一、?? 問候語
Part one: Greetings
1.? 你好!?? =? 汝好/Lí hó = Hello!
2.? 大家好.? =? 逐個好/Ta?k-ê hó = Hello, everyone!
3. 早上好? =? 敖早/Gau-chá = Good morning!
4. 我是小陳 = 我是小陳/Góa sī Sió Tan = I’m Xiaochen.
5. 你是小陳嗎?= 汝是小陳唷? /Lí sī Sió Tan heh?? = Are you Xiaochen?
6. 我是/我不是。= 我著是(我毋是啦) / Góa to?h-sī / Góa m?-sī lah.=Yes, I’m Xiaochen.
7. 不好意思 = 歹勢啦 / Phái?-sè lah. = Sorry.
8. 我要走了= 我卜(欲)來走(行)啊。/ Góa beh lai cháu (kia?) ah. = I’m leaving.
9. 我要走了= 我卜(欲)來去啊。/ Góa beh lai-khì ah. = I’m leaving.
10. 給大伯問聲好 = 共阿伯問好一下/kā a-peh mn?g hó chi?t-ē;= Please send my wishes to uncle.
11. 吃過飯了嗎?=食飽未?/Chia?h pá bōe? = Have you eaten your breakfast/lunch/dinner.
12. 再見 = 再見 / chài-kiàn. See you.
13. 有空到我家泡茶。/ 有閑來去阮兜食茶/ ū-êng lai-khì gún-tau chia?h-tê. Please come to my home to have tea when you’re free.
14. 一路走好 = 順行順行/ sūn-kia? sūn-kia?(閩南語中客人走的時候,主人經常會這句話,意思為:慢走) =Take care! (The host will say this word when sending his guests away.)
15. 有空經常過來玩啊 = 有閑捷來佚佗哦 / ū-êng chia?p lai thit-th? oh!= Please come to my home to have fun when you are free.
二、課堂用語
Part two: Common expressions in school
11. 我要去上課(上學)了。= 我卜(欲)來去上課(讀冊)啊。/ Góa beh lai-khì siōng-khò (tha?k-chheh) ah. = I’m going to school.
12. 我能進來嗎?=我會使入來bōe?/ Góa ē-sái ji?p–lai bōe? = May I come in?
13. 請坐 = 請坐/ Chhiá? chē. = Please sit down.
14. 放學了 = 放下啊。/ Pàng-hē ah. = School is over.
15. 時間到了 = 時間遘啊(遘點啊)。/ S?-kan kàu ah (kàu tiám ah). = Time is out.
16. 聽懂了嗎? = 聽會曉bōe?/Thia? ē-hiáu bōe? = Have you got it?
17. 聽懂了嗎? = 聽有無? / Thia? ū b? ? = Have you got it?
18. 不好意思 = 真歹勢。/ Chin phái?-sè. = Sorry.
19. 我聽不懂 = 我聽bōe曉 (我聽無)/ Góa thia? bōe-hiáu (góa thia? b?) = I didn’t get it.
20. 你可以再說一遍嗎?= 汝koh講一擺仔,好無?/ Lí koh kóng chi?t-pái–ah, hó b?? = Can you repeat it?
21. 明天不要再遲到了 = 明仔再毋通koh遲到啊. / M?-á-chài m?-thang koh t?-tò ah. = Don’t be late again.
22. 有問題嗎?= 有啥物問題無?/ ū siá?-mi?h būn-t?e b?? = Any questions?
23. 有人要發言嗎? = 有儂(人)卜(欲)發言無?/ū lang beh hoat-gian b?? = Any opinions?
24. 有人要講話嗎? = 有儂卜講話無?/ ū lang beh kóng-oē b? ? = Any opinions?
25. 明天得交作業. = 明仔再著交作業。/ M?-á-chài to?h kau chok-gia?p. = Hand in the homework tomorrow.
26. 今天就說到這里 = 今仔日著講遘遮。/ Kin-á-ji?t to?h kóng kah chia. = It’s all for today.
27. 下課。 = 落課。/ Lo?h-khò. = Class is over.
三、辨別物品
Part three: Identify objects in daily life
28. 這是什么?=這是啥物/ Che sī sím-mi?h? = What’s this?
29. 它是支鋼筆。= 這鐵筆啦。/Che thih-pit lah. = It’s a pen
30. 這是你的包嗎?=即奇袋仔敢是汝的?/Chit-kha tē-á kám sī lí–ê? = Is this your bag?
31. 這是誰的鉛筆刀?=即個鉛筆摳是啥儂的?/Chit-ê ian-pit-khau sī siang ê? = Whose pencil sharpener is this?
32. 是我的。= 是我的。/ Sī góa ê. = It’s mine.
33. 那是一輛taxi嗎?= He是的士車毋?/ He sī tek-s?-chhia m?? = Is that a taxi?
34. 那是一輛公共汽車。=He是公交車啦./He sī kong-kau-chhia lah. = That is a bus.
35. 這個用廈門話怎么說?= 這廈門話卜(欲)安怎講?/Che ē-mn?g-oē beh án-choá? kóng? = How to say it in Xiamen dialect
36. 這本書是什么顏色的? = 即本冊是啥物色致的?/Chit-pún chheh sī sím-mi?h sek-tī ê ? = What color is this book?
37. 你的房子有多大?= 汝hit間房有偌大?/ Lí hit-keng pang ū lōa tōa ? = How large is your house?
38. 有多長?多寬= 有偌長?偌闊?/ ū lōa tn?g ? Lōa khoah? = How long and how wide?
39. 這貓什么名字?= 即只貓號啥物名? / Chit-chiah niau hō sím-mi?h mia ? = What’s the cat’s name?
40. 那間公司怎么走?= Hit間公司卜(欲)怎樣行?/Hit keng kong-si beh chái?-iū? kia? ? = How to go to that company?