Wednesday, November 24, 2010

What should you say when yr kid fell down

Old folks tend to believe that the adult should beat the floor and mumble a few words whenever a child fell down. This is to drive away the "fear" from the kid.

Here's what the adult should say (while hitting the floor (same spot where the child fell) at the same time):
gia1 hee3 boh3 gia1 dah4,
pang4 sai4 kim1 ga2 nah4.

This literally translate to the following (in English):
scared the ears but dont scare the guts,
pass out motion as gold olive.

Monday, October 18, 2010

天黑黑



A nice Hokkien Song dedicated by my close friend.

燒肉粽



A nice Hokkien Song dedicated by my close friend.

酒干倘卖无



A nice Hokkien Song dedicated by my close friend, with its translation pending.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

父子情深

A close friend of mine has requested specially for a lyrics write up of this touching song,



and here's the translation to the best of my knowledge.

Son:
pa3 pa3 ah3..

Dad:
xim1 guah1 gia4 li2
xiu3 tio4 loh3 lor4 eh3 wun3 mia3
pua4 mee3 bah4 sai4 kum3 tio3 bei3 tuah1
xiu3 tio4 sway4 gia4 wu3 xiu4 yao3 lang3 tia3
ko4 gah4 kang1 kor4 mia3 tio4 gia2

Son:
li4 tao2 nia3 ni3 duo3
tee2 xi2 ya1 ni3 zuo4
pa3 pa3 li2 kam2 buei3 cui4 ta1
teh3 qiu2 gin1 nah3 lai3 hor3 li2 ceet4 gua3
tua3 han3 wo4 eh3 zou4 ho2 gia4
you3 hor3 li4 xim2 kor4 gam3 tiah3

Dad:
xiu3 tio4 loh3 lor4 eh3 wun3 mia3
pua4 mee3 bah4 sai4 kum3 tio3 bei3 tuah1
xiu3 tio4 sway4 gia4 wu3 xiu4 yao3 lang3 tia3
ko4 gah4 kang1 kor4 mia3 tio4 gia2

Son:
li4 tao2 nia3 ni3 duo3
tee2 xi2 ya1 ni3 zuo4
pa3 pa3 li2 kam2 buei3 cui4 ta1
teh3 qiu2 gin1 nah3 lai3 hor3 li2 ceet4 gua3
tua3 han3 wo4 eh3 zou4 ho2 gia4
you3 hor3 li4 xim2 kor4 gam3 tiah3

Son:
li4 tao2 nia3 ni3 duo3
tee2 xi2 ya1 ni3 zuo4
pa3 pa3 li2 kam2 buei3 cui4 ta1
teh3 qiu2 gin1 nah3 lai3 hor3 li2 ceet4 gua3
tua3 han3 wo4 eh3 zou4 ho2 gia4
you3 hor3 li4 xim2 kor4 gam3 tiah3

Dad:
xim3 gua2 guai1 gia4 pa3 pa3 ai4 li4

Son:
pa3 pa3 wo4 ma3 yeng3 wang4 ai4 li4

Dad:
xim3 gua2 guai1 gia4 pa3 pa3 ai4 li4

Son:
pa3 pa3 wo4 ma3 yeng3 wang4 ai4 li4

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Baby grow up stage

Growing up stage婴儿成长阶段Hokkien
Seventh mth - Sit七个月-座qi4 zeh3 , 
Eight mth - Crawl八个月-爬buei4 beih3,
Ninth mth - 1st tooth九个月-张牙齿gao3 huat4 gei2.

The above should be read consecutively.
I have broken up the sentence for easier understanding.

House

HouseHokkien

Living Room起居室tia1
Bedroom卧室pang3 geng1
Toilet厕所liab1 muan2
Doormerng2
Window窗口kah2 nah2 kao4
Wallbia4
Electricity电力dian3
Waterzui4
Firehei4