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How "good" is your Singapore English pronunciation?

Below are some words/phrases and how they are (mis)pronounced in Singapore. Enjoy looking through the list and have a good laugh ;)

ABOURIT
Sloppy pronunciation of "about it".
Aiyah, this kind of small thing, don' worrage abourit.

AH THEN?/ ARBO/ARBUTHEN
The Singlish equivalent for "of course" or "duh!". "Ah then?" is the sarcastic response given to blindingly obvious questions or statements. Somehow, it evolved into "arbuthen" sometime during the 1980's (possibly a deliberate mispronunciation of "Ah, but then?"), and has now become "arbo".
1. Ah Beng: "Eh, your void deck so clean and new, your constituency kena upgrading, ah?"
Ah Seng: "Ah then?"

2. Ah Lian: "Wah, see you got wear so swee-swee... confirm you tonight go pak tor, lor!" (Judging by how prettily you're dressed, you must have a date tonight.)
Ah Hway: "Arbuthen?"

3. Ali: "Eh, your exam finish oreddy, ah? I see you like very free lai dat."
Ah Lee : "Arbo!"

ARGLY
The pronunciation for "ugly".
"Wah lau, check out Ah Beng's shirt. It's damn argly

CHALLEN
The pronunciation of "challenge".
"Next week, I challen' you go Macritchie and run."

CORRIGHT
The Singlish pronunciation of 'correct'; illustrates how Singlish can combine two related words, creating a new word with improved potency. Often used as a response when the truth is glaringly obvious.

CRIPS
The Singlish pronunciation of 'crisp' or 'crisps'.

DON'CH
The Singlish pronunciation of "Don't".
"I don'ch know how to do this sum."

ENGLAND/ENGRAND
Mispronunciation of "English".
"Wah, your Engrand so powderful, I don'ch know what you mean."

ESKEW ME
The pronunciation of "Excuse me".

ESSCITING
The correct pronunciation for "exciting".
"That soccer match varely essciting."

ESSPLODED
The pronunciation for "exploded".
"Ah Beng kena concuss when the nenek (grenade) essploded too close to him."

FLIM
The pronunciation of "film". Used for both movies and photographic film.
"Eh, the camela inside got flim or not?"

FORAZUMPER
(four-air-zumper)
The local pronunciation of "for example".
"You see this software can do many things, forazumper, you can calculate your expenses by clicking this icon..."

GAHMEN
Has nothing to do with the garment industry, but is the Singlish mispronunciation of "government". Origins usually attributed to incensed taxi drivers offering unsolicited political opinions.
Taxi driver: "The gahmen always charge for everything. Increase ERP, increase taxi rental, then go and cut CPF. Like that how can?"

KUPOON
(koo-poon)
The pronunciation of "coupon".
"Eskew me, can I buy a ninety sen ku poon from you, preeease?"

LALING
(lah-ling)
The pronunciation of "darling".
"Oh my lurf, my laling, I hunger for your tush, a long and lonely time!"

LANCING/LUMSING
(lun-sing)
Mispronunciations of "dancing", often deliberate.
"Eh tonight free or not? Wan' to go Canto for lancing lancing?!"

LASSI LOMAK
The Singlish pronunciation of "Nasi Lemak". Often refers to the inferior Chinese-made version.
"Let's go Fong Seng and eat lassi lomak."

LAYLIO
(lay-lee-oh)
The proper pronunciation of "radio".
"Eh, on the laylio leh."

LEBBER
Mispronunciation of "level".
1. "Your training reach what lebber oreddy, ha?"

2. "You study Air Lebber one, ha? (Are you taking your 'A' Level examinations?)

LURF
The pronunciation for "love". Especially emphasized during karaoke sessions.
"Oh, my lurf, my laling, I hunger for your tush, a long and lonely time..."

MACNONER/MEHNONER
The pronunciation of the famous American fast food chain, used especially by neighbourhood aunties and ah sohs.
"Ooi, Ah Boy. Tonight not cooking dinner, hor. Buy you french fly and hambugger at Macnoner, can?"

NOR CHAT
The local pronunciation of "not yet".
1. Beng: "Eh, you finish your homework or not?"
Seng: "Nor chat."

OLENG JOO
The pronunciation of "orange juice".

OREDDY
The pronunciation of "already".

OSO CAN
(ohso-can)
A crude pronunciation of the words "also can," and is usually found at the end of sentences. Means "this is okay with me," or "this can also be done." The norm is to stretch out the vowels according to how accommodating the speaker is willing to be.
1. "This one you want to pay by installment, oso can."

2. "You only owe me $5. But if you want to give me $10 oooooso caaaan."

PALALALOGRAM
The typical Singaporean Chinese-educated English Maths teacher's/lecturer's pronunciation of 'parallelogram'. Most commonly heard in Mathematics classes in University, Junior College, Polytechnic and Secondary School. Often heard among students too.
"Eh, how to find the area of this palalalogram, ha?"

POWDERFUL
Deliberate mispronunciation of "powerful".
"His body odour v powderful."

PREMBRY
The pronunciation of 'primary'.
"I remember prembry school that time, hor, I was a class monitor."

PUMCHEK
(pahm-che'h)
Derived from a Malay mispronunciation of "puncture", it is now the default Singlish term for "flat tire".
"Yesterday my car pumchek on the AYE. Very suay man!"

SHADDUP
(shah-dup)
Singlish pronunciation of "shut up".

