Hokkien/Grammar
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Part of Speech
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- Noun
- káu<n> ↔ - dog
- pùn-sò<n> ↔ - garbage
- hêng-lí<n> ↔ - suitcase
- io̍h-á<n> ↔ - medicine
- bō-á<n> ↔ - hat
- kià<n> ↔ - mirror
- chha̍t<n> ↔ - thief
- phī<n> ↔ - nose
- kho<n> ↔ - dollar
- kak<n> ↔ - dime
- sián<n> ↔ - cent
- chheh<n> ↔ - book
- lâng<n> ↔ - person
- a-chí<n> ↔ - older sister
- tiān-náu<n> ↔ - computer
- gîn-hâng<n> ↔ - bank
- Noun
- Verb
- kià<v><inf> ↔ - to send
- tòa<v> ↔ - to carry
- tàn<v> ↔ - to throw
- khà<v> ↔ - to buy
- kái-soeh<v> ↔ - to explain
- khà<v> ↔ - to call (by telephone)
- lâu<v> ↔ - to save, to keep behind
- tah-èng<v> ↔ - to promise
- bē<v> ↔ - to sell
- pôe<v> ↔ - to compensate
- kiong-hí<v> ↔ - to congratulate
- khéng<v> ↔ - to will
- gōan<v> ↔ - to wish for
- bat<v> ↔ - to recognize
- sìn<v> ↔ - to believe
- him-sióng<v> ↔ - to appreciate
- khai-sí<v> ↔ - to begin
- chún-pī<v> ↔ - to prepare
- ài<v> ↔ - to love
- hi-bōng<v> ↔ - to hope
- Verb
- Adjective
- nn̄g<adj> ↔ - two
- o-sek<adj> ↔ - black
- phái<adj> ↔ - bad
- chhàu<adj> ↔ - smelly
- kùi<adj> ↔ - expensive
- kó-chui<adj> ↔ - cute
- chheng-khì<adj> ↔ - clean
- khāng<adj> ↔ - empty
- hiān-tāi<adj> ↔ - modern
- bô hêng<adj> ↔ - invisible
- kok-chè<adj> ↔ - international
- kè<adj> ↔ - fake
- thian-jiân<adj> ↔ - natural
- lú<adj> ↔ - female
- sa<adj> ↔ - three
- Adjective
- Adverb
- siông-siông<adv> ↔ - constantly
- chiok<adv> ↔ - very
- Bêng-bêng<adv> ↔ - obviously
- kî-sı̍t<adv> ↔ - actually
- hiông-hiông<adv> ↔ - abruptly
- kèng-jiân<adv> ↔ - unexpectedly
- tú-hó<adv> ↔ - coincidentally
- chá-bān<adv> ↔ - eventually
- put-tek-í<adv> ↔ - reluctantly
- tàu-tē<adv> ↔ - ultimately
- chòe-kīn<adv> ↔ - recently
- má-siōng<adv> ↔ - immediately
- khin-khin<adv> ↔ - carefully
- té-té<adv> ↔ - briefly
- hoa-hoa-hí-hí<adv> ↔ - happily
- chheng-chheng-chhó-chhó<adv> ↔ - clearly
- má-má-hu-hu<adv> ↔ - casually
- sūn-sòa<adv> ↔ - convieniently
- Conjunction
- kah<cnjcoo> ↔ - and
- mā<cnjcoo> ↔ - also
- koh<cnjcoo> ↔ - but
- Adverb
