..PENANG UNDER THE BRITISH
..EAST INDIA COMPANY:
..1786-1858

..PENANG AND ITS REGION

..FATIMAH'S KAMPUNG

..IPOH WHEN TIN WAS KING

..HERITAGE HOUSES IN PENANG

..ENGLISH-PENANG HOKKIEN
..POCKET DICTIONARY

..SUN YAT SEN IN PENANG

..HELEN ONG'S GREAT DINING
..IN PENANG

..THE CHINESE IN PENANG:
..A PICTORIAL HISTORY

..DAYS GONE BYE:
..LIVING IN PENANG

..ROAD TO DAWN: FILMING
..IN PENANG

..TULILA: MUZIK BUJUKAN
..MANDAILING

..PENANG, THROUGH GUILDED
..DOORS

..MORE THAN MERCHANTS

..PENANG TRAMS,
..TROLLEYBUSES & RAILWAYS

..OUR MALAYSIA

..KINTA VALLEY

..PENANG POSTCARDS
..COLLECTION

..STREETS OF GEORGE TOWN,
..PENANG

..RAJA BILAH AND
..THE MANDAILINGS
..IN PERAK

..WATER WATCH



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Penang under the British East India Company: 1786-1858 • Penang and Its Region • IPOH When tin was king • Fatimah's Kampung • Heritage Houses of Penang • English-Penang Hokkien Pocket Dictionary • Helen Ong's Great Dining in Penang • The Chinese in Penang: A Pictorial Essay • Days Gone Bye: Living in Penang • Road to Dawn: Fliming in Penang • Tulila: Muzik Bujukan Mandaling • Penang, Through Gilded Doors • More Than Merchants: A History of the German-speaking Community in Penang 1800s-1940s • Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport History 1880s-1963 • Our Malaysia: Multi-Cultural Activity Book for Young Malaysians • Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia’s Modern Development • Penang Postcards Collection: 1899-1930s • Streets of George Town, Penang: An Illustrated Guide to Penang’s City Streets & Historic Attractions • Raja Bilah and the Mandailings in Perak: 1875-1911 • Water Watch – A Community Action Guide • Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport History 1880s-1963 • Our Malaysia: Multi-Cultural Activity Book for Young Malaysians • Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia’s Modern Development • Penang Postcards Collection: 1899-1930s • Streets of George Town, Penang: An Illustrated Guide to Penang’s City Streets & Historic Attractions • Raja Bilah and the Mandailings in Perak: 1875-1911 • Water Watch – A Community Action Guide

English-Penang
Hokkien Pocket Dictionary
Luc de Gijzel
Price: RM22

2009. Luc de Gijzel
Soft cover, 10.8 cm x 16 cm,
211 pages

ISBN No:
978-983-44646-0-8

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The Star
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
"'Ang mor gao' authors Hokkien Dictionary" by Tan Sin Chow

English-Penang Hokkien Pocket Dictionary
Luc de Gijzel

Penang Hokkien is a unique dialect that is widely spoken on Penang Island. Settlers from the Fujian Province in Southern China brought their language to the formerly British trading port. In this melting pot of languages and cultures, Hokkien is exposed to a diversity of influences. The enriched vocabulary and colourful local expressions give Penang Hokkien its distinct character.

The English-Penang Hokkien Pocket Dictionary provides the tourist, student and native speaker with a practical reference for Penang Hokkien words and phrases. Hokkien is written in the established missionary spelling (POJ). With over 4,000 entries and supplementary chapters on words by theme, phrases and grammar, this accessible dictionary will prove invaluable to anyone wishing to speak Penang Hokkien.

CONTENTS
• Preface
• Introduction
• Romanisation
• World-List
• Words by Theme
.. - numbers,
.. - money,
.. - business,
.. - measurements,
.. - the calendar,
.. - zodiac signs,
.. - time,
.. - colours,
.. - geography,
.. - forms of address,
.. - family
• Phrases
• Expressions
• Grammar
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements

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