winsomeea SG Hokkien resource books says there should be about 400 Malay words in daily use in Hokkien.I have yet to complete that much in the list, currently it stands at around 150 Malay words that are entrenched in Hokkien that I have found.bawang, onion
winsomeea SG If mama says Jyah Gong instead of Lia Gong, then the corresponding pattern might also be apparent to your family speaking habits :yes
BanguIzai SG bawang, onionI do not have "bawang" being borrowed into my Hokkien. My onion is still "Tsh'ang Th'au". You mean you have "ba-wang" in your Hokkien instead of "tsh'ang th'au" ?
winsomeea SG I do not have "bawang" being borrowed into my Hokkien. My onion is still "Tsh'ang Th'au". You mean you have "ba-wang" in your Hokkien instead of "tsh'ang th'au" ?I think it is very rarely used. We use Tsh'ang Th'au.Kentang as potato in hokkien. [email protected] I dunno the hokkien word for potato
BanguIzai SG I think it is very rarely used. We use Tsh'ang Th'au.Kentang as potato in hokkien. [email protected] I dunno the hokkien word for potatoAccording to my Hokkien dictionary, " Potato " is " Ho Lan Tsu " (荷蘭薯). ( A Practical English-Hokkien Dictionary : Chiang Ker Chiu )
Clivebenss SG According to my Hokkien dictionary, " Potato " is " Ho Lan Tsu " (荷蘭薯). ( A Practical English-Hokkien Dictionary : Chiang Ker Chiu )How about Ang Mo Tsu....
winsomeea SG According to my Hokkien dictionary, " Potato " is " Ho Lan Tsu " (荷蘭薯). ( A Practical English-Hokkien Dictionary : Chiang Ker Chiu ) You mean hor lan zeee as in my own spelling?No wonder my mama loves potato from Holland.
BanguIzai SG You mean hor lan zeee as in my own spelling?No wonder my mama loves potato from Holland.Ya, 3 Hokkien forms are available
winsomeea SG This is ho lin tau o I see. Nowadays I see these in supermart, I forgot what they are called in hokkien.
BanguIzai SG chempedek is chempedek in hokkienYes, Chempedak mostly nativised as Tsiam Pit Lah in Hokkien.
winsomeea SG French bean = Or kwee tau.oh I see. What about long beans? I always think aw kwee tau is long beans.
