Just wondering what kind of words you guys have that is unique to the area you stay in.. hopefully we can all learn a new phrase or a new word each day...I'll start..
in singapore, due to our different races, we have words like
alamak!- means oh brother!
wah lau!- an exclamation for oh my!
kiasu- an act of being afraid of losing out
buey tahan- cannot tolerate anymore
only singaporeans use them and very frequently we add these words to the back of our sentences
lah..
lor...
hor...
meh...
they have no special meanings, just something which makes our language special and we call it Singlish... what's unique in your own language?
in singapore, due to our different races, we have words like
alamak!- means oh brother!
wah lau!- an exclamation for oh my!
kiasu- an act of being afraid of losing out
buey tahan- cannot tolerate anymore
only singaporeans use them and very frequently we add these words to the back of our sentences
lah..
lor...
hor...
meh...
they have no special meanings, just something which makes our language special and we call it Singlish... what's unique in your own language?