alter, kói; kói-pièn; kói-uāⁿ; kói-e̍k; kói-chiàⁿ; chhiâⁿ-kói.
altercation, cheⁿ-lũn; sie-à; sie-jiáng; sie-cheⁿ; khau-peh.
alternate, sie-lûn; sie-lûn-liû; lûn-liû; sie-thòi.
alternative, nõ-kiãⁿ suán-che̍k. no, bô-nãi-hô; bô-khóu nãi-hô; bô-ta-uâ; put-tit-íⁿ.
although, sui; sui-jiên; sui-chiet; sui-sĩ. although …… still, sui-jiên …… huân-liáu.
altogether, hâm-kâi; hãm-kâi; che̍k-khài; che̍k-tsôi; che̍k-chhiet; hãm-pa-lan; lóng-tsóng; tsn̂g-kâi; tshuân.
alum, pe̍h-huân.
always, siêⁿ-sî; sî-sî; pâi-sî; múeⁿ-múeⁿ; kú-kú; ē-ē; lú-lú.
am, I. úa sĩ. I am the man, úa chiũ-sĩ. I am sick, úa ũ-pēⁿ. I am cold, úa õi-chhìn.
amanuensis, thòi-siá; thòi-pit; thòi-tsṳ.
amass, tun; chek; tun-chek; chek-lúi; chek-tsũ; lúi-chek. wealth, huat-tshâi; chek-tshâi.
amazed, hãi-ĩ; khî-ĩ; tōa-khî-ĩ.
ambassador, khim-chhe; sài-chhîn; tshut-sài; khim-sài.
amber, hóuⁿ-phek.
ambiguous, kâm-kôu; sang-kuan liáng-ì; sang-thám; lóng-thóng; m̄-hun-mêng.
ambitious, tsṳ̃-tsun; tsṳ̃-tōa; ũ-tãi-chì; chì tōa; chì-khì kau; chì-liãm kûiⁿ.
amble, tsho̍k; tsho̍k-tsho̍k-thiàu.
ambush, ho̍k-piaⁿ; tshâng-piaⁿ; mâiⁿ-ho̍k.
amend, kói-kùe; kói-chiàⁿ; chhiâⁿ-kói; chhiâⁿ-hó; kói-hó. one’s ways, kui-chiàⁿ; kói-ak kiâⁿ-siẽn.
America, A-múiⁿ-lĩ-kia; Múiⁿ-kok; Hue-kî-kok.
amiable, khó-ài; hó-sieh; tshūa-nâng-sieh; un-hûa; un-jiû.
amicable, hûa; hûa-mo̍k; hûa-míⁿ. very, hûa-hûa míⁿ-míⁿ.
amid, tìn-tang; tong-kan; tong-iang; lãi--tang; lãi-tói.
amiss, tshò; ũ-kùe; kùe-sit; tshò-sit; tshò-gōu; sit-tshò; m̄-tie̍h.
ammunition, kun-tsuang; húe-ie̍h chhèng-chí; tsu-ie̍h; în-ie̍h.
amnesty, tãi-sià; ṳn-chiè; hí-chiè; sià-chiè.
among, see amid.
amount, kāng-kòi; tsóng-kat; kāng-tsóng; ha̍h-kāng. what? jie̍h-tsōi?
ample, khuah-tōa; khuan-khuah; khuan-khuàⁿ; khùaⁿ-chhēng. means, pù-tsok.
amputate, kuah-tiāu; tsám-tiāu; kṳ̀-tiāu; tok-tiāu.