Please listen to this comedy sketch and you can learn a few Teochew words.
I have included alternative ways we can say things in Teochew in the table below.
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Cang1tin1
do6 zion7 ng5tou2 do6 ê6 |
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蒼天在上黃土在下｜苍天在上苍天在下 |
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The heavens
above, the earth below |
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kiu5 lao6tiang1ia5
se3 ua2 zêg8 gai7 neng2pêng5iu2 |
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求老天爺賜我一個女朋友｜求老天爷賜我一个女朋友 |
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beseech God
to bestow me a girlfriend |
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Ua2 nguang6i3
êng7 uang2 Lêng5hian1 zab8ni5 gai7 siu7mian7 uan7
zêg8 gai7 lao6pua5 |
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我願意用阮龍兄壽命換一個老婆｜我愿意用阮龙兄寿命换一个老婆 |
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I willingly
use my brother’s Lêng’s 10 years of life span to exchange for a wife. |
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cang1tin1
蒼天｜苍天 |
heavens, sky,
firmament |
cang1tian1 蒼天｜苍天 |
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ng5tou2 黃土｜黄土 |
yellow earth,
loess |
huang2tu3 黃土｜黄土 |
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kiu5 求 |
to beseech |
qiu2 求 |
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lao6tiang1ia5
老天爺｜老天爷 |
the heavens,
gods |
lao3tian1ye2 老天爺｜老天爷 |
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lao6ia5 老爺｜老爷 |
the heavens,
gods, deities |
lao3tian1ye2 老天爺｜老天爷shen2ming2 神明 |
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se3 賜｜赐 |
to grant, to
bestow, to confer |
ci4 賜｜赐 |
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neng2pêng5iu2
女朋友 |
girlfriend |
女朋友 |
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za1bhou2 pêng5iu2
㜁𡚸朋友 |
girlfriend |
女朋友 |
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nguang6i3 願意｜愿意 |
willing (to
do something) |
yuan4yi4 願意｜愿意 |
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gam1nguang6 甘願｜甘愿 |
willing |
gan1yuan4 甘願｜甘愿 |
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siu7mian7 壽命｜寿命 |
life
expectancy, life span |
shou4ming4 壽命｜寿命 |
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lao6pua5 老婆 |
wife |
qi1zi5 妻子 |
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bhou2 𡚸 |
wife |
qi1zi5 妻子 |
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cua7bhou2 𡥘𡚸 |
for a man to
take a wife |
qu3qi1 娶妻 |
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Ua2 ga1gi7 bho5 neng2pêng5iu2 |
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我家己無女朋友｜我家己无女朋友 |
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I myself do
not have a girlfriend. |
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Le2 ui5liao2
gai7 lao6pua5 |
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汝為了個老婆｜汝为了个老婆 |
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You in order
to have a wife |
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Le2 si6 sion6dioh4
ain3 ua2 gai7 mian7, bho5 si6 mêh4? |
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汝是想著慾我個命無是咩｜汝是想着欲我个命无是咩 |
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you are
thinking of wanting my life, is this right? |
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hing7zai6 sim6mih4
ni5do7 lo7 |
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現在甚乜年代咯｜现在什乜年代咯 |
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What era is
it now? |
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Le2 huan1
siang1sing3 zia2gai5 |
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汝還相信者個｜汝还相信者个 |
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You still
believe in this |
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cang1tin1
ia7 tong5ngang5bho5gi6 a7 tong5ngang5bho5gi6 a7 |
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蒼天呀童言無忌啊童言無忌啊｜苍天呀童言无忌啊童言无忌啊 |
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Heaven, take
no offence at a child’s babble |
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I1 dan3
uê7 m6seng3siao3 ia7; i1 dan3 uê7 m6seng3siao3 ia7 |
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伊呾話唔算數呀伊呾話唔算數呀｜伊呾话唔算数呀伊呾话唔算数呀 |
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What he has
said does not count |
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cang1tin1
蒼天｜苍天 |
heavens, sky,
firmament |
cang1tian1 蒼天｜苍天 |
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ga1gi7 家己 |
oneself, one's own |
zi4ji3 自己 |
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ui5liao2 為了｜为了 |
in order to, for the purpose of,
so as to |
wei4le5 為了｜为了 |
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tong5ngang5bho5gi6
童言無忌｜童言无忌 |
take no offense at a child's
babble, children and fools speak the truth, children say what they like, knock
on wood [to express a hope for one's good luck to continue] |
tong2yan2wu2ji4 童言無忌｜童言无忌 |
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seng3siao3 算數｜算数 |
count, hold as in valid |
suan4shu4 算數｜算数 |
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m6seng3siao3 唔算數｜唔算数 |
does not count, is not valid |
不算數｜不算数 |
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