How to say “What's your name?” in Taiwanese

“What's your name?” in Taiwanese (Taiwanese Hokkien, Tâi-gí) is 你叫啥物名, romanized as lí kiò siánn-mih miâ in Tâi-lô and Lí kiò siáⁿ-mi̍h miâ in the traditional Pe̍h-ōe-jī spelling. Press play above to hear it, then try saying it yourself.

啥物 (siánn-mih) is "what"; in southern Taiwan you will often hear siánn-mí. A natural follow-up to 借問一下.

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