Saturday, 25 June 2022

A'Hang speaking with a Teochew City Accent

If you were to listen to A’Hang 阿杭 and others speak, you will hear their Teochew City accent.

I have created a word list to show the differences between Swatow and Teochew accents.

Swatow

Teochew

English

diam2sim1 點心∣点心

diêm2sim1 點心∣点心

snacks

sio1hu6 相輔∣相辅

siê1hu6 相輔∣相辅

help

dioh8 著∣著

diêh8 著∣著

correct

bho5biang3 無變|无变

bho5biêng3 無變|无变

cannot be helped

ciu2liang7 手鏈|手链

ciu2liêng7 手鏈|手链

chain bracelet

If I have missed any other words, please comment and share. 

Just a note: Huang'guah Sim said pearl as diang1zu1 and some people say it as zing1zu1. 

 diang1zu1 珍珠 zing1zu1



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