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 1st 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 2nd 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
Singlish?
what does it mean?
I don’t know if English have a word “Alamak”
that’s so funny