Learn HOKKIEN Phrases

You'll need to know at least SOME Hokkien when visiting Penang. Islanders would display tremendous happiness when you can utter a few words in their local dialect. Penang Hokkien sounds distinctively different from Taiwanese or Singaporean Hokkien.  Personally, I love the sound of the dialect because it reminds me of my childhood, my grandmother in her sarong, train rides from Kuala Lumpur up to Penang and my cousins that I played with while in Penang.