<p>There are three words corresponding to Mandarin "也" in Taiwanese Hokkien. </p>

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<li>也 <a href="http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/result_detail.jsp?n_no=184&amp;curpage=1&amp;sample=%E4%B9%9F&amp;radiobutton=1&amp;querytarget=2&amp;limit=20&amp;pagenum=1&amp;rowcount=11" rel="nofollow">iā</a></li>
<li>亦 i̍k</li>
<li>嘛 <a href="http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/result_detail.jsp?n_no=10417&amp;curpage=1&amp;sample=%E4%B9%9F&amp;radiobutton=1&amp;querytarget=2&amp;limit=20&amp;pagenum=1&amp;rowcount=11" rel="nofollow">mā</a></li>
</ul>

<p>I believe that in colloquial Hokkien, 也 is used exclusively in co-ordinated constructions, of the form "也 X 也 Y", which isn't what you want here. It is 嘛 that you're looking for.</p>

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2015-03-16T21:26:53.403Z
Then would it be, 我嘛愛你 (góa mā ài lì)?
Xian Lu
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@XianLu yes you are right
Raynoceros
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Thank you very much for this. I will study it well, and I hope to be able to say it right.
Xian Lu
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2015-03-17T02:00:42.177Z
For Taiwanese Hokkien (闽南语), you might want to watch their drama. There's alot of famous drama up there.
Raynoceros
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@Raynoceros I didn't see this before, but I did watch a drama listed as Taiwanese, Fall in Love With Me (Ai Shang Liang Ge Wo, I believe is the original name), but it was in Mandarin, I'm pretty sure. They used 'wo ai ni' instead of 'goa ai li.' Was I missing something, or was that just not the one to watch for Hokkien dialect?
Xian Lu
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Michaelyus
<p>You'll find that the Taiwanese (Hokkien) dialect is very similar to mandarin, except that the intonation and pronunciation varies in a subtle way.</p>

<p>The writing should be exactly the same, unless you want to write it in a way that reflects the actually sounds (as they do sometimes).</p>

<p>我愛你 (góa ài lì)</p>

<p>Tip: I think góa is a little bit difficult to pronounce, so you might just try to say 'wa' instead.</p>

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Michael Lai
<p>I would like to learn to say "I love you too" in the Hokkien dialect, as my boyfriend's from Taiwan, and I would like to surprise him. But I can't find the way to say it online, and I've heard him pronounce it something like, "Wo ai lu." I think the Mandarin way is to say, "Wo ai ni," and "Wo ye ai ni," but I'm not sure. Can anyone answer me? I would like the characters, but also the romanization. And for this, as I wasn't clear before, I actually mean for the Hokkien, as it's no surprise to him I know kind of how to say the Mandarin. I'd like the romanization so I can say it to him. But I would also like to be able to write it, since we may take classes together, and we've been known to write notes to each other.</p>

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Mandarin is 我愛你 (Wǒ ài nǐ) and 我也愛你 (Wǒ yě ài nǐ.)
Ming
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I was looking for the Hokkien, I was aware vaguely of the Mandarin. Thank you, for the answer, though.
Xian Lu
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What's the way to say "too/also/as well" in Taiwanese?
# What's the way to say "too/also/as well" in Taiwanese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-16)

I would like to learn to say "I love you too" in the Hokkien dialect, as my boyfriend's from Taiwan, and I would like to surprise him. But I can't find the way to say it online, and I've heard him pronounce it something like, "Wo ai lu." I think the Mandarin way is to say, "Wo ai ni," and "Wo ye ai ni," but I'm not sure. Can anyone answer me? I would like the characters, but also the romanization. And for this, as I wasn't clear before, I actually mean for the Hokkien, as it's no surprise to him I know kind of how to say the Mandarin. I'd like the romanization so I can say it to him. But I would also like to be able to write it, since we may take classes together, and we've been known to write notes to each other.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Mandarin is 我愛你 (Wǒ ài nǐ) and 我也愛你 (Wǒ yě ài nǐ.)  
> **username_0**: I was looking for the Hokkien, I was aware vaguely of the Mandarin. Thank you, for the answer, though.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-03-16. Score: 2

There are three words corresponding to Mandarin "也" in Taiwanese Hokkien.

* 也 [iā](http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/result_detail.jsp?n_no=184&curpage=1&sample=%E4%B9%9F&radiobutton=1&querytarget=2&limit=20&pagenum=1&rowcount=11)
* 亦 i̍k
* 嘛 [mā](http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/result_detail.jsp?n_no=10417&curpage=1&sample=%E4%B9%9F&radiobutton=1&querytarget=2&limit=20&pagenum=1&rowcount=11)

I believe that in colloquial Hokkien, 也 is used exclusively in co-ordinated constructions, of the form "也 X 也 Y", which isn't what you want here. It is 嘛 that you're looking for.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Then would it be, 我嘛愛你 (góa mā ài lì)?  
> **username_3**: @username_0 yes you are right  
> **username_0**: Thank you very much for this. I will study it well, and I hope to be able to say it right.  
> **username_3**: For Taiwanese Hokkien (闽南语), you might want to watch their drama. There's alot of famous drama up there.  
> **username_0**: @username_3 I didn't see this before, but I did watch a drama listed as Taiwanese, Fall in Love With Me (Ai Shang Liang Ge Wo, I believe is the original name), but it was in Mandarin, I'm pretty sure. They used 'wo ai ni' instead of 'goa ai li.' Was I missing something, or was that just not the one to watch for Hokkien dialect?  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-03-16. Score: 0

You'll find that the Taiwanese (Hokkien) dialect is very similar to mandarin, except that the intonation and pronunciation varies in a subtle way.

The writing should be exactly the same, unless you want to write it in a way that reflects the actually sounds (as they do sometimes).

我愛你 (góa ài lì)

Tip: I think góa is a little bit difficult to pronounce, so you might just try to say 'wa' instead.


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