Photography

1. 我會使佇遮拍照無？

   Guá ē-sái tī tsia phah-tsiò bô?

   May I take photos here?

   Usage

   Asking permission to take photos at a location

   Grammar Note

   ē-sái (會使) is a modal expressing permission or ability meaning "may/can"

2. 請共我翕一張相。

   Tshiánn kā guá hip tsi̍t-tiunn siòng.

   Please take a photo of me.

   Usage

   Asking someone to take your photo

   Grammar Note

   kā (共) is the preposition marking the beneficiary ("for me"); hip (翕) is the verb for taking a photo

3. 這張相片拍了真媠。

   Tsit-tiunn siòng-phìnn phah--liáu tsin suí.

   This photo came out very beautifully.

   Usage

   Complimenting a photo that turned out well

   Grammar Note

   suí (媠) means "beautiful/pretty" in Taiwanese Min Nan

4. 彼爿光線真好，適合拍照。

   Hit-pîng kng-suànn tsin hó, sik-ha̍p phah-tsiò.

   The lighting over there is great, perfect for photos.

   Usage

   Spotting a good location with ideal lighting for photography

   Grammar Note

   hit-pîng (彼爿) means "that side/over there" as a demonstrative

5. 請傳相片予我。

   Tshiánn thuân siòng-phìnn hōo guá.

   Please send the photos to me.

   Usage

   Asking someone to send photos they took

   Grammar Note

   hōo (予) is the benefactive preposition meaning "give to/for"

6. 這間廟拍起來真壯觀。

   Tsit-king biō phah--khí-lâi tsin tsòng-kuan.

   This temple looks really magnificent in photos.

   Usage

   Praising a photogenic location such as a temple

   Grammar Note

   phah--khí-lâi (拍起來) means "when taken (photographed), it becomes..."

7. 我欲拍日落的相片。

   Guá beh phah ji̍t-lo̍h ê siòng-phìnn.

   I want to take a photo of the sunset.

   Usage

   Expressing the desire to photograph a sunset

   Grammar Note

   beh (欲) is the modal expressing desire or intention "want to/going to"

8. 這張相片模糊去矣。

   Tsit-tiunn siòng-phìnn bôo-hôo--khì--ah.

   This photo has become blurry.

   Usage

   Saying that a photo turned out blurry

   Grammar Note

   --khì--ah indicates a completed change of state meaning "has become"

9. 你的相機是佗一款？

   Lí ê siòng-ki sī tó tsi̍t khuán?

   What kind of camera do you have?

   Usage

   Asking about the type or model of someone's camera

   Grammar Note

   tó tsi̍t khuán (佗一款) is the interrogative "which type/model" in Taiwanese

10. 我欲將這張相片洗出來。

    Guá beh tsiong tsit-tiunn siòng-phìnn sé--tshut-lâi.

    I want to print out this photo.

    Usage

    Asking to have a photo printed or developed

    Grammar Note

    sé--tshut-lâi (洗出來) means "wash out/print" as a resultative compound verb

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