A practical englishhokkien dictionary, by chiang ker chiu. If youre a writer who wants to write a story on singaporerelated stuff, or simply a curious reader who would like to find out more about our b. The penang hokkienenglish dictionary lists words used by the penang hokkien. The romanization scheme used for this book is the taiwanese hokkien romanization system, which is very similar to pehoeji. Interested in learning taiwanese hokkien taiwanese hokkien has interested me because of the way it sounds i know it sounds like a stupid reason but i quite like it because of a band called chatonic and they sing in taiwanese hokkien. The first romanization of languages in taiwan occurred in the late 1500s by the portuguese who called taiwan ilha formosa. This will not be found in daily use, and are shown here only as a guide.
Later the dutch, spanish, french, and english continued romanizing the languages spoken on taiwan. It lists hokkien words and terms, and their definitions in english, as well as literal translations, culturespecific terms and common phrases. There are currently no english based online dictionary websites. Spoken hokkien is a modern functional beginners etextbook with audio material for learners of hokkien. It was only in 2009 that the taiwanese government sorted and published 700 recommended characters for the hokkien language. Start speaking taiwanese hokkien with confidence now. In 1869, poj was further revised by john macgowan in his published book a manual of the amoy colloquial. Hokaglish is an oral contact language involving philippine hokkien, tagalog, and english. But here are two english based hokkien ebooks dictionary, which you can read online or even download for reference. It lists words in penang hokkien with definitions in english en, malay bm, hokkien written with chinese characters cn, amoy dialect referencing the 1883 macgowan dictionary of amoy dialect ad, and taiwanese hokkien referencing the 2011 ministry of education r. Chinese mandarin, cantonese, hokkien, shanghainese x english dictionary speaking text translator electronic pocket language. It also marks colloquial reading with a circle beside the character.
It is preceded by spoken amoy hokkien volume i book 1 and spoken amoy hokkien volume ii book 2. It aims to equip learners with the ability to take part in basic to intermediate everyday conversation in hokkien for visiting or living in taiwan. The word hokkien first originated from walter henry medhurst when he published the dictionary of the hokkeen dialect of the chinese language, according to the reading and colloquial idioms in 1832. The penang hokkien dictionary features over 7,500 vocabulary entries as well as supplementary chapters on celebrations, short phrases, expressions and grammar. Chinese english electronic dictionary speaking expandable. Englishpenang hokkien pocket dictionary book, 2009. The orthography used in this dictionary is based on the one used by carstairs douglas in the chinese english dictionary of the vernacular of spoken language of amoy 1873. What are some of the best books for learning the hokkien language. This is considered to be the earliest englishbased hokkien dictionary and the first major reference work in poj, although the romanization within was quite different from the modern system. Language log hokkientagalogenglishspanish phrasebook.
Fundamental all languages english terms by semantic function names surnames from hokkien. In the dictionary, the hokkien words are arranged in alphabetical order and hyphens are. Singapore is home to many dialect groups, but the most common one is probably hokkien. Hokkien is a southern min language spoken by part of the ethnic chinese population of the philippines. Hokkien speakers form the largest group of chinese in singapore, malaysia and indonesia. All hokkien words are written in the established hokkien romanised spelling with tone marks poj. In taiwan, a standard for written hokkien has been developed by the republic of china ministry of education including its. Penang hokkienenglish dictionary sunway university press.
Hokkien, a min nan variety of chinese spoken in southeastern china, taiwan and southeast asia, does not have a unitary standardized writing system, in comparison with the welldeveloped written forms of cantonese and vernacular chinese mandarin. The contents of the dictionary are from the taiwaneseenglish dictionary by maryknoll taiwan, which is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialshare alike 3. Penang hokkien dictionary englishhokkien gerakbudaya. This dictionary is a userfriendly lexicon for both native speakers and learners of the penang hokkien language. English the metadata below describe the original scanning. Hokkien in chinese, translation, englishchinese dictionary. But here are two english based hokkien e books dictionary, which you can read online or even download for reference. They didnt think my mum could take over, much less me, whom they referred to as ang yew sengs zha bor kia hokkien for daughter. Sign up and learn to speak taiwanese hokkien for completely free. Sep 29, 2019 2010 may 29, the straits times, old times, new blood, in please provide the book title or journal name.
Learn to speak taiwanese hokkien online training glossika. Hokkien x english electronic dictionary, hokkien x english text translator, hokkien x english speaking digital phrase book, shanghainese x english electronic dictionary, shanghainese. Or, now that i look again at the title of the book, i begin to wonder if this wasnt designed for more literate chinese merchants and officials who would be negotiating with hokkien, tagalog, spanish, and english speakers. This is the first dictionary of penang hokkien, a unique language which uses loan words from malay and english. Does anyone know a hokkien, otherwise known as taiwanese chinese, english translation. This will not be found in daily use, and are shown here only as a. Talking expandable text translator talking expandable dictionary talking expandable phrase book chinese, cantonese, hokkien, shanghainese x english. The dictionary has over 12 000 entries and is designed to be userfriendly for both native speakers as well as learners of the language. Mar 08, 20 100% offline product no internet connection needed. In southeast asia, the amoy and related tsuantsiu and tsiangtsiu dialects are usually known as hokkien. Accompanied by a short historical and statistical account of hokkeen by medhurst, walter henry, 17961857. The penang hokkien english dictionary lists words used by the penang hokkien.
