Side Lesson 4: How To Make Jell-O

Op Box 盒

Bao Package 包
Hung Powder 粉
Holou After 好了
Do Pour 倒
Yuat Hot 热
Ngang Cold 冷
Yip In 入
Iao-Iao Stir [ ]
Chong Stir [ ]
Io` Dissolve, melt 融
Bang Put 放
Sung Du Refrigerator 冰橱

Fruits:
Che` Gue Fruit 青果
Ping Gue Apple 苹果
Ging Jio Banana 弓蕉
Pu Do Grape 葡萄
Ga Orange 杆
Gek Tangerine 橘
Suai` Mango [ ]
To Peach 桃
Lai Pear 梨


1. Chue jigai dua ua si bua.
Find a big bowl or pan.
觅一个大碗[ ]盘。

2. Kui Jell-O gai op gat doibai gai bao, holou do Jell-O gai hung yip ua.
Open the Jell-O box and the package inside, then pour the Jell-O powder into the bowl.
开Jell-O 个盒合[ ] 边个包，好了倒Jell-O 个粉入碗。

3. Do no bue yuat jui yip ua
Pour two cups of hot water into the bowl.
倒两杯热水入碗。

4. Iao-Iao i/chong gao hung io`. (Koneng no hung jeng)
Stir until the powder dissolves. (About two minutes)
[ ][ ]伊/[ ]到粉融。(可能两分钟)

5. Do no bue ngang jui yip ua.
Pour two cups of cold water into the bowl.
倒两杯冷水入碗。

6. Iao-Iao i/chong ditgia ge.
Stir it a little more.
[ ][ ]伊/[ ] 滴仔加。

7. Bang yip sungdu si diam jeng.
Put it in the fridge for four hours.
放入冰箱四点钟。

8. Biyu ai` bang chegue yip Jell-O, sai bang do sungdu je diam jeng bua`, holou do chegue yip. Bang do sungdu sa` diam jeng bua ge.
If you want to add fruit into the Jell-O, first refrigerate it for one and a half hours, then pour the fruit in. Refrigerate it for three and a half more hours.
比如慾 放青果入Jell-O ，先放在冰箱一点钟半，好了倒青果入。放在冰箱三点钟半加。

9. Ho jiat bho nang jai.
It’s so tasty, nobody knows.
好食无人知。

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Side Lesson 3: Lao Fu Zi

1. Lau Hu Jeu: Dio` Siao Je!
Lao Fu Zi: Miss. Dio`!
老夫子：张小姐！

Dio` Siao je: Chia Yip Lai.
Miss. Dio`: Please come in.
张小姐：请进来。

2. Dio` Siao je: Keu kao bai seung.
Miss. Dio`: Go outside and play.
张小姐：去外边玩。

3. Lau Hu Jeu: Leu didi?
Lao Fu Zi: Your little brother?
老夫子：汝弟弟？

4. Dio` Siao je: Ua gai gia!
Miss. Dio`: My child!
张小姐：我个孩！



1. Lao Hu Jeu: Lim Siao Je!
Lao Fu Zi: Miss. Lim!
老夫子：林小姐！

2. Lao Hu Jeu: Hot gu bho toi! Leu ho mo?
Lao Fu Zi: Long time no see! How are you?
老夫子：好久无睇！汝好吗?

Lim Siao Je: Lao Hu Jeu! Leu ho mo?
Lin Xiao Jie: Lao Fu Zi! How are you?
林小姐：老夫子！汝好吗?

4. Lim Siao Je: Si Lao Hu Jeu!
Lin Xiao Jie: Die(Damn You) Lao Fu Zi!
林小姐：死老夫子！



5. Lao Hu Jeu: Bet ying! Ji` bao do ji go!
Lao Fu Zi: Idiot! The wallet is here!
老夫子：白仁! 钱包在只块！

6. Chak: Joi sia!
Theif: Thanks!
贼：多谢！



1. Lao Hu Jeu: Geng-yik nang lai sio pat gao di-diang si!
Lao Fu Zi:Today we will fight until someone dies! (I can't translate it accurately!)
老夫子：今天人来相拍到底 diang 死！

B: Lai!
B: Come!
B: 来！

4. Ma da: Wei! Leu no nang muet mitgai?
Police: Hey! What are you two doing?
警察：喂！汝二人物乜个？



2. Lao Hu Jeu: Ai you! Dang Siao Je do e bai!
Old Master Q: Aiya! Miss. Chen is below!
老夫子：哎呀! 陈小姐在下边！

3. Chek Lao
Seventh Floor.
七楼

5. Dang Siao Je: Lao Hu Jeu gai lai gao lou!
Miss. Dang: I arrived at Old Master Q's house.
陈小姐：老夫子的家到了。

6. Lao Hu Jeu: Xixi! Lot hou ah!
Old Master Q: Hehe! It's raining!
老夫子：嘻嘻！下雨啦！



5. Ki Gai Nang: Leu gai go kat dua sia, jak diot chuang dua lao!
Angry People: Your music is too loud, it disturbed/woke the whole floor!
气个人：汝个歌卡大声，起著全大楼！

Lao Hu Jeu: Leu da` gai (ue) si do di go (lai gai) ue? Ua tia m lot/bak!
Old Master Q: Where is the language your speaking from? I don't understand!
老夫子：汝呾个(话)是在底塊(来个)话？我听唔 lot/bak!

