So today I am going to share about #Singlish #EngConvo

Based on the interview with @della_angelina and Zhen Min, they came up with conversation about food

Of course, food is irresistible to the South East Asian societies :)

So here are two conversations I would like to share

Note: Sentences in brackets (…) are the English translations of the previous Singlish sentence

 

The 1^st one is a conversation between ZM and D about D’s favourite eating place:

 

ZM: Where is your favourite makan place?

(Where is your favourite eating place?)

D: That time my friend bring me to Dover, to chicken rice place. It is damn good, and super cheap. 2 dollars only.

(That time my friend brought me to Dover, to this chicken rice place. It is very good and very cheap. Only 2 dollars)

 

The 2^nd one is a conversation between a food stall seller and a buyer:

 

Seller (S): What you want?

(What would you like?)

Buyer (B): I don’t know lhe, I want nasi lemak, and I want es bandung

(I don’t know, I want nasi lemak, and I want es bandung)

S: I only sell nasi lemak if you want es bandung you go that stall, lha

(I only sell nasi lemak. If you want es bandung you should go to that stall)

B: Alamak

(Oh my God/Okay fine)

S: You want nasi lemak with chilli?

(Do you want chilli on your nasi lemak?)

B: Little bit.

S: Take away or eat here?

B: Eat here.

S: Okay, 3.50

(Okay, 3.50 dollars)

B: I give you 15, can or not?

(Is it okay to pay with 15 dollars?)

S: No lha, got no change, you have 50 cent?

(No, I have no change, you have 50 cents?)

B: Nevermind lah, I will go drink stall first and come back, okay?

(Nevermind, I will go to the drink stall first and then come back here)

S: Okay.

 

So, what do you think?

 

Hope you had fun reading the Singlish conversations :) and hope this #EngConvo is useful :D

Compiled and written by @daedonghae at @EnglishTips4u on Devember 20, 2014

 

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Thank you again to @della_angelina Zhen Min and Mithun for your contribution to the #Singlish sessions