English–Hakka Chinese Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	𠊎	I am here now. 𠊎今下在這位。
you	pronoun	你	You are my friend. 你係𠊎个朋友。
he	pronoun	佢	He is at home. 佢在屋下。
she	pronoun	佢	She is very happy. 佢當歡喜。
we	pronoun	𠊎兜	We go to school. 𠊎兜去學校。
they	pronoun	佢兜	They live in the city. 佢兜戴在城市。
what	pronoun	麼个	What is this thing? 這係麼个東西？
where	adverb	哪位	Where is your house? 你个屋在哪位？
who	pronoun	麼人	Who is that man? 該個人係麼人？
why	adverb	仰般	Why are you sad? 你仰般恁傷心？
how	adverb	仰般	How do you know? 你仰般知？
to be	verb	係	This is very good. 這係當好。
to have	verb	有	I have a book. 𠊎有一本書。
to do	verb	做	They do the work. 佢兜做事。
to go	verb	去	We go home now. 𠊎兜今下轉屋下去。
to come	verb	來	Please come here tomorrow. 請天光日來這位。
to see	verb	看	I see the moon. 𠊎看著月光。
to know	verb	知	I know his name. 𠊎知佢个名。
to think	verb	想	I think you are right. 𠊎想你係著个。
to want	verb	想愛	I want some tea. 𠊎想愛食茶。
to need	verb	需要	We need more water. 𠊎兜需要較多水。
to make	verb	做	She makes good bread. 佢做个麵包當好食。
to give	verb	分	Please give me water. 請分𠊎水。
to say	verb	講	He says one word. 佢講一隻字。
to tell	verb	摎人講	Tell me the story. 摎𠊎講故事。
to ask	verb	問	I ask one question. 𠊎問一個問題。
to find	verb	尋著	She found the book. 佢尋著該本書。
to look	verb	看	Look at the sky. 看天頂。
to use	verb	使用	We use this table. 𠊎兜使用這張桌。
to work	verb	做事	They work every day. 佢兜逐日做事。
to eat	verb	食	We eat rice daily. 𠊎兜逐日食飯。
to drink	verb	食	I drink warm tea. 𠊎食燒暖个茶。
to sleep	verb	睡	The child sleeps now. 細人仔今下在睡。
to walk	verb	行	We walk to school. 𠊎兜行去學校。
to run	verb	走	The boy runs fast. 細倈仔走當遽。
to read	verb	讀	I read this book. 𠊎讀這本書。
to write	verb	寫	She writes her name. 佢寫佢个名。
to speak	verb	講	They speak Hakka here. 這位佢兜講客話。
to listen	verb	聽	Listen to the music. 聽音樂。
to hear	verb	聽著	I hear the wind. 𠊎聽著風聲。
to buy	verb	買	We buy fresh fruit. 𠊎兜買新鮮个水果。
to sell	verb	賣	They sell good tea. 佢兜賣好茶。
to pay	verb	付錢	I pay the money. 𠊎付錢。
to help	verb	幫助	Please help my mother. 請幫助𠊎个阿姆。
to love	verb	愛	I love my family. 𠊎愛𠊎个家庭。
to live	verb	戴	They live near school. 佢兜戴在學校附近。
to die	verb	死	All people will die. 人總下會死。
to learn	verb	學	Children learn at school. 細人仔在學校學習。
to teach	verb	教	She teaches the children. 佢教細人仔。
to open	verb	開	Please open the door. 請開門。
to close	verb	關	Close the window now. 今下關窗門。
person	noun	人	That person is kind. 該個人當好。
man	noun	男人	That man is tall. 該個男人當高。
woman	noun	女人	The woman is strong. 該個女人當有力。
child	noun	細人仔	The child is sleeping. 該個細人仔在睡。
boy	noun	細倈仔	The boy runs outside. 該個細倈仔在外背走。
girl	noun	細妹仔	The girl reads quietly. 該個細妹仔恬恬讀書。
family	noun	家庭	My family is large. 𠊎个家庭當大。
