English–Min Nan Chinese Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	我	I am here now. 我佇遮。
you	pronoun	你	You are my friend. 你是我的朋友。
he	pronoun	伊	He is very tall. 伊誠懸。
she	pronoun	伊	She is my teacher. 伊是我的老師。
we	pronoun	阮	We live in this city. 阮踮這个城市。
they	pronoun	𪜶	They are at home. 𪜶佇厝裡。
what	pronoun	啥物	What is that thing? 彼是啥物？
where	adverb	佗位	Where are you going? 你欲去佗位？
when	adverb	啥時	When will you come? 你啥時欲來？
who	pronoun	啥人	Who is that man? 彼是啥人？
why	adverb	為啥物	Why are you sad? 你按怎會傷心？
how	adverb	按怎	How do you know? 你按怎知影？
to be	verb	是	She is very happy. 伊誠歡喜。
to have	verb	有	I have a book. 我有一本冊。
to do	verb	做	I do my work. 我做我的工課。
to go	verb	去	They go to school. 𪜶去學校。
to come	verb	來	Please come here now. 請來遮。
to see	verb	看	I see the moon. 我看著月娘。
to know	verb	知影	I know his name. 我知影伊的名。
to think	verb	想	We think about life. 阮想著人生。
to want	verb	欲	I want some water. 我欲啉水。
to need	verb	需要	We need more time. 阮需要較濟時間。
to make	verb	做	She makes good bread. 伊做真好的麭。
to take	verb	提	Take the book home. 提彼本冊轉去厝。
to give	verb	予	Give me that book. 彼本冊予我。
to say	verb	講	He says my name. 伊講我的名。
to tell	verb	講	Tell me the story. 共我講彼个故事。
to ask	verb	問	I ask one question. 我問一項問題。
to find	verb	揣著	I found my book. 我揣著我的冊。
to look	verb	看	Look at the sky. 看天頂。
to use	verb	用	We use this table. 阮用這張桌。
to work	verb	做工	They work every day. 𪜶逐工做工。
to eat	verb	食	We eat rice daily. 阮逐工食飯。
to drink	verb	啉	I drink hot tea. 我啉燒茶。
to sleep	verb	睏	The child sleeps now. 囡仔這馬咧睏。
to walk	verb	行	We walk home together. 阮做伙行轉厝。
to run	verb	走	The boy runs fast. 彼个查埔囝仔走真緊。
to read	verb	讀	She reads this book. 伊讀這本冊。
to write	verb	寫	I write my name. 我寫我的名。
to speak	verb	講	They speak slowly here. 𪜶佇遮講較慢。
to listen	verb	聽	Listen to the music. 聽音樂。
to hear	verb	聽著	I hear the rain. 我聽著落雨聲。
to buy	verb	買	I buy fresh fruit. 我買新鮮水果。
to sell	verb	賣	They sell good tea. 𪜶賣好茶。
to pay	verb	納	I pay the money. 我納錢。
to help	verb	鬥相共	Please help my mother. 請鬥相共我阿母。
to love	verb	疼	I love my family. 我疼我的家庭。
to live	verb	踮	We live near school. 阮踮學校附近。
to die	verb	死	All people die someday. 逐个人攏會死。
to learn	verb	學	Children learn at school. 囡仔佇學校學習。
to teach	verb	教	They teach the children. 𪜶教囡仔。
to open	verb	開	Please open the door. 請開門。
to close	verb	關	Close the window now. 這馬關窗仔。
person	noun	人	That person is kind. 彼个人真善良。
man	noun	查埔人	The man is strong. 彼个查埔人真勇。
woman	noun	查某人	That woman is smiling. 彼个查某人咧笑。
child	noun	囡仔	The child is sleeping. 彼个囡仔咧睏。
boy	noun	查埔囝仔	The boy runs home. 彼个查埔囝仔走轉厝。
girl	noun	查某囝仔	The girl reads quietly. 彼个查某囝仔恬恬仔讀冊。
family	noun	家庭	My family is large. 我的家庭真大。
mother	noun	阿母	My mother is cooking. 我阿母咧煮飯。
father	noun	阿爸	My father works hard. 我阿爸做工真拍拚。
friend	noun	朋友	She is my friend. 伊是我的朋友。
