Grammar – A

Á-sī - 1. Or; 2. still, would be (better to)

Ài … (tioh) ài / pit-su ài - In order to …, one has to …

Án -chóaⁿ – How, in what manner (See: Àn-chóaⁿ)

Án-chóaⁿ m̄ – Why wouldn’t one be  (See: Àn-nóaⁿ m̄)

Án-nóaⁿ – How, in what manner (See: Àn-nóaⁿ)

Àn (chiàu) … lâi khòaⁿ - From (the view of …) / according to / based on

Àn-chóaⁿ - How / in what manner / (no matter) how

Àn-chóaⁿ … ( àn -chóaⁿ …) – However / whatever

Àn -nóaⁿ - How / in what manner

Àn-nóaⁿ m̄̄ - Why wouldn’t one be…

Àn-sî  - According to schedule / on schedule / at the scheduled time

Àn- sǹg – Plan to

Á-sī

1. Or

Note: sometimes written a̍h-sī.

Lán lâi sio-su chi̍t-pah kho· khòaⁿ sī lí tio̍h á-sī góa tio̍h.

Let’s bet a hundred bucks and see if you’re right or I am.

Pak-tó· ê thìaⁿ sī tau̍h-tau̍h-á á-sī hiông-hiông hoat-seng?

Did your stomach pain come on slowly or suddenly?

Kun-kù Tiong-iong khì-siōng-kio̍k khì-siōng pò-kò, kin-á-ji̍t Tâi-pak-chhī o·–im chē hûn á-sī lûi-chūn-hō·, cha̍p-saⁿ tō· kàu cha̍p-káu tō·.

According to the Central Weather Bureau forecast, today in Taipei city it will be overcast and mostly cloudy or stormy, (with temperatures) from 13 to 19 degrees.

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2. Still; would be (better to)

Related (and basically a non-standard pronunciation) for: Iáu-sī

Ū sì-ê lâng, á-sī chē kè-thêng-chhia sǹg khah ē hô.

There are four people, so I’d be cheaper to take a taxi.

Ài … (tioh) ài / Ài … pit-su ài

Ài … (tio̍h) ài …

In order to …, it’s necessary to …; if one wants to …, one has to …

Ài khôan-iû sè-kài, tio̍h ài ke khiām chi̍t-su̍t-á chîⁿ.

If you want to travel around the world, you’ll have to save more money.

Ài thàn chîⁿ, ài chhōe chi̍t-ê khah hó ê thâu-lō∙, tio̍h ài phah piàⁿ.

If you want to make money, if you want to find a good job, you need to work hard.

Ài sek-èng bo̍k-chiân chêng-sè ê hoat-tián, chèng-hú pit-su ài tiâu-chéng kúi hāng chèng-chhek.

In order to adapt to developments in the current situation, the government needs to adjust several policies.

Ài kiàn-li̍p chin-chiàⁿ Tâi-ôan ê bûn-hoa, pit-su ài thoat-lī Hàn-jī ê sok-pa̍k.

If we want to establish a true Taiwanese culture, we have to escape the constraints of Chinese characters.

Àn (chiàu) … lâi khòaⁿ

From (the view of …); according to; based on

Nā-chún àn tē-khu lâi khòaⁿ, Hui-chiu, Ìn-tō∙, kap Tiong-tang sī tùi lo̍h-bóe sǹg–lâi pâi-miâ chêng saⁿ miâ ê sò·-ūi lo̍k-hiō tē-khu.

If you look by region, Africa, India, and the Middle East rank first through third-worst among “digitally-underdeveloped” areas.

Àn sè-kài kok bûn-bêng ê hoat-tián le̍k-sú lâi khòaⁿ, keng-chè ê hoat-tián, bîn-chú-hòa ū chin bi̍t-chhiat ê koan-hē.

From the history of the development of each of the world’s civilizations, we can see that economic development and democratization are closely related.

