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by FutureSpy
Fri Apr 03, 2015 6:33 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Singaporean short movies
Replies: 1
Views: 31610

Singaporean short movies

This forum seem a little bit dead nowadays. I do have some sparse contact from time to time with some of members outside here tho :) As some of you might know, I do have an inclination towards Singapore. Anyway, I just wanted to share a few Singaporean short movies with some Hokkien I've seen lately...
by FutureSpy
Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:12 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Hoklo in the Bisayas: comments on the archives
Replies: 11
Views: 27337

Re: Hoklo in the Bisayas: comments on the archives

Creo que el término "fukienés" todavía no se ha establecido en este mundo. Why help build up a Mandarism? There are very few real hits for this word on Google. In a few days, people anybody who Googles it will find this thread. Pero "Fukien" como topónimo me parece establecido e...
by FutureSpy
Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:48 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: 五語快易通 (Cebu version)
Replies: 6
Views: 18411

Re: 五語快易通 (Cebu version)

She sent me a quick message: eh tsoi is usually used in asking questions. Most of the time is used to ask questions like for example "eh tsoi tsio din eh tian oi boh? - can i borrow you're phone?" then you would answer "tong dian mah eh tsoi - of course, you can". Anyway, I'll as...
by FutureSpy
Sun Jul 28, 2013 2:41 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Hoklo in the Bisayas: comments on the archives
Replies: 11
Views: 27337

Re: Hoklo in the Bisayas: comments on the archives

Thanks, amhoanna. Si tengas la oportunidad de estudiar el idioma joquien de Cebu (o de cualquier lugar en las Filipinas) con otro maestro, creo que tienes que considerarla también. Un maestro que no maneja el mandarín muy bien sería lo máximo. :oops: Ya me gustaría, pero mis intentos de encontrar ts...
by FutureSpy
Sun Jul 28, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: 五語快易通 (Cebu version)
Replies: 6
Views: 18411

Re: 五語快易通 (Cebu version)

I see. For some reason, I thought "ē-sái" was the one that expressed permissibility, like if the mother tell their kids: "tī Tâi-oân boē-sái kóng chi̍t-kù Eng-bûn-oē", or if you ask permission to get in: "góa ē-sái li̍p-lâi bô?", but I guess I'm confused about how to us...
by FutureSpy
Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:56 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: 五語快易通 (Cebu version)
Replies: 6
Views: 18411

Re: 五語快易通 (Cebu version)

l-/d- and -o/-or are not phonemic differences... Why distinguish them in your spelling? Just a reminder so that I don't end up pronouncing it as l-. Like-wise, I shouldn't have marking vowels with -r either, or remove the nasalization, but still... *shrugs* Honghù smells like a Mandarism to me. I'm...
by FutureSpy
Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:16 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: How -NOT- write in Hokkien
Replies: 19
Views: 50105

Re: How -NOT- write in Hokkien

Abun wrote:I'm curious though, where do your speakers come from?
Somewhere in Tâi-lâm. I can't remember the name of the district. If only I had seen it written... :lol:
I'll ask again next time I see them. I've only met them once this year...
by FutureSpy
Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:54 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: 五語快易通 (Cebu version)
Replies: 6
Views: 18411

五語快易通 (Cebu version)

In another thread, I commented about "五語快易通", a wonderful material containing 200 sentences in 10 (despite the name! :mrgreen:) languages: Hokkien (Taiwanese/Tâi-lâm, Quemoy) + Foochow (Matsu) + Hakka (Si-yen, Hoi-liuk, Thai-phu, Ngieu-phin, Tsau-on, Wu-hua) + Ami + Atayal + Bunun + Puyuma...
by FutureSpy
Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:24 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: How -NOT- write in Hokkien
Replies: 19
Views: 50105

Re: How -NOT- write in Hokkien

I did notice that with -k of course, but I always heard the vowel before -h as a real o (the one without a dot in POJ)... Actually, when I mean "or", I mean the "o" as they pronounce it in Tâi-lâm... (not sure if it's everywhere in Tâi-lâm tho xD) I guess that's similar to /ə/? ...
by FutureSpy
Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:32 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Hoklo in the Bisayas: comments on the archives
Replies: 11
Views: 27337

Re: Hoklo in the Bisayas: comments on the archives

amhoanna, chin hoaⁿ-hí lí ū hoat-piáu chit-kōa ê thó-lūn, chin to-siā. After an one month and a half break from Hokkien classes because of finals and re-tests, I'm resuming classes with my teacher today. But oh well, I won't bring up my off-topic bullsh*t to this thread :mrgreen: What I mean is, U'l...