Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Exclamations in Teochew

You will hear various exclamations in Teochew in this video, which I have listed below including any other relevant Teochew words to help you understand the video better. 

gam2tam3se5 感嘆詞|感叹词

exclamation(s), interjections made as part of a speech

感嘆詞|感叹词

gian1ki5 se6 驚奇事|惊奇事

amazing, surprising situations

驚奇事情|惊奇事情

gam2tam3 se6 感嘆事|感叹事

a situation in which urges one to sign or lament

Examples of Teochew exclamations

meaning of exclamations

From which areas of our homeland

ua1 哇

Wow!

all 

nia2i5 乃姨

“your mother!” an expression to scold people

ua1bê 哇父

wow father!

潮洲, 澄海, 揭陽

si6zoh8 死絕|死绝

all die

潮陽|潮阳

cuang5gê1si2 全家死|全家死

whole family die

饒平|饶平

ua1lang6 哇浪

wow wave!

汕頭

Teochew

English

Mandarin

he5ming5 漁民|渔民

fishermen

漁民|渔民

bu6he5 捕魚|捕鱼

catch fish

捕魚|捕鱼

liah8he5 掠魚|掠鱼

catch fish

抓魚|抓鱼

io5zung5 搖船|摇船

to row a boat

搖船|摇船

hai2lang6 海浪

sea wave

海浪

huang1êng2 風湧|风涌

waves, ocean waves

波浪 浪濤∣浪涛

cuang5gê1si2zoh8 全家死絕|全家死绝

the whole family die, to be exterminated, to become extinct, to all die out

全家死光

I heard this expression “cuang5gê1si2zoh8” in a satirical drama.

 ua1lang6 哇浪 wow! wave!

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