boф tuя
10. What’s your name? – luя eд miaж haдmikд?
11. My name is … – waя eд miaж siф …
12. Where are you from? – luя laiфcuд tohдlohkд?
13. I’m from … – waя laiфcuд …
14. Pleased to meet you – cinф hũaфhiя tuя tiokф luя
15. Good morning – caяkhiя hoя
16. Good afternoon – aeфpohд hoя
17. Good evening – aeфpohд hoя
18. Good night (Going to sleep) – khunф sengд
19. Goodbye – cauя sengд
20. Good luck! – kaфiuж
21. Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) – limд aф! yamдseя! (said in a wedding ceremony)
22. Bon appetit / Have a nice meal – ciakд aф! laiж ciakд!
23. Bon voyage / Have a good journey – sunфhohngд
24. Do you understand? – luя bengфpekд boж?
25. I understand – waя bengфpekд
26. I don’t understand – waя boф bengфpekд
27. I don’t know – waя mфcaiд
28. Please speak more slowly – chiiaя kohngя khakя banф
29. Please say that again – chiiaя kohngя kokя ceфpaiя
30. Please write it down – chiiaя siaя
31. Do you speak Mohkien? – luя eфhiauя kohngя Mohhяkienяbunж boж?
32. Yes, a little (reply to “Do you speak…?”) – eф, tamфpokд
33. How much is this? – citдleд kuiяceф luiд?
34. Sorry – tuiяbeфkhiя
35. Please – chiiaя
36. Thank you – kamяsiaф
37. Reply to thank you – mienя khaekяkhiф
38. Where’s the toilet/ bathroom? – cuiяpangж/ cangфekяkengд uanд tohдlohkд?
39. This gentleman will pay for everything – cəдleд aфkoд aiя hengж kaдliauя
40. This lady will pay for everything – cəдleд aфciя aiя hengж kaдliauя
41. Would you like to dance with me? – luя aiя kakф waя thiauдbuя boж?
42. I miss you – waя siiohф luя
43. I love you –  waя aiф luя
44. Get well soon – khakя khuaiф hoя
45. Go away! – cauя!
46. Leave me alone! – pangф waя kaфkiф!
47. Help! – kiuф waя!
48. Fire! – tiokф hoiя sioд!
49. Stop! – thengж!
50. Call the police! – kioф kengяchatф!
51. Christmas and New Year greetings – siiaдtanя kakф sinфniж khuaiяlohkд
52. Birthday greetings – saaeфjitд khuaiяlohkд
53. One language is never enough – citфhangф bunж mфbatф kauф

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