談 tam5

We normally say 談 tam5 as 詖 puêh8 to mean to discuss, to chat etc However, sometimes we have to use this Standard Chinese character. 

For example to negotiate, we say it as tam5puang3 談判｜谈判。

Let us see how we can use tam'puang!

mag8zoin5 Ngo5lo5se1 gah8 Ou1kiog4lang5 in2gêng1 ge2hêng6 si3 gai5 tam5puang3  目前俄羅斯合烏克蘭已經舉行四個談判。｜目前俄罗斯合乌克兰已经举行四个谈判。

Russia and Ukraine have already held four negotiations talks at the present time.

目前俄羅斯跟烏克蘭已經舉行四個談判。｜目前俄罗斯跟乌克兰已经举行四个谈判。

Where mag8zoiⁿ5 means at the present time

Ngo5lo5se1 Russia

gah8 and

Ou1kiog4lang5 Ukraine

iⁿ2gêng1 already

ge2hêng6 hold / held

si3 gai5 four (4)

tam5puang3 negotiations 

I also heard in a song in which the character tam5 was used.

zêg8gê1nang5 kai1kaisim1sim1 tam5tin1suêh4di7 一家人開開心心談天說地｜一家人开开心心谈天说地

The whole family happily talk about everything under the sun.

一家人開開心心談天說地｜一家人开开心心谈天说地

zêg8gê1nang5 - the whole family

kai1kaisim1sim1 - happily

tam5tiⁿ1suêh4di7 - to talk about everything under the sun 

I hope you have learnt another Teochew expression today.