house	noun	厝	That house is new. 彼間厝真新。
home	noun	厝	We are going home. 阮欲轉厝。
school	noun	學校	The school is nearby. 學校佇附近。
city	noun	城市	This city is big. 這个城市真大。
country	noun	國家	Our country is beautiful. 阮的國家真媠。
world	noun	世界	The world is changing. 世界咧變。
street	noun	街路	The street is busy. 街路真鬧熱。
room	noun	房間	The room is clean. 房間真清氣。
time	noun	時間	I have no time. 我無時間。
day	noun	日	Today is a good day. 今仔日是好日。
night	noun	暗暝	The night is quiet. 暗暝真靜。
morning	noun	早起時	This morning is cold. 今仔早真冷。
evening	noun	暗時	We walk in evening. 阮暗時去行。
week	noun	禮拜	One week passes quickly. 一禮拜過真緊。
month	noun	月	This month is busy. 這個月真無閒。
year	noun	年	This year is new. 今年是新的一年。
today	adverb	今仔日	I am busy today. 我今仔日真無閒。
tomorrow	adverb	聽日	We will go tomorrow. 阮聽日欲去。
yesterday	adverb	昨昏	He came yesterday evening. 伊昨昏有來。
now	adverb	這馬	I am leaving now. 我這馬欲去。
sun	noun	日頭	The sun is hot. 日頭真熱。
moon	noun	月娘	The moon is bright. 月娘真光。
star	noun	星	The stars shine tonight. 今暗星真爍。
sky	noun	天	The sky is blue. 天是藍色的。
earth	noun	地球	We live on earth. 阮蹛佇地球。
fire	noun	火	The fire is hot. 火真熱。
water	noun	水	I drink water daily. 我逐工啉水。
rain	noun	雨	The rain is heavy. 雨真大。
wind	noun	風	The wind feels cold. 風真冷。
tree	noun	樹	That tree is tall. 彼欉樹真懸。
flower	noun	花	This flower is beautiful. 這蕊花真媠。
mountain	noun	山	That mountain is high. 彼座山真懸。
river	noun	河	The river is long. 彼條河真長。
sea	noun	海	The sea is blue. 海是藍色的。
food	noun	食物	The food smells good. 食物芳貢貢。
bread	noun	麭	I eat fresh bread. 我食新鮮的麭。
rice	noun	飯	We eat rice daily. 阮逐工食飯。
meat	noun	肉	This meat is good. 這塊肉真好食。
fish	noun	魚	We eat fish tonight. 阮今暗食魚。
egg	noun	卵	I eat one egg. 我食一粒卵。
milk	noun	奶	The child drinks milk. 囡仔啉奶。
fruit	noun	水果	She buys fresh fruit. 伊買新鮮水果。
tea	noun	茶	I drink hot tea. 我啉燒茶。
coffee	noun	咖啡	He drinks black coffee. 伊啉烏咖啡。
head	noun	頭殼	My head hurts now. 我這馬頭殼疼。
eye	noun	目睭	Her eyes are big. 伊的目睭真大。
ear	noun	耳仔	My ear hurts today. 我今仔日耳仔疼。
mouth	noun	喙	Open your mouth wide. 喙開較大。
nose	noun	鼻	My nose is cold. 我的鼻仔真冷。
hand	noun	手	Wash your hands now. 這馬洗手。
foot	noun	跤	My foot hurts today. 我今仔日跤疼。
heart	noun	心	Her heart is kind. 伊的心真好。
name	noun	名	What is your name? 你叫做啥物名？
book	noun	冊	This book is new. 這本冊真新。
word	noun	詞	I know this word. 我知這个詞。
language	noun	語言	Language connects all people. 語言連結逐个人。
money	noun	錢	I have no money. 我無錢。
work	noun	工	This work is hard. 這个工真歹做。
love	noun	愛	Love gives people strength. 愛予人力量。
music	noun	音樂	I like this music. 我佮意這个音樂。
story	noun	故事	That story is interesting. 彼个故事真趣味。
way	noun	方法	This way is easy. 這个方法真簡單。
thing	noun	物件	That thing is heavy. 彼个物件真重。
life	noun	人生	Life is not easy. 人生毋是簡單。
door	noun	門	The door is open. 門開開。
table	noun	桌	The book is table.
