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- Welcome – huanдingж
- Hello (General greeting) – hoяseф boж?
- Hello (on the phone) – haфloж
- Have you eaten? (Common greeting) – ciakф paя boiф?
- Reply: I have eaten (“I am full”) – ciakф paя liauя
- How are you? – luя hoя boж?
- (I’m) fine, thanks, and you? – hoя, kamяsiaф, luя leя?
- (I’m) not bad, thanks, and you? – beфbaiя, kamяsiaф, luя leя?
- Long time no see – cinф kuя boф tuя
- What’s your name? – luя eд miaж haдmikд?
- My name is … – waя eд miaж siф …
- Where are you from? – luя laiфcuд tɔдlɔkд?
- I’m from … – waя laiфcuд …
- Pleased to meet you – cinф hũaфhiя tuя tiokф luя
- Good morning – caяkhiя hoя
- Good afternoon – ɛфpɔд hoя
- Good evening – ɛфpɔд hoя
- Good night (Going to sleep) – khunф sengд
- Goodbye – cauя sengд
- Good luck! – kaфiuж
- Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) – limд aф! yamдseя! (said in a wedding ceremony)
- Bon appetit / Have a nice meal – ciakд aф! laiж ciakд!
- Bon voyage / Have a good journey – sunфhɔngд
- Do you understand? – luя bengфpekд boж?
- I understand – waя bengфpekд
- I don’t understand – waя boф bengфpekд
- I don’t know – waя əmфcaiд
- Please speak more slowly – chĩaя kɔngя khakя banф
- Please say that again – chĩaя kɔngя kokя ceфpaiя
- Please write it down – chĩaя siaя
- Do you speak Mohkien? – luя eфhiauя kɔngя Mɔhяkienяbunж boж?
- Yes, a little (reply to “Do you speak…?”) – eф, tamфpokд
- How much is this? – cəдleд kuiяceф luiд?
- Sorry – tuiяbeфkhiя
- Please – chĩaя
- Thank you – kamяsiaф
- Reply to thank you – mienя khɛkяkhiф
- Where’s the toilet/ bathroom? – cuiяpangж/ cangфekяkengд uanд tɔдlɔkд?
- This gentleman will pay for everything – cəдleд aфkoд aiя hengж kaдliauя
- This lady will pay for everything – cəдleд aфciя aiя hengж kaдliauя
- Would you like to dance with me? – luя aiя kakф waя thiauдbuя boж?
- I miss you – waя sĩɔф luя
- I love you – waя aiф luя
- Get well soon – khakя khuaiф hoя
- Go away! – cauя!
- Leave me alone! – pangф waя kaфkiф!
- Help! – kiuф waя!
- Fire! – tiokф hoiя sioд!
- Stop! – thengж!
- Call the police! – kioф kengяchatф!
- Christmas and New Year greetings – sĩaдtanя kakф sinфniж khuaiяlɔkд
- Birthday greetings – sɛ̃фjitд khuaiяlɔkд
- One language is never enough – cəфhangф bunж əmфbatф kauф
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