Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Say it in Singlish

Singlish: Can lah.
How Megan and Aaron must translate: Yes, I can do that for you.


Singlish: Cannot.
How Megan and Aaron must translate: No, that's not possible.


Singlish: The room looks homely.
How Megan and Aaron must translate: The room looks home-y. (No, they're not calling it ugly. That's their British word for cozy.)


Singlish: Take-away o' having here?
How Megan and Aaron must translate: Would you like that to-go or dine-in?


Singlish: Please queue here.
How Megan and Aaron must translate: The line starts here. (You learn this quick. There is a line to do EVERYTHING in this country. There's usually a line just to get from one part of the MRT station to the other. I'm not even joking.)


Singlish: 4D's
How Megan and Aaron must translate: Tickets in the Singaporean lottery. This made for an awkward conversation for Aaron as he thought Simon was always talking about getting a "forty" ouncer of beer after work everyday. Simon had a good laugh.

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