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  People

English

Teochew

people/person

nan1

man

ta3pou3nan1  or  ta3pou3

boy

ta3pou3kia`4

woman

zer3nio1nan1  or  zer3nio1

girl

zer3nio10kia`4

Kid/kids

nou10kia`4

 

 

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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