6. GuangHu ue
Cantonese
广东话

Diojiu ue
Teochiu
潮州话

MinNam ue
Minnan
闽南话

HakGiang ue
Hakka
客家话

YikBeung ue
Japanese
日本话

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Side Lesson 2: Karaoke

Chiang3 Sing 唱
Go1 Song 歌
Diao5 Counter for songs 条
Gai5 A possessive word (like Mandarin's ?), also a general counter 个
Kuang2 Type, kind 款
Hou7 Give 给
Siao7 Like 合
Hiao2 Can, able to 晓
Yiot8 Not too (Ex: bho yiat ho - Not too good) 若
Gat4 With 合
Kiang6 Talented, good 强
Tia`1 Listen, sound 听
Sia`1 Voice, sound, noise 声
Mo2 Bad 孬
Hi`6 Ear 耳

*Special thanks to Tony for providing the voice clip for this Lesson!

Leu2 ai`3 chiang3 mit4gai5 go1?
What song do you want to sing?

Leu2 ai`3 chiang3 mit4 kuang2 go1?
What type of song do you want to sing?

Ua2 ai`3 chiang3 mang7 mang7/me2 me2 gai5 go1.
I want to sing a slow/fast song.

Gao3 leu2.
Your turn.

Chiang3 go1 hou3 ua2 tia`1.
Let me hear you sing a song.

Ua2 chiang3 go1 bho5 yiot8 kiang3.
I'm not that good at singing.

Ua2 m7 hiao2 chiang3 go1.
I don't know how to sing.

Yuang6 naaaa7, chi3 toi`2.
Come on~, try it.

Ua2 chiang3 gat8 leu2.
Alt: Ua gat leu chiang
I'll sing with you.


Responses to someone's singing ability

Praise:

Leu2 chiang3 go1 ho2 tia`1.
Your singing sounds good. (You are good at singing.)

Leu2 jing1 kiang3.
You are very talented.

Leu2 siang7 kiang3.
You are the best.

Leu2 chiang3 go1 siao6 Lao1 Dek4 hua6/Dio`1 Hak8 iu2/Heng1 Hui1.
You sing songs like Andy Lau/Jacky Cheung/Faye Wong.

Leu2 gai5 sia`1 siao6 angel gai5.
Your voice is like an angel.

Insults:

Leu chiang go mo tia.
Your singing is not good.

Ua ai li diao ua gai hi!
I want to rip off my ears!

Aaaaah! Ua hi lang ou/liao!
Aaaaah! I'm deaf!

Jak si nang!
Wake the dead!

Leu chiang go siao Sang Bao Tai/De` Siu bhung/N*Sync/sai.
You sing songs like The Twins/Sammi Cheng/N*Sync/crap. (Sorry I just don't like Sammi's voice :P)

Jao kui! Ua ai gak muet gia lot leu!
Go away! I want to throw things at you!

Leu chiang siao u ngiao do leu gai ao leng doi.
You sing like there is a cat in your throat.

Ua gai jeje/didi/gao hiao chiang ho gue leu.
My older sister/younger brother/dog can sing better than you.

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Side Lesson 1: Still Teochew

Still Teochew Mp3 (Right-click to save)

Yo, still diojiu nang after all these years
representing sua` tao how you like me now
jik no sa, still the original diojiu soi gia a huh
let me break it down for y'all
diojiu nang jiat gu nik
diojiu nang jiat ki jui
diojiu nang cha gu chai gue
man they love their gu chai gue
diojiu nang jiat mue
diojiu nang also jiat de`
diojiu nang jiat he and he bhi
diojiu nang love he jou
man they love their he jou
diojiu nang cha gue diao
and of course diojiu nang jiat beung
diojiu nang jiat goi neung
cause how else you gonna make (ou wa)?
man diojiu nang they got to have their (ou wa)?
diojiu nang cha giam chai
diojiu nang jiat huang jeu
and of course diojiu nang eat a lot of heu
heu, if you meet a diojiu nang they'll say leu ho
and if you give them something and they say joi sia
ask them something they might say ua mjai or they might say ua jai
but if they don't know they'll say jing sik
ho ho, say thank you and diojiu nang be like mai ket ki
but never get a diojiu nang angry cause if you do they will call you bet ying
and never ask a diojiu nang for money cause then they'll say ua bho ji ua bho ji
jik no sa from the original diojiu soi gia
si ngou lak chik boit gao jap, to all my diojiu homies around the world what's up


Food:

Dio7jiu1 nang3 jiat2…
Teochiu people eat…
潮州人食…

Gu7 nik2 Beef 牛肉 *Oversas TC usually say Gu1 Bhat2
Ki5 jui2 Soda; Pop 汽水 *many people also say Ga1 Jui2
Gu7 Chai2 Gue2 Leek cakes 韭菜粿
Mue2 Congee 粥
De5 Tea 茶
He5 Shrimp 虾
He5 bhi2 Dried Shrimp
He jou ?
Cha6 gue6 diao2 Wide Rice Noodles (Chow Fun) 炒馃条
Jiat2 beung2 Eat rice 食饭
Goi1 neung6 Chicken Egg 鸡蛋
Ou wa Oyster Pancake
Giam7 chai2 Pickled Vegetables 咸菜
Huang1 jeu5 Potatoes 番薯
Heu7 Fish 鱼


Phrases & Misc:

Sue1 gia2 Bad/Unlucky Child
Joi7 sia7 Thanks 多谢
Ua2 m7 jai1 I don't know 我唔知
Ua2 jai1 I know 我知
Jing1 sik8 Really 真实
Mai5 ket8 ki3 Don't worry about it 勿客气
Bet5 ying2 Stupid person; Idiot 白仁
Ua2 bho5 ji`5 I don't have any money 我无钱

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