Understanding the Penang Lang

The passage below is written in Penang Hokkien using Taiji Romanisation. Learn it at Penang Hokkien Made Easy. Refer to the Penang Hokkien Dictionary.

Pe3nang1 Lang2 taet3paet1. Ie1lang2-eh3 khuan4 be33 thau3bi1 eh2. Ie1 khui3 chui3 nia33, lu1 cai1 kong4 ie1 Pe3nang4 lai2 liau4.

Pe3nang1 Lang2 khah1 ce33 si33 Tng3 Lang2, Huan3na4 kah1 Ke1ling3na4. Pe3nang4-eh3 Tng3 Lang2 khah1 ce33 kong4 Hok3kien1 Wa33. Ta3pi1, Pe3nang4-eh3 Tng3 Lang2 mm33 si33 ka1liau4 Hok1kien1 Lang2. Pun1 uh33 Kong1hu1 Lang2, Teo3chew3 Lang2, Khek1 Lang2, Hai1lam3 Lang2 kah1 Sin3ning3 Lang2. Kong1wa33-eh3 si2 ka1liau4 yong33 Hok1kien1 Wa33. Cin3 ce33 Pe3nang4-eh3 Ke1ling3na4 pun1 e33hiau1 kong4 Pe3nang4-eh3 Hok1kien1 Wa33. Ta3pi1 tong3kim1 cin3 ce33 siau1lien3kay1 be33hiau1 kong4 Hok1kien1 Wa33 liau4.

An1cnua1 khnua3 chut3 Pe3nang1 Lang2? Te33-it1, Pe3nang1 Lang2 ai1 yong33 "Penang". Lu4 ka1 yang1 kong4 "Peng3 Sniah2", ie1lang2 kong4 "ha1mik1"! Tua3 Pe3nang4 kong4 Pe3nang4 lah4, Peng3 Sniah2 pu1lak1!

Mm33 si33 ka3nia33 Pe3nang4-eh3 Tng3 Lang2 nia33, Pe3nang4-eh3 Huan3na4 pun1 ai1 yong33 "Penang". Ie1lang2 ai1 yong33 Pe3nang4-eh3 Huan3na1 Wa33. Ie1lang2 boh3 kong4, "Awak pergi ke Pulau Pinang kah?" A33si33, "Mereka datang ke Pulau Pinang". Boh2, ie1lang2 kong, "Hang pi Penang, depa mai Penang."

Mm33thang3 kong1 ciak1 ka1 Pe3nang1 Lang2. Ie1 e33 co3 lu1 khi1si1lang2. Na33si33 lu1 hor33 ie1 ciak3 char1koay1teow2, ie1 tok33 kong4 Pe3nang4-eh2 khah1 ho1ciak1. Hor33 ie1 ciak3 lak1sa4, ie1 kong4 lu1-eh3 lak1sa4 phnai1 ciak1. Hor33 ie1 ciak3 Hok1kien1 Mee33, ie1 kong4 lu4-eh2 mm33 si33 Hok1kien1 Mee33! Gau3 lang2 cai1, boh3 yong33 luan33 ka1 Pe3nang1 Lang2. Liau1 lat1 nia33. Pe3nang1 Lang2 phak1 si4 boh3 jin33 su1!

Uh33 ui33-eh3 lang2 knia3 su1, knia3 si4, knia3 ceng1hu4. Pe3nang1 Lang2 boh3 knia3 su1, boh3 knia3 si4, boh3 knia3 ceng1hu4 eh2. Boh3 siang3sin3 wah4, khnua3 ie1lang2 tak3 mo1to4 ti1 kae33lor33! Ka1liau4 si1 suak3 eh2. Pe3nang1 Lang2 pun1 boh3 knia3 ceng1hu4 eh2. Ceng1hu4 kong4 tang1, ie1lang2 kong4 sai1. Ceng1hu4 kong4 be33sai4 co3, na33si33 ie1lang2 boh3 ciap1siu33, ie1lang2 tok33 ciau1 co3. Cui33-cui33 ai co1 ceng1hu4 ti1 Pe3nang4 tiok3boek1 e33 liau1kai4 Pe3nang1 Lang2.

Ka1liau1 lang2 pun1 cai1, Pe3nang1 Lang2 kiam3siap1 koo1. Ie1lang2-eh3 cit3 puat1 cni2 siang33ka1 gu3chia1lien4. Ta3pi1 tong3kim1 Pe3nang1-eh3 mi3knia3 boh3 pan3gee2 liau4. Khnua3 tiok3 Pe3nang3-eh3 chu3-eh3 kae1cni2 e33 co3 lu4 be33 jin33 chu3!

Pe3nang1 Lang2 uh33 ho1 khuan4, uh33 chao1 khuan4.

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