Hokkien

The English phrase “welcome” is translated into Hokkien as 歡迎. 歡迎 is a greeting given upon someone’s arrival.

The English word beautiful is 美 in Hokkien. 美 is used to describe something as attractive or beautiful.

The Hokkien word for husband is 翁 (ang). 翁 is used to refer to a male partner in marriage.

The Hokkien word for animal is 動物. 動物 refers to an organism other than a human.

To pray in Hokkien is to say 拜拜.

Taiwan in Hokkien is 臺灣. 臺灣 is the name of the East Asian country, Taiwan.

The Hokkien word for mother is 阿母. 阿母 is used to refer to a female human who has given birth to or parents a child.

The Hokkien word for today is 今仔日. 今仔日 is used as an adverb to refer to the current day.

The English word “secret” is translated into Hokkien as 祕密. 祕密 is used as a noun to refer to knowledge that is hidden

The Hokkien word for cucumber is 黃瓜 (n̂g-kue). 黃瓜 refers to the edible fruit known as a cucumber.