Feb
2
2009
Seraph
In this lesson we will learn how to talk money talk, such as asking the price, negotiating etc.
Price enquiry
| How much? |
Kui lui? |
| How much money? |
Jiok cheh lui? |
| What’s the price? |
Keh chee jiok che? or Keh chee kui lui? |
Price negotiation
| Can you reduce the price? |
Keh chee eh kiam bo? |
| Can the price be adjusted? |
Keh chee eh chiao bo? |
| Can it be cheaper? |
Ka pang ghee eh bo? |
Vocabulary
| Price |
Keh chee |
| Adjust |
Chiao |
| Cheap |
Pang ghee |
| Cheaper |
Ka pang ghee |
| Dollar note |
Chua ji |
| Coins |
Ta lee keea |
| Small change |
Suah lui |
| Big note |
Tua teo’ng eh chua ji |
| Small note |
Say teo’ng eh chua ji |
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Jan
31
2009
Seraph
| First(1st) |
Tay it |
| Second(2nd) |
Tay ji |
| Third(3rd) |
Tay sa |
| Fourth(4th) |
Tay see |
| Fifth(5th) |
Tay goh |
| Sixth(6th) |
Tay luck |
| Seventh(7th) |
Tay cheat |
| Eight(8th) |
Tay phaik |
| Ninth(9th) |
Tay kau |
| Tenth(10th) |
Tay chap |
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| Eleventh(11th) |
Tay chap it |
| Twelth(12th) |
Tay chap ji |
| Thirteenth(13th) |
Tay chap sa |
| Fourteenth(14th) |
Tay chap see |
| Fifteenth(15th) |
Tay chap goh |
| Sixteenth(16th) |
Tay chap luck |
| Seventeenth(17th) |
ji chap cheat |
| Eighteenth(18th) |
Tay chap cheat |
| Nineteenth(19th) |
Tay chap kau |
| Twentieth(20th) |
Tay ji chap |
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Basically you just add Tay in front of the number and you’ve got your ordinal numbers.
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Jan
29
2009
Seraph
| 0 |
kong |
| 1 |
chit/it |
| 2 |
nor/ji |
| 3 |
sa |
| 4 |
see |
| 5 |
goh |
| 6 |
luck |
| 7 |
cheat |
| 8 |
phaik |
| 9 |
kau |
| 10 |
chap |
| 11 |
chap it |
| 12 |
chap ji |
| 13 |
chap sa |
| 14 |
chap see |
| 15 |
chap goh |
| 16 |
chap luck |
| 17 |
chap cheat |
| 18 |
chap phaik |
| 19 |
chap kau |
| 20 |
ji chap |
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| 21 |
ji chap it |
| 22 |
ji chap ji |
| 23 |
ji chap sa |
| 24 |
ji chap see |
| 25 |
ji chap goh |
| 26 |
ji chap luck |
| 27 |
ji chap cheat |
| 28 |
ji chap cheat |
| 29 |
ji chap kau |
| 30 |
sa chap |
| 100 |
chit pak |
| 101 |
chit pak kong yit |
| 110 |
chit pak chap |
| 1000 |
chit cheng |
| 1001 |
chit cheng kong it |
| 1100 |
chit cheng chit pak |
| 10,000 |
chap cheng (or chit bun) |
| 100,000 |
chit pak cheng |
| 1,000,000 |
chit pak bun |
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*Chit and it are used interchangeably depending on the situation, eg: 101 (chit pak kong it but NOT chit pak kong chit nor it pak kong it)
*Nor and ji are used similarly as well, eg: 202 (nor pak kong ji but NOT no pak kong no nor ji pak kong ji)
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