SG: sianz in a dot

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 00:19

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  ok. Fcukpap and Vote PAP Out to Save SG.  dunno who are they related to Poh Ah Pak

  The later...

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 00:30

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  The later...

  haha 

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 00:33

  just cooked  for the cats.

  

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 00:35

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  just cooked  for the cats.

  

  if u can teach your cat speak hokkien, i will award you $10000

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 00:36

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  if u can teach your cat speak hokkien, i will award you $10000

  too bad they speak Cantonese and Teochew.

  

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 00:38

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  too bad they speak Cantonese and Teochew.

  

  wao. i'll say "tiu lei lou mou" to him and see will he scratch my face or not

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 00:42

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  wao. i'll say "tiu lei lou mou" to him and see will he scratch my face or not

  When I cook for them they will speak to me in Teochew.  If something new they will speak Cantonese...

  

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 00:44

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  When I cook for them they will speak to me in Teochew.  If something new they will speak Cantonese...

  

  example please. 

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 00:46

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  example please. 

  You should know those words...

  

   

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 00:47

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  You should know those words...

  

   

  you mean all "meow" ?

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 00:49

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  you mean all "meow" ?

  in different tones.. Teochew for "quick", Cantonese for "what?"

  

   

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 00:51

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  in different tones.. Teochew for "quick", Cantonese for "what?"

  

   

  hah, so interesting

  you cat is "meh" one,  not "meow" leh

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 00:52

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  hah, so interesting

  you cat is "meh" one,  not "meow" leh

  yesh meh, rather than meow.

   

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 00:57

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  yesh meh, rather than meow.

   

  sheepish cats

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 01:00

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  sheepish cats

  no, cat's meh different tone from sheep, very Cantonese.

  

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 01:05

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  no, cat's meh different tone from sheep, very Cantonese.

  

  i can't imagine. i think i shall just believe.

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 01:08

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  i can't imagine. i think i shall just believe.

  one of the cat has a low tone so it's really sound like Cantonese.

  

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 01:09

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  one of the cat has a low tone so it's really sound like Cantonese.

  

  Cantonese "meh" has a very high tone

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 01:12

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  Cantonese "meh" has a very high tone

  ok, my mistake, high tone.

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 01:15

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  ok, my mistake, high tone.

  hee, I gonna start Dialect threads. Preserving dialects has to start immediately. Or else 20 years down the road, no one can understand dialects at all in Sg.

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 01:16

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  hee, I gonna start Dialect threads. Preserving dialects has to start immediately. Or else 20 years down the road, no one can understand dialects at all in Sg.

  Good. I will be there.

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 01:20

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  Good. I will be there.

  i am already in the process of collecting elementary Hakka video and may post them once i am ready.

  the set of videos is really useful because currently I find that Hakka (and Hainanese and Hockchews) in Singapore has almost lost their ability to speak them

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 01:22

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  i am already in the process of collecting elementary Hakka video and may post them once i am ready.

  the set of videos is really useful because currently I find that Hakka (and Hainanese and Hockchews) in Singapore has almost lost their ability to speak them

  I think Hakka almost gone.., the strongest seems to be Cantonese (Hong Kong influence) and to a lesser extend Hokkien (Taiwan influence).

• BanguIzai

  8 Jun 10, 01:26

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  I think Hakka almost gone.., the strongest seems to be Cantonese (Hong Kong influence) and to a lesser extend Hokkien (Taiwan influence).

  Hokkien...  wait till i go and reignite the Hokkien thread

• Clivebenss

  8 Jun 10, 01:42

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  Hokkien...  wait till i go and reignite the Hokkien thread

  which one?