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Boiling #limes in a wok.
Mom & me, talking in #Teochew.

Translation:

Me: Mom is boiling limes to make salted lime preserves. We have to boil them until..

Mom: ...Til they're a bit yellow.

Me: Yes, yellow colour. Right now, they're very green. You can see one of them has turned yellow, turned yellow.

Mom: Just a little bit and they're almost done.

Me: Around how many minutes?

Mom: Few minutes. 5 minutes.

Me: OK. 5 minutes & then take them out.

Mom: Umhm, take out.

Me: And then did you say boil twice?!

Mom: No, I still have this other batch. I have two batches.

Me: Ah, OK.

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Speaking in #Teochew about having #coffee & #donuts & frying eggs in a bit because I like/need big filling #breakfast foods to power me up for a good active start to the day.

Translation:

I haven't had coffee for awhile. Morning, now, I'm going to have one cup of coffee. My Mom bought donuts. Little small ones. I'll probably eat maybe 3 or 4 donuts and have a cup of coffee. I need to fry up some eggs. I like eating a lot in the morning.

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