Wednesday, 27 April 2022

Lots to discuss

 一大堆話 vs 厚堆話

A'Uang used the Teochew expression gao6 du2 uê7 instead of the standard Chinese expression zêg8dua7du2 uê7 to express he has a lot to discuss with his father,

Do you remember why it is better to say gao6 du2 uê7 instead of zêg8dua7du2 uê7?

zêg8dua7du2 uê7 一大堆話|一大堆话

 

很多話|很多话

gao6 du2 uê7 厚堆話|厚堆话

 

很多話|很多话

You will hear A’Uang (the second son) saying:

Ua2 u6 gao3du2 uê7 ain3 gah8 A1Dia1 puêh8

我有厚堆話慾合阿爹詖

我有厚堆话欲合阿爹诐

I have a lot to discuss with father.

我有很多話要跟父親商量

我有很多话要跟父亲商量


Tone sandhi: Do remember that gao6 du2 uê7 - the tones are changed to gao(7) du(6) uê7 !

Also remember gao6 in Teochew does not just mean thick. It also mean lots of and in Mandarin, it only means thick. 

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