Anyone interested to learn Singlish?

[ethy88]

You want to learn Singlish or not. Can talk like us leh. Good hor? Maybe next time you go Sim Lim also wun kena tok.

Or in English...

Do you want to learn Singlish and speak like one of us? It may even come in handy when you shop at Sim Lim!

[Sergei82]

As if you will not understand me if I spealk with you in English instead of Singlish!

[x9200]

Ethy88 is promoting her or his learning centre on this board. You don't see it because we are promoting at the same time a spam free forum.

[rajagainstthemachine]

sure why not? teach me all the bad words first please

[alittlerisky]

so... correct me if I'm wrong. I should basically learn to mispronounce my mother tongue, and say "eh" or "lah" every three words?

Having said that, I'm game, I have done silly things all my life!

[Sergei82]

The only thing I cannot grasp is that Singaporean-Mandarin intonation of English: when each syllable goes up or down instead of plain English speach. When I first came here and heard somebody speak that English, I thought the guy is a patient in mental clinic, although his English was seemingly correct (at least that portion he pronounced)... only later I understood it is their accent.

Can anyone teach me to speak like that? I will scare my friends!

[Wd40]

The most incomprehensible phrase, to new comers, is when a Singaporean says "I meet you at the Ca Pa"

[rajagainstthemachine]

The first word I learnt was cheebai , then I used Cheebai for world domination. well.. almost.

[taxico]

i was laughing over dinner when i was at a neighborhood family japanese (singaporean) restaurant...

this mom kept praising her kids...

"you're a smut girl!"

"you're a smut boy!"

"you're so smut!"

[taxico]

how to bargain -

you: how much?

seller: chip chip, fai loller.

you: don't li dat lah. so as-spensive. chipper can? foh loller. (gesticulate with hand to show 4 fingers)

seller: can is can. but... *looks at the color of your skin, hair and eyes* fai loller is berry chip oredi.

you: cannot oso is can lah. foh loller!

seller: okay lah. spay-sher pry. fo loller for you.

you: on lah.

[rajagainstthemachine]

when i arrived here about 9 months ago my English was a fairly neutral accent, now i cringe and something dies inside me whenever I say can can
or can no la

P.S I'm cooking in can no la oil these days

[JR8]

P.S I'm cooking in can no la oil these days

Genuine lol!
(Thx for that)

[rajagainstthemachine]

P.S I'm cooking in can no la oil these days

Genuine lol!
(Thx for that)

no worries mate