What (who) is Singlish - definition
Singlish
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COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH PIDGIN IN SINGAPORE
Singapore Colloquial English language; Singlish language; Singrish; Singapore English (Singlish); Singapore Colloquial English; Colloquial Singaporean English
The Singaporean dialect of English. Liberally drop adjectives, nouns, verbs and practically anything you want from a sentence, end with a lah, lor, ah, eh and/or include words from any one of the following languages: Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese and Malay, and you're probably pretty close.
Ah Beng: How come we walk walk walk, still haven't reach ah?Ah Seng: Wah lau eh, so far, of course take long lah!
Ah Beng: How come we walk walk walk, still haven't reach ah?Ah Seng: Wah lau eh, so far, of course take long lah!
Singlish
COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH PIDGIN IN SINGAPORE
Singapore Colloquial English language; Singlish language; Singrish; Singapore English (Singlish); Singapore Colloquial English; Colloquial Singaporean English
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1. a variety of English spoken in Singapore, with elements from other local languages.
2. a variety of English spoken in Sri Lanka, incorporating elements of Sinhala.
Singlish
COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH PIDGIN IN SINGAPORE
Singapore Colloquial English language; Singlish language; Singrish; Singapore English (Singlish); Singapore Colloquial English; Colloquial Singaporean English
Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English) is an English-based creole language spoken in Singapore. Singlish arose out of a situation of prolonged language contact between speakers of many different languages in Singapore, including Hokkien, Malay, Teochew, Cantonese and Tamil.
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Singlish
Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English) is an English-based creole language spoken in Singapore. Singlish arose out of a situation of prolonged language contact between speakers of many different languages in Singapore, including Hokkien, Malay, Teochew, Cantonese and Tamil.
Pronunciation examples for Singlish
1. we've got things like Singlish, where it's English,
A Very Short Introduction to the English Language _ Simon Horobin _ Talks at Google
2. Is that a form of English, or is it a form of Singlish,
A Very Short Introduction to the English Language _ Simon Horobin _ Talks at Google
