Wednesday, 23 August 2006

English 101

Singlish: Now what time?
English What time is it now?

Singlish: What time start?
English What time does the event begin?

Singlish: She on course today
English She is away attending a course today

Singlish: Can you off the light or not?
English Can you switch off the light, please?

And my favourite..
Singlish: What you want?
English: What do you want from me?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Haha, nice one!

It would have been funnier if you stated the English version first, then the Singlish.

Anyway, here's one more:

English: Excuse me please.
Singlish: 'scuse!