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
Download audio“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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