Author Archives: Kai Le Lim

Week 2 – 3:I learn to hold basic conversations, sentence structuring for self-introduction or to ask questions as well as some basic words. There are also some words that are unique to hokkien in Singapore as well. For example, Q: where do you stay “li kia tor loh?” A: I stay in woodlands “Wa kiaContinue reading “Week 2-4”

Direct learning: Hokkien words rhyme into different meanings. For instance, there are dog(gao), nine(gao), thick(gao) and enough(gao). All these are said from the same sound with stress on different intonations. Incidental learning: For instance, there’s always a saying of terrible (gao lat) which is used in many context with different meaning, can be used toContinue reading “Week 1”