Common Singaporean mispronounciation of English words
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medicine
vegetable
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aloysius
strawberry
pizza
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Med- senOriginally posted by FireIce:medicine
vegetable
esplanade
Vege-ter-ble
Es-pler-nard
Aloysious= eh-low-we-cious -
Gulie
Proper: Gull
SG: Goo-Lee
Ryu
Proper: ree-yu
SG: Rah- u
Schwarzenegger
Proper: swart-sir-neg-ger
SG: seh-zer-negger -
car- fooOriginally posted by dovee:carrefour? -
I think its "meh-sue-chats" .Originally posted by Haze|:massachusetts - mass sir chew sits
correct me if i am wrong
my friend in US once taught me this pronounciation many years ago
Can u guys pronounce these US states?
connecticut = cor-neh-ti-kert
my friend pronounce as : connect- tea- cut
Illinois= ?
Nevada= ?
Utah= yu-tah?
Georgia=?
Hawaii
Proper(in US,that is)= Ha-wai
SG:Ha-wa-yee
Louisiana =?
Nebraska
Alaska= er-las-ker
Arkansas= ah-can-zes
Colorado= collar-reh-do
Indiana= Indy-eh-ner
Iowa = ?
Wisconsin = Win -con- sit?
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niagara falls
its pronounced NI-EH-GRA falls.
not bloody ni-ga-ra... -
medicine- med-cenOriginally posted by FireIce:medicine
vegetable
esplanade
vegetable- veg-table
esplanade- my boss always pronounce as Is-plan-na, sounds like Istana.. -
i wanted to ask this long ago..
asking- somebody keep saying 'assing' is d k silent?
usage- again somebody keep saying ustage? -
This is fun...Originally posted by markzz:I think its "meh-sue-chats" .
Can u guys pronounce these US states?
connecticut = cor-neh-ti-kert
my friend pronounce as : connect- tea- cut
Illinois= ?
Nevada= ?
Utah= yu-tah?
Georgia=?
Hawaii
Proper(in US,that is)= Ha-wai
SG:Ha-wa-yee
Louisiana =?
Nebraska
Alaska= er-las-ker
Arkansas= ah-can-zes
Colorado= collar-reh-do
Indiana= Indy-eh-ner
Iowa = ?
Wisconsin = Win -con- sit?
Illinois= Ill-ler-noi
Nevada= Ne-vaa-der
Utah= oo-ta
Georgia=George-ia
Hawaii=Ah-wa-ee (Hawaiian pronunciation..
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Proper(in US,that is)= Ha-wai
SG:Ha-wa-yee
Louisiana =Loo-ee-zee-an-a
Nebraska=Ne-bras-kah
Alaska= er-las-ker
Arkansas= ah-can-saw
Colorado= collar-reh-do
Indiana= In-dea-ner
Iowa = Ai-oh-wa
Wisconsin = Wis -con- seen (?) Advise here? -
Medicine = Mad-cern (Brit-eesh pronunciation)Originally posted by FireIce:medicine
vegetable
esplanade
Medicing = Mad-ee-cern (Amah-ree-car-no pronunciation)
Vegetable = Vag-gee-t'bel (Sing-gar-pore-an pronunciation)
Vegetable = Vag-t'ble (Bree-teesh pronunciation)
Correct or not har?.. -
Medicine = Mad-cern (Brit-eesh pronunciation)Originally posted by FireIce:medicine
vegetable
esplanade
Medicine = Mad-ee-cern (Amah-ree-car-no pronunciation)
Vegetable = Vag-gee-t'bel (Sing-gar-pore-an pronunciation)
Vegetable = Vag-t'ble (Bree-teesh pronunciation)
Esplanade = A.ss-pler-nard
Correct or not har?.. -
tot dats british pronounciation?Originally posted by xXStormFallXx:Lieutenant is not only pronounced "Liu-teh-nent" but can also be pronounced "Left-enent" (similar to letter-nent.) So it's not just a singaporean pronunciation. -
*ahem*
Grand Hyatt
proper: Grand Hi-at
SG: Grand hyat
Jerome
Proper: Jer- rom
SG: Jeh-row-mee
Faraday
Proper: feh-reh-day
SG: Fah-rah-day
Mariah
Proper: mer-rai
SG: Mah-Ree-Yah
Buffet
Proper: Boo-feh
some kid on the street: Buff-fert
some words to think about:
1)Plagiarist
2)Barracuda
3)Famosa (or is it spelt as Farmosa? )
4)Vendetta
5)Faux- pas
6)tete-a-tete
7)le tour de france (ler tour or LEE tour? )
And if not for the popularity of football in SG, the names below will be pronounced as:
Beckham = back- ham
Ronaldo= Ronald-oh
Rivaldo= rival-doh
MAdrid= MAH-dreet
Pele= Pee-Lee
Ronaldinho= Ronald- din- ho -
Hmm.. Let's see how nicks are pronounced.
D3rf = "Der-f" NOT "Dee-three-R-F"
Fireice = "Fire-Ais" or "Fee-rei-ss"
Markzz = "Mark-zz" or "Mark Double Zee / Zed"
Comments?..
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markzz= marksOriginally posted by d3rF:Hmm.. Let's see how nicks are pronounced.
D3rf = "Der-f" NOT "Dee-three-R-F"
Fireice = "Fire-Ais" or "Fee-rei-ss"
Markzz = "Mark-zz" or "Mark Double Zee / Zed"
Comments?.. -
Anyone able to try to pronounce this french sentence?
Ima ant ediok dryin du ponoun zis fek fen centens. -
'ar-kern-SAW', actually.Originally posted by markzz:Arkansas= ah-can-zes -
Cement.
Proper pronunciation : Si meant
A Singaporean's pronunciation : Semen.
Also, Thierry Henry of Arsenal FC fame. His last name is properly pronounced as 'Onree'. It's French, not English.
However my classmates never fail to vocalize his name as 'Thielly Horny'. -
umm...isn't the title "mispronounciation of Eng words"? so why do people keep adding names in?
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Tuition, watermelon...
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IKEA?
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e-ki-er?Originally posted by chenc:IKEA? -
IKEA is an acronym, thus its hard to define its correct pronunciation. Its made up of the first letters of the founder's name, who registered it at the age of 17.Originally posted by technoboy:e-ki-er?
American: eye-key-uh
Swedes: ee-kay-uh
Spore: ee-kia ( sounds really terrible compared to the other 2 )
The founder, though speaking Swedish, prefer the American way of saying it. -
singapore.