tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post5952267837896969934..comments2023-12-21T18:46:57.631+08:00Comments on Tea With Tina: My Mother’s TongueTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07610228804345285508noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-3844266335657211702011-04-10T17:01:13.825+08:002011-04-10T17:01:13.825+08:00Thanks for dropping in, Rayner! I didn't know ...Thanks for dropping in, Rayner! I didn't know about 'gudimit' which, I must say, sounds quite harmless.<br /><br />'Minggior' sounds so Dusun! And talking about gears and car parts, who hasn't heard of 'longsap', the lazy form of long shaft?Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610228804345285508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-59959042161889184372011-04-09T00:31:57.918+08:002011-04-09T00:31:57.918+08:00Hi Tina:
Great post as usual. 2 "english&quo...Hi Tina:<br /><br />Great post as usual. 2 "english" words still in use by folks now are "gostan" (go astern) and "gudimit" (god damn it). As for the latter, I wonder how many of them realise they transgressing "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain."<br /><br />A hybrid of course is "minggior" (main gear) - a descriotion used to describe a vehicle stuck deep in mud, wheels spinning, and the driver is trying to rapidly to change the gear shift from reverse to forward and back (playing the gears).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-60625168918144589302011-04-08T17:08:20.269+08:002011-04-08T17:08:20.269+08:00i got walls' Half Broke Horses from our local ...i got walls' Half Broke Horses from our local Popular bookstore. i can mail it to you if you wish to borrow.<br /><br />i've started a bookswap/loan with 15 books to offer. your book is on the list, as i bought 2 copies and my sister also have one. it'd be cool for others to know about our tradition.kukuangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215392124675828217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-43890178859975495532011-04-07T22:19:05.395+08:002011-04-07T22:19:05.395+08:00Hi all!
Thanks for your comments!
@Angel: I guess ...Hi all!<br />Thanks for your comments!<br />@Angel: I guess many parents have trouble talking about sex to their children. My mother is a rare one. Haha.. she even provides details. I'm the one who's uncomfortable!<br />@Gunaqz: That's very amusing decription of your parents... esp pronouncing words according to their moods. I can imagine!<br />I've had kids who also insisted 6 is sex... and kecil is kisil!<br />@Kukuanga: Books eh? Will check your post! Thanks!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610228804345285508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-34799247340317828332011-04-07T12:41:59.984+08:002011-04-07T12:41:59.984+08:00Tina,
completely off topic, i'd like you to re...Tina,<br />completely off topic, i'd like you to read this post and to the link provided if you feel into it. its about bookswap over the internet. knowing you love to read and have written a book yourself, i cant help myself sharing the thought.<br /><br />http://kukuanga.blogspot.com/2011/04/while-bloghoping-for-friends-request-to.html<br /><br />btw, i personally have prob pronouncing english words and i keep on switching the J and Z. dusun sejati ih sorou.kukuangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215392124675828217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-25005482560501103142011-04-07T06:31:35.480+08:002011-04-07T06:31:35.480+08:00Oh, and a few years ago I had a batch of year 1 pu...Oh, and a few years ago I had a batch of year 1 pupils who kept pronouncing six as SEX.<br /><br />one, two, three, four, five, SEX, seven ....<br /><br />Lucky tiada nazir datang melawat before I could get them to pronounce it right. Entah siapa guru tadika/preschool diorang...Gunaqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13873042142238468025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-85515702574460874782011-04-07T06:19:38.978+08:002011-04-07T06:19:38.978+08:00Hi Tina, another interesting entry!
Reminds me o...Hi Tina, another interesting entry! <br /><br />Reminds me of my very own parents. They are lovely people, I think highly of them... tapi how annoying it is that they refused to train themselves to pronounce Z properly.<br /><br />'Nak, mari pigi makan pijja (pizza).'<br />'Gemuk sudah si Siti Nurhalija (Nurhaliza) sekarang kan?'<br />'Kamu sampai di KK plaja (plaza) sudah kah?'<br /><br />They love to sound A as O or E too, depends on their mood. My sister's name is Nadirah. If she's lucky, they pronounced it correctly. If not so lucky, she'll be Nodirah or Nedirah. Other examples:<br /><br />'Mana semua buku lotihan/letihan ko?'<br /><br />'Ko kena lontik/lentik pengawas lagi kah tahun ni?'<br /><br />'Coontik' to my parents is 'mengurat'. Mother always reminds my bachelor brother to behave himself. Her favourite line is 'Jangan lah telampau menguntik sumandak ah..satu cukuplah.' I can't imagine how your mother would translate that...<br /><br />Sex never get mentioned in my parents house. Therefore I never talked about sex with my mother. <br /><br />Cheers for good writing Tina. XOGunaqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13873042142238468025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419042736661556334.post-42614477701274357122011-04-05T20:35:01.144+08:002011-04-05T20:35:01.144+08:00my mom? she never answers it. =/my mom? she never answers it. =/AngeL BeaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695359434568121854noreply@blogger.com