mother	noun	阿姆	My mother is here. 𠊎个阿姆在這位。
father	noun	阿爸	My father works hard. 𠊎个阿爸做事當拚。
friend	noun	朋友	She is my friend. 佢係𠊎个朋友。
house	noun	屋	Their house is big. 佢兜个屋當大。
home	noun	屋下	We are going home. 𠊎兜愛轉屋下。
school	noun	學校	The school is new. 該間學校當新。
city	noun	城市	This city is busy. 這個城市當鬧熱。
country	noun	國家	This country is large. 這個國家當大。
world	noun	世界	The world is changing. 世界在改變。
street	noun	街路	The street is long. 這條街路當長。
room	noun	房間	The room is clean. 這間房間當淨。
time	noun	時間	Time goes very fast. 時間過到當遽。
day	noun	日	Today is a good day. 今日係好日。
night	noun	暗晡夜	The night is cold. 暗晡夜當冷。
morning	noun	朝晨	This morning is cool. 今朝晨當涼。
evening	noun	暗晡	We walk this evening. 今暗晡𠊎兜去行。
week	noun	禮拜	One week has seven days. 一禮拜有七日。
month	noun	月	This month is busy. 這個月當無閒。
year	noun	年	This year is new. 今年係新个一年。
today	adverb	今日	I work today. 𠊎今日做事。
tomorrow	adverb	天光日	We leave tomorrow morning. 𠊎兜天光朝晨愛出去。
yesterday	adverb	昨晡日	He came yesterday. 佢昨晡日有來。
now	adverb	今下	I am busy now. 𠊎今下當無閒。
sun	noun	日頭	The sun is hot. 日頭當燒。
moon	noun	月光	The moon is bright. 月光當光。
star	noun	星仔	The stars are bright tonight. 今暗晡个星仔當光。
sky	noun	天頂	The sky is blue. 天頂係藍色个。
earth	noun	地球	We live on Earth. 𠊎兜戴在地球。
fire	noun	火	The fire is hot. 火當燒。
water	noun	水	Please drink some water. 請食兜水。
rain	noun	雨	The rain is heavy. 雨下到當大。
wind	noun	風	The wind is strong. 風當大。
tree	noun	樹仔	That tree is tall. 該頭樹仔當高。
flower	noun	花	This flower is beautiful. 這蕊花當靚。
mountain	noun	山	That mountain is high. 該座山當高。
river	noun	河壩	The river is long. 該條河壩當長。
sea	noun	海	The sea is blue. 海係藍色个。
food	noun	食个	The food is good. 食个當好食。
bread	noun	麵包	This bread is fresh. 這個麵包當新鮮。
rice	noun	飯	We eat rice daily. 𠊎兜逐日食飯。
meat	noun	肉	The meat is hot. 肉當燒。
fish	noun	魚	The fish is fresh. 魚當新鮮。
egg	noun	卵	I eat one egg. 𠊎食一隻卵。
milk	noun	牛乳	The child drinks milk. 細人仔食牛乳。
fruit	noun	水果	We buy fresh fruit. 𠊎兜買新鮮个水果。
tea	noun	茶	This tea is hot. 這茶當燒。
coffee	noun	咖啡	He drinks coffee daily. 佢逐日食咖啡。
head	noun	頭那	My head hurts today. 𠊎今日頭那痛。
eye	noun	目珠	Her eyes are beautiful. 佢个目珠當靚。
ear	noun	耳公	My ear hears well. 𠊎个耳公聽得清楚。
mouth	noun	嘴	Open your mouth, please. 請張開你个嘴。
nose	noun	鼻公	My nose is cold. 𠊎个鼻公當冷。
hand	noun	手	Wash your hands now. 今下洗手。
foot	noun	腳	My foot hurts now. 𠊎个腳今下痛。
heart	noun	心	My heart is calm. 𠊎个心當定。
name	noun	名	My name is Lin. 𠊎个名係林。
book	noun	書	This book is new. 這本書當新。
word	noun	字	I know that word. 𠊎知該隻字。
language	noun	話	Hakka is a language. 客話係一種話。
money	noun	錢	I have no money. 𠊎無錢。
work	noun	事	The work is hard. 這項事當難做。
