What is good morning in Hokkien?
Sio sim!
(Sio sim!) Good morning.
How do you say very good in Hokkien?
hosei liao – (From Hokkien 好勢了/好势了) The phrase means ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ and carries the positive connotation of respite.
How do you tell the difference between Teochew and Hokkien?
Teochew separated from Hokkien after some administrative changes back then, so while the languages have a common root and share some common words, they evolved differently and can hardly be called dialects of each other. In Singapore only, they borrow from each other extensively because of inter-marriage.
How are you Teochew?
New Words
| English | Teochew | Our Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | 汝/你好 | Lir hor |
| How are you? | 汝/你好无(吗)? | Lir hor bor? |
How do you say beautiful in Teochew?
真雅 means “really beautiful”; There you go, the watch is very nice. 手表真雅. You may ask, can I use 真雅 to describe a person and the answer is yes!
How do you Say Good Morning in Hokkien?
Good morning in Hokkien is gâu-tsá, which literally means “good at being early; so early”. It is written variously as follows, the first of which is recommended by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Taiwan: In General Taiwanese, this is pronounced as [ɡaw˧ tsa˥˩].
What does 你好吗 mean in Hokkien?
你好 means “hello”; 你好吗 means “how are you”. Within the context of Singapore, you may also hear the word 你(li) being pronounced as 汝(lu). This is due to different variants of Hokkien being used by Singaporeans, including Quanzhou’s, Zhangzhou’s, Amoy’s and Taiwan’s.
How do you say “eat” in Hokkien?
To illustrate, the formal romanization of the English word, “eat”, is “chia̍h” in Hokkien. However, in our “ Have You Eaten ” podcast transcript, you’ll find that we use “jiak”, which we think relates to us better. That said, you may use other romanization (e.g “chiah”, “jia”, etc), as long as it helps you to make sense of what you hear.
What does Teochew mean?
Teochew (潮汕話/潮汕话 Diê5 suan3 uê7 or 潮州話/潮州话 Diê5 ziu1 uê7 ), also Romanized as Chiuchow, is the main language of the Chaoshan region in Eastern Guangdong, around the cities of Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang.