| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| whale | kim2 ng2 |
| what | ho2 |
| what are you doing? | ngi2 gun3 mak5 gai4? |
| what do you mean? | mak5 gai4 ngien2 yin1? |
| what do you want? | ngi2 oi4 mak5 gai4? |
| what is your honourable (surname) name? | ngi2 gui4 siang4 a3? |
| what time is it now? | gin1 ha4 git5 do1 diam3 zung1? |
| what would you like? | ngi2 siong3 oi4 mai3? |
| what! (interjection) | ha2-4 |
| what? | mak5 gai4? |
| what? | mai3? |
| wheat | mak6 |
| wheat flour | mien4 fun2 |
| wheat flour | men4 fun3 |
| wheel | luk5 |
| when (classical chinese) | ho2 si2 |
| when a person shakes, he is of poor health | ngin2 yau2 fuk5 pok6 |
| when a tree shakes, its leaves fall | su4 yau2 yap6 lok6 |
| when? | git5 si2? |
| whenever | lai4 si2 |
| where? | coi1 lai4? |
| where? | coi1 lai4 vui4? |
| where? | coi1 lai4 tang4? |
| which is | suk6 yi1 |
| which one? | lai4 zak5? |
| which ones? | lai4 diu1? |
| whine (lit. noisy to the ears) | cau2 ngi3 |
| whisk (n.) | fak5 |
| whisk (vb.) | fak5 |
| whisper | se4 sang1 gong3 |
| whistle (a tune) | da3 fu2 siu4 |
| white | pak6 |
| white dew [sep 7th - 9th] | pak6 lu4 |
| white dew [sep 7th - 9th] | pak6 lu4 |
| white parsnip | pak6 lo2 pet6 |
| who? | la4 ngin2? |
| who? | la4 ha2 ngin2? |
| who? | mai3 ngin2? |
| who? | mak5 gai4 ngin2? |
| who? | lai4 diu1 ngin2? |
| who? | mai3 ngin2? |
| whole | von2 |
| why? | zo4 mak5 gai4? |