only having 2 other chinese speaking students in my podiatry program made me realise the fun of speaking the australian english. yeah??
yeah. here it goes.
please insert your intonation yea??
please insert your intonation yea??
ta*
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me: hey
aussie: hey, how are yeah?? [pronounce as 'yah']
me: good..(automatic answer.. not good also answer good). you??
aussie: i am fine, thanks. just finish my job before rushing here. How was your weekend??
me: nothing much.. just the usuals *smiles* [halfway yawning]
aussie: yeah.. don't you just hate monday lectures??
me: haha, yeah.. i didn't want to get off the bed today..
aussie: yeah.. is so cold outside today
me: the sun is out thou.. but the wind is so strong
aussie: yeah, bet you were freezing when u cycle today
me: haha, yupp. my fingers was numb just now.
aussie: really? thats kinda sucks isn't it?
me: yeah.
aussie: have you printed out the notes for today lecture??
me: notes? oh, i printed them this morning. 30 over slides...
aussie: yeah, i didn't get mine thou,
me: should be able to get along without them i guess
aussie: yeah, i never understand what he/she say anyway...
me: haha, yeah.. me too... she was so fast the last lecture...
aussie: yeah.. i don't like her/him...
me: *smiles*
[after lecture]
me: heading home now??
aussie: yeah. you??
me: yeah.. getting home now..
aussie: yeah, alrite then.. catch yeah later
me: okay.. c ya
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count how many 'yeah' is there....(___) <-- [place answer here]
aussie: hey, how are yeah?? [pronounce as 'yah']
me: good..(automatic answer.. not good also answer good). you??
aussie: i am fine, thanks. just finish my job before rushing here. How was your weekend??
me: nothing much.. just the usuals *smiles* [halfway yawning]
aussie: yeah.. don't you just hate monday lectures??
me: haha, yeah.. i didn't want to get off the bed today..
aussie: yeah.. is so cold outside today
me: the sun is out thou.. but the wind is so strong
aussie: yeah, bet you were freezing when u cycle today
me: haha, yupp. my fingers was numb just now.
aussie: really? thats kinda sucks isn't it?
me: yeah.
aussie: have you printed out the notes for today lecture??
me: notes? oh, i printed them this morning. 30 over slides...
aussie: yeah, i didn't get mine thou,
me: should be able to get along without them i guess
aussie: yeah, i never understand what he/she say anyway...
me: haha, yeah.. me too... she was so fast the last lecture...
aussie: yeah.. i don't like her/him...
me: *smiles*
[after lecture]
me: heading home now??
aussie: yeah. you??
me: yeah.. getting home now..
aussie: yeah, alrite then.. catch yeah later
me: okay.. c ya
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count how many 'yeah' is there....(___) <-- [place answer here]
lets try putting a malaysian into place.
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me: WEI!
malaysian: Oi, so late wan oh??
me: you early jeh.. come so early for wat??
malaysian: where got early?? got 10 more minutes lecture d.. samore early??
me: ok lorr.. i late lorr.. happy?? [halfway yawning, other halfway giving 'swt' look..]
malaysian: haizz... dun't like this lecture la.. so early.. damn sien..
me: haha, yalorr.. early morning need to wake up... haizz..
malaysian: samore outside so cold leh...
me: cold meh?? got sun ah.. where got cold... wind blow dat time cold la. no wind not cold leh..
malaysian: yalah yalah... u strong la... ciu
me: of course ah.. at least stronger than u.. but then horr.. when reach uni horr.. my finger turn white leh... haha
malaysian: nah.. you see you see, say strong worr.... blaff wan... dai si.. (serve you right) *laughing out loud*
me: ok lorr... me not strong lorr.... happy?? at least stronger than u mah can lorr... huh~
malaysian: ei.. u got print notes a not??
me: notes?? that 30 plus slides dat one?? got ah.. why?
malaysian: i haven't print leh... how ah??
me: ceh... since when u print notes wan ah?? always see you never print notes wan la... but then.. this lecturer got notes, no notes oso the same wan lah...
malaysian: ya lah... i print oso dun read wan la...
me: haha.. ok lorr.. as long as you are happy.. this lecturer dono rushing for wat.. like rushing for thao toi (recarnation) like that only
malaysian: haha.. ya lorr... ish! i dun like him/her larrr
me: *smiles*
[after lecture]
me: OI! balik ka?
malaysian: yalah.. stay in uni for wat??
me: dono you.. ok lah.. me oso wan to balik di..
malaysian: haha.. ok ok.. bye
me: bye
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malaysian: Oi, so late wan oh??
me: you early jeh.. come so early for wat??
malaysian: where got early?? got 10 more minutes lecture d.. samore early??
me: ok lorr.. i late lorr.. happy?? [halfway yawning, other halfway giving 'swt' look..]
malaysian: haizz... dun't like this lecture la.. so early.. damn sien..
me: haha, yalorr.. early morning need to wake up... haizz..
malaysian: samore outside so cold leh...
me: cold meh?? got sun ah.. where got cold... wind blow dat time cold la. no wind not cold leh..
malaysian: yalah yalah... u strong la... ciu
me: of course ah.. at least stronger than u.. but then horr.. when reach uni horr.. my finger turn white leh... haha
malaysian: nah.. you see you see, say strong worr.... blaff wan... dai si.. (serve you right) *laughing out loud*
me: ok lorr... me not strong lorr.... happy?? at least stronger than u mah can lorr... huh~
malaysian: ei.. u got print notes a not??
me: notes?? that 30 plus slides dat one?? got ah.. why?
malaysian: i haven't print leh... how ah??
me: ceh... since when u print notes wan ah?? always see you never print notes wan la... but then.. this lecturer got notes, no notes oso the same wan lah...
malaysian: ya lah... i print oso dun read wan la...
me: haha.. ok lorr.. as long as you are happy.. this lecturer dono rushing for wat.. like rushing for thao toi (recarnation) like that only
malaysian: haha.. ya lorr... ish! i dun like him/her larrr
me: *smiles*
[after lecture]
me: OI! balik ka?
malaysian: yalah.. stay in uni for wat??
me: dono you.. ok lah.. me oso wan to balik di..
malaysian: haha.. ok ok.. bye
me: bye
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count how many 'yeah' in the 2nd version....(___) <-- [place answer here]
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hmmm.... am i too boring for the australian guy?? i think i might have bored him/her to death... yeah?? yeah..
hmmm.... am i too boring for the australian guy?? i think i might have bored him/her to death... yeah?? yeah..
*ta = thank you.
2 comments:
YEA.. They do yea all the way long.. n their 'i' and 'a' very confusing.. wondering whether my pronounsation got problem or wateva.. When I spell my name.. ch'i'n, y'i't, s'i'm.. they always got my 'i'(s) as 'a'(s).. speechless..
nice!
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