Penang Hokkien Basic Phrases helps short-term visitors "acclimatize" to the Penang Hokkien language. The expectation is that you will be coming to Penang for only a short visit, so you do not plan to invest too much time in learning Penang Hokkien. With that in mind, I have created lists of phrases that you may use to get by in Penang.
Each phrase in this section includes audio output, so you can click on the audio icon and listen to the phrases or sentences. If you carry this website with you on your smart phone or tablet, the audio output can also serve as your speech assistant in articulating Penang Hokkien on your behalf.
There is also a section here specially for doctors and those in the medical profession. Often, doctors posted to Penang have to communicate with elderly patients who only speak Penang Hokkien, so the phrases in that section may be helpful
General Phrases for Everyday use
Taking the Bus: Simple sentences for taking the bus in Penang.
Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.
Disclaimer
Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.
About this website
Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.