Tableware 1A: What is this? Kôi jëng hài mōt? 1B: This is a knife. Kôi jëng hài äo dōi. 2A: What is that? Kûng göi hài mōt? 2B: That is a fork. Kûng göi hài châ/. 3A: What is this? Kôi göi hài mōt? 3B: This is...
Tableware 1A: What is this? Kôi jëng hài mōt? 1B: This is a knife. Kôi jëng hài äo dōi. 2A: What is that? Kûng göi hài mōt? 2B: That is a fork. Kûng göi hài châ/. 3A: What is this? Kôi göi hài mōt? 3B: This is...
Breakfast at Yëin Tẽng’s House Actors: Mom, Yëin Tẽng (son #1, Big Brother), Tëin Hã (daughter #1, Sister) Yëin Tẽng: Good morning Mom and Tëin Hã. Yëin Tẽng: Dāo sĩn Mã-mā, Tëin Hã. Mom: Good morning. Mã-mā: Dāo sĩn. Tëin Hã: Good morning, Big Brother. Tëin Hã:...
Dim Sum Actors: Ä-Ngĩn (Grandma), Yëin Tẽng (grandson #1), waiter Saturday at Yëin Tẽng’s house. Grandma: Let’s have dim sum tomorrow. Ä-Ngĩn: Hèin-dāo ngōi tēng nï ngīm chã, hāo mä? Yëin Tẽng: OK. Thank you. Yëin Tẽng: Hāo lā. Ü-dèh xëin.. Grandma: Which restaurant would you like...
Chinese New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve is called Nẽin xäm sìp nâm. It doesn’t matter whether the 12th month has 29 days or 30 days, New Year’s Eve is still called Nẽin xäm sìp nâm. Before the end of the year, usually before or on the...
Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China. Traditionally there are certain things we say or do and certain things we do not say or do. For example, we say good things to everyone we meet and never say anything bad on...
In early November received an email from my friend John. It was one of those forwarded emails with a string of email addresses. That day I did something out of the ordinary, besides reading the email I browsed through the list of email addresses. In the process spotted the name Kenneth Jang. One of...
At the end of this year’s Scotia Bank half-marathon run/walk fundraising event. Bookmark to:
Ocean View Cemetery is a very popular cemetery with the Chinese in Greater Vancouver. On the southwest corner of the cemetery, which Ocean View has assigned the name Fern, is a fair number of Chinese who died in the 1950s and from the looks of things most died without family. Vast majority of these...