How do you say numbers and times in Taiwanese Hokkien?
Expect to hear 幾个人? (Kuí ê lâng?, "How many people?"). Useful things to say: 一个人。 (Tsi̍t ê lâng., "Just one") and 三个。 (Sann ê., "Three").
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The whole conversation: Numbers and times
Counting people at a restaurant door and checking when a shop opens.
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You hear
幾个人? Kuí ê lâng? How many people?
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You say
一个人。 Tsi̍t ê lâng. Just one.
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You say
三个。 Sann ê. Three.
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You say
四个。 Sì ê. Four.
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You hear
一百五。 Tsi̍t-pah-gōo. A hundred and fifty.
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You say
這馬幾點? Tsit-má kuí tiám? What time is it now?
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You hear
三點半。 Sann tiám puànn. Half past three.
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You say
今仔日有開無? Kin-á-ji̍t ū khui bô? Are you open today?
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You hear
明仔載才開。 Bîn-á-tsài tsiah khui. Not until tomorrow.
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You hear
下晡五點關門。 Ē-poo gōo tiám kuainn-mn̂g. We close at five in the afternoon.
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How do you say numbers and times in Taiwanese Hokkien?
Expect to hear 幾个人? (Kuí ê lâng?, "How many people?"). Useful things to say: 一个人。 (Tsi̍t ê lâng., "Just one") and 三个。 (Sann ê., "Three").
What does "幾个人?" mean in Taiwanese Hokkien?
It means "How many people?". It is pronounced Kuí ê lâng?. A natural reply is 一个人。 (Tsi̍t ê lâng.), "Just one".