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🤗 Min Nan Chinese Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Min Nan Chinese learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Min Nan Chinese?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Min Nan Chinese, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Min Nan Chinese |
|---|---|
| li ho: general greeting | 汝好 |
| li ho bo: general greeting, also written 你好嗎 | 汝好無 |
| waah ho gaam sia: reply to 汝好無 | 我好，谢谢 |
| ho gaam sia: reply to 汝好無 | 好，感谢 |
| ho do sia: informal reply to 汝好無 | 好，多谢 |
| chiah pa bue: common greeting, literally: have you eaten?, also written 吃饱未 | 食飽未? |
| li chiah pa bue: common greeting, literally: have you eaten? | 你食飽未? |
| li u chiah pa bo: common greeting, literally: have you eaten?, also written 吃饱未 | 你有食飽無? |
| chiah pa ah: reply to 食飽未, 你食飽未, and 你有食飽無 | 食飽啊? |
| gau cha: morning greeting, also written 爻早 | 敖早 |
| cha: morning greeting | 早 |
| go on: afternoon greeting | 午安 |
| buan on: evening and nighttime greeting | 晚安 |
| hua ngeng kong lim: welcome greeting | 歡迎光臨 |
| leu ho: general greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 汝好 |
| ho mo: general greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 好無 |
| jai sen: general greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 在生 |
| za: morning greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 早 |
| lew tsue keng tsai seng: how are you? in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 你好吗? |
| ho: reply to 你好吗 | 好 |
| jai sen ion: how are you? in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 在生樣 |
| tsiak pung bue: common greeting, literally: have you eaten? in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 吃饭了吗? |
| hua ngeng: welcome greeting in Chaozhou dialect [nan-chz] | 欢迎 |
| ta an: morning greeting in the Hainanese dialect [nan-hai] | 早安 |
| ngo an: afternoon greeting in the Hainanese dialect [nan-hai] | 午安 |
| meh an: evening and nighttime greeting in the Hainanese dialect [nan-hai] | 晚安 |
| di ho: general greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines | 汝好 |
| di ho di ho: general greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines | 汝好汝好 |
| ho cha khi: morning greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines | 好早安 |
| ho e po: afternoon greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines | 好午安 |
| ho am: evening greeting in the Lan Nang (咱人話) dialect of the Philippines | 好晚安 |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Min Nan Chinese lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/