Taiwanese-English Dictionary

Phrases and combinations for "be, is, are, yes, right Never used in the sense of " to exist" or "to be present"":

Taiwanese	English Translation
Tse sī tsheh.	This is a book. These are books.
Audio:    Plaintext: Tse1 si7 tsheh4. Taiwanese characters: 這是冊。 Mandarin translation: 這是書。
tsīu-sī	is, namely, even if
Audio:    Plaintext: tsiu7-si7 Taiwanese characters: 就是 Mandarin translation: 就是
tsóng-sī	but, yet after all it is...
Audio:    Plaintext: tsong2-si7 Taiwanese characters: 總是 Mandarin translation: 總是，可是
kánn-sī	I rather think it is
Audio:    Plaintext: kann2-si7 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 可能是
kám m̄-sī?	How can it be otherwise? or, Surely it is.
Audio:    Plaintext: kam2 m7-si7? Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 可不是嗎？
m̄-sī	no, it is not so
Audio:    Plaintext: m7-si7 Taiwanese characters: 毋是 Mandarin translation: 不是
nā-sī...	if, if it be...
Audio:    Plaintext: na7-si7... Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 要是 ...
tān-sī	but, the fact is that...
Audio:    Plaintext: tan7-si7 Taiwanese characters: 但是 Mandarin translation: 但是