Àn-chóaⁿ

How; in what manner

[Related: àn-nóaⁿ]

Note: some texts and dictionaries write àn-chóaⁿ as án-chóaⁿ.

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Tùi lióng-hōaⁿ ti̍t-hâng m̄ chai lí ê khòaⁿ-hoat àn-chóaⁿ?

I wonder what your view might be on direct cross-Strait flights?

Án-ne, àn-chóaⁿ ū pān-hoat chin kín lâi kái-koat chit ê būn-tê leh?

Well then, how are we going to solve this problem effectively?

Bô-lūn àn-chóaⁿ khùn-lân, Bí-kok lóng ài hia̍p-chō· Pak-hân khí sin ê hu̍t-lêng tiān-chhiúⁿ.

No matter what, America must assist North Korea to build a new nuclear power plant.

Àn-chóaⁿ … (àn-chóaⁿ …)

However; whatever

Note: some texts and dictionaries write àn-chóaⁿ as án-chóaⁿ.

I nā m̄-thiaⁿ, àn-chóaⁿ kóng mā bô chhái-kang.

He doesn’t want to listen, so whatever you say will be of no use.

Lí àn-chóaⁿ cháu to cháu bē iâⁿ i.

No matter what you do you’ll never out-run him.

Góa aǹ-choáⁿ kiò i, i lóng bô chhut siaⁿ, tìⁿ m̄ chai.

No matter how I called him, he didn’t make a sound, and pretended that he didn’t know.

Àn -nóaⁿ

How; in what manner

Note: some texts and dictionaries write àn-nóaⁿ as án-nóaⁿ.

See: Àn-chóaⁿ

Góa àn-nóaⁿ kóng to sī góa m̄-ti̍oh!

No matter what I say I’m the one at fault.

Tōa-pō·-hūn ê Tâi-ôan-lâng m̄ chai-iáⁿ àn-chóaⁿ iōng Pe̍h-oē-jī siá Tâi-gí.

Most Taiwanese people don’t know how to use POJ to write Taiwanese.

Àn-chóaⁿ m̄

Why wouldn’t one be …

Bí-kok-lâng àn-nóaⁿ m̄ hùn-nō·?

Why wouldn’t Americans be mad (about this)?

Kè-siàu hiah-ni̍h sio̍k, àn-nóaⁿ m̄ bé nn̄g–ê?

With a price that cheap, why wouldn’t you buy two?

Àn-sî

According to schedule; on schedule; at the scheduled time

Chit khoán I-pod ē àn-sî hā-chài sin ê lōe-iông.

This kind of I-pod can download new content according to a set schedule.

Tān-sī I sî-siông ēng I só· chò ê hó-sū lâi hián-sī I ê pún-sèng: chiū-sī tùi thiⁿ-téng kàng-hō·, àn-sî hō· lâng siu-sêng; siúⁿ-sù lín chia̍h-niû, hō· lín ê sim chhiong-móa hí-lo̍k.

Yet he has not left himself without demonstration of his own nature: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy. (Acts 14:17)

Àn-sǹg

Plan to

Related: phah-sǹg, but àn-sǹg is used for more concrete, specific, or near-term things.

Lân sím-mi̍h sî beh tńg khì, lóng mā bô hoat-tō· àn-sǹg。

There’s no way to tell what time we’ll return.

Góan àn-sǹg chi̍t-kò goe̍h beh be chi̍t-chheng táⁿ.

We plan to buy a thousand dozen over the month.

Lí àn-sǹg siáⁿ-mi̍h sî-chūn beh khì?

When do you plan to go?

Góa ioh i àn-sǹg thiaⁿ-chiòng kóng Hôa-gí khah chē, iá-sī kiaⁿ ū lâng thiaⁿ-bô, soah lâi iōng Hôa-gí.

I guess that he planned on more people in the audience speaking Mandarin, or feared that some people wouldn’t understand, so in the end he used Mandarin.