Lesson 4 - Final Flashcards
protect
bo hor
head
tao2 (also can use to refer to boss)
headache
tao2 tia1
bread
roti (localised singaporean hokkien, borrowed from malay)/ mee bao (the technically correct way but no one in sg understands lolz)
hair / leg hair/moustache
tao3 mng2/ ka1 chiu/ hor2.5 chiu1 (胡须)
chest;chicken breast
xim1 gua1 (minor 2nd desc) tau2/ heng1 kam1; kuay1 heng1
nose; nostril
pi1/pi3 a4; pi kang (minor 3rd asc) - the kang refers to a hole
eyes
bak chiu (minor 3rd asc)
knee
ka1 tau wu
Which part of your leg is painful?
li4 a3 ka1 to loh tia?
buttock
ka chng
waist
yio1 (sounds like the number 1)
skin
peh3 hu1
nail
zng2 kak3
intestine
derng2 (sounds like long)
this road is so long
jit tio lor jin derng
throat
na3 ou2
heart
xim1
body
xin2 teh4
turn over
huan1 kuei3
turn your back
peng3 guae3 lai3 (pronounce peng4 guae2.5 lai3)
sit up;please sit
ze1 ki3 lai3 (pronounce ze1 ki3 lai2); qia ze
move your buttock
sua4 (means move) ka chng
nevermind/let it go
sua2.5 liao4 (not to be confused with sua4)
left hand/left leg
to4 ciu4/to4 ka1