Ni Hao to all Chinoys! I created this blog as a venue to all those Filipino-Chinese who wants to learned Fookien, a chinese dialect commonly use in the Filipino-Chinese community. Basically, I am from a Cantonese family, my father was a Macanese. But since Cantonese is hardly spoken here in the Philippines, we'll just talk about Fookien.
I am not fluent about using this language but I can share some common phrases that might be helpful for those who are interested in learning this language. You are also free to share your knowledge by posting on the comments section below.
What is Fookien?
Fookien is a chinese dialect originated from Southern Fujian, China. It is called Hokkien by Min nan Chinese. But here in the Philippines we call it Fookien and it is a dialect use by most Filipino-Chinese. It is also closely related to Singapore's Teochew dialect. The Taiwanese also use this language aside from Mandarin.
Let's Start counting!
1 - it
2 - dee
3 - sa
4 - si
5 - go
6 - lak
7 - tsit
8 - pwe
9 - kaw
10 - tsup
Do you Know?
Lugaw is a favorite food of chinese migrants. I remember when I was a kid, children used to say "intsik huakaw kaon lugaw" (chinese migrants, eat congee!)
