Contacts & SNS

1. 你的電話號碼是啥？

   Lí ê tiān-uē hō-bé sī siánn?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Asking someone for their phone number when exchanging contact information

   Grammar Note

   "Siánn" is the Min Nan question word for "what." "Sī siánn?" asks what something is

2. 我的Line是這个

   Guá ê Line sī tsit-ê

   My Line ID is this one

   Usage

   Sharing your LINE account with someone

   Grammar Note

   "Sī" is the copula (to be) in Min Nan. "Tsit-ê" points to "this one" or "this thing"

3. 我欲寄電子信予你

   Guá beh kià tiān-tsú-sìn hōo lí

   I will send you an email

   Usage

   Informing someone you will contact them by email

   Grammar Note

   "Kià" means to send. "Hōo" is the benefactive preposition meaning "to (someone)"

4. 請問你的姓名是？

   Tshiánn-mn̄g lí ê sènn-miâ sī?

   May I ask your full name?

   Usage

   A formal way to ask someone's full name in a business or official context

   Grammar Note

   "Tshiánn-mn̄g" is a polite opener for questions. "Sènn-miâ" includes both family and given names

5. 你有名片無？

   Lí ū miâ-phìnn bô?

   Do you have a business card?

   Usage

   Asking for a business card when networking or meeting new contacts

   Grammar Note

   "Ū…bô?" is the standard Min Nan yes/no question pattern for "do you have…?"

6. 我的電子信箱是…

   Guá ê tiān-tsú-sìn-siunn sī…

   My email address is…

   Usage

   Providing your email address to someone

   Grammar Note

   "Sìn-siunn" means mailbox. Combined with "tiān-tsú" (electronic), it refers to an email address

7. 我欲佮你做朋友

   Guá beh kah lí tsò pîng-iú

   I'd like to be your friend

   Usage

   Expressing your wish to befriend someone you met while traveling

   Grammar Note

   "Kah" (佮) means "with" or "together with" in Min Nan. "Tsò" is "to become" or "to do"

8. 你的地址佇佗位？

   Lí ê tē-tsí tī tó-uī?

   What is your address?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's address for delivery or visitation purposes

   Grammar Note

   "Tī tó-uī" asks for a location in Min Nan. "Tī" is a preposition and "tó-uī" is the question word

9. 保持聯絡

   Pó-tshî liân-lo̍k

   Let's keep in touch

   Usage

   Saying goodbye while promising to stay in contact

   Grammar Note

   "Pó-tshî" means to maintain or keep. "Liân-lo̍k" refers to contact or communication

10. 有空來台灣揣我

    Ū-khang lâi Tâi-uân tshē guá

    Come visit me in Taiwan when you have time

    Usage

    A warm invitation for travelers or foreign friends to return to Taiwan

    Grammar Note

    "Tshē" is the Min Nan verb for seeking or visiting someone, corresponding to Mandarin "zhǎo"

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