Hokkien/Grammar

Part of Speech

1. Open
   • Noun
     • káu<n> ↔ káu - dog
     • pùn-sò<n> ↔ pùn-sò - garbage
     • hêng-lí<n> ↔ hêng-lí - suitcase
     • io̍h-á<n> ↔ io̍h-á - medicine
     • bō-á<n> ↔ bō-á - hat
     • kià<n> ↔ kià - mirror
     • chha̍t<n> ↔ chha̍t - thief
     • phī<n> ↔ phī - nose
     • kho<n> ↔ kho - dollar
     • kak<n> ↔ kak - dime
     • sián<n> ↔ sián - cent
     • chheh<n> ↔ chheh - book
     • lâng<n> ↔ lâng - person
     • a-chí<n> ↔ a-chí - older sister
     • tiān-náu<n> ↔ tiān-náu - computer
     • gîn-hâng<n> ↔ gîn-hâng - bank

1. • Verb
     • kóng<v> ↔ kóng - to say
     • kià<v><inf> ↔ kià - to send
     • tòa<v> ↔ tòa - to carry
     • tàn<v> ↔ tàn - to throw
     • khà<v> ↔ khà - to buy
     • kái-soeh<v> ↔ kái-soeh - to explain
     • khà<v> ↔ khà - to call (by telephone)
     • lâu<v> ↔ lâu - to save, to keep behind
     • tah-èng<v> ↔ tah-èng - to promise
     • bē<v> ↔ bē - to sell
     • pôe<v> ↔ pôe - to compensate
     • kiong-hí<v> ↔ kiong-hí - to congratulate
     • khéng<v> ↔ khéng - to will
     • gōan<v> ↔ gōan - to wish for
     • bat<v> ↔ bat - to recognize
     • sìn<v> ↔ sìn - to believe
     • him-sióng<v> ↔ him-sióng - to appreciate
     • khai-sí<v> ↔ khai-sí - to begin
     • chún-pī<v> ↔ chún-pī - to prepare
     • ài<v> ↔ ài - to love
     • hi-bōng<v> ↔ hi-bōng - to hope

1. • Adjective
     • nn̄g<adj> ↔ nn̄g - two
     • o-sek<adj> ↔ o-sek - black
     • phái<adj> ↔ phái - bad
     • chhàu<adj> ↔ chhàu - smelly
     • kùi<adj> ↔ kùi - expensive
     • kó-chui<adj> ↔ kó-chui - cute
     • chheng-khì<adj> ↔ chheng-khì - clean
     • khāng<adj> ↔ khāng - empty
     • hiān-tāi<adj> ↔ hiān-tāi - modern
     • bô-hêng<adj> ↔ bô-hêng - invisible
     • kok-chè<adj> ↔ kok-chè - international
     • kè<adj> ↔ kè - fake
     • thian-jiân<adj> ↔ thian-jiân - natural
     • lú<adj> ↔ lú - female
     • sa<adj> ↔ sa - three

1. • Adverb
     • siông-siông<adv> ↔ siông-siông - constantly
     • chiok<adv> ↔ chiok - very
     • Bêng-bêng<adv> ↔ Bêng-bêng - obviously
     • kî-sı̍t<adv> ↔ kî-sı̍t - actually
     • hiông-hiông<adv> ↔ hiông-hiông - abruptly
     • kèng-jiân<adv> ↔ kèng-jiân - unexpectedly
     • tú-hó<adv> ↔ tú-hó - coincidentally
     • chá-bān<adv> ↔ chá-bān - eventually
     • put-tek-í<adv> ↔ put-tek-í - reluctantly
     • tàu-tē<adv> ↔ tàu-tē - ultimately
     • chòe-kīn<adv> ↔ chòe-kīn - recently
     • má-siōng<adv> ↔ má-siōng - immediately
     • khin-khin<adv> ↔ khin-khin - carefully
     • té-té<adv> ↔ té-té - briefly
     • hoa-hoa-hí-hí<adv> ↔ hoa-hoa-hí-hí - happily
     • chheng-chheng-chhó-chhó<adv> ↔ chheng-chheng-chhó-chhó - clearly
     • má-má-hu-hu<adv> ↔ má-má-hu-hu - casually
     • sūn-sòa<adv> ↔ sūn-sòa - convieniently
   • Conjunction
     • kah<cnjcoo> ↔ kah - and
     • mā<cnjcoo> ↔ mā - also
     • koh<cnjcoo> ↔ koh - but