siyomay
siyómay with stress marks
siomai (dimsum dumpling)
Usage Note
Siyomay is the Filipino adaptation of the Chinese dim sum dumpling shumai — typically filled with pork or fish, steamed, and served with soy sauce, calamansi, and banana ketchup or chili sauce. It is one of the most beloved street foods in the Philippines, sold by sidewalk vendors and in Chinese-Filipino restaurants across the country.
Examples
" Bumili tayo ng siyomay. "
Natural Translation
Let's buy some siomai.
Literal Translation
Buy we of siomai.
" Masarap ang siyomay na binili ko. "
Natural Translation
The siomai I bought is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the siomai bought I.
" Tuwing uuwi kami galing sa eskuwela, palagi kaming dumadaan sa tindahan ng siyomay sa kanto para mag-merienda. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we go home from school, we always pass by the siomai stall on the corner for an afternoon snack.
Literal Translation
Every-time will-go-home we from school, always we passing-by the stall of siomai on corner for snack.
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