Singlish is a Singaporean version of English.
Lim Ah Lek was asked to make a sentence using
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 0.Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1.This is what he came up with…… “
1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep. But couple saw me, so I panic and 4 down. The man rush out and wanted to 5 with me. I run until I fall 6 and throw out. So I go into 7 eleven and grab some 8 to throw at him.
Then I took a 9 and try to stab him. 10 God he run
away. So, I put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7 eleven. Next day, I call my boss and say I am 6. He said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work.He also ask me to climb a 3 and jump down. I don’t
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Geo,
If you only knew how ACCURATE that is !!!
I dunno- I find it a bit racist personally.
kay henry
Kay,
glad to see, as usual, you have left your sense of humour at the door….
Singaporeans know they speak like that, and, have a laugh at themselves about it…. it has NOTHING to do with race….
Are you referring to the CHinese Singaporeans who talk like that ?? Or the Malay Singaporeans ?? or the Indian Singaporeans ?? Or the Ang Moh Singaporeans ???
If you lived here, you’d see that Singaporeans have a good sense of humour, and are able to have a laugh at themselves…..
Take a chill pill girl……
It is exactly how the Chinese spoke in Malaysia when we lived there – they called it Manglish…..some suggested this meant Malay English others Mangled English!
They poke more fun at it than we do!
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Kay,
if u dun 1 2 listen to udder opinyun about udder wayz of da speekin de langwich…. den maybe u dun travel much b4 ???
KNN CB meet you at pasar for a kopi-o and we talk about it over a prata……
In Asia, English, not being the first language is modified to local tastes…. BUT we keep a sense of humour about it…..
You may know the cost of everything…. but what about the value ????
I have a copy of the Cocksford Singlish Dictionary. Now before you get offended, “talking cock” in Singlish means talking rubbish, telling stories.
The Book is in fact written by a Singaporean for Singaporeans and expats. They are well aware of their Singlish and are proud of it.
So farnee lah…..
Hehe, I found my english deterioated significantly after living overseas for a year.
I dropped into the local patios and I find myself still doing it – even if the person I am speaking to has perfect english!!
That made me giggle a bit. I remember this one chap who was from elsewhere in Asia who had to run from the law, ended up in China ‘teaching english’ – I couldn’t understand him, and I certainly couldn’t understand his graduates. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that it wasn’t their fault, it was most probably their teacher!
But I had a crack at speaking Cantonese, which caused many people to fall about the place and laugh at ME.
I remember asking politely “what is your last name (honorably surname)” but I asked “How is your Ghost?”
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oh so funny la! sense of humour – can!
the singaporean government recently introduced a law trying to stop youngsters speaking singlish in schools. but its mostly spoken in fun….
think singapore version of cath n kim
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