to get an idea of how english words are pronounced in singlish, this is a fun read. got this from talkingcock.com, singapore's premier satirical humour website.
How To Order So That The Auntie-Auntie Can Understand What The Hell You Want:
WHAT YOU WANT and HOW YOU PRONOUNCE IT
McDonald's - Meh Donner
Big Mac Meal - Mee Mare Mew
Happy Meal - Hair Pee Mew
French Fries - Flench Fly
Filet O'Fish - Feese Burger
Mushroom Burger - Mus-sloom Burger
Chicken McNuggets - Meh Narget
Big Breakfast - Bee Blare Fers
Hot Cakes - Whore Cakes
Orange Juice - Or Leng Joo
Apple Pie - Apper Pai
Upsize - Up Sai
PS
singlish takes some time of getting used to. when i was still very new here i was grappling with it, and it took some time before i could respond when a singaporean talks to me. so sometimes i just pretend to understand and nod my head in agreement coz it's quite embarrassing to request a person to repeat more than twice what he/she just said. haha, but now i already got the hang of it and could communicate with them pretty well. they are a nice lot, by the way.
How To Order So That The Auntie-Auntie Can Understand What The Hell You Want:
WHAT YOU WANT and HOW YOU PRONOUNCE IT
McDonald's - Meh Donner
Big Mac Meal - Mee Mare Mew
Happy Meal - Hair Pee Mew
French Fries - Flench Fly
Filet O'Fish - Feese Burger
Mushroom Burger - Mus-sloom Burger
Chicken McNuggets - Meh Narget
Big Breakfast - Bee Blare Fers
Hot Cakes - Whore Cakes
Orange Juice - Or Leng Joo
Apple Pie - Apper Pai
Upsize - Up Sai
PS
singlish takes some time of getting used to. when i was still very new here i was grappling with it, and it took some time before i could respond when a singaporean talks to me. so sometimes i just pretend to understand and nod my head in agreement coz it's quite embarrassing to request a person to repeat more than twice what he/she just said. haha, but now i already got the hang of it and could communicate with them pretty well. they are a nice lot, by the way.
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