by iamyourmother June 9, 2003
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Basically, English used by a tiny Asian nation nobody knows until it sounds so Asian you don't understand it; even though the people there are much much smarter than you.
Derived from British, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Indian, and Arabic words amongst others.
Similar to Manglish in Malaysia.
Basically, English used by a tiny Asian nation nobody knows until it sounds so Asian you don't understand it; even though the people there are much much smarter than you.
Derived from British, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Indian, and Arabic words amongst others.
Similar to Manglish in Malaysia.
- "lah" the most famous and common example. Randomly added before commas and periods for no apparent reason.
"ken you help me wit fix car, lah?"
"yah lah/no lah!"
"you wan go die lah?"
"why ken not get A prus prus in skool no lah?!"
- "leh" an informal way of saying 'please' or complaining
"gimme soy sauce leh"
"las night, I driving on PIE and dis lorry driver near crash me leh!"
"wai you say 6÷2(1+2) = 1 mah?? you so stupid leh"
- "lor" - from Cantonese, used to emphasize a point
"you not study, then you go die lor!!!"
" how come I ask you call me wai you not call me leh?!"
- "meh" used like a question mark
"really meh? you got fired from job?"
- "sia/siao" - used in expressing disapproval, siao = more crude, 'crazy'
"dat lady look at me so crazy sia"
"waah! you get new toyota sia!"
"siao lah! you go and die you kena sai!"
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- "izzit" from 'is it', but slurred
"dis disc, play well izzit?"
- "got" used as a questionable demand
"I ask you to get me the stuff; got or not lah?"
"why you got chewing gum! chewing gum ban in singapore!"
"50% off!? WHERE GOT!!?"?
-"can" asking whether one is able to do something
"yah, I fix by tomorrow, can, can!"
- "-ed" allows any word to be made into a verb in Singlish
"the cat dieded when hit by car"
" wah, las night he try kis da girl, I saw him get smacked-ed!" (pronounced smackd-id)
"he orredy writed da check! go bank cash now!"
"ken you help me wit fix car, lah?"
"yah lah/no lah!"
"you wan go die lah?"
"why ken not get A prus prus in skool no lah?!"
- "leh" an informal way of saying 'please' or complaining
"gimme soy sauce leh"
"las night, I driving on PIE and dis lorry driver near crash me leh!"
"wai you say 6÷2(1+2) = 1 mah?? you so stupid leh"
- "lor" - from Cantonese, used to emphasize a point
"you not study, then you go die lor!!!"
" how come I ask you call me wai you not call me leh?!"
- "meh" used like a question mark
"really meh? you got fired from job?"
- "sia/siao" - used in expressing disapproval, siao = more crude, 'crazy'
"dat lady look at me so crazy sia"
"waah! you get new toyota sia!"
"siao lah! you go and die you kena sai!"
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- "izzit" from 'is it', but slurred
"dis disc, play well izzit?"
- "got" used as a questionable demand
"I ask you to get me the stuff; got or not lah?"
"why you got chewing gum! chewing gum ban in singapore!"
"50% off!? WHERE GOT!!?"?
-"can" asking whether one is able to do something
"yah, I fix by tomorrow, can, can!"
- "-ed" allows any word to be made into a verb in Singlish
"the cat dieded when hit by car"
" wah, las night he try kis da girl, I saw him get smacked-ed!" (pronounced smackd-id)
"he orredy writed da check! go bank cash now!"
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1. Using spanglish while trying to have a conversation in either English or Spanish.
2. Through conversation when any two languages spoken by one or more participents in a conversation are mixed.
2. Through conversation when any two languages spoken by one or more participents in a conversation are mixed.
Spanish teacher: Hola Patrick, puedo ayudarse(Can I help you)
Patrick: err um si,Senora Goldman, uhh Donde esta ..The library
Spanish teacher: Try it again Patrick this time don't Spanglishize it.
Patrick: err um si,Senora Goldman, uhh Donde esta ..The library
Spanish teacher: Try it again Patrick this time don't Spanglishize it.
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- Using spanish words in an English conversation or vice-versa
- Using spanish words in an English conversation or vice-versa
1. Como se llama la chica con la mochila roja? Oh hey whats up? I have so much homework this sucks!
2. Hey Chica you looked muy caliente today
* Forgive the lack of accent marks and punctuation, my computer doesn't do accent marks and etc.
ps. Talking in Spanglish is fun, its the best of both languages
2. Hey Chica you looked muy caliente today
* Forgive the lack of accent marks and punctuation, my computer doesn't do accent marks and etc.
ps. Talking in Spanglish is fun, its the best of both languages
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Mexican Americaaannnss speak a lot of Splanglishhh.
Mexican Americaaannnss speak a lot of Splanglishhh.
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