Taking the Bus in Penang Hokkien
Go BackThis lesson prepares you with useful phrases in Penang Hokkien to help you take the bus while in Penang. In addition to the lesson on this page, you should also get familiar with the bus routes which I have listed in full on the Rapid Penang Bus Routes page.
This page has audio on demand, so you only need to click on the speaker icon to hear how each sentence is pronounced. If you carry this page with you on your smart phone or tablet, you can play the audio as your proxy when talking to the locals.
- Chnia1 mui3.
Excuse me. - Kam1siah3.
Thank you. - Chnia1 mui3, chia3cam3 ti1 ta1lok1?
Excuse me, where's the bus stop?
("excuse - me - bus stop - at - where?")
- Ti1 cit1peng2.
Over here.
- Ti1 heh1peng2.
Over there. - Chnia1 mui3, chia3thau2 ti1 ta1lok1?
Excuse me, where's the bus terminal?
("excuse - me - bus stop - at - where?")
- Boh3 ti1 cit1peng2.
Not here.
("not - at - here")
- Cit1-leh1 bas1 khee3 ta1lok1?
Where does this bus go?
("this - bus - go - where?") - Cit1-leh1 bas1 khee1 Ai3tam3.
This bus goes to Air Itam.
("this - bus - goes - Air Itam")
- Bas1 See1-Khong1-It3 khee3 ta1lok1?
Where does Bus 401 go to?
("bus - 401 - goes - where?")
- Bas1 See1-Khong1-It3 khee1 Pu3lor2.
Bus 401 goes to Balik Pulau.
("bus - 401 - goes - Balik Pulau")
- Bas1 See1-Khong1-It3 uh3 theng2 cit1peng2 boh2?
Does Bus 401 stop here?
("bus - 401 - got - stop - here - or not?")
- Uh3.
Yes.
("got")
- Boh2.
No. - Cit1-leh1 bas1 uh3 khee1 Pho3 Tay4/Komtar/Cun3 Thau2 boh2?
Does this bus go to George Town/Komtar/Jetty?
("this - bus - got - go - George Town/Komtar/Jetty - or not?")
- Bas1 It1-Khong1-It3 uh3 khee1 poe3ki3tniau2 boh2?
Does Bus 101 go to the airport?
("bus - 101 - got - go - airport - or not?")
- Bas1 It1-Khong1-It3 boh3 khee1 poe3ki3tniau2.
Bus 101 doesn't go to the airport?
("bus - 101 - doesn't - go - airport")
- Bas1 It1-Khong1-It3 boh3 theng2 cit1peng2.
Bus 101 doesn't stop here.
("bus - 101 - doesn't - stop - here")
- Bas1 It1-Khong1-It3 theng2 ta1lok1?
Where does Bus 101 stop?
("bus - 101 - stops - where")
- Theng2 heh1peng2.
Stops over there.
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