What "Singlish" has crept into your vocabulary?

[x9200]

I rated you late 20s/ early 30s; 25 is not that bad yet

[carteki]

I find that I tend to use the phrase "can" and "can lah" when traveling and trying to communicate with the locals - and then I remember I'm not in Asia - Duh!

[Saint]

Alamak!

[the lynx]

Alamak!

Walao eh!

[sundaymorningstaple]

aiyoh!

[nutnut]

Aiyah!

[xandersdad1]

Panas and panas nak mampos. And siow

[sensei_]

KNN!

[the lynx]

KNN!

That will start a long long list for such...

[v4jr4]

Jialat...

[sensei_]

That will start a long long list for such...

seems to be a favourite amongst those that dont seem to speak the dialect fluently, its as if thats all they know.

[the lynx]

That will start a long long list for such...

seems to be a favourite amongst those that dont seem to speak the dialect fluently, its as if thats all they know.

You mean the foreigners or the locals themselves?

[sensei_]

You mean the foreigners or the locals themselves?

mix of both. some of the younger gen locals who grew up speaking mandarin, go to NS for a couple of years, and think that constantly throwing out KNN is cool.

then you have the foreigners who think they've become all local just because they can swear in a local dialect.

ive always said, if you want to speak a language (mother tongue or otherwise) learn it properly.

[tim1277]

I guess alot hahhaha...

Such as the usual endings la, lor, lei, hmmmm.

To siao (mad), borliao (boring), jiat jiat jiat (eat x 3)... :O

[assienav]

-finished already and can can