Useful Vocabulary in Singapore

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Important Phrases in Malay

• Good Morning - Selamat Pagi

• Good Afternoon -Selamat tengah hari

• Good Evening - Selamat petang

• Good Night -Selamat malam

• Good Bye- Selamat tinggal

• Jumpa Lagi - See you again

• Yes- Ya (as in German yes)

• No - Tidak

• Thank You- Terima kasih (Thank you very much - Terima kasih banyak banyak or in writing ribuan terimakasih)

• Please Sit Down - Sila duduk

• Please Come In - Sila masuk

• Please - Sila

• Excuse Me- sila beri jalan (or sila beri laluan)

• I come From - Saya datang dari.

• My Name is - Nama saya ialah.

• What is Your Name - Siapa nama anda (though in a advertisement with little kids getting to know each other-- the kids asked - apanama, which is also acceptable)

• Can You Speak Bahasa Malaysia - Boleh cakap Melayu

• Like it Here - Saya suka berada di sini

• Where are You Going- pergi ke mana

• I am going to -Saya pergi ke....

• Turn right -belok kanan -turn left - belok kiri ; go straight - jalan terus

• Junction - simpang

• Please stop here- Sila berhenti di sini....

• How much - Berapa harga

• That's too expensive - Mahal sangat (mahal is also the Philippines Tagalog for expensive)

• Can you reduce the price - Boleh kurang?

• Wait a minute - Tunggu sekejap (usually when the shop assistance has to refer to his/her boss or a senior person)

• I would like to change money -Saya hendak tukar duit/wang

• Could I make an inquiry - Tumpang tanya (useful if you feel lost)

• Where is the toilet - Di mana tandas...?

• In the back - di belakang ; over there- di sana ; over here- di sini

• What time is it - jam berapa/ pukul berapa sekarang?

• One thirty or half past one- pukul satu setengah

• What time does the bus leave -pukul berapa bas bertolak (bus- bas ; plane- kapal terbang ; boat - sampan ; ship- perahu; train -kereta api)

Important Phrases in Chinese

• Hello! - "Nay ho!"

• Good morning! - "Joe sawn!"

• Taxi! - "Dik see!"

• Let's getting off the bus (or subway) now! - "Loke chay!" (nudge nudge)

• How much does this cost? - "Gay doe cheen?"

• This is delicious! - "Ho Ho sick!" (For beverages say "ho yum")

• Let's eat! - "Sick fawn!"

• Steamed rice-  "bock fawn"

• fried rice - "chow fawn"

• Don't have any - "Mo" (Often used by shopkeepers and the 3 Stooges)

• You're crazy! - "Cheeee sing!"

• No problem! - "Mo mun tie"

• Foreign devil - "Say gwigh low" (Point at your nose when using this word)

• Check, please! - "Migh dawn!"

• Cantonese is very difficult to speak - "Gwong doe'ng wa hoe naan gong"
  
  

Important Phrases in Tamil

• Hello - vanakkam

• Goodbye - poytu varukirehn

• Yes - aam

• No - il-lay

• Please - tayavura saydhih

• Thank you - nandri

• Excuse me - mannikavum

• Sorry - mannikavum

• How much is it? - ahdu evvalah-vur?

• My name is.. - en pay-yehr…