汝美
yọ̈mị
“Hello” (informal greeting, sing.)
恁美
yọ̈mmị
“Hello” (informal greeting, pl.)
請安
tsèngan
“Hello” (formal greeting, lit. “be at ease”)
嚼飯矣無
tsáhvạnạ mú?
“Have you eaten?” (common greeting)
嚼矣
tsáhạ
“Yes, I have (eaten)” (response to “have you eaten?”)
汝過得麽樣
yọ̈ kuōvis májạn?
“How are you?”
真美
tsimmị
“I’m good” (response to “how are you?”)
汝在該幹麽兒
yọ̈ tsạ̈hä kāmmálá?
“What are you doing?”
汝叫麽個名兒
yọ̈ kȳ mákā myö́nä́?
“What is your name?”
俺兮名兒是
ạmí myö́nä́ sị…
“My name is…”
真久無見
tsinku múvēn
“Long time no see”
汝是麽個地方人
yọ̈ sị mákā tsịvängín?
“Where are you from?”
俺是…人
ạn sị … -ín
“I’m from…”
交汝熟似心花開
kyölyọ̈ súksạ simyökkä
“It’s nice to meet you”
早安
tsòlan
“Good morning”
午安
ọlan
“Good afternoon”
晚安
mạnan
“Good evening”
夜安
jạlan
“Good night”
再會
tsǟhọ̈
“Goodbye”
敢會瞭解
kàmạ lyọ̈hä̀
“Do you understand?”
瞭解
lyọ̈hä̀
“I understand”
𣍐瞭解
mạ lyọ̈hä̀
“I don’t understand”
𣍐曉得
mạ hyö̀vis
“I don’t know”
話得較慢
huọvis kyȫmạ̈n
“Please speak more slowly”
再話一擺
tsǟhyọ̈ ippä
“Please say that again”
汝會𣍐講鸞語
yọ̈ hạ̈mạ̈ kàn luónẹ
“Can you speak Luanese?”
會，一點兒
hạ̈, ittsèmä́
“Yes, a little”
感謝
kànsạ
“Thank you”