chair	noun	椅仔	The chair is small. 彼張椅仔真細張。
car	noun	車	That car is new. 彼台車真新。
good	adjective	好	This book is good. 這本冊真好。
bad	adjective	歹	This food is bad. 這个食物真歹。
big	adjective	大	That house is big. 彼間厝真大。
small	adjective	細	This room is small. 這間房間真細。
new	adjective	新	I bought a new car. 我買一台新車。
old	adjective	舊	That book is old. 彼本冊真舊。
long	adjective	長	The river is long. 彼條河真長。
short	adjective	短	This rope is short. 這條索仔真短。
high	adjective	懸	That mountain is high. 彼座山真懸。
low	adjective	低	This table is low. 這張桌真低。
hot	adjective	熱	The tea is hot. 茶真熱。
cold	adjective	冷	The water is cold. 水真冷。
happy	adjective	歡喜	She feels very happy. 伊感覺真歡喜。
sad	adjective	傷心	He looks very sad. 伊看起來真傷心。
beautiful	adjective	媠	That flower is beautiful. 彼蕊花真媠。
easy	adjective	簡單	This question is easy. 這个問題真簡單。
hard	adjective	難	This work is hard. 這个工真難。
fast	adjective	緊	That car is fast. 彼台車真緊。
slow	adjective	慢	He walks very slow. 伊行路真慢。
right	adjective	著	Your answer is right. 你的答案著。
wrong	adjective	毋著	That answer is wrong. 彼个答案毋著。
important	adjective	重要	This book is important. 這本冊真重要。
true	adjective	真實	That story is true. 彼个故事是真實的。
full	adjective	滿	The cup is full. 彼个杯仔滿滿。
empty	adjective	空	The room is empty. 房間空空。
young	adjective	少年	She is still young. 伊猶閣真少年。
strong	adjective	勇	That man is strong. 彼个查埔人真勇。
weak	adjective	弱	I feel weak today. 我今仔日感覺真弱。
red	adjective	紅	The flower is red. 彼蕊花是紅色的。
blue	adjective	藍	The sky is blue. 天是藍色的。
green	adjective	青	The tree is green. 樹仔是青色的。
yellow	adjective	黃	The flower is yellow. 彼蕊花是黃色的。
black	adjective	烏	The car is black. 彼台車是烏色的。
white	adjective	白	The paper is white. 紙是白色的。
yes	interjection	是	Yes, I understand now. 是，我這馬了解。
no	interjection	毋	No, I cannot go. 毋，我袂使去。
not	adverb	毋	I am not ready. 我猶未準備好。
and	conjunction	佮	I bought tea and bread. 我買茶佮麭。
or	conjunction	抑是	Tea or coffee today? 今仔日茶抑是咖啡？
but	conjunction	但是	He is tired but happy. 伊真厭倦，但是真歡喜。
if	conjunction	若是	If it rains, stay home. 若是落雨，佇厝。
because	conjunction	因為	I stayed because it rained. 因為落雨，所以我留佇遮。
with	preposition	佮	I came with my friend. 我佮我的朋友做伙來。
without	preposition	無	I drink tea without sugar. 我啉無糖的茶。
for	preposition	為著	This gift is for you. 這个禮物是為著你。
from	preposition	對	I came from school. 我對學校來。
to	preposition	去	We went to town. 阮去市內。