ꠢꠣꠁꠘꠣꠘꠤ ꠌꠣꠄꠘꠤꠎ ꠝꠣꠔ (ꠌꠤꠘꠣ: 海南话; hai-nam-oe [hai˨˩˧ nam˨˩ ue˨˧]) is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Hainan Island. Native speakers: around 5 million in China (2002).
Varieties of Hainanese Chinese.
ꠄꠞꠦ.
. ( du o ) 汝好
ꠄꠞꠦ. (informal )
. (du o bo ? ) 汝好无 ?
ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ ?
? ( du dai dou )
ꠐꠤꠇ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠨ ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
o, dia dia. ( 好谢谢 )
ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ
(lu kio mi mia ? 你 叫么名 ? )
ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ______ .
(ꠘꠣng kai mia kio to name ) - 侬个名叫做 (name )
Formal vs Informal
侬/儂 ꠘꠣng - Formal
Used with elders (parents, grandparents, etc), teachers, strangers, etc
我 gua - Informal
Used with siblings, friends, etc.
ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ.
sia. ( 请 )
ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ.
無該/无该 bo kai
ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ.
. ( bo jong khek khui ) 无用客气
ꠝꠣꠚ ꠇꠞꠛꠣ. (getting attention )
. ( sia mui ) 请问
ꠝꠣꠚ ꠇꠞꠛꠣ. (begging pardon )
. ( dui bo khi ) 对不起
ꠛꠠꠅ ꠖꠥꠈ꠆ꠈꠤꠔ.
wa ho sor
ꠛꠤꠖꠣꠄ
tai gii. (再见 )
ꠝꠥꠁ ꠝꠣꠔ꠆ꠔꠦ ꠙꠣꠞꠤꠘꠣ Hainanese.
[ ]. (wa bo bat gong hai-nam-oe ) 我不会讲海南话
ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠂꠘ ꠘꠤ
? ( lu oi gong eng boon bo? ) 你会讲英文无 ?
Is there someone here who speaks English?
? ( zhe lè oo nang oi gong eng boon bo? ) 这里有人会讲英文无 ?
ꠡꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ!
! ( kiu mia / kiu nang ! ) 救命/救人
ꠖꠦꠈꠤꠅ!
! ( ! ) mor hor
ꠛꠤꠀꠘ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ.
. ( ) hor yet 早上好。
ꠛꠤꠀꠟ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ.
. ( ) hor mair 晚上好。
ꠞꠣꠁꠔ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ.
. ( mei an ) 晚安
ꠞꠣꠁꠔ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ (to sleep )
. ( ) ku koi hor 晚安
ꠝꠥꠁ ꠛꠥꠏꠤꠀꠞꠘꠣ.
. (wa bo oi) wa bor dai 我不明白。
Where is the toilet?
公房佇帶?/公房伫带? gong bang du dair