chîⁿ. on account of, in-ũi; ũi-tie̍h; uân-khî. buy it for me, kāng-uá-bói; kiau-úa-bói. this is for you, chí-kâi sĩ àiⁿ-pun-lṳ́. repeat correctly word for word, niām-lâi jī-jī bõi-tshò. I bought this chair for ̀ dollars, chí-chiah-íⁿ úa bói sì-kâi-ngṳ̂n. how much will you take for it? lṳ́ àiⁿ sĩ-mih-kè? lṳ́ àiⁿ jie̍h-tsōi-chîⁿ? set out for the Foo city, khí-sin àiⁿ-khṳ̀ Hú-siâⁿ. as for, lũn-ki̍p. what for? tsò-nîⁿ? sĩ-mih uân-kù? for life, che̍k-sì-nâng; che̍k-seⁿ. for the future, tshông-kim íⁿ-ãu; tsṳ̃-tshṳ́ íⁿ-ãu. for ever, ióng-ién; ióng-kú.
forage, niêⁿ-tsháu. to, chiũ-tī tshú-niêⁿ. plunder, khiâng-to̍h.
forbear, jím-nãiⁿ; lún; jím; jím-khì; lún-khì; khuan; khuan-iông; iông; pàng-khuan.
forbid, kìm; kìm-chí; kìm-kài; put-tsún; hàm-i-màiⁿ; tsó-chí.
force, la̍t; sì-la̍t; khì-la̍t. to, mién-kiáng; khiâng-pek; ngẽ-lia̍h. take by, khiâng-to̍h; khiâng-chhiéⁿ; khiâng-thun. a woman, khiâng-kan. one's way in through a crowd, chìⁿ--ji̍p-khṳ́; ngẽ-chìⁿ--ji̍p-khṳ́.
forceps, thih-khîⁿ; thih-kîⁿ. small, koih-kiáⁿ; kia̍p-kiáⁿ.
ford, to, ẽ-kùe-khoi; ẽ-khoi.
fore, soiⁿ; tsôiⁿ. feet, tsôiⁿ-kha.
forearm, chhiú-pì.
foreboding, ki-tiãu; hũa-ki.
forecastle, tsûn-thâu.
forecast, ṳ̃-ta̍t; ṳ̃-pān; lṳ̃; mông-lṳ̃; phah-ke̍k; phah-sǹg; tá-sǹg.
forefathers, soiⁿ-tsóu; tsóu-tshong; tsóu-kong; tsóu-pẽ; kong-má.
forego, put-tshú; m̃-tshú; chhìn-tshái-hiah; pàng-tiāu. humbly one's right, khiam-jiãng; chiãm-jiãng; siũ-khui.
forehead, hia̍h; hia̍h-thâu; hia̍h-sìn (higher); hia̍h-mn̂g-sîn.
foreign, huan; iêⁿ. country, huan-pôiⁿ; huan-pang; huan-kok; gūa-kok. go to, kùe-kok; kùe-huan; tshut-gūa. goods, iêⁿ-hùe; iêⁿ-mue̍h. cloth, iêⁿ-pòu; huang-pòu. person, huan-nâng; gūa-kok-nâng; î-jîn. language, gūa-kok-ūe.
foreknow, soiⁿ-tsai; ṳ̃-tsai; liāu-tsai.
forelock, lâu-môⁿ-sûi; lâu-hia̍h-pìn (only on girls).
foreman, thâu-nâng; sai-pẽ-thâu; tok-kang kâi-nâng.
