Hokkien

The Hokkien word for music is 音樂. 音樂 refers to sound that is organized in time in a melodious way.

The Hokkien word for pineapple is 王梨. 王梨 is used to refer to the pineapple fruit.

The Hokkien word for wait is 等 (tán). The verb 等 is used to express the act of delaying until a specific event occurs.

The Hokkien phrase for “how to say” is 按怎講. You use 按怎講 when you want to ask for the correct way to express a specific word or an idea in another language.

The Hokkien word for ice cream is 冰淇淋. 冰淇淋 is used to refer to the dessert known as ice cream.

The Hokkien word for vegetarian is 素食 (chia̍h-chhài). It can function as both a noun (vegetarian food) and a verb phrase (to eat vegetarian).

In Hokkien, ‘yes’ is expressed as 是. 是 is a particle used to indicate agreement or acceptance.

The Hokkien word for sister is 姊妹 (chí-mōe). 姊妹 is the general term used to refer to sisters, meaning a woman or girl who shares the same parents.

The Hokkien word for moon is 月娘 (goe̍h-niû). 月娘 is used to refer to the natural satellite of planet Earth.

The word for banana in Hokkien is 金蕉. 金蕉 is used to refer to the fruit known as banana.