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137 words and 133 phrases found.

Teochew

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介
介紹[giai3 šiao6]
verb
to introduce

“我來介紹一下。”

Let me introduce for a moment.

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作
作業[zoh4 ngiab8]
noun
homework

“汝做完作業未?”

Have you finished your homework?

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借
借[zioh4]
verb
to borrow

“我想借汝个筆。”

I want to borrow your pen.

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做
做工[chò-kang]
verb
to work / manual labor

“阿爸去外地做工。”

Dad went to another place to work.

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儉
儉[kiam6]
verb
save

“愛儉錢。”

Need to save money.

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公
公司[gong1 si1]
noun
company

“個公司真大。”

The company is very big.

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冤
冤家[uang1 ge1]
verb
to quarrel

“兩兄弟咧冤家。”

The two brothers are quarreling.

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加
加班[gia1 ban1]
verb
overtime

“今晚愛加班。”

I need to work overtime tonight.

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厚
厚[gao6]
adjective
thick

“本冊真厚。”

This notebook is very thick.

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名
名[miang5]
noun
name

“汝個名係乜个?”

What is your name?

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吼
吼[hao2]
verb
cry

“莫吼啦,乖。”

Don't cry, be good.

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嘴
嘴[chui3]
noun
mouth

“嘴開開。”

Open your mouth.

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團
團圓[tûan-îⁿ]
verb
to reunite

“過年一家人要團圓。”

Family must reunite during New Year.

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地
地圖[doy7 dou5]
noun
map

“汝有地圖無?”

Do you have a map?

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天
天時[tin1 si5]
noun
weather

“今仔日天時變矣。”

Today the weather has changed.

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姓
姓[sên3]
noun / verb
surname

“阮阿爸姓陳。”

My father's surname is Tan.

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學
學生[hag8 sêng1]
noun
student

“伊係一個學生。”

He is a student.

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寫
寫[sia2]
verb
to write

“伊咧寫字。”

He is writing characters.

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山
山[suan1]
noun
mountain

“爬山真攰。”

Climbing mountains is tiring.

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工
工具[gong1 gu7]
noun
tool

“工具著放好。”

Tools must be put away properly.

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工廠[găng1 ciêng2]
noun
factory

“工廠有真濟人。”

The factory has many people.

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感
感冒[kám-mōo]
noun
cold

“我感冒矣。”

I have a cold.

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慶
慶祝[kieng3 ziog3]
verb
To celebrate

“我等欲慶祝伊個生日。”

We want to celebrate his birthday.

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慷
慷慨[khang2 khai2]
adjective
generous

“伊對朋友真慷慨。”

He is very generous to his friends.

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懶
懶屍[lan2 si1]
adjective
lazy

“個後生仔真懶屍。”

That young man is very lazy.

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戲
戲棚[hi3 ben5]
noun
Opera stage

“戲棚頂咧做戲。”

An opera is being performed on the stage.

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手
手[chiu2]
noun
hand

“手愛洗清氣。”

Hands must be washed clean.

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抹
抹[muah4]
verb
to wipe

“搦布來抹桌。”

Take a cloth to wipe the table.

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拍
拍[pah4]
verb
hit

“伊咧拍波。”

He is playing ball.

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拜
拜神[bai3 sing5]
verb
To worship deities

“逐家攏去拜神。”

Everyone is going to worship the gods.

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掃
掃[sao3]
verb
sweep

“幫我掃地。”

Help me sweep the floor.

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揀
揀[goin2]
verb
to pick; to choose

“汝家己揀鍾意个。”

Pick the ones you like yourself.

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提
提[teh8]
verb
to take/carry

“提物件過來。”

Bring the items over.

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摒
摒[biang3]
verb
to clean up; to tidy up

“年底欲摒厝。”

We need to clean the house at the end of the year.

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收
收[siu1]
verb
to collect; to put away

“落雨矣,緊去收衫。”

It's raining, go collect the clothes quickly.

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旅
旅館[le2 guang2]
noun
hotel

“箇間旅館好住。”

This hotel is good to stay in.

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日
日頭[rig8 tau5]
noun
sun

“日頭出來矣。”

The sun has come out.

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書
書囊[cü1 lông5]
noun
school bag

“伊个書囊真重。”

His school bag is very heavy.

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月
月餅[ngueh8 bian2]
noun
Mooncake

“中秋節愛食月餅。”

One must eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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朋
朋友[pêng5 iu2]
noun
friend

“伊係我个朋友。”

He is my friend.

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