Teochew dialectAlso known asChaoshan dialect,YesMinnan LanguageOne of the dialects belongs to the Chaoshan dialect of South Fujian dialect, and is the mother tongue of the Chaoshan ethnic group. The accents of the cities and counties in the Chaoshan area are different, but most areas can communicate with each other without barriers. Only a few areas have a little difficulty in communication due to the large difference in accents from other places. There are also some differences in the accents of the Chaozhou dialect spoken by the Chaozhou people overseas and those in the Chaoshan area. However, due to the influence and assimilation of other local languages, there are also some differences in the words used by the overseas Chaozhou people. When traveling in the Chaoshan area of China, Mandarin can also be used for communication, because most Chaoshan people can speak Mandarin, except for a small number of people (mainly the elderly) who cannot speak Mandarin because they were not educated when they were young. It may be mixed with a more or less Chaoshan accent, but communication is basically barrier-free.
Pronunciation guide
vowel
consonant
Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs
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- Hello.
- Hello. (leu² ho²)
- Hi. (Informal)
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- Are you OK?
- What's in life? (cai⁽⁷⁾ sê¹ io`⁷, cai⁽⁷⁾ sê¹?)
- Fine thanks.
- Okay, thank you. (ho², coi⁷ sia⁷)
- What's your name?
- ? ( ?)
- my name is______.
- My name is ______. ( ua² kai⁽⁷⁾ miaⁿ ⁵ si⁽⁷⁾_____.)
- happy to see you.
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- Please.
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- thanks.
- 㩼Thanks. (coi⁷ sia⁷)
- You are welcome.
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- Yes.
- Yes, yes. (si⁶, si⁶ a⁷ — sí, sí ȁ)
- no.
- Oh yes. (m⁷ si⁶)
- Excuse me. (Get attention)
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- excuse me. /Excuse me. (ask for forgiveness)
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- sorry.
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- goodbye.
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- goodbye. (Informal)
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- I can not sayLanguage name [Not well said].
- [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak Chinese?
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- Does anyone here speak Chinese?
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- Help!
- ! ( !)
- help me!
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- Beware!
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- Good morning.
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- good evening.
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- Good night.
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- I do not understand.
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- Where is the toilet?
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problem
- Do not bother me.
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- Do not touch me!
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- I am going to the police.
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- Policemen!
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- stop! There is a thief!
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- I need your help.
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- It's an emergency.
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- I'm lost.
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- My bag is lost.
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- I lost my wallet.
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- I feel uncomfortable.
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- I'm injured.
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- I need a doctor.
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- Can I borrow your phone?
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number
- 1
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- 2
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- 3
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- 4
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- 5
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- 6
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- 7
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- 8
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- 9
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- 19
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- 23
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- 30
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- 40
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- 50
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- 60
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- 70
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- 80
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- 90
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- 100
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- 200
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- 300
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- 1,000
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- 2,000
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- 1,000,000
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- 1,000,000,000
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- 1,000,000,000,000
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- Line/Number_____ (train, subway, bus, etc.)
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- half
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- less
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- More
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time
- Now
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- Later
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- Before
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- Morning/morning
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- afternoon
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- evening
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- night(Before going to bed)
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Clock time
- 1 o'clock in the morning
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- 2 o'clock in the morning
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- noon
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- 1 pm
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- 2pm
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- midnight
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period
- _____Minute
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- _____Hour
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- _____sky
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- _____week
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- _____moon
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- _____year
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day
- today
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- yesterday
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- tomorrow
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- This week
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- Last week
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- next week
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- Sunday
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- Monday
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- Tuesday
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- Wednesday
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- Thursday
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- Friday
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- Saturday
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moon
- January
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- February
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- March
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- April
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- May
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- June
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- July
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- August
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- September
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- October
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- November
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- December
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Write time and date
colour
- black
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- White
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- Ash
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- Red
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- blue
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- yellow
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- green
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- Orange
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- purple
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- Brown
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transportation
Passenger car and train
- How much is a ticket to _____?
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- A ticket to ..., please.
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- Where does this train/bus go?
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- Where is the train/bus to _____?
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- Does this train/bus stop at _____?
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- What time does the train/bus to _____ leave?
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- When can this train/bus arrive at _____?
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position
- How do I get to _____?
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- ...train station?
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- ...bus station?
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- ...Airport?
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- ...city center?
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- ...Youth Hotel?
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- ..._____hostel?
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- ...Macau/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore/Chinese Embassy/Office?
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- Where are there more...
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- ...hostel?
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- ...Restaurant?
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- ...bar?
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- ...Sightseeing spots?
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- Can you show me on the map?
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- Street
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- Turn left.
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- Turn right.
