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黄金周视频短评:我们说话怎么是这个味儿?

(2007-10-03 12:20:58)
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人文/历史

新加坡英语

方言

口音

分类: 中西文化

说罢布什总统英语口误,联想起“新式英语”的口音,我在周六PhotoStory(6):新加坡物语提到新加坡人说英语口音“怪怪的”,其实新加坡人自己也这么说。新加坡著名喜剧导演梁智强(Jack Neo)创作了why we talk like that(我们说话怎么是这个味儿)的歌曲,就拿singlish(新加坡英语)自嘲。歌词是用新加坡英语演唱,其中的一段翻译一下是这样的:“新加坡是我的国家,我们都这么说话;有点怪怪。可我们都已经习惯;其实我们也知道语法有点不太对头,可为什么会这样?为什么会这样?哦,我知道了——都是方言惹的祸!”(见视频,遇网络问题请点击这里试试

 

 

The one and only language -- Singlish (x4)
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that

Singapore is our country and we all talk like that
This is something unique and we are used to that
In fact we know that the grammar that we used is something incorrect
Why like that why like that
I think is because of dialect -- diaaleect

Don't you feel that Singlish has become a language new format (I see)
We are the only people in the world talk like that (Oh yeah)
As long as when we talk you and me can catch (Can catch man)
Singlish also means simple English to you no that (You don't know)

The one and only language -- Singlish (x4)
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that

As you know some educated people also talk like that (Really ah)
People like me half past six what do you expect (Nothing lah)
Look at those white collar lah blue collar and no collar
Either at the hawker center or right inside massage bar lah (Errr) from the cabbage girl
So we call the PR officer to the doctor civil servant and all our teenager (So many mea)
Including my grandfather (Cough) and my grandmother (Cough)
Also using Singlish like nobody's business
(Ae you shut up lah you bodoh lah)
(Aeyoma the whole world talk like that lah)

The one and only language -- Singlish (x4)
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that

In fact some of the tua tau ke also talk like that
But when they talk to the ang mo their English becomes damn slang
Actually the whole world know their English is very bad
But just because they are the boss so the whole world got to keep quiet and listen
I got the car and big house I know how to make big money so what is my English is one piece one piece
That's what I say
That's what I say you don't need to know the proper English because when I got the money I can buy the perfect ABC
What the fist

The one and only language -- Singlish (x4)
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that

Last time my friend speak English act very bo bastic (Mine haoulian lah)
Those words he used in the dictionary can't even find it (Jialat loh)
And the poor thing is he still thinks he damn unique
He doesn't believe what he talks make people feel so sick
Actually the English I said is just a little bit
Don't you feel my talking is tough (I want to feel vomit - yerrr)
What did you say (Vomit)
I thought I saw like BBC
Ah excuse me ah do you know the word "S H I T" (Ahh...)

The one and only language -- Singlish (x4)
Why we talk like that (x3)
Ae why we talk like that

Please don't ever ask me who made us talk like that (So how)
Also don't ask me who should be blamed for that (Than how)
In term of the proper English we better go step by step
So that Singaporean conversation will one day be the best (Are you sure)

Are we born like that (x4)
Are we born like that -- Singlish (x2)
Why we talk like that --Singlish (x2)
Why we talk like that (x4)

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