Only In My Household …
Mum on the phone to her mum [my grandma] :
Translation : Mum, can she (Mei) eat fish?
Mum : Ah Ma ah, Ah Mei sit ngg tet mau? In Hakka, a Chinese dialect
Grandma : HAA?
Mum : NGGG NGG, ee sit tet mau! [FISH FISH, can she eat it!]
Grandma : HAAA?
Mum : Khui ho yee sek yue mou? [Can she eat fish?] In Cantonese, yet ANOTHER Chinese dialect!
Grandma : HAAA? Ko ko kai? [HAAA? Chicken?]
Mum : HUU, chiak huu eh sai boh? [FISH, can she eat FISH?] In Hokkien, another Chinese dialect
Grandma : HAH?
Mum : IKAN IKAN [FISH FISH] In Malay
Grandma : HAAA?
Mum : FISH, YUE, NGG, IKAN!!!
Grandma : OHHHH. Why didn’t you say so in the first place?!
Mum : -___-
Gotta love grandmas!
M*
Posted on June 24, 2010, in Malaysiana, Perso-mei-lly. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
this is HILARIOUS!!!!
HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
LOL LOL that was fucking hilarious. I actually read it out in my mind since I speak hakka and cantonese and you got it spot on.