新加坡英语欣赏

高密公主

　　乙太："Hi today I am free ah, so where you go, I just follow you lah."
　　甲太："I go my house to put down my things first, then I go ha."
　　乙太："I go Angela's house first, later where you go, I just follow you lah."
　　甲太："You are going with me ah? Then you go with me to my house first, then I put down my things, then we go lah."
　　乙太："No lah, I go Angela's house. Later when you go, I follow you lah."
　　甲太："I go my house first, why don't you come with me? Later we go together lah."
　　乙太："No lah, I go Angela's house first. I got appointment with her. I will go with her."
　　甲太："Oh, then I go my house first. Later I will go at eleven fifteen. I will wait at this busstop, you just come lah."
　　乙太："Oh, I go Angela's house first lah. Later I go with her lah."
　　甲太："I will go at eleven fifteen. I will wait at this busstop. I will not wait for you, ho."
　　乙太："Don't wait for me lah, I will go Angela's house first."
　　甲太："I will not wait for you ha. I will be at this busstop at eleven fifteen. If you come, you just follow me lah. If you don't come, I will not wait for you ha."
　　乙太（下车中）："Don't wait for me ha, I will go with Angela."
　　甲太："I will not wait for you ha. If you come, you just follow me lah. If you don't come, I will not wait for you ha."
　　乙太（下车中）："Don't wait for me lah."
　　甲太："I will not wait for you lah."

minicathy

那个ha和lah的确是马来式和新加坡英语的特色〜

banzhiyan

lz太有才了，还真是这样的ha

高密公主

在新加坡有将近三分之一的华人家庭以说英语为主，有大约一半的华人家庭以讲华语为主，剩下的华人家庭以讲汉语方言为主，不知道他们指的是什么样的方言（粤语不算其中）？正因如此，新加坡人的英语水平与其家庭的语言环境有极大的关系，从而，其英语水平因人而异。

000567

MU

可人家的英文水平还是比中国的强很多

高密公主

Singlish其实就是英文词汇加上混合语法，再以中文为主体的语气和语调來說出的一種英語形式，写出来要被理解不难，但是外人要自己会说很不容易……哈哈。

高密公主

manunited 发表于 2012-10-5 14:16
可人家的英文水平还是比中国的强很多

因为新加坡奉行英语教育政策，英语是必修课

学会珍惜你

:)

高密公主

这个“哈”和“喇”是啥意义，咱们搞不清………………

sydney2

高密公主

官方报告

Observations from parents and teachers point to the use of Singlish in the schools today as being
more widespread than it was five years ago [1994].…In many schools, Singlish is the preferred
language of interaction among students.…While Singlish might be the preferred mode when they
interact with their peers informally, they are able to use Standard English in formal situations and
when speaking with their teachers.
(Ministry of Education, 1999, pp. 1-3)

高密公主

新加坡人的英语水平与其家庭的语言环境有极大的关系，其英语水平因人而异

MU

高密公主 发表于 2012-10-5 14:17
因为新加坡奉行英语教育政策，英语是必修课

我当然知道英文是新加坡的官方语言，我的意思就是哪怕人家口音这样，但是交流还是比很多中国人好太多

Gelen

我在新加坡地铁听到：

*****, can nah?

大概是 blahblahblah，行不行？

nicoleflopy

...为啥一直重复，还逻辑不大通，那个ah，la香港人也说

高密公主

Gelen 发表于 2012-10-5 14:26
我在新加坡地铁听到：

*****, can nah?

Shinglish的特色之一，can可以单独成句：

   - Go dinner lah, can?

   - Can!

   - Ah, then go bed, can or not?

   - Cannot.

   - Why cannot?

   - Cannot.

哇哇哇

Gelen 发表于 2012-10-5 14:26
我在新加坡地铁听到：

*****, can nah?

can nah? - can you or can't you? (expecting a 'yes')
can lah. - yes/ok.
can leh. - yes, of course.
can loh. - yes, i think so.
can hah? - (i don't know, and) are you sure?
can hoh. - you are sure then...
can meh? - (i doubt so, and) are you sure?

佳音妈

哇哇哇 发表于 2012-10-5 15:36
can nah? - can you or can't you? (expecting a 'yes')
can lah. - yes/ok.
can leh. - yes, of course. ...

读了一遍，昏了

maxliu123

people talk to their parents in Chinese, but English is still their offical language.

Gelen

can nih mah leh geh bih deh!

快把我搞死了！

atm

套句鬼佬的说法"talking in english but thinking in chinese"

高密公主

另外，发现“新加坡英语”的一个特点……名词都不加复数……

高密公主

You don't like that meh? （类似于粤语的“咩”，带惊讶语气。）

   And then how many rooms ah? （类似于闽南语“矣”，加重语气。）

   I don't know how to explain this lah. （源于马来语，带有不耐烦色彩。）

   It's okay lah. （表示安慰。）

   If you don't work, then you die-die lor! （相当于汉语“罗”，表示内容明显，口气调皮。）

   Then hor, he came out of the house. （相当于闽南语“乎”，作提顿助词。）

   This one is better hor. （用升调，表示征求同意。）

高密公主

don't中的/t/一般不发音，/n/甚至在造成韵腹/o/鼻化之后也跟着脱落，最后/o/的鼻化成为否定句的标志： 　　I do (/dõ/) want. — 我不要。（没听清楚鼻化/o/的话，就容易听成：“我当然要！”）

薰薰

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