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Handout 1-2: Basic Greetings |
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Written by Taospark
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Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
Handout 1-2: Basic Greetings
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Table of Contents
1- Salutations
2- Gratitude
3- Catching Up
4- Greetings (Time-based)
5- Destination
6- Confirmation
7- Name
8- Farewell
Words are given in Toisanese Romanization, English, and then in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese when available. Particles are not always displayed in the Chinese translation for which we apologize.
Salutations
NĀ HAU-MŎ? How are you? 你好嗎?
NGOI-HAU. I'm good. 我好。
NĀ-LĔ? How about you? 您?
MŎ.MŎ-DĀ。 So-so.
Gratitude
AW DĒŎH. (AW DĒAH.) Thank you. 多謝。 多谢。
DĒŎH DĒŎH. (DĒAH DĒAH.) Thanks. 謝謝。 谢谢。
AW DĒŎH XLCĪ. Thank you very much or Thanks a lot. 多謝嗮。 多谢嗮。
GŬM-DEŎH. Thank you. (Formal or when receiving a gift) 感謝。 感谢。
M'SOI. It's not necessary (Analogous to You're Welcome.)
Catching Up
HAU-GŪ MAU GŎN-AU.
Long time no see. or I haven't seen/met you in a while. 好久冇見。 好久冇见。
NĀ HAU M'HAU-Ŏ? How are you doing? (Roughly)
NĀ KOI-SĒ GĀ-HOW-Ŏ? How are you now?
Greetings (Time-based)
DAU SĒN, XLCĒN SŎNG. Good morning, sir! 早晨
(KOI-SĒ),GĀ ĒM-Ŏ? What time is it (now)? 几点?
DĒM MŬN, DŌ GŬNG GĀ HOU-Ŏ? How is work today?
NĀ DĒM MŬN HEAK-Ŭ (FŬN) MĀ-Ŏ? Did you eat (rice) yet today?
Destination
NĀ HOUI NĪ-Ŏ? Where are you going? or Where are you headed?
NGOI FŬN' GŬNG. I'm going to work. 我返工。
NGOI FŬN' ŬKĀ. I'm going home. 我返屋。
Apologies
M'GOI Excuse me. 唔該。 唔该。
MAU YĒ-XLCĒ. Sorry or I didn't mean to cause a problem.
OOUI M'JĒ. I'm sorry.
MAU XLCĒ./MAU NGOY/M'GĒN YAU. No problem.
M'SOI. It's not necessary.
HAU-LŬ. OK. or That's fine. or That's enough. 好。
HĪ-LŬ. Yes. or OK.*
* American equivalent
Name
NĀ GŪ MŬT MĒŎNG-Ŏ? What is your name?
NĀ XLCŎN MŬT MĒŎNG-Ŏ? What is your last name? or What is your family name/surname?
NGOI-GŬ MĒŎNG-HĪ . My name is .
Farewell
DOI-GŬN. See you next time or Until next time.
BĪ-BĪ. Bye-Bye (Direct Sinicization of English phrase.)
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