About Hakka:Hakka (Chinese: 客家話/客家话; pinyin: Kèjiāhuà, Chinese: 客語/客语; pinyin: Kèyǔ, Hak-kâ-va) forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout Southern China and Taiwan and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities around the world.
The following are the basic phrases in Hakka.
1.Hello.
你好。
nǐ hò。
2.Have you eaten?
你吃饭了吗？
nǐ shìd fōn miǎng?
3.What time is it now?
现在几多点咧？
yàn zòi gì dō diàm liē.
4.What is your name?
你叫做什么名字?
nǐ ōn zuo mǎ miǎng?
5. My name is David.
𠊎叫大卫。
ngai tai wui
6. Thank you.
谢谢你。
7.You are welcome.
不用谢。
mo su qie。
8. Where is the bathroom?
洗手间在哪里？
sai xiu gan coi nang?
9. Nice to meet you.
很高兴见到你。
ho go hing gian do ni。
10. Turn left and then turn right.
先左转然后往右转。
xian zuo zhuan yan hou yiu zhuan。
11. What would you like to drink?
你想喝点什么？
ni xiang yin d ma ya？
12. I want like a cup of coffee.
𠊎想要一杯咖啡。
ai oi yi bui ka fui。
13.He is my older brother.
他是𠊎大佬。
ki hai ai tai lo。
14. She is my younger sister.
她是𠊎老妹。
ki hai ai lo moi。
15. They are my friends.
他们是𠊎的朋友。
ki ti hai ai pang yiu。
16. Today, we are going to see a movie.
今天𠊎地打算去看电影。
gin ni ai ti ta suan hi tian yang。
17. Yesterday, I went to the library to study English.
昨天𠊎去图书馆学习英语。
coi yi ai hi tu su guan ho yin yi。
18. Tomorrow, it will rain.
明天会下雨。
min yi wui lo shui。
19. I like to walk in the park.
𠊎喜欢在公园里散步。
ai zhong yi coi gong yan san pu。
20. What is your favorite color?
你最喜欢的颜色是什么？
ni zoi zhong yi ga an sa hi ma?
21. My favorite color is red.
𠊎最喜欢的颜色是红色。
ai zhong yi an sa hi hong sa.
22.We are good friends, and we are also co-workers.
𠊎地系同事，也系朋友。
ngái ti2 hai4 hai tung2 su4,ya1 hai4 pen2 yiu1.
23.I would like to order fried rice.
𠊎想点炒饭。
ngái siong3 diam3 cau3 fan4。
24.Excuse me, may I have the check please.
莫好意思，唔该比支票𠊎。
mo2 ho4 yi4 su1,mo4 goi1 bi3 zi1 piau4 ngái。
25.Where are you from?
你才边处嘅？
ni2 coi2 bien1 cu4 ge?
26.I am from Beijing, but my wife is from Hong Kong.
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