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18 Dining Room and Kitchen Vocabularies in Hokkien

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18 Dining Room and Kitchen Vocabularies in Hokkien

Nouns

  1. Spoon / 汤匙 = Thāukiong

  2. Fork / 叉子 = Chiammà

  3. Chopsticks / 筷子 =

  4. Plate / 盘 = Puá

  5. Cup / 杯子 = Poi

  6. Knife / 刀 = To

  7. Cooking pan / 平底锅 = Tià

  8. Cooking pot / 锅 = Ló:

  9. (Food) box / 食品盒 = A'k

  10. Refrigerator / 冰箱 = Sn̄gtú

Relevant Verbs

  1. To cook = Cù
    e.g. pn̄g
    = To cook rice

  2. To boil = Sa'k
    e.g. Sa'k wānthan
    = To boil wantons

  3. To steam = Choi
    e.g. Choi cāng
    = To steam dumplings

  4. To stir fry = Chà (yes, as in chà kwètiaú)
    e.g. Chà bihùn
    = To stir fry bihùn, a.k.a. rice vermicelli

  5. To (deep) fry = Cien
    e.g. Cien nn̄g
    = To fry egg

  6. To eat = Cia'k
    e.g. Ciak chāi
    = To eat vegetable

  7. To drink = Lim
    e.g. Lim kō:pi
    = To drink coffee

  8. To wash the dishes = Sè puá
    e.g. Mai hō i sè puá.
    = Don't let him wash the dishes.

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