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Anyone interested to learn Singlish?
Anyone interested to learn Singlish?
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!
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!
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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!
Can anyone teach me to speak like that? I will scare my friends!

- rajagainstthemachine
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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.
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.
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