Asking for Directions in Penang Hokkien
Go BackConversation 1
- Tourist: Chnia1 mui3, an1cnua1 khee3 Penang Road?
Excuse me, how do I go to Penang Road? - Penang Lang: Lu4 tha1na1 ti1 Lam1 Chan3 Na4. I1-eh3 Huan3na1 mia2 tok3si3 Lebuh Carnarvon1. Lu4 knia2 cit1peng2 kau3ka1 lor3thau2 liau4 wan3 cnia1chiu4 lok1 khee3 Swa1thau3 Kay1. Huan3na1 wa3 kio3 Lebuh Kimberley. Knia2 Swa1thau3 Kay1 kau3ka1 leow4, lu4 tok3 kau3 Penang Road liau4.
You are presently at Carnarvon Street. Its Malay name is Lebuh Carnarvon. Go this way until the junction and turn right down Kimberley Street. In Malay its called Lebuh Kimberley. Go along Kimberley Street until the end, and you have arrived at Penang Road already.
- Tourist: Kam1siah3 ce3-ce3.
Thank you very much. - Penang Lang: Boh3 boon3te2.
No problem.
Conversation 2
- Tourist: Chnia1 mui3, Komtar-eh3 Chia3cam3 ti1 ta1lok1?
Excuse me, where is the Komtar Bus Terminal? - Penang Lang: Lu1 knia2 cit1-tiau3 lor3. Kau1 lor3thau2, wan3 to1chiu4 lok1 khee3 Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong. Liau4, kau3 kokh1 cit3-leh3 lor3thau2 wan3 cnia1chiu4 lok1 khee3 Jalan Ria. Knia2 Jalan Ria kau3ka1 Lebuh Tek Soon-eh3 lor3thau2. Komtar-eh3 Chia3cam3 ti1 to1chiu1peng2.
You go along this road. At the junction, turn left to Prangin Road (Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong). After that, at the next junction, turn right to Jalan Ria. Go along Jalan Ria until the Tek Soon Street (Lebuh Tek Soon) junction. The Komtar Bus Terminal is on your left. - Tourist: Kam1siah3 ce3-ce3.
Thank you very much.
Footnotes
- The local pronunciation of Carnarvon is ka-nə-vən, not kə-nar-vən.
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