Singaporean ေတြ ေျပာေနၾကေသာ English အသုံးအႏႈန္းမ်ား (Singlish)

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Permalink Reply by Daewer Hein on September 20, 2009 at 1:37am

Hak hak hak... u really reminds me of those bastards back in that island.. :D I can even see their faces talking like that right now.. Kwi Kwi.. :D

I think they're just acting like a bunch of retards. :D Here are some words they utter from their mouths without a purpose.

Actually (they use to say that word like Yankees chew a gum)
Already(ready) (Supposed to be use mostly before a verb but they use it almost all the time at the end of the sentence.)
Lol lol lol (use it like their magic word for a miracle)
No more! No more! (For any empty of stock at nearly every shop)
I heard an old lady at a travel system class saying "Dit shwan.. dit shwan..". Actually, she was saying "This one" :D

You know it's so funny to look at as they're talking. It's like watching a whole program of Cartoon Network all at one time..

I think the reason for all of those defects are may be the lack of manner, culture and tradition. They don't have their own culture and tradition. They haven't adopted their mother country cultures like China or India. They're badly wanna be Americans. That's why most of their names are like Americans, not even like Englishmen. Arthur Lin, Joyce Chee, Andy Koh, and blahh blahh blahh... Even though they have the best communication system in the region, they are physically isolated from the rest of the world. And also they lack the chance to get mature and face the struggle of life from since birth. Their life is programmed and they have never grown up from the age of 6. :D So poor little bastards.

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Permalink Reply by Daewer Hein on September 20, 2009 at 2:13am

I'd like to fill in American and Burmese flavor into your post. :D forgive me if I ruin your feelings.. hehe

WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS
Americans: Well, it ain't a lucky day for you buddy. You gotta come back later.
Burmese: Yes yes, ah.. noe noe.. ah do not ah hab aneee

RETURNING A CALL
Americans: Hey, uh.. did you call me baby? Wassup?
Burmese: Hell lo... I saw your nan bar in my miss call. Dit U khaw mie?

ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY
Americans Pardon me... off the way.. coming thru!
Burmese: (After silently trying to getting through and finally burst out the right words) X za ga use sa mie

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY
Americans: (Blinking one eye and)Come on! Leave it on old Jack, will ya? I'm not broke yet.
Burmese: (Holding on the offering hand firmly and) it ta sa oh khay, I pay. I pay.

WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION
Americans: Hey buddy, do you mind?
Burmese: Ken Ine Doo?

WHEN ENTERTAINING
Americans: Well, you can sleep on the couch, want some beer?
Burmese: (Nearly the entirely family will come out and say) Cum Cum, U arr Wal Kam.. (dragging the guest into the house)

WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE
Americans: Hey, I don't believe you mister. But I'll give you one last chance.
Burmese: Oh khay oh khay... yets yets (then will gossip his doubt at behind)

WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER
Americans: It's ok, I'm good!
Burmese: Yets yets.. oh khay... It iz bal ree goot (scratching a head and) but hehe I don noe...

IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Americans: Well Tom, I don't really think that's the way it should be.
Burmese: Oh khay.. U thint U rite.. I don want to argue.. U rite U rite (Disagreeing in the head)

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE
Americans: HEY JARHEAD WILL YA GIVE ME A BREAK? IT"S NOT A GODDAMN IRAQI BAZAAR!
Burmese: (touching a voice maker's arm gently and) Hey, bararthar. kan U loe saung?

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU
Americans: (with a friendly smile, especially to hot girls) Hey, do we know each other? I can't stick your face out of my mind, where did we met?
Burmese: Hine, doo U noe mie? doo I noe U? Doo wii too noe?

WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION
Americans: SHIT!
Burmese: (forgetting everyone around and) Har dokkha par pal!

WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Americans: Hey... What did I miss?
Burmese: (go there, stand besides others, look at what they're looking and ask nothing)

WHEN SOME ONE DID SOMETHING WRONG
Americans: God dammit JOE... Didn't I tell you? You should have listen to me.
Burmese: It ta sa yor phau.. I htel de bost.

