And so, there is this book that came up by the organization which contain the most commonly used words in English, Mandarin, Malay and Hokkien, pronounciation of the words are written in English and we have to try to make it out and use them when needed.
So there was this day I was flipping through the book and reading out the words written in Hokkien with my colleagues around, and I came across this word call "Ji Beh".
How would you pronounce this?The moment I read it out aloud, my collegues stopped what they are doing and all turned to look at me, as if I have said something wrong
.Well...
I didn't know, that I did not pronouced it well enough and it just sounded like one vulgarities in Hokkien; and when they realized what I was trying to say, they all burst into laughter.
They said I read as if I am speaking some kinda French...
It will be super embarrassing if I have ever used this line in front of the patients
.Note: Ji Beh is a Hokkien pronounciation for "Sisters".
Labels: Yoci at http://www.yoyocici.com