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- Left
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- right
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- straight
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- near_____
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- go through_____
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- Before _____
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- caution_____.
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- crossroads
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- North
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- South
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- East
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- oo
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- Uphill
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- downhill
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taxi
- taxi!
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- Please take me to _____.
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- How much is it to _____?
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- Please take me there.
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stay
- Do you have any rooms available?
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- How much is a single/double room?
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- The room has...
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- ...The sheets?
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- ...To the toilet?
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- ...Phone?
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- ...TV?
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- Can I take a look at the room first?
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- Is there a quieter room?
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- ...Bigger...
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- ...Cleaner...
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- ...cheaper...
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- Okay, I want this room.
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- I stay _____ night.
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- Can you recommend another hotel?
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- Do you have a safe?
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- ...A locker?
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- Does it include breakfast/dinner?
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- What time is breakfast/dinner?
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- Please clean up the room.
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- Can you wake me up at _____?
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- I want to check out.
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currency
- Can MOP/HKD/Renminbi/Singapore Dollar/New Taiwan Dollar be used?
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- Can USD/EUR/GBP be used?
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- Can RMB be used?
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- Can I use a credit card?
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- Can you exchange foreign currency for me?
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- Where can I exchange foreign currency?
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- Can you exchange traveler's checks for me?
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- Where can I redeem traveler’s cheques?
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- What's the exchange rate?
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- Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
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Dining
- One-person/two-person table, thank you.
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- Can I see the menu?
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- Can I go into the kitchen and have a look?
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- Do you have any signature dishes?
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- Do you have any local specialties?
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- I am a vegetarian.
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- I don't eat pork.
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- I don't eat beef.
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- I only eat kosher food.
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- Can you make it lighter? (Require less vegetable oil/butter/lard)
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- Fixed price package
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- Order according to the menu
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- breakfast
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- Lunch
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- afternoon tea
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- dinner
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- I want_____.
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- I want dishes with _____.
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- Chicken/chicken
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- pork
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- beef
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- fish
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- egg
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- Ham
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- sausage
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- cheese
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- salad
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- (fresh vegetables
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- (fresh fruits
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- bread
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- Noodle
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- rice
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- Can you give me a glass_____?
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- Can you give me a cup of _____?
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- Can you give me a bottle of _____?
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- coffee
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- Tea
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- juice
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- (Bubbles) water
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- (Normal) water
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- beer
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- Red/white wine
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- Can you give me some _____?
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- Salt
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- Black pepper
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- chili
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- butter
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- vinegar
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- soy sauce
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- Is there water? (Get the attention of the waiter)
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- I'm finished.
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- Delicious.
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- Please clean up these plates.
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- Pay the bill.
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bar
- Do you sell alcohol?
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- Is there a bar service?
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- A glass of beer or two, please.
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- Please have a glass of red/white wine.
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- Please have a pint.
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- Please have a bottle.
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- Please come _____(Spirits)add_____ (Cocktail drink)。
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- whisky
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- Vodka
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- rum
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- water
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- soda water
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- Tonic Water
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- Orange juice
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- Cola(Soda)
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- Do you have any snacks?
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- Please have another glass.
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- Please have another round.
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- When does business end?
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- cheers!
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Shopping
- Do you have the size I wear?
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- how much is this?
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- That's too expensive.
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- You can accept_____(price)?
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- expensive
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- Cheap
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- I can not afford it.
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- I don't want it.
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- You are deceiving me.
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- I'm not interested in.
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- Okay, I bought it.
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- Can you give me a bag?
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- Do you deliver goods (to overseas)?
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- I need to...
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- ...toothpaste.
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- ...A toothbrush.
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- ...Tampons.
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- ...Soap.
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- ...shampoo.
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- ...painkiller. (Such as aspirin or ibuprofen)
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- ...Cold medicine.
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- ...Gastrointestinal medicine.
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- ...The razor.
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- ...An umbrella.
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- ...Sunscreen.
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- ...A postcard.
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- ...stamp.
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- ...Battery.
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- ...stationery.
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- ...A pen.
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- ...Chinese book.
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- ...Chinese magazine.
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- ...A Chinese newspaper.
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- ...A Chinese dictionary.
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drive
- I want to rent a car.
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- Can I get insurance?
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- stop(Road sign)
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- one way lane
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- Yield
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- No parking
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- Speed limit
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- Gas station
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- gasoline
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- diesel fuel
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authorities
- I did nothing bad.
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- That is a misunderstanding.
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- Where are you taking me?
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- Am I arrested?
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- I am a citizen of Macau/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore/China.
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- I want to contact Macau/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore/Chinese Embassy/Office.
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- I want to talk to a lawyer.
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- Can I just pay the fine now?
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