With an englishpenang hokkien glossary is the first comprehensively compiled dictionary of penang hokkien and carries. Definitions of hokkien words and phrases are in english. Hokkien is reportedly the native language of up to 98. With an englishpenang hokkien glossary is the first comprehensively compiled dictionary of penang hokkien and carries over 12,000 entries after more than three years of research using a sunway university research grant. This greeting came about at a time when most of taiwan was in poverty, so to say that one has had enough to eat would be to imply that the person is doing well. T11, trano hokkien english speaking electronic dictionary sentence text translator expandable portable digital pocket language teacher. Aug 21, 2006 it also marks colloquial reading with a circle beside the character. Pronunciation guide vowels consonants common diphthongs phrase list phoneticization. Penang hokkien dictionary peng3 sniah3 hok1kien1 ji33tien4. The oldest surviving book written in hokkien, lekengki tale of the lychee mirror, was reprinted in 1566. Hokkiencommon phrases wikibooks, open books for an open world.
Englishbased hokkien dictionary pdf online the singapore. List of hokkien dictionaries, also known as minnan or taiwanese. Tan siew imm, a former lecturer at sunway universitys centre for english language studies said that penang hokkien, which comprises a colourful melange of. From 1835 onwards, samuel dyer collaborated with the editors and readers of the chinese repository to devise a spelling system for all chinese languages and this attempt laid the foundation for the spelling system. But here are two englishbased hokkien ebooks dictionary, which you can read online or even download for reference. This is considered to be the earliest englishbased hokkien dictionary and the first major reference work in poj, although the romanization. Other language variantsdialects are spoken in taiwan as well. Taiwanese hokkien is the hokkien dialect of min nan as spoken by about 70 percent of the population of taiwan. He learned hokkien and published the first ever penang tsiangtsiu hokkien dictionary at anglochinese college, melaka. English amoy dictionary by maryknoll taiwan is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialshare alike 3. Hokkiencommon phrases wikibooks, open books for an open. Hokkien project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
Speak hokkien campaign learn to read and write hokkien. Southern fujian is home to three principal hokkien. Melayu the penang hokkien dictionary is an online dictionary that uses the taiji romanisation system. The numbers after each syllable denotes intonation. A dialect that came when the residents of chinas fujian province migrated to singapore, theres more to hokkien than their famous mee noodles. The place where hokkien is most prevalent is the humble kopitiam, where the elderly chatter fluently in the dialect. The online taiwanese english dictionary by maryknoll shows a standardized spelling of vocabulary. A dictionary of the hokkeen dialect of the chinese language, according to the reading and colloquial idioms. Sep 19, 2016 hokkien language one of the chinese mandarin dialect is known as one of the dying language in this world and since i have hokkien heritage, here are some of the hokkien words i use daily life when. By featuring the names of everyday objects in hokkien, this book provides the perfect introduction for. After almost 150 years however, it is obvious that spoken hokkien language has evolved, and the necessary changes to reflect the current usage of the language by. The contents of the dictionary are from the taiwanese english dictionary by maryknoll taiwan, which is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialshare alike 3.
The use of hokkien in the philippines is influenced by tagalog and philippine english. Chinese hokkien electronic dictionary talking pocket text. Hokkien language one of the chinese mandarin dialect is known as one of the dying language in this world and since i have hokkien heritage, here are some of the hokkien words i use daily life when. Since the literary chinese is good if quaint, the hokkien has been deemed idiomatic, the tagalog stilted though perhaps correct, the spanish broken but sortofok, and the english spanishlaced, and the author is one, id say the original language is. Nov 17, 2016 if it is a phrase book, why the written classical chinese.
A dictionary of the hokkeen dialect of the chinese language. Glossikas spaced repetition lets you internalize taiwanese hokkien grammar and increase taiwanese hokkien vocabulary along the way. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. T33, chinese 4lbreakthrough in the text translation technology. In singapore, our conversations are often peppered with hokkien words. This includes names derived at an older stage of the language. What are some of the best books for learning the hokkien. In response to chaohong wang, spoken taiwanese is book 3 of a series. With an englishpenang hokkien glossary is the first comprehensively compiled dictionary of penang hokkien and carries over 12,000 entries after more than three years of research using a sunway university research grant the unique language of penang hokkien is spoken in the northern states perlis, kedah and penang. Your singapore dictionary random amazing book cover done by.
English and chinese dictionary of the amoy dialect 1883 author. I can even use this to learn english, so many words that i have never known e. There are currently no englishbased online dictionary websites. In taiwan, taiwanese hokkien is often referred to as just taiwanese. Pdf the penang hokkien english dictionary researchgate. My first book of hokkien words sibeynostalgic naiise. It is estimated that the first publication of this book was dated even earlier 2. Bodman books have their own romanization system that is distinct from the original chuch vernacular romanization poj.
Chinese english dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of amoy. The following uses romanization based on universal phonetics. Taiwan democratic progressive party, dpp and other proindependence political parties. The contents of the dictionary are from the taiwaneseenglish dictionary by maryknoll taiwan, which is licensed under a. Published in 1950, the book can be a useful read as it features the hokkien equivalent of english words in traditional chinese characters. Penang hokkien is a unique dialect that is widely spoken in and around penang.
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