Tongue Twisters in Penang Hokkien

Tongue Twisters in Penang Hokkien

Learners of Penang Hokkien do well to articulate these tongue twisters. The purpose of these tongue twisters is to help you get used to the contours and cadence of the language, and by listening to them repeatedly, you will get used to how sentences in Penang Hokkien are strung and articulated.

Without looking at the text, play the audio, close your eyes and try to memorize it. Then say it out, and play it back a few times. Once you feel you have gotten the sentence correctly, find a person who speaks Penang Hokkien, say the sentences to him, to see if he understands what you are saying. This will help determine the clarity of your pronunciation.

In the same way, you can also use the sentences on the other chapters of the lesson and practise your Penang Hokkien in the same way.

Kong3 Kong1 kong4 Kong3 Kong1 kong3 kong1kong4.
Grandpa said that he hits a tin can.
Atuk berkata yang dia memalu tin.
Beh1beh33 bae4-eh3 lang2 e3 beh33 bae4 be2?
Can a horse trader sell horse or not?
Saudagar kuda boleh menjual kuda atau tidak?
Long3kao1 knia4 long3 kao1knia4 lok3 long3kau3 knia4.
The wolf cub knocked the puppy into a small drain.
Anak serigala melanggar anak anjing ke dalam anak longkang.
Cim3 cim2 chim3-chim1.
Dip the crab deeply.
Rendam ketam dalam-dalam.
Ciak1 chni3-chni3 chik1.
Eat fresh flower crabs.
Makan ketam bunga yang segar.
Penang knia4 knia1 kia3 knia3.
Penang lad is afraid to send mirrors.
Anak Penang takut menghantar cermin.
Bang4 bang33 phang1 bang33 phang3 pang1.
The mosquito dreamt of the bee dreaming of fragrant plank.
Nyamuk mimpikan lebah mimpikan kayu wangi.
Ca1-ca4 char4, ca1-ca4 char1 cho3, ca1-ca4 co1 cho3 char4.
Early to stir fry, early to wrongly fry, early to fry it wrongly.
Awal-awal menggoreng, awal-awal tersilap goreng, awal-awal tersilap goreng dah.
Wah4 wna1-wna3 wna33 wna4.
I changed the bowl late.
Saya lewat-lewat tukar mangkuk.

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