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	Pronouns English Taiwanese Transliteration Yes 是 si No 不是 m si I (we) 我 (我们) qua (qun) You (you) 你 (你们) li (lin) He / She (They) 他 (他们) yi (yin) Who? 谁？ sang What? 什么？ xia mi This (These) 这 (这些) jid le That (Those) 那 (那些) hid le Here 这里 ja There 那里 hia Where? 哪里？ duo wee Verbs English Taiwanese Transliteration To be E.g., I am your mummy I am your daddy. He is your (older) brother He is not your (little) brother This is your (older) sister This is not your (little) sister We are your family 是 我是你的妈妈 我是你的爸爸 他是你的哥哥 他不是你的弟弟 这是你的姐姐 这不是你的妹妹 我们是你的家人 si wa si lin ma ma wa si lin ba ba yi si lin a hnia yi m si lin di di yi si lin a ji jid m si lin sio muei qun si lin chin lang To have E.g., you have one elder sister 有 你有一个姐姐。 wu ly wu jid le a zei To want E.g.Doyou want to pee-pee? 要 你要尿尿吗？ sniu ly sniu bang rio ve? To need E.g., Do you need to go to the bathroom? 需要 你需要上洗手间吗？ su yau ly su yau ky ben so ve? To understand E.g., Do you understand? I don't understand 明白 你明白吗？ 我不明白 liau gai ly liau gai ve? qua m liau gai To come E.g., Come here Daddy has come back 来 过来 爸爸回来了 lai lai jia ba ba deng lai leo To go E.g., Go there Do you want to go to the bathroom? 去 过去 你要去洗手间吗？ ky ky hia ky hily sniu ky ben so ve?   Greetings English Taiwanese Transliteration Good morning. 早安 。 qau za Thank you 谢谢。 duo sia Welcome! 不用客气。 m-ven kei ki Adjectives Are you hungry? 你饿吗？ ly yau a ve? Are you thirsty? 你口渴吗？ ly tsui da ve? Are you sleepy? 你困吗？ ly ai kun ve? Are you tired? 你累吗？ ly tiam a ve? Where do you hurt? 你哪里痛？ ly siu siong deo wi? That's very hot. 那好烫。 hil ei jiog teng Other Common Phrases English Taiwanese Transliteration Do you like it? 你喜欢吗？ ly hnua hi bo? Be careful! 小心！ sio sim! Don't touch that. 不要碰 mai vong That can hurt you. 那会伤害你的。 hil ei oei sai siong hai ly It's time for bed. 睡觉时间到了。 si ky kun si gan leo This is your grandmother. 这是你的婆婆(dad's side) 外婆(mom's side) jid si lin a ma (qua ma) This is your grandfather. 这是你的公公(dad's side)外公(mom's side) jid si lin a gong (qua gong) We will be your family forever. 我们会永远是你的家人。 wan yeng wan si lin chin lang We will never leave you. 我们不会抛弃你的。 wan yeng wan voei hong ki li We love you. 我们爱你。 wan ai li Numbers and Counting English Taiwanese Transliteration One 一 jid Two 二 ri Three 三 sam Four 四 si Five 五 qno Six 六 liog Seven 七 chid Eight 八 bei Nine 九 gao Ten 十 zab Eleven 十一 zab jid Twelve 十二 zab ri Thirteen 十三 zab sam : : : Twenty 二十 ri zab Thirty 三十 sam zab Hundred 百 ba Thousand 千 ching

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