Non-Relatives

Click each Romanised Teochew word to listen to how the Teochew word is pronounced.

People

How to address a non-relative (esp when not knowing his/her name):

English	Teochew
an older middle-age man	a₃ped₀
a younger middle-age man	a₃zeig₀ (variant: a₃zeg₀)
an older old man	lao₂₀ped₀
a younger old man	lao₂₀zeig₀
an older middle-age married woman	a₃m₄
an older married old woman	lao₂₀m₄
a younger middle-age married woman	a₃sim₄
a younger married old woman	lao₂₀sim₄
a young married woman	a₃so₄
an unmarried woman	a₃ze₄
a young man	a₃hia`₃
a boy	a₃ti₂
a girl	a₃mue₂

Note 1: Adding suffix “hue₅” denotes plural, e.g. a₃ped₀hue₅ (older middle-age men).

Note 2: When referring to unrelated people, add prefix “zi₄₂kai₁₀” (this) or “her₄₂kai₁₀” (that) to the above terms.

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