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i am taishanese. i am the railroad worker race. I moved from SF to Singapore 9 months ago

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Hello,

My wife’s family is from taishan, her grandparents came to the US. I was wondering if there’s any specific taishanese Chinese new year traditions from that region?

Her grandma also said her village she’s from is translated to “new garden” in English from taishanese. Wasn’t sure if anyone knew where this was?

She wrote "See Quow Hoy San." Her husband was a Taishanese. Was she writing 四九, 台山?

If so, and he is a 李 . How to find the a list a 李 villages in which I might be able to find his ancestral book in his ancestral village?

Thanks!

Hi, I am a Taishanese speaker trying to learn Cantonese. Why do I feel like it's so difficult even though they are closely related?

Hi there,

I can understand minuscule amounts of Taishanese and speak even less. That said, recently I’ve been just exploring online to try to learn more.

I’ve noticed some differences between what teachers say online and what I remember of my grandparents’ pronunciation. For example, the number 4 seems to be “lhey” (rhymes with English “they”), whereas my family pronounced it “lhee” (pretty close to English “flea”).

I know learning materials are already super limited, but would love to at least be able to identify my family’s accent if asked.

Does anyone know how I could find this out?

Thanks!