You will hear
- 食飽未？Tsia̍h-pá buē? Have you eaten?
- 欲食啥？Beh tsia̍h siánn? What will you have?
- 愛袋仔無？Ài tē-á bô? Do you want a bag?
- 欲薟無？Beh hiam bô? Spicy?
- 欲去佗？Beh khì toh? Where to?
- 你欲拜拜無？Lí beh pài-pài bô? Would you like to pray?
- 幾个人？Kuí ê lâng? How many people?
- 你有要緊無？Lí ū iàu-kín bô? Are you all right?
- 你來台灣偌久矣？Lí lâi Tâi-uân guā kú ah? How long have you been in Taiwan?
- 你是佗位人？Lí sī tó-uī lâng? Where are you from?
- 欲加卵無？Beh ka nn̄g bô? Add an egg?
- 甜的抑是鹹的？Tinn--ê ia̍h-sī kiâm--ê? Sweet or savoury?
You say
- 你好！Lí hó! Hello!
- 我袂曉講台語。Guá bē-hiáu kóng Tâi-gí. I can't speak Taiwanese.
- 一碗滷肉飯。Tsi̍t uánn lóo-bah-pn̄g. A bowl of braised pork rice.
- 這偌濟錢？Tse guā-tsē tsînn? How much is this?
- 一份蚵仔煎。Tsi̍t hūn ô-á-tsian. One oyster omelette.
- 我欲去車頭。Guá beh khì tshia-thâu. To the train station, please.
- 按呢喔？Án-ne ooh? Like this?
- 一个人。Tsi̍t ê lâng. Just one.
- 救人喔！Kiù-lâng ooh! Help!
- 一禮拜。Tsi̍t lé-pài. A week.
- 食飽矣。Tsia̍h-pá ah. I have, thanks.
- 阿伯，你好！A-peh, lí hó! Hello, uncle!
- 阿姨，多謝！A-î, to-siā! Thanks, auntie!
- 多謝！To-siā! Thank you!
- 歹勢！Pháinn-sè! Sorry! Excuse me!
- 再會！Tsài-huē! Goodbye!
- 一屑仔。Tsi̍t-sut-á. Just a little.
- 我聽無。Guá thiann bô. I don't understand.