Basic Teochew IV

I remember now why I have not completed a post for BasicTeochew IV from Teochew Store. However, YouTube sent me the video again this morning.

Breakfast

mên5za2deng3 暝早頓	breakfast
za2deng3 早頓	breakfast
mên5za2 暝早	morning
mung5ki2za2 眠起早	morning

Lunch

rig8dao3 日𪰍 A日晝	12 noon, midday
rig8dao3bung7 日𪰍飯	lunch
rig8dao3deng3 日𪰍頓	lunch

Dinner

mên5am3 暝暗	evening, night
mên5deng3 暝頓	dinner

min7 麵	noodles
ming7面	face

steamed buns but NOT said as mang6tao5

bhuang6tao5 饅頭	steamed bread buns without filling
so1lo1bao1 梭羅包	steamed bread buns without filling
gan3bao1 酵包	steamed bread buns without filling
gan3guê2 酵粿	steamed bread buns without filling

bhuang6tao5 饅頭	steamed bread buns without filling	man2tou5 饅頭｜馒头
so1lo1bao1 梭羅包｜梭罗包	round steamed bread buns without filling	圓形饅頭｜圆形馒头
gan3bho2 酵母	yeast	jiao4​mu3​ 酵母
gan3bao1 酵包	steamed bread buns without filling	man2tou5 饅頭｜馒头
gan3guê2 酵粿	steamed bread buns without filling	man2tou5 饅頭｜馒头

gaⁿ3bao1 and gaⁿ3guê2 comes from gaⁿ3bho2 which means yeast

 

bao1 包	buns
giao2 餃	dumplings
zui2giao2 水餃	boiled dumplings
cou3 醋	vinegar
ziah8cou3 食醋	to be jealous [Mandarin shi2cu4食醋 means vinegar which one places on a dining table]
si7iu5 豉油	soya sauce [American spelling is soy sauce]
iam5 鹽	salt
iam1 醃	to marinate
iam1 閹	to castrate
Don’t get the tones wrong between iam1 and iam5!
de7 箸	chopsticks
de1 豬	pig
de5 除	to disturb as in de5nang5
Again, do not get the tones wrong. To help those who are tone deaf i.e., those who find it difficult to get the pitch right, our ancestors have helped us speak Teochew properly.
sang1 de7 雙箸	for chopsticks we say sang1de7
ziah4 de1 隻豬	for pig we say ziah4de1
So, when you are listening to spoken Teochew, listen to the sound of the character before the noun and it gives the noun its meaning.
teng1si5 湯匙	tablespoon
dê5si5 茶匙	teaspoon
diam5 甜	sweet [in terms of taste]
teng5 糖	sweet as the sweet which children eat
seng1 酸	sour
ka1seng1 骹痠	ka1seng1骹痠 means sore legs
giam5 鹹	salty
kou2 苦	bitter
hiam1薟	hot – chilli hot
zian2 䭕	bland, tasteless, insipid
pang1芳	fragrant, sweet smelling
cao3 臭	smelly
At this point I must tell you about fish sauce, which I think is rather smelly. Fish sauce is called pang1 co1teng1芳臊湯 in Teochew. The co1 is the same as cao3co1 臭臊 as in having a fishy smell. Our ancestors never used fish sauce until our people who went to Thailand brought it back to homeland and now it is a popular condiment in our homeland.