Taiwanese phrases

How to say “Dad” in Taiwanese

漢字

阿爸

台羅 Tâi-lô

a-pah

白話字 Pe̍h-ōe-jī

A-pah

Pronunciation

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Dad” in Taiwanese (Taiwanese Hokkien, Tâi-gí) is 阿爸, romanized as a-pah in Tâi-lô and A-pah in the traditional Pe̍h-ōe-jī spelling. Press play above to hear it, then try saying it yourself.

The everyday Taiwanese "dad". The 阿 (a-) prefix marks close kinship terms: 阿爸, 阿母, 阿公, 阿媽, 阿兄, 阿姊.

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