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Numbers :

1 - tsit
2 - ng
3 - sa
4 - si
5 - go
6 - lak
7 - chit
8 - pwe
9 - kao
10 - tsap
11 tsap it
20 - di tsap
21- di tsap it
100 - pa
1,000 - tseng
1,000,000 - tang
pesos - kho

gwa ai di - i love you


tsiá ###########################################- eat
tsiā - car
tsaì/chaì - vegetable
khun - sleep
tsang ek - bath
tsīmtsīm - kiss
sya - voice
ho za/tsa kī - good morning
ho eh po - good afternoon
ho am - good evening
ho am mi - goodnight
lâi - come
kì - go
tiam hyu - incense sticks
he - age
lao - old
dwa tsi - how much
tsi - money
kuy - anything with numbers except money
kuy tiam - what time?
pwa - half
it tiam - 1 o'clock
it tiam pwa - 130
kiam tsap go lak tiam - 15 minutes before 6 o'clock

gû bá - beef
tsîm - crab
koī - chicken
bá - pork
hê - shrimp
pēng (png) - rice
kê tsī - fruits
lantsiao - soup (cow's dick)

Chinese Nursery Rhyme:


Gwa tsai ki, dip ew ti wan - I went to my classroom
Mama kyo gwa tyo kway kway - Mama told me to be a gud boy
I tsing hwa hi tuy gwa kong - Shell be happy if i listen to her
Kway gi na, lo teng ban ban kya I told her ill be a gud boy, so she let me slowly
go to my classroom

gwa ye bo - my wife
gwa ye ang - my husband
di si gwa ye ang - you are my husband
gwa si zian - I am zian
gwa be tsang ek - I will take a bath
gwa bo be tsang ek - I will not take a bath
gwa ye bo bo sya - my wife has no voice
gwa bo siya - I have no voice
gwa be tsimtsim gwa ye bo, tan i si le khun lo - I will kiss my wife while she is
sleeping
gwa ya twa - I'm very big
gwa - I/me
ye - connector
di - you
I ye - hers or his
dan - we
in ne - they
si - am/are
be - will
bo - to negate will/has
ya - very

pang dyo - pee


pang sai - poo
siam dyo - peed in you pants
soy chiu - wash your hands

Mahjong Tiles:
For Bamboo Sticks (sou-zu)
1 - it so
2 - di so
3 - sa so
4 - si so
5 - go so
6 - lak so
7 - chit so
8 - pwe so
9 - kao so

For Dots or Wheels (pin-zu)


1 - it tong
2 - di tong
3 - sa tong
4 - si tong
5 - go tong
6 - lak tong
7 - chit tong
8 - pwe tong
9 - kao tong

For Numbers (man-zu)


1 - it ban
2 - di ban
3 - sa ban
4 - si ban
5 - go go ban
6 - lak ban
7 - chit ban
8 - pwe ban
9 - kao ban

For Winds or Directions


East - tong
West - se
South - lam
North - pak

Green - riches (huat)


Red - China (

Gong xi fa cai - may you be rich


xin nian kai le - new year

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