Sempena hari lahir yg lalu adik aku (mok) hadiahkn satu buku....
bertajuk ....."HONK! IF YOU'RE MALAYSIAN" ditulis oleh LYDIA TEH
best gak....banyak isu dan topik berkisar kehidupan dan tabiat orang malaysia tak kiralah apa bangsa pun.....
Disini kita kongsi bersama antara topik yg disentuh...
[ MANGLISH is short for MALAYSIAN ENGLISH, though some might argue that is MANGLED ENGLISH. Its syntax and grammar may be scattered to the monsoon but its succinct vocabulary and economy of words can't be faulted. Compare these sentence and see how much shorter and concise the MANGLISH versing is.
ENGLISH: Would you turn off the fan?
MANGLISH: Off the fan.
ENGLISH: Oh dear, I'm going to be in deep trouble.
MANGLISH: Die!
ENGLISH: Would you be so good as turn on the tap, please? Of course!
MANGLISH: Can on the tap-ah? Can!
ENGLISH: Hi, Lucy. Haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?
MANGLISH: Hi, Lucy. Long time no see. So how?
ENGLISH: Would you happen to have some coins?May I borrow 50 sen, please?
MANGLISH: Got coins or not? Can lend 50 sen -ah?
ENGLISH: Siva, you seemed to have lost some weight.
MANGLISH: Siva, you gone down oredi...
ENGLISH: These durians are really good!
MANGLISH: Best-lah the durian!
ENGLISH: I'm not in the mood for a movie.
MANGLISH: Nor mood for movie-lah...
ENGLISH: It's not necessary for you to trouble yourself.
MANGLISH: No need!
ENGLISH: Why is that idiot honking away?
MANGLISH: That idiot horn for what?
ENGLISH: I'd like to order a glass of plain water.
MANGLISH: Sky juice one.
ENGLISH: Encik Kamal is out of town.
MANGLISH: Encik Kamal outstation.
ENGLISH: Baby, why aren't you wearing your pants? You should be ashamed of yourself.
MANGLISH: Baby, why you no wear pants? Shame-shame-lah....
ENGLISH: The MD asked me to sing a song at the karaoke. I was so embarrassed.
MANGLISH: The MD ask met to sing karaoke. Shy only.
ENGLISH: She's always lying through her teeth, she's beyond help!
MANGLISH: She always bluff one, gone case-lah she.
ENGLISH: What are you talking about? That's absolutely ridiculous!
MANGLISH: You talk what? Rubbish-lah....
ENGLISH: He's quite an unusual character.
MANGLISH: He's one kind one-lah
ENGLISH: I have yet to pay the fine.
MANGLISH: Norchet pay fine.
ENGLISH: Would you reverse your car?
MANGLISH: Gostan!
ENGLISH: Would you like some rambutans for dessert? I don't want any, thank you.
MANGLISH: Want rambutans for dessert or not? Dowan, thanks.
ENGLISH: Why are you so long-winded?
MANGLISH: Talk so much for what?
~~~~~ banyak lagi topik yg menarik.... kalau nak tau lagi....belilah atau pun pinjam ya......~~~~~~
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