Tips to speaking Singlish.

[myjohnson]

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Originally Posted by Ah Guan
Tell us the full story leh... Not just your part of it.

What did you do to antagonise him?

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Lived in his country lah
Although I can appreciate foreigners making the effort to imitate local speech, it will take a linguist to understand the proper usage of lahs, lors and mehs unless they have been here for a very long time and had comfortably assimilated into the local culture. Just for example the above, using 'lah' just won't jive with the answer's intent. It should have been 'lor' or 'mah' so as to define resignation. I would venture to offer my understanding of these 'suffix codes.'

1) 'lah' = No big deal or Don't make a big deal out of it.

2) 'lor' = If it is such a big deal to you(other).

3) 'mah' = Emphatically because.

4) 'meh' = You mean it's possible? or Can that be possible? (meh is interrogative)

5) 'woh' = Can you believe that?

6) 'hor' = Don't you agree? and (when using 'So hor') As you can see.....

7) 'leh' = Befuddled or Lost or No knowledge or Confused.


Any brothers or sisters wish to contribute?

 

[Leongsam]

Any brothers or sisters wish to contribute?

All these stupid particles do is to make Sinkies sound like morons.

 

[zhihau]

Although I can appreciate foreigners making the effort to imitate local speech, it will take a linguist to understand the proper usage of lahs, lors and mehs unless they have been here for a very long time and had comfortably assimilated into the local culture.

the ang moh think learning Singlish so simple ar? dunch pray pray hor? Singlish is real stuff cannot bluff one ah. here market small small, cannot earn big money, why ar? wan to tackle our ah lian and minah, say so lah

 

[myjohnson]

All these stupid particles do is to make Sinkies sound like morons.

Morons are outsiders making a fool of themselves trying to use them. This is to help them give up any attempts to try.:p

 

[SIFU]

All these stupid particles do is to make Sinkies sound like morons.

so telling ppl the diff between 'advise' & 'advice' will make u look smart

 

[Leongsam]

so telling ppl the diff between 'advise' & 'advice' will make u look smart

Stupid sinkies should learn to get "advise/advice" right before they attempt to add half baked suffixes to a language that does not belong to them.

 

[Microsoft]

so telling ppl the diff between 'advise' & 'advice' will make u look smart

Dun use advice/advise lor... replace with yi kian... eg. pls let me hab ur yi kian... confirm wun tio chiak 1 lah...:p

 

[Isayso]

Stupid sinkies should learn to get "advise/advice" right before they attempt to add half baked suffixes to a language that does not belong to them.

The la, leh, hor, wah piah etc you cannot change. This is the evolution of Singlish. No one can change it. Get on with life.

 

[Leongsam]

The la, leh, hor, wah piah etc you cannot change. This is the evolution of Singlish. No one can change it. Get on with life.

Singlish.. a moronic language spoken by moronic inhabitants of a moronic nation run by a moronic government.

 

[Isayso]

Singlish.. a moronic language spoken by moronic inhabitants of a moronic nation run by a moronic government.

Sam, accept it. So be it. Move on.

 

[Leongsam]

Sam, accept it. So be it. Move on.

It makes no difference to me. The ultimate victims are the native sinkies who have become the minority in their own country and have to resort to "Singlish" in a last ditch effort to retain some resemblance of a national identity.

It's a pathetic situation but the sad fact is that is that sinkies brought this upon themselves by voting in the Pappies at every election.

 

[Isayso]

It makes no difference to me. The ultimate victims are the native sinkies who have become the minority in their own country and have to resort to "Singlish" in a last ditch effort to retain some resemblance of a national identity.

It's a pathetic situation but the sad fact is that is that sinkies brought this upon themselves by voting in the Pappies at every election.

Hey Sam, you are confused. Speaking singlish and voting the pappies are 2 separate issues. Singlish speakers can also vote opposition wat.

 

[Leongsam]

Hey Sam, you are confused. Speaking singlish and voting the pappies are 2 separate issues. Singlish speakers can also vote opposition wat.

Voting pappies is what brought about the influx of foreigners.

Without the foreign invasion that has marginalised the natives, this false sense of pride in the ability to speak Singlish would never have come about.

 

[po2wq]

Singlish.. a moronic language spoken by moronic inhabitants of a moronic nation run by a moronic government.

juz make it more moronic 4 u ...

singlish ... a moronic language moronically spoken by moronic inhabitants of a moronic nation dat is moronically run by a moronic gahmen ...

 

[Isayso]

Voting pappies is what brought about the influx of foreigners.

Without the foreign invasion that has marginalised the natives, this false sense of pride in the ability to speak Singlish would never have come about.

Hi Sam, again, I choose to differ. Speaking singlish has nothing to do with influx of foreign trash. It is uniquely singapore. Speaking singlish does not make one more superior than a non-native.

 

[i_am_belle]

singlish is derived from chinese dialects, mah ...

if u know how to speak chinese, u will know how & where to use the lah, the lor, mah & so on ... if u don't speak chinese, u will not be able to speak singlish fluently either ...

and hor ... chinglish is even more unintelligible than singlish ... its basically using chinese grammar with english words ... the PRCians & HKongers find this amusing ... they understand chinglish (ofcos), but cannot understand WHY sinkies would want to use it in the first place, why won't sinkies learn proper english from the brits/americans just as they themselves would like to do ...

i would appreciate if the FTs NOT try to speak singlish to feel closer to us ... 1st of all, the non-chinese speakers would find it hard to learn, their using 'lahs' in all the wrong places makes me cringe ... secondly the chinese speakers from mainland, HK & taiwan despise us for using it, ... and thirdly i don't wanna get close to these FTs ... juz speak to us in standard english pls ...

 

[Aussie Pete]

singlish is derived from chinese dialects, mah ...

if u know how to speak chinese, u will know how & where to use the lah, the lor, mah & so on ... if u don't speak chinese, u will not be able to speak singlish fluently either ...

and hor ... chinglish is even more unintelligible than singlish ... its basically using chinese grammar with english words ... the PRCians & HKongers find this amusing ... they understand chinglish (ofcos), but cannot understand WHY sinkies would want to use it in the first place, why won't sinkies learn proper english from the brits/americans just as they themselves would like to do ...

i would appreciate if the FTs NOT try to speak singlish to feel closer to us ... 1st of all, the non-chinese speakers would find it hard to learn, their using 'lahs' in all the wrong places makes me cringe ... secondly the chinese speakers from mainland, HK & taiwan despise us for using it, ... and thirdly i don't wanna get close to these FTs ... juz speak to us in standard english pls ...

Actually, interestingly enough, I speak fluent mandarin and also shanghai dialect. I can also read and write simplified chinese... much better than many people who attempt mandarin who are not ang moh.

 

[myjohnson]

Si beh how lien, chay leh o chiu khia. ng chai zoon bwey zoon!

 

[downgrader]

Actually, interestingly enough, I speak fluent mandarin and also shanghai dialect. I can also read and write simplified chinese... much better than many people who attempt mandarin who are not ang moh.

hey ya ocker, you will feel right at home in singapore, where we will out-boor your boorish manners

singlish is the best lah, boh bey zhao

 

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