2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition 2nd Prize

Ah3 Ma4 Ka1 Soon1 Kong1wa33, also known Grandma's Conversation with Granddaugther is a story written by Lee Say Lor for the 2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition, where it won 2nd prize.

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Lu1 kong4 ha1mik1? Kong4 kha1 tua33 sniah11. Ah3 Ma4 kau1-cap3 hoay3 liau4 boh3 ha1mik1 e33 thnia1 tiok3.

Ai1yah3, mm33si3 chao1hee33lang2 lah3, hee3ya1sai4 boh3 or4!! (Ah3 Ma4 chio3 ha1 ha1 ha3).

Ha1mik1? Lu1 ai3 or4 hor33 wah4? Mien4 kha1 ho4. Kha1theng2 cin3-cin1 pien3 chao1hee33lang2 tiok3 si4 khiau1-khiau3 (Ah3 Ma4 kokh1 cai1 chio3).

Tam3ma1 lu1 mui33 wah1 ha1mik1? An1cnua4 co3 kaya? Hai1ya3, cin3cnia1 eng2 nia33 lah3. Lu1 lai2 ceh33 ua1-ua4, Ah3 Ma4 ka3 lu1 kong4.

Ya2 beh4 gor33-liap3. Keng4 lau33-lau33-eh2 ba3lu1 i1-eh3 san3tan1 e33 le3mak1. Lu1 mm33thang3 kio33 heh1-leh1 beh3 ya2-eh3 lang2 yong3 ki3khi3 khau1. Lu1 ka3ki3 gia2 tnui4 chu3 yong3 khau1ya2-eh3 ban33-ban33 khau1.

Ha1mik1? Lu1 be33hiau1 khau3 ya2?

Hai1ya3, tha1na1-eh3 gin1na1 boh3lor33yong3. Wah1 khak1 lu1 kong4 ah3, wah1 pek1-kau1 hoay3 nia33 e33hiau1 khau1 ya2 liau4. Ceng1 sam3bai1 cin3cnia1 gau2. Ta33-ta33 lang2 o3lo4 cin3 ho1ciak1. (Ah3 Ma4 chuan1 tua33 khui3, yio3thau2).

Tong3kim1-eh3 gin1na1 boh3 siang33 kha1 ha1ku4-eh3; sniau3 ho4 mia33. Ah? Lu4 phnai1mia33 eng3goay33 boh3 than3 ciak3 ho1ciak1 eh2 kaya ah3? (Ah3 Ma4 chio3).

Ah1nae1 khuan4 lai2 wah1 ka1 lu1. Ai1 ciak3 ho1ciak1 boh3pien3 tiok3 ka3ki3 co1.

Hmmm, tam3ma1 lan1 kong4 ka1 ta1lok1 liau4? Ah tiok1 - khau1 ya2.

Ho4 liau4 ma3si33 hae33 ti1 cit3-tay3 por3 liau4 tnae33 tua33-tua33 lat1 hor33 i1-eh3 san3tan1 chut3 lai2. Lu1 to3long2 ka3 wah1 mm33thang3 hae33 tiok3 cit3-tiam1 cui4 pun4. A33si33 hae33 tiok3 nia33, lu1-eh3 kaya tnia3tiok1 be33seng3kong1.

Lu1 thnia1 Ah3 Ma4 kong4. San3tan1 tnae33 ho1 liau4, niau2 gor33 wna4 hae33 ti1 cit3-leh2 oe1. Yong33 ciak3 pnui33-eh2 wna4.

Ha1mik1? Lu1 boh2 yong33 wna4 ciak3 pnui33 ah? Ish, ish ... an1nae1 khuan4 tiok1 khee1 ka1 lu1-eh3 mak3 tho1 cit3-leh2!

Niau2 ho1 liau4 san3tan1, niau2 kay3nui33 pu1lak1. Kan3nia33 e33sai4 yong3 kam1pong1 nui33 nia33. A33si3 lu1 yong3 pun1tay3-eh3 nui33, lu1-eh3 kaya be33hau1kor1.

Wahhh, kor1ca4 wah1 se1han1-eh3 si2, wah1lang2 ka3ki33 chie3 kay3 lu1 cai1 boh2? Tu dia, an1nae1 ce33 ciak3 kay3bo4. I1lang2 snaeh3-eh2 nui33 cin3cnia1 tua33 liap3; cit3-jit1 uh33 cap3-kui1 liap3. I1-eh3 jin2 ang2 ka1 boek1 si4. Co3 ha1mik1 kueh4 pun1 cin3cnia1 phang1 kokh1 cin3 swee4. Or-Keh-Nik e33 sai4 boh2?? Or-Keh-Nik si33 ha1mik1 lai2? Ho4-eh2 kay3nui33 ah? A33si33 ho4, ma3si33 e33 yong3 loh4; mui33 lai2 boh3 chai1 kang1!!

Lai2, kokh1cai1 kong4 co1 kaya.

Kay2nui33 niau2 gor33 wna4. Kae1 gor33 liap3 jin2. Cham1 jip1 san3tan1 liau4 tiok3boek1 kiau4, kiau4, kiau4, ka1 snua3.

Snua3 liau4 ba3lu1 ta3pe1 jip3 bork3keng3. Liau4 hae33 thng2 gor33 wna4 kae1 tam3pok3. Tam3pok3 cor33ce33 ah3?

