How to say “Wait a moment” in Taiwanese
漢字
等一下
台羅 Tâi-lô
Tán-tsi̍t-ē
白話字 Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Tán-chi̍t-ē
Pronunciation
Download audio“Wait a moment” in Taiwanese (Taiwanese Hokkien, Tâi-gí) is 等一下, romanized as Tán-tsi̍t-ē in Tâi-lô and Tán-chi̍t-ē in the traditional Pe̍h-ōe-jī spelling. Press play above to hear it, then try saying it yourself.
The softener 一下 (tsi̍t-ē) appears all over Taiwanese: 等一下, 借問一下, 看一下. It turns commands into requests.
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