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- sundaymorningstaple
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My significant other didn't like the kopi here until I taught him how to order it the way he likes it: kopi-O-kosong.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Kopi not Copi

It helps to know certain words. It also helped that I had a chance to attend a conversational Malay class in the local CC. Though I need to practice a lot to really have a chance to decently discuss. But knowing some words do help a lot.

My business is not to remake myself, but make the absolute best out of what God made. -Robert Browning
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Re: singlish
walao ehmichieveous wrote:i'm a newbie here...i knew singaporean speak a different english and yet i didnt expect it would be very hard to understand until....i actually came here
the first singlish i experience is.... "car park" which they pronounce like "ka pak" >,<" seriously!!
and "honest" which they pronounce "ha nes" -____-"
i was in shanghai before,for me chinese english is not as good as singaporean but its still understandable (you have to concentrate though...)
singlish....geezzz.....no proper pronunciation and no grammars
i must understand it since i'm here now but HELL NO, i pray to GOD all mighty LORD.....i dont want to get my english affected.my english is not prefect but i dont want to have any of singlish accent
why you liddat? you kena make mind oredi.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
Re: singlish
nakatago wrote:walao ehmichieveous wrote:i'm a newbie here...i knew singaporean speak a different english and yet i didnt expect it would be very hard to understand until....i actually came here
the first singlish i experience is.... "car park" which they pronounce like "ka pak" >,<" seriously!!
and "honest" which they pronounce "ha nes" -____-"
i was in shanghai before,for me chinese english is not as good as singaporean but its still understandable (you have to concentrate though...)
singlish....geezzz.....no proper pronunciation and no grammars
i must understand it since i'm here now but HELL NO, i pray to GOD all mighty LORD.....i dont want to get my english affected.my english is not prefect but i dont want to have any of singlish accent
why you liddat? you kena make mind oredi.
If you folks continue with this new trajectory, I "ga~rantee" you that locals are going to feel warmer with fourlen-ers.
may catch no balls to some, but worth the try...teo~boh?
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