Manglish is a English-based creole that is spoken in Malaysia.
The vocabulary consists of words originating from English , Malay , Hokkien , Mandarin , Cantonese , Tamil .
Manglish is also known as Rojak or Bahasa Rojak.
Similiar to Manglish : Singlish.
Malaysians talk Manglish . Including me. LOL
Examples of Manglish :
- action - show-off or to act
- blur - confused
- cincai - casually , simple doing things
- pai-seh - ashamed , embarrassed/embarrassing
- chomp - stamp
- la-la - used to describe girls with heavy make-up and outstanding taste of clothes
- noob - useless , lousy
- kacau - to disturb
- makan - to eat
- pengsan - to faint
- ponteng - to skip school/classes
- saman - to issue a fine
- tahan - to bear , to stand
- yam-cha - go have a drink
- gostan - reverse a vehicle
- alamak - oh no !
- Walao eh - exclamation of amazement/wonder/marve;
- And many many more.....
Manglish Jokes :
http://www.xiaoyenzi.com/2008/08/manglish-malaysian-english/
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