Americans: Well... Good luck and Godspeed John.
Burmese: Pa leese doo pa leese doo, I will kha rine...

:), Please don't be offended.. Just a joke... :D I love Burmese the most of our innocent sense. :D And I love Americans for their openly and directly shooting style. :D

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Permalink Reply by Khine on September 20, 2009 at 10:26am

:) through my experience ..
English - This one can't be changed.
Singlish- This cannot change one lah.

English- Why is this happen ...? eg.Why I cannot call this number?
Singlish- How come .....? eg. How come I can't call this number?

English- Q. Can I pay by Nets?
A .Yes , of course.
Singlish- A. can , can

English - "Visitor", "Thursday morning", "woman like", "stop"...etc...but when Singaporean say these words,I hear like:
" Vista( :D ??? vista or XP)" , "Testimony", "wuu men like", "stop ( without /p/ sound).....
Ha Ha ..and many more but so far I just remember these. :P

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Permalink Reply by Daewer Hein on September 20, 2009 at 12:37pm

Har Har Har... if we drop all the funny things they do, I think we're gonna be expelled from the island... :P

Khine said:

:) through my experience ..
English - This one can't be changed.
Singlish- This cannot change one lah.

English- Why is this happen ...? eg.Why I cannot call this number?
Singlish- How come .....? eg. How come I can't call this number?

English- Q. Can I pay by Nets?
A .Yes , of course.
Singlish- A. can , can

English - "Visitor", "Thursday morning", "woman like", "stop"...etc...but when Singaporean say these words,I hear like:
" Vista( :D ??? vista or XP)" , "Testimony", "wuu men like", "stop ( without /p/ sound).....
Ha Ha ..and many more but so far I just remember these. :P

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Permalink Reply by Xiao Gui on December 20, 2011 at 9:41pm

You all hor, stay at their country dun anyhow talk like dat lah. Wait some singaporean see this page then how? Later kana Stomp. 

Hahaha.. Singlish. Sometimes I find it quite cute.

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Permalink Reply by Hnin Si on December 22, 2011 at 1:33pm

singlish really like that meh? singaporean are very smart wa. talk nonsense for what? do ur business lor..

he he..
Actually i like it singlish.. its cute and nice..

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Permalink Reply by Xiao Gui on December 24, 2011 at 9:50am

Well, no offense but  I honestly don't think Singaporeans in general are very smart. I have seen enough dumb,thick and narrow-minded local people to make this remark. The education they received has equipped them to optimize their mediocre intelligence. If our people are given the same education, I bet we will be much smarter then they are. 

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Permalink Reply by Chucky on January 1, 2012 at 10:40am

Correction

Britons : Do your best.
Singaporeans : Die die must do.

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Permalink Reply by Terence Aung on January 25, 2012 at 3:44pm

Come on man... You are the one sounding like a retard to me. You cannot even write proper English, and yet you want to criticize the way other people speak English. Let me just point out some pathetic mistakes in your comment...

(1) u really reminds me of (it should just be you really "remind" me of); (2) It is not true that "already" has to be in front of a verb, for e.g., both "I have already had my lunch" and "I have had my lunch already" are perfectly alright; (3) I think the reason for all of those defects are may be the lack of manner, culture and tradition; In this sentence, the reason ( ) "is", not "are", and if you want to mean "perhaps", you should write "maybe" and not "may be" (4)They're badly wanna be Americans; wanna is "want to", so you should just say "They badly wanna be" ...

Note that there are a lot more mistakes in your comment other than a few points mentioned above. However, the proficiency of your language is secondary, you can continue to improve. But what is more annoying to me is your attitude. You think of yourself too highly and you collectively regard the people of another country as a bunch of retards (in your own words).

English is a lingua franca and people from different countries speak this language differently. You have to learn to respect that. Have some humility and you will be able to see your own weaknesses. Cheers...

