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在新加坡英语中,so是使用频率最高的单词之一,而且有诸多功能:If the age is under,sowe have to stay anotheryear.(so=then)Sothey come late,they don′t know to get tothe hotel.(so=if)I don′t thinksohis French is that good..(so=that)

(14)suppose,if suppose,supposing

在日常生活中,新加坡人很喜欢用这几种表达方式,马来西亚人也有此习惯:Supposeyou do your Ph.D.you have to workvery hard.(by William Kalip)I like to goifsupposeI hear there′s a danger.I just like to go and see.(by William Kalip)

(15)got

新加坡人习惯用got代替there are或have:Heregotsome Chinese students.(There aresome Chinese students here.)Shegotvery little money.( Shehasvery lit-tle money.)

(16)corright

由correct和right构成,其反义词为incor-right:What you talking soundcorrightto me lah!(17)die-father-eat-strenghth形容词,受两广粤语的影响,含义为very te-dious。

(18)cheem

形容词,意为难以理解:This French novel istoocheemfor me.

(19)chop

动词,指预定某物:Quick go and chope theseats before they are taken.

(20)koyak

形容词,来自马来语,指某物坏了:This ma-chine koyak already,don′t use.

(21)sala

形容词,源自马来语,意为错了:We sala,weshould take another road.

(22)choy

语气词,来自广东粤语,用以驱散厄运,多用于句首:Choy! Touch wood; don′t touch me.

(23)hoh

征求别人意见时,新加坡人习惯用诸如hoh这样的语气助词,主要是受粤语的影响。广东和广西以粤语为母语的人都用它征求对方意见,通常位于句尾:This dictionary is not so good,hoh? (by TenSwee Foong)

(24)lor与lar

新加坡英语中的语气助词lor常用来表示理所当然;lar表示劝说,原因也是受两广粤语的影响,从以下对话可以断定B的母语是粤语:A:How are you going to spend your holidays ?(by Judy Lee)B:Go outlor,eatlor, playlor,sleeplor?(by Bick Su) (斜体部分表示每逢假日外出、吃喝、玩乐、睡觉都是理所当然的。)A:Sir,they are quarrelling with each other.B:Tell them to go backlar.(斜体部分表示劝说)

(25)hah与ah

以粤语为母语的新加坡人在句尾用hah或ah表示疑问、听不清或不明白:What is it you needhah? (表示疑问)This belongs to herah? (表示疑问)Hah? What did you say ? Can repeat or not ?(表示听不明白)

(26)cheh!

来自两广粤语。当认为对方或别人的见解无用或蠢笨时,常用这一语气词。

(27)Aiyah

语气词,来自两广粤语,表示恼火、烦躁的心情,一般位于句首:Aiyah,I′m fed up with wait-ing.

2.短语

由于英国长期对新加坡实行管辖,使英国英语与新加坡英语有着密切联系。因受到本国政治、经济、文教、民俗、地理位置等方面的影响,新加坡人造出了不少富有当地特色的英语短语。

(1)Graduate Mother Scheme

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