Wah1 mana e33 ka3 lu1 kong4? A3gak3-a3gak3 lah4.

Boh3 kau1giak3 thng2 lu1-eh3 kaya be33 kau1 liam2.

Hah3, liau4 ni4 heh1-lehl bork3keng3 hae33 tua3ti1 cau3. La33 la33 ma3nia1 ku4 sam3pai1 thng2 nyau2. Ho1 liau4, lu1 ka1 cit1-tniau3 paek3 cua4 kham3 heh1 leh1 bork3keng3. Ah1nae1 cui4 ka1 be33 tik3 jip1 khee1.

Kham3 ho1si3 liau4, ma3si33 e33sai4 tim33 heh1-leh1 kaya liau4 loh4. Seng3 khi1 hoay4 yong3 hoay1cha2. Ha1ku4 wah1lang2 ka3nia33 yong3 Taiping-eh3 hoay1cha2. Yong3 hoay1cha2 chu1 si1 te33-it3 ho1 eh2 ta3pi1 tiok3 gau2 kor1 hoay4. Hoay4 ho1si1 liau4, heh1-leh1 bork3keng3 hae3 lok3 tnia4 kham3 kua3. Liau4 ban33-ban33 hoay4 tim33 a3gak3 snar1-see3 tiam1ceng1. An1nae1 ma3si33 ho1 liau4 loh4.

Ha1mik1? An1nae1 ce33 kang1?

Huh?! Ah1nae1 nia33 lu1 kong4 ce33 kang1. Wah1lang2 kor1ca4 tua33jit3ci4-eh3 si2 ka3nia33 khau1 ya2 tiok3boek1 khau1 gor33-cap3 liap1. Chu3-eh3 au33boey4 wah1lang2 pai2 cit3-liet1-eh3 bang1ku2 cap3 kui1-leh1, khau1 ya2-eh3 gor33 lark3 leh1, ceng3khu3 lah1, ba3tu3 gi3ling1 lah3 lark1-chit3 leh2. Ca1-ca1 khi4 nia3 ke1piak3chu1pni1-eh3 lang2 kah1 lan1lang2-eh3 ka3ki33 lang2 lai2 tau1kha3chiu4. Lau33juak1 ka1boek1si4. Uh33 lang2 thai3 kay1 ak3, uh33lang3 gi3ling33 rem3pah3, khau1 ya2 - tu dia siang33ka1 snua1 an1nae1 kuan2. Uh33 lang2 chiet1chye3 lah3, paek3 chang3thau2 suan1thau2. Wah3, boh3 eng2 lah3 sam1pai1 snar1 see3 jit1 ca1khi1 kau3ka1 am1meh2. Ah1nae1 ba3lu1 e33sai4 kong4 ce33 kang!

A33si33 Ah3 Ma4 kokh1 uh33 heh1-leh1 khau1 ya2-eh3, wah1 tiok1 e33 ka3 lu1 an1cnua4 khau1 ya2. Ta3pi1 lu1-eh3 Ah3 kong1 ba3lu1 si4-eh3 si2, lu1-eh3 Ah3 Pa1 boh3 hor33 wah4 ka2ki33 cit1 lang2 tua3. Kio3 wah4 tua3 ka1 lu1lang2. A1la1mak1 lah3, wah1-eh3 mi3knia3 ka1liau4 ka1 wah4 ha1kark1.

Heh1leh1 khau1 ya2-eh3 wah4 uh33 nor33 leh1. Tong3kim1 cit3 leh2 pun1 boh2.

Ah3 Ma4-eh3 ba3tu3 gi3ling1 pun hor3 lang2, wah4-eh3 ke1ling3na4-eh3 ang1thor2-eh3 bork3keng3 cit3 leh2 cu1 asam belai, cit3 leh2 khong1 tau33iu3bak3, ka1 liau4 ka1 wah4 ha1kark1. Wah1-eh3 kueh kapit-in3, co1 kueh bulu-eh3 bor2, tang3pnua2 ka1liau4 si1 wah1-eh3 Ma4 thnuan2 lok1 lai2 eh2 mi3knia3 an1nae1 ce33 - ham3pa3lang3 ka wah4 tim3ha1kark1. Ka3nia33 wah1-eh3 Ma4 eh3 batik pnua3wna4 lu1-eh3 Mak3 uh33 siu1 ta3pi1 siu1 lai2 co3 ha1maik1? Cor1kong1 boh3 pai3 liau4. Hae33 lai2 pai2 swee4 nia3 co1 ha1mik1 kui4? Khi1 si1 wah4!

Tong3kim1 ha1mik1 pun boh3. Ai co3 cit1-leh1 pun1 be33, ai co3 heh1-leh1 pun be33. An1nae1 khuan4 tua3 chu3 ceh33 tiam33-tiam3 tok33 ho4 liau4. Hai1ya3, mai1 kong4 liau4 lah4. Kong4 liau4 pun keik1sim1 nia33. (Ah3 Ma4 kham3 barkciu1 cit3ma3nia4).

Ha1mik1? Kong4wa33 kha1 ta3 sniah1 tam3pok3. Ah3 Ma4 hau4 ah3?? Boh3 lah4!!! Uh33 mi3knia33 jip1 bark3ciu1 lah4!

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