December 15, 2005

Singlish on Singapore Tourism Website

VisitSingapore.com said:

With our multi-racial background, it's not surprising that 'Singlish' borrows from the many different languages spoken in Singapore. Here's a collection of 'Singlish' terms which you might find handy on your visit to Singapore....

Pai seh (adj)
Pronounced 'pie-say'.
Derived from the Hokkien dialect meaning embarrassed or shy.
Example: That's the third time I've forgotten her name. So pai seh.

Shiok (adj) Pronounced 'shee-oak' Derived from the Malay language (Straits Chinese) meaning fantastic or marvellous. Example: That prawn mee soup was shiok!"

Recommended by jasperthedummy: "The government has always appeared to us as being "anti-singlish", but now they are actually 'promoting' singlish on our official tourists' website like they are proud of that language!

Are they regretting for not preserving singlish as a "national asset"?

(and check out the article's title: Singlish Dictionary. Please lah, it's not even the full list lor...)"

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