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What do you say in Chinese in Taiwan when something goes wrong?

Expect to hear 你還好嗎？ (nǐ hái hǎo ma, "Are you OK?"). Useful things to say: 廁所在哪裡？ (cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ, "Where's the toilet?") and 我聽不懂。 (wǒ tīng bù dǒng, "I don't understand").

The whole conversation: When something goes wrong

Lost, unwell or just confused: the lines that get you help.

  1. You say
    廁所在哪裡？ cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ Where's the toilet?
  2. You say
    我聽不懂。 wǒ tīng bù dǒng I don't understand.
  3. You say
    可以說慢一點嗎？ kěyǐ shuō màn yìdiǎn ma Could you say it a bit slower?
  4. You say
    我迷路了。 wǒ mílù le I'm lost.
  5. You say
    我的手機不見了。 wǒ de shǒujī bú jiàn le My phone is missing.
  6. You say
    附近有藥局嗎？ fùjìn yǒu yàojú ma Is there a pharmacy nearby?
  7. You hear
    你還好嗎？ nǐ hái hǎo ma Are you OK?
  8. You say
    請叫救護車！ qǐng jiào jiùhùchē Please call an ambulance!

    In Taiwan, call 119 for an ambulance or fire and 110 for the police.

Is this what people really say here?

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What do you say in Chinese in Taiwan when something goes wrong?

Expect to hear 你還好嗎？ (nǐ hái hǎo ma, "Are you OK?"). Useful things to say: 廁所在哪裡？ (cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ, "Where's the toilet?") and 我聽不懂。 (wǒ tīng bù dǒng, "I don't understand").

What does "你還好嗎？" mean in Mandarin (Taiwan)?

It means "Are you OK?". It is pronounced nǐ hái hǎo ma. A natural reply is 請叫救護車！ (qǐng jiào jiùhùchē), "Please call an ambulance!".