Penang Hokkien ResourcesPenang Hokkien Resources (27 July 2023)


Penang Hokkien Resources is one of the most comprehensive compilation of material about Penang Hokkien on the Internet. This section of Penang Travel Tips was created in order to preserve and develop the language used by the Chinese in Penang, to ensure its relevancy in the 21st century.

As part of the modernisation effort on Penang Hokkien, a new writing system called Taiji Romanisation was introduced in 2013 to make it easy for the language to be written and used on standard keyboards and keypads.

Penang Hokkien Dictionary

The Penang Hokkien Dictionary is an online dictionary listing all the words in common use in the language. Make use of this dictionary whenever you want to look up words.

Learn Penang Hokkien Facebook Group

Join the Learn Penang Hokkien Facebook Group to interact with Penang Hokkien speakers from all over the world.

Launch of the Penang Hokkien Dictionary and YouTube Channel

Launch of Penang Hokkien Dictionary and Learn Penang Hokkien YouTube Channel

The Penang Hokkien Dictionary and Learn Penang Hokkien YouTube Channel were officially launched by the Penang Chief Minister YAB Chow Kon Yeow at a ceremony at the Penang Town Hall on Wednesday, 5th July 2023.

Penang Hokkien Vocabulary

  1. Ailments & Treatments in Penang Hokkien
  2. Anatomy in Penang Hokkien
  3. Animals in Penang Hokkien
  4. Bible Vocabulary in Penang Hokkien
  5. Buildings in Penang Hokkien
  6. Christianity-related words in Penang Hokkien
  7. Cities in Penang Hokkien
  8. Colours in Penang Hokkien
  9. Common Chinese Surnames
  10. Cooking Terms in Penang Hokkien
  11. Countries in Penang Hokkien
  12. Crazy in Penang Hokkien
  13. Cuts of Pork in Penang Hokkien
  14. Durian terms in Penang Hokkien
  15. Dim Sum dishes in Penang Hokkien
  16. Emotional States in Penang Hokkien
  17. English Loanwords in Penang Hokkien
  18. English Loanwords via Malay in Penang Hokkien
  19. Entertainment Terms in Penang Hokkien
  20. Family Members in Penang Hokkien
  21. Festivals in Penang Hokkien
  22. Financial Terms in Penang Hokkien
  23. Flowers in Penang Hokkien
  24. Food in Penang Hokkien
  25. Fruits in Penang Hokkien
  26. Funeral Terms in Penang Hokkien
  27. Grammatical Terms in Penang Hokkien
  28. Groceries in Penang Hokkien
  29. Herbs and Spices in Penang Hokkien
  30. Idioms in Penang Hokkien
  31. Job Terms in Penang Hokkien
  32. Jokes in Penang Hokkien
  33. Local Dishes in Penang Hokkien
  34. Mammals in Penang Hokkien
  35. Metals in Penang Hokkien
  36. Occupations in Penang Hokkien
  37. Parts of the House in Penang Hokkien
  38. Penang Place Names in Penang Hokkien
  39. Penang Street Names in Penang Hokkien
  40. Places in Penang in Penang Hokkien
  41. Places in China
  42. Plants in Penang Hokkien
  43. Phrases for Doctors
  44. Printed Matter in Penang Hokkien
  45. Reptiles in Penang Hokkien
  46. Speaking with Numbers in Penang Hokkien
  47. Songs in Penang Hokkien
  48. Streets in Penang Hokkien
  49. Street Names in Penang Hokkien
  50. Tableware in Penang Hokkien
  51. Things in Penang Hokkien
  52. Things around the House in Penang Hokkien
  53. Things in the Bathroom in Penang Hokkien
  54. Things in the Bedroom in Penang Hokkien
  55. Things in the Classroom in Penang Hokkien
  56. Things in the Kitchen in Penang Hokkien
  57. Things People Wear in Penang Hokkien
  58. Throwing Water in Penang Hokkien
  59. Tongue Twisters in Penang Hokkien
  60. Trees in Penang Hokkien
  61. Vegetables in Penang Hokkien
  62. Water-related Terms in Penang Hokkien
  63. Wedding in Penang Hokkien

Penang Hokkien Story Writing Competition

The Penang Hokkien Story Writing Competition is an annual competition created to promote literacy in writing Penang Hokkien using Taiji Romanisation. The competition started in 2021. The following are the five winning entries for the 2021 competition.

Penang Hokkien Videos

The following are some of the videos from our YouTube Channel.

Bahasa Hokkien Pulau Pinang

Learn Penang Hokkien on Bilibili

  1. 槟城福建话(闽南语)发音教学: 槟城福建话,又称庇能福建话(Penang Hokkien)是马来西亚闽南语的一种,视频中用到的拼音方案是作者本人发明且常年使用的。

Talk Like Us YouTube Videos

"Talk Like Us" is a series of videos on the Learn Penang Hokkien channel to teach learners simple phrases for use in the language.

Penang Hokkien on Memrise

Launch of the Penang Hokkien Dictionary and YouTube Channel

Learn Penang Hokkien using Memrise

Memrise is a free step-by-step audio guide for learning Penang Hokkien.

Articles related to the history of Penang Hokkien

This list of articles provide you an insight into the history and background of Penang Hokkien.

Material on Penang Hokkien

The following material is created to provide with material covering a broad aspect of the language.

  1. Get to know the new Penang Hokkien writing system: Introduction to Taiji Romanisation.
  2. Penang Hokkien Grammar Lessons: Main list of lessons covering all aspects of Penang Hokkien language.
  3. Penang Hokkien for Beginners: A series of lessons to help people learn Penang Hokkien from scratch.
  4. Learn to Speak Penang Hokkien: Lessons to communicate orally through gaining familiarity with sentence structures in the language.
  5. Penang Hokkien Reading Material: Reading material for learners to familiarize themselves to written and spoken Penang Hokkien.
  6. Penang Hokkien Vocabulary: Lists of words under various major categories.
  7. Penang Hokkien for Native Speakers: Lessons geared to those speak Penang Hokkien, who want to learn to write using the Taiji Romanisation.
  8. Belajar Hokkien Penang: Belajar bertutur, membaca dan menulis dalam Bahasa Hokkien Penang.
  9. Videos in Hokkien Penang: A miscellaneous collection of videos we made in Penang Hokkien.
  10. Penang Hokkien Nursery Rhymes: Collection of songs, nursery rhymes and ditties in Penang Hokkien.
  11. Penang Hokkien Culture & History: Understand the history of Penang Hokkien and the people who speak it.
  12. Resources on Hokkien: List of web resources on Hokkien.
  13. Issues: Issues related to/affecting Penang Hokkien.

Videos of Penang Hokkien Authors

Penang Hokkien Vocabulary Videos

Songs about Penang

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