love	noun	愛	Love is important here. 愛在這位當重要。
music	noun	音樂	The music is beautiful. 這音樂當靚。
story	noun	故事	This story is long. 這個故事當長。
way	noun	方法	This way is easy. 這個方法當容易。
thing	noun	東西	That thing is small. 該樣東西當細。
life	noun	人生	Life is not easy. 人生毋容易。
door	noun	門	The door is open. 門開開。
table	noun	桌	The table is clean. 桌當淨。
chair	noun	凳仔	This chair is old. 這張凳仔當舊。
car	noun	車	The car is new. 該台車當新。
good	adjective	好	This book is good. 這本書當好。
bad	adjective	壞	The food is bad. 食个當壞。
big	adjective	大	Their house is big. 佢兜个屋當大。
small	adjective	細	This room is small. 這間房間當細。
new	adjective	新	My book is new. 𠊎个書當新。
old	adjective	舊	This chair is old. 這張凳仔當舊。
long	adjective	長	The road is long. 路當長。
short	adjective	短	This rope is short. 這條索仔當短。
high	adjective	高	That mountain is high. 該座山當高。
low	adjective	低	This table is low. 這張桌當低。
hot	adjective	燒	The tea is hot. 茶當燒。
cold	adjective	冷	The water is cold. 水當冷。
happy	adjective	歡喜	I am very happy. 𠊎當歡喜。
sad	adjective	傷心	She feels sad today. 佢今日當傷心。
beautiful	adjective	靚	The flower is beautiful. 花當靚。
easy	adjective	容易	This work is easy. 這項事當容易。
fast	adjective	遽	The car is fast. 車當遽。
slow	adjective	慢	He walks very slow. 佢行路當慢。
right	adjective	著	Your answer is right. 你个答案係著个。
wrong	adjective	毋著	That answer is wrong. 該個答案毋著。
important	adjective	重要	This book is important. 這本書當重要。
true	adjective	真	That story is true. 該個故事係真个。
full	adjective	滿	The cup is full. 杯仔係滿个。
empty	adjective	空	The room is empty. 房間係空个。
young	adjective	後生	She is still young. 佢還當後生。
strong	adjective	有力	That man is strong. 該個男人當有力。
weak	adjective	無力	I feel weak today. 𠊎今日感覺無力。
red	adjective	紅	The flower is red. 花係紅色个。
blue	adjective	藍	The sky is blue. 天頂係藍色个。
green	adjective	青	The tree is green. 樹仔係青色个。
yellow	adjective	黃	The flower is yellow. 花係黃色个。
black	adjective	烏	The car is black. 車係烏色个。
white	adjective	白	The flower is white. 花係白色个。
yes	interjection	係	Yes, I know. 係，𠊎知。
no	interjection	毋係	No, I cannot go. 毋係，𠊎毋會去。
not	adverb	毋	I am not sad. 𠊎毋傷心。
and	conjunction	摎	Tea and bread are ready. 茶摎麵包都準備好啊。
or	conjunction	抑係	Tea or coffee today? 今日食茶抑係咖啡？
but	conjunction	毋過	He is poor but happy. 佢雖然窮，毋過當歡喜。
if	conjunction	若係	If it rains, stay home. 若係落雨，就在屋下。
because	conjunction	因為	I stayed because it rained. 𠊎因為落雨，所以留下來。
with	preposition	摎	I go with my friend. 𠊎摎朋友共下去。
without	preposition	無	He left without money. 佢無帶錢就走啊。
for	preposition	為著	This gift is for you. 這份禮物係為著你个。
from	preposition	從	I come from school. 𠊎從學校來。
to	preposition	到	We go to the city. 𠊎兜去到城市。