一、 问候语
Part one: Greetings
1. 你好! = 汝好/Lí hó = Hello!
2. 大家好. = 逐个好/Ta̍k-ê hó = Hello, everyone!
3. 早上好 = 敖早/Gâu-chá = Good morning!
4. 我是小陈 = 我是小陈/Góa sī Sió Tân = I’m Xiaochen.
5. 你是小陈吗?= 汝是小陈唷? /Lí sī Sió Tân hehⁿ? = Are you Xiaochen?
6. 我是/我不是。= 我着是(我毋是啦) / Góa to̍h-sī / Góa m̄-sī lah.=Yes, I’m Xiaochen.
7. 不好意思 = 歹势啦 / Pháiⁿ-sè lah. = Sorry.
8. 我要走了= 我卜(欲)来走(行)啊。/ Góa beh lâi cháu (kiâⁿ) ah. = I’m leaving.
9. 我要走了= 我卜(欲)来去啊。/ Góa beh lâi-khì ah. = I’m leaving.
10. 给大伯问声好 = 共阿伯问好一下/kā a-peh mn̄g hó chi̍t-ē;= Please send my wishes to uncle.
11. 吃过饭了吗?=食饱未?/Chia̍h pá bōe? = Have you eaten your breakfast/lunch/dinner.
12. 再见 = 再见 / chài-kiàn. See you.
13. 有空到我家泡茶。/ 有闲来去阮兜食茶/ Ū-êng lâi-khì gún-tau chia̍h-tê. Please come to my home to have tea when you’re free.
14. 一路走好 = 顺行顺行/ sūn-kiâⁿ sūn-kiâⁿ(闽南语中客人走的时候,主人经常会这句话,意思为:慢走) =Take care! (The host will say this word when sending his guests away.)
15. 有空经常过来玩啊 = 有闲捷来佚佗哦 / Ū-êng chia̍p lâi thit-thô oh!= Please come to my home to have fun when you are free.
二、课堂用语
Part two: Common expressions in school
11. 我要去上课(上学)了。= 我卜(欲)来去上课(读册)啊。/ Góa beh lâi-khì siōng-khò (tha̍k-chheh) ah. = I’m going to school.
12. 我能进来吗?=我会使入来bōe?/ Góa ē-sái ji̍p–lâi bōe? = May I come in?
13. 请坐 = 请坐/ Chhiáⁿ chē. = Please sit down.
14. 放学了 = 放下啊。/ Pàng-hē ah. = School is over.
15. 时间到了 = 时间遘啊(遘点啊)。/ Sî-kan kàu ah (kàu tiám ah). = Time is out.
16. 听懂了吗? = 听会晓bōe?/Thiaⁿ ē-hiáu bōe? = Have you got it?
17. 听懂了吗? = 听有无? / Thiaⁿ ū bô ? = Have you got it?
18. 不好意思 = 真歹势。/ Chin pháiⁿ-sè. = Sorry.
19. 我听不懂 = 我听bōe晓 (我听无)/ Góa thiaⁿ bōe-hiáu (góa thiaⁿ bô) = I didn’t get it.
20. 你可以再说一遍吗?= 汝koh讲一摆仔,好无?/ Lí koh kóng chi̍t-pái–ah, hó bô? = Can you repeat it?
21. 明天不要再迟到了 = 明仔再毋通koh迟到啊. / Mî-á-chài m̄-thang koh tî-tò ah. = Don’t be late again.
22. 有问题吗?= 有啥物问题无?/ Ū siáⁿ-mi̍h būn-tôe bô? = Any questions?
23. 有人要发言吗? = 有侬(人)卜(欲)发言无?/Ū lâng beh hoat-giân bô? = Any opinions?
24. 有人要讲话吗? = 有侬卜讲话无?/ Ū lâng beh kóng-oē bô ? = Any opinions?
25. 明天得交作业. = 明仔再着交作业。/ Mî-á-chài to̍h kau chok-gia̍p. = Hand in the homework tomorrow.
26. 今天就说到这里 = 今仔日着讲遘遮。/ Kin-á-ji̍t to̍h kóng kah chia. = It’s all for today.
27. 下课。 = 落课。/ Lo̍h-khò. = Class is over.
三、辨别物品
Part three: Identify objects in daily life
28. 这是什么?=这是啥物/ Che sī sím-mi̍h? = What’s this?
29. 它是支钢笔。= 这铁笔啦。/Che thih-pit lah. = It’s a pen
30. 这是你的包吗?=即奇袋仔敢是汝的?/Chit-kha tē-á kám sī lí–ê? = Is this your bag?
31. 这是谁的铅笔刀?=即个铅笔抠是啥侬的?/Chit-ê iân-pit-khau sī siâng ê? = Whose pencil sharpener is this?
32. 是我的。= 是我的。/ Sī góa ê. = It’s mine.
33. 那是一辆taxi吗?= He是的士车毋?/ He sī tek-sî-chhia m̄? = Is that a taxi?
34. 那是一辆公共汽车。=He是公交车啦./He sī kong-kau-chhia lah. = That is a bus.
35. 这个用厦门话怎么说?= 这厦门话卜(欲)安怎讲?/Che Ē-mn̂g-oē beh án-choáⁿ kóng? = How to say it in Xiamen dialect
36. 这本书是什么颜色的? = 即本册是啥物色致的?/Chit-pún chheh sī sím-mi̍h sek-tī ê ? = What color is this book?
37. 你的房子有多大?= 汝hit间房有偌大?/ Lí hit-keng pâng ū lōa tōa ? = How large is your house?
38. 有多长?多宽= 有偌长?偌阔?/ Ū lōa tn̂g ? Lōa khoah? = How long and how wide?
39. 这猫什么名字?= 即只猫号啥物名? / Chit-chiah niau hō sím-mi̍h miâ ? = What’s the cat’s name?
40. 那间公司怎么走?= Hit间公司卜(欲)怎样行?/Hit keng kong-si beh cháiⁿ-iūⁿ kiâⁿ ? = How to go to that company?