A duckling is able to punt a boat 😍🤣😎

Let us learn a Teochew nursery rhyme. A series of nursery rhymes have been amended and re-written by Professor Lim Lung Lung with another co-author and these nursery rhymes are being taught in Teochew kindergartens, which are called reception classes here in England. Kindergartens are called iuⁿ3ri5hng5 in mainland China and in Taiwan are called iuⁿ3ziⁿ2’hng5.

ah4gian2 oi6 tên1zung5

鴨囝會撐船｜鸭囝会撑船

A duckling is able to punt a boat.

ah4gian2 oi6 tên1zung5

鴨囝會撐船｜鸭囝会撑船

ngiao1gian2 oi6 zion2cu3

貓囝會掌厝｜猫囝会掌厝

A kitten is able to look after a home.

gao2gian2 oi6 bê2mung5

狗囝會把門｜狗囝会把门

A puppy is able to keep guard at a door.

gong1ma2 oi6 sioh4 sung1

公嫲會惜孫｜公嫲会惜孙

Grandparents can love grandchildren.

zêg8gê1 huan1lag8 diam5 guê3 teng5

一家歡樂甜過糖｜一家欢乐甜过糖

Whole family’s happiness is sweeter than sugar.

diam5 guê3 teng5

甜過糖｜甜过糖

sweeter than sugar

 Word List

iun3ri5hng5	幼兒園｜幼儿园	kindergarten
iun3zin2’hng5	幼稚園｜幼稚园	kindergarten
iun3zin2	幼稚｜幼稚	young, immature, childish
ah4gian2	鴨囝｜鸭囝	duckling
tên1zung5	撐船｜撑船	to punt a boat
ngiao1gian2	貓囝｜猫囝	kitten
zion2cu3	掌厝	to look after a house
gao2gian2	狗囝	puppy
bê2mung5	把門｜把门	to keep guard at a door
gong1ma2	公嫲	grandparents
sioh4	惜	love, love dearly
zêg8gê1	一家	whole family
huan1lag8	歡樂｜欢乐	happiness

 I hope you have learnt a few Teochew words by listening to this nursery rhyme.