Kopitiam Basics Tutorial 4: Foodball

Taken off the Sunday Times a few weeks ago...

Team Names
Arsenal: Tua Pao (Hokkien for big cannon)
Chelsea: Chia See (Hokkien for car breakdown)
Middlesbrough: Mee Rebus, Malboro
Tottenham: Tor Tor Harm
West Ham: See Harm (Type of seafood. Not sure what is it in English or Chinese)
Fulham: Foo Harm
Newcastle: New Car Sir
Watford: What For?
Manchester United: Man Urinal
Southampton: Sotong (or squid as it is known in English)
Leeds: Lid

Player Names
Michael Carrick: Michael Curry
Petr Cech: Peter Cheek
Fabio Aurelio: Oreo (A brand of biscuits/cookies)
Arjen Robben: Ah Jen Robber
Wayne Rooney: Goo Ni (Milk in Hokkien)
Dijbril Cisse: Sissy
Hernan Crespo: Cray Poh
Jerzy Dudek: Jersey Dudek
Dirk Kuyt: Dirt Kite
Florent Sinama-Pongolle: Nama Punggol (Punggol is a new town in the north east of Singapore)
Claude Makelele: Meh Ker Lily
Gabriel Heinze: Hind Zee

Kopitiam Basics Tutorial 3: Others

Other than the popular Teh and Kopi, there are many other beverages that are available in kopitiams.

Tak Giu (kick ball) - Milo
- refer to Tutorial 1, the same list of adjectives can be used

Diao He (fishing) - Chinese Tea (Bag)
- can be any of the following: tie guan yin, xiang pian or oolong

Gim Boon Tai (hokkien) or Clementi - Lemon Tea
- can either be home-made or can variants

Dai Ga Hou - Horlick
- refer to Tutorial 1, the same list of adjectives can be used

Jid Ba (One Hundred) - 100 Plus
- for larger quantity orders, eg. three cans of 100 Plus can be orderred as Sa Ba (Three Hundred) etc.

Lao Hor - Tiger Beer

Note that this list is not exhaustive, pls leave a comment for more interesting names that you've come across.