Daewer Hein said:

Hak hak hak... u really reminds me of those bastards back in that island.. :D I can even see their faces talking like that right now.. Kwi Kwi.. :D

I think they're just acting like a bunch of retards. :D Here are some words they utter from their mouths without a purpose.

Actually (they use to say that word like Yankees chew a gum)
Already(ready) (Supposed to be use mostly before a verb but they use it almost all the time at the end of the sentence.)
Lol lol lol (use it like their magic word for a miracle)
No more! No more! (For any empty of stock at nearly every shop)
I heard an old lady at a travel system class saying "Dit shwan.. dit shwan..". Actually, she was saying "This one" :D

You know it's so funny to look at as they're talking. It's like watching a whole program of Cartoon Network all at one time..

I think the reason for all of those defects are may be the lack of manner, culture and tradition. They don't have their own culture and tradition. They haven't adopted their mother country cultures like China or India. They're badly wanna be Americans. That's why most of their names are like Americans, not even like Englishmen. Arthur Lin, Joyce Chee, Andy Koh, and blahh blahh blahh... Even though they have the best communication system in the region, they are physically isolated from the rest of the world. And also they lack the chance to get mature and face the struggle of life from since birth. Their life is programmed and they have never grown up from the age of 6. :D So poor little bastards.

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Permalink Reply by Emelia on January 26, 2012 at 12:20pm

Man, I vote for u... he he he

Terence Aung said:

Come on man... You are the one sounding like a retard to me. You cannot even write proper English, and yet you want to criticize the way other people speak English. Let me just point out some pathetic mistakes in your comment...

(1) u really reminds me of (it should just be you really "remind" me of); (2) It is not true that "already" has to be in front of a verb, for e.g., both "I have already had my lunch" and "I have had my lunch already" are perfectly alright; (3) I think the reason for all of those defects are may be the lack of manner, culture and tradition; In this sentence, the reason ( ) "is", not "are", and if you want to mean "perhaps", you should write "maybe" and not "may be" (4)They're badly wanna be Americans; wanna is "want to", so you should just say "They badly wanna be" ...

Note that there are a lot more mistakes in your comment other than a few points mentioned above. However, the proficiency of your language is secondary, you can continue to improve. But what is more annoying to me is your attitude. You think of yourself too highly and you collectively regard the people of another country as a bunch of retards (in your own words).

English is a lingua franca and people from different countries speak this language differently. You have to learn to respect that. Have some humility and you will be able to see your own weaknesses. Cheers...

Daewer Hein said:

Hak hak hak... u really reminds me of those bastards back in that island.. :D I can even see their faces talking like that right now.. Kwi Kwi.. :D

I think they're just acting like a bunch of retards. :D Here are some words they utter from their mouths without a purpose.

Actually (they use to say that word like Yankees chew a gum)
Already(ready) (Supposed to be use mostly before a verb but they use it almost all the time at the end of the sentence.)
Lol lol lol (use it like their magic word for a miracle)
No more! No more! (For any empty of stock at nearly every shop)
I heard an old lady at a travel system class saying "Dit shwan.. dit shwan..". Actually, she was saying "This one" :D

You know it's so funny to look at as they're talking. It's like watching a whole program of Cartoon Network all at one time..

I think the reason for all of those defects are may be the lack of manner, culture and tradition. They don't have their own culture and tradition. They haven't adopted their mother country cultures like China or India. They're badly wanna be Americans. That's why most of their names are like Americans, not even like Englishmen. Arthur Lin, Joyce Chee, Andy Koh, and blahh blahh blahh... Even though they have the best communication system in the region, they are physically isolated from the rest of the world. And also they lack the chance to get mature and face the struggle of life from since birth. Their life is programmed and they have never grown up from the age of 6. :D So poor little bastards.

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Permalink Reply by chawyu on February 17, 2012 at 10:10pm

English: with out

Singlish: wee thout

English: buil ding

Singlish: bue ding

:P

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