WEN
(wurn)
One of the more curious Singlish expressions, it is actually a mispronunciation of “won’t”, and is invariably followed by “one” or “lah”. It is used to express an opinion that something is unlikely to occur.
1. Johnny: “You think Ah Beng will pass his 'O' levels?”
Ah Seng: “Wen, lah.”

2. “I know he said he would lend you his car, but I bet he wen one.”

WORRAGE
The pronunciation of "worried".
"Eh, you whole week go where, ah? I at home very worrage one, you know!"

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Ah Lian: "Wah, see you got wear so swee-swee... confirm you tonight go pak tor, lor!" (Judging by how prettily you're dressed, you must have a date tonight.) Ah Hway: "Arbuthen?" 3. Ali: "Eh, your exam finish oreddy, ah? I see you like very free lai dat." Ah Lee : "Arbo!" ARGLY The pronunciation for "ugly". "Wah lau, check out Ah Beng's shirt. It's damn argly CHALLEN The pronunciation of "challenge". "Next week, I challen' you go Macritchie and run." CORRIGHT The Singlish pronunciation of 'correct'; illustrates how Singlish can combine two related words, creating a new word with improved potency. Often used as a response when the truth is glaringly obvious. CRIPS The Singlish pronunciation of 'crisp' or 'crisps'. DON'CH The Singlish pronunciation of "Don't". "I don'ch know how to do this sum." ENGLAND/ENGRAND Mispronunciation of "English". "Wah, your Engrand so powderful, I don'ch know what you mean." ESKEW ME The pronunciation of "Excuse me". ESSCITING The correct pronunciation for "exciting". "That soccer match varely essciting." ESSPLODED The pronunciation for "exploded". "Ah Beng kena concuss when the nenek (grenade) essploded too close to him." FLIM The pronunciation of "film". Used for both movies and photographic film. "Eh, the camela inside got flim or not?" FORAZUMPER (four-air-zumper) The local pronunciation of "for example". "You see this software can do many things, forazumper, you can calculate your expenses by clicking this icon..." GAHMEN Has nothing to do with the garment industry, but is the Singlish mispronunciation of "government". Origins usually attributed to incensed taxi drivers offering unsolicited political opinions. Taxi driver: "The gahmen always charge for everything. Increase ERP, increase taxi rental, then go and cut CPF. Like that how can?" KUPOON (koo-poon) The pronunciation of "coupon". "Eskew me, can I buy a ninety sen ku poon from you, preeease?" LALING (lah-ling) The pronunciation of "darling". "Oh my lurf, my laling, I hunger for your tush, a long and lonely time!" LANCING/LUMSING (lun-sing) Mispronunciations of "dancing", often deliberate. "Eh tonight free or not? Wan' to go Canto for lancing lancing?!" LASSI LOMAK The Singlish pronunciation of "Nasi Lemak". Often refers to the inferior Chinese-made version. "Let's go Fong Seng and eat lassi lomak." LAYLIO (lay-lee-oh) The proper pronunciation of "radio". "Eh, on the laylio leh." LEBBER Mispronunciation of "level". 1. "Your training reach what lebber oreddy, ha?" 2. "You study Air Lebber one, ha? (Are you taking your 'A' Level examinations?) LURF The pronunciation for "love". Especially emphasized during karaoke sessions. "Oh, my lurf, my laling, I hunger for your tush, a long and lonely time..." MACNONER/MEHNONER The pronunciation of the famous American fast food chain, used especially by neighbourhood aunties and ah sohs. "Ooi, Ah Boy. Tonight not cooking dinner, hor. Buy you french fly and hambugger at Macnoner, can?" NOR CHAT The local pronunciation of "not yet". 1. Beng: "Eh, you finish your homework or not?" Seng: "Nor chat." OLENG JOO The pronunciation of "orange juice". OREDDY The pronunciation of "already". OSO CAN (ohso-can) A crude pronunciation of the words "also can," and is usually found at the end of sentences. Means "this is okay with me," or "this can also be done." The norm is to stretch out the vowels according to how accommodating the speaker is willing to be. 1. "This one you want to pay by installment, oso can." 2. "You only owe me $5. But if you want to give me $10 oooooso caaaan." PALALALOGRAM The typical Singaporean Chinese-educated English Maths teacher's/lecturer's pronunciation of 'parallelogram'. Most commonly heard in Mathematics classes in University, Junior College, Polytechnic and Secondary School. Often heard among students too. "Eh, how to find the area of this palalalogram, ha?" POWDERFUL Deliberate mispronunciation of "powerful". "His body odour v powderful." PREMBRY The pronunciation of 'primary'. "I remember prembry school that time, hor, I was a class monitor." PUMCHEK (pahm-che'h) Derived from a Malay mispronunciation of "puncture", it is now the default Singlish term for "flat tire". "Yesterday my car pumchek on the AYE. Very suay man!" SHADDUP (shah-dup) Singlish pronunciation of "shut up". WEN (wurn) One of the more curious Singlish expressions, it is actually a mispronunciation of “won’t”, and is invariably followed by “one” or “lah”. It is used to express an opinion that something is unlikely to occur. 1. Johnny: “You think Ah Beng will pass his 'O' levels?” Ah Seng: “Wen, lah.” 2. “I know he said he would lend you his car, but I bet he wen one.” WORRAGE The pronunciation of "worried". "Eh, you whole week go where, ah? I at home very worrage one, you know!" Posted on: 8:53 PM ★