The Cantonese podcast for fans of linguistics, language lovers, and Cantonese learners. This episode discuss the Taiwanese language (Tâi-gí or Taiwanese Hokkien), how to learn it, why native speakers reject the name Minnan, and what the fall of Taiwanese tells us about the future of Hong Kong Cantonese.
Show notes and links available on the Cantonese page. Transcript below.
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[鳴笛聲]
以:欸?咩聲?
苗:拉得。
淩:拉得。
靳:唔係啊,啱啱有……有……
以:哦,哦,拉你喇,拉你喇。
苗:哦,拉你喇。
靳:係啊,已經……已經上緊嚟。
以:佢哋已經上咗嚟,聽到喇,已經。
淩:死喇,死喇。
以:我哋一講個title,佢哋已經收到喇。
[jingle]
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