Monday, July 14, 2008

Two Hundred

This morning, in Penang, i went to a nearby Petrol station to refuel for my car. She is hunger for fuel. Damn!!! Her food is so expensive even more than the human food.

I went to pump in RM 86++ of fuel :'(

Later i found out that i needed to pump some air to my tires. I was pumping the air to my last tire and suddenly an auntie came nearby me and ask me in Hokkien:

" How is the correct pressure for a normal car tires" She asked. ( I guess what she was asking, My Hokkien sucks"

" 200 " I answered in Hokkien as i thought it was a simple answer.

She was puzzled and shocked. I immediately informed her again in English

" Two Hundred " I said.

She immediately understood and thanked me.

I was wondering what was going on and later i found.
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How to pronoun the figures In Hokkien
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Yit ji Sa Si goh luck qi bek Gao Koong

ten hundred
Jup Bak
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Two Hundred = Ji Pak

Man!!!! I was scolding the Auntie!!!!!!!

p/s: Please have your hokkien's friend to teach you a correct Hokkien Ua