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Singaporean words - pronounced differently to how it's spelt
Singaporean words - pronounced differently to how it's spelt
So far I have discovered from taxi drivers...
Tampines - is pronounced 'tam-pee-nees'
Bedok - is pronouced 'bh-dok', not 'bee-dok' as I thought.
I believe 'Chang yi' Airport is pronounced differently too.
Can someone please enlighten me.
Please share any more words like the above, that comes to mind...Thanks so much.
Tampines - is pronounced 'tam-pee-nees'
Bedok - is pronouced 'bh-dok', not 'bee-dok' as I thought.
I believe 'Chang yi' Airport is pronounced differently too.
Can someone please enlighten me.
Please share any more words like the above, that comes to mind...Thanks so much.
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Re: Singaporean words - pronounced differently to how it's s
It is pronounced as CHAN-ngee airport.jbsing wrote:So far I have discovered from taxi drivers...
Tampines - is pronounced 'tam-pee-nees'
Bedok - is pronouced 'bh-dok', not 'bee-dok' as I thought.
I believe 'Chang yi' Airport is pronounced differently too.
Can someone please enlighten me.
Please share any more words like the above, that comes to mind...Thanks so much.
And oh, don't forget Outram as OEU-trm not OUT-ram, and also Dunearn as done-YEARN not DONE-earn or DUNE-arn.

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Correctnakatago wrote:Someting to do wif phonetics with Chinese, I guess.JayCee wrote:Anyone know why Singaporeans can't pronounce 'th' sounds?
So they say tree instead of three etc...
Ok lah. I ask friend tomolo....
You try and get Japanese to say Larry or Lorry, they can't as there isn't a L sounding phonetic in the language
The soft 'th' sound does not exist for Dubliners either.JayCee wrote:Anyone know why Singaporeans can't pronounce 'th' sounds?
So they say tree instead of three etc...
Instead of The, This, That, There etc you get De, Dis, Dat and Dere.
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IMPOSIBRUUUUUUU!!!Saint wrote:Correctnakatago wrote:Someting to do wif phonetics with Chinese, I guess.JayCee wrote:Anyone know why Singaporeans can't pronounce 'th' sounds?
So they say tree instead of three etc...
Ok lah. I ask friend tomolo....
You try and get Japanese to say Larry or Lorry, they can't as there isn't a L sounding phonetic in the language
But the Chinese have 'r'

Singaporeans not pronouncing "th" verbally I understand but intentionally using "tomolo" even in writing?

BTW, PRChinese seem to be doing fine with the "th" sound. It amuses me (in a good way) that some would actually sound almost-but-not-quite French when they speak in with their accented English

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Re: Singaporean words - pronounced differently to how it's s
Why do you expect non-English words that exist in the local society with their corresponding languages to be pronounced the English way?jbsing wrote:So far I have discovered from taxi drivers...
Tampines - is pronounced 'tam-pee-nees'
Bedok - is pronouced 'bh-dok', not 'bee-dok' as I thought.
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