tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post437564830710137610..comments2023-04-30T15:51:07.407+08:00Comments on Kin Jio Leaf: Singlish...Uniquely Singaporeanape@kinjioleafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00876196915063428378noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-28701291715880870292007-09-14T17:14:00.000+08:002007-09-14T17:14:00.000+08:00Ooh ooh, wifey and I was just talking about dai ga...Ooh ooh, wifey and I was just talking about dai ga ho the other day...<BR/>Ya, must really respect these aunties and uncles... not only they can remember, they can even be tested. When I was younger, we ka jiao ka jiao...instead of kopi-O, we order O-kopi, susu teh, peng milo..wah! The aunty can remember...so good so good *clap clap*Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114588512131130518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-36350937558075337092007-09-14T16:42:00.000+08:002007-09-14T16:42:00.000+08:00Its interesting with so many terms around in a cof...Its interesting with so many terms around in a coffeeshop har. Gotta really respect fully those older uncles and aunties who can remember so many of these terms without getting confused.<BR/><BR/>Other than those mentioned. We also have, not forgetting, yuan yang or yuen yong.. and dai ga ho. I bet you guys/gals know what these 2 are. <BR/><BR/>I think there are one or two more.. but couldn't remember exactly..The Frog Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442256091605417168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-23854293888123382602007-09-14T15:55:00.000+08:002007-09-14T15:55:00.000+08:00nah...I'm certain it's siew dai...cos it is less s...nah...I'm certain it's siew dai...cos it is less sugar and not milk. Perhaps you're be right...it could have started as siew nai then people say siew dai then people meant less sugar instead of milk.Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114588512131130518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-7694162167177974582007-09-14T08:34:00.000+08:002007-09-14T08:34:00.000+08:00I think is siew nai - less milk. Bcos condensed mi...I think is siew nai - less milk. Bcos condensed milk is very sweet, siew nai will make it less sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-66668437384068050362007-09-13T22:50:00.000+08:002007-09-13T22:50:00.000+08:00I've been asking the same question all these while...I've been asking the same question all these while. I know that "siew dai" means less sugar but where it originates? Which dialect? Most of the folks tell me "siew dai" is cantonese. Well I know "siew" in cantonese means little or small...but "dai" is not sugar. Sugar in cantonese is "tong"...so i've no idea where did "dai" come from...*scratchx2*<BR/><BR/>Well, juz remember siew dai means less sugar.<BR/><BR/>Well, since I'm on this, might as well explain "diao herh" (it's fishing in hokkien). With the introduction of tea bags like Lipton and Boh...well, the teh lover will hold the string and shake shake shake the bag...like fishing, so "diao herh" mean you specifically requested for tea that uses tea bags.<BR/><BR/>Well, gotta pluck some leaves and do some dry cleaning now. good nite :)Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114588512131130518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-47301867713627724562007-09-13T20:16:00.000+08:002007-09-13T20:16:00.000+08:00Oh wise ape.... Wad is siew dai? Wads da literal t...Oh wise ape.... Wad is siew dai? Wads da literal translation??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-23527036857101917712007-09-13T17:51:00.000+08:002007-09-13T17:51:00.000+08:00yeap...yeap...there's a lot more. but i suppose t...yeap...yeap...there's a lot more. but i suppose this should be enough for those FTs to get by the kopitiam challenges...:P<BR/><BR/>I need my kopi now...kept yawningApehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114588512131130518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-87892113833457059382007-09-13T17:42:00.000+08:002007-09-13T17:42:00.000+08:00You left out tiau yi.You left out tiau yi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-43764518359687202102007-09-13T17:40:00.000+08:002007-09-13T17:40:00.000+08:00It is si for 4 cups because he said "Kopi si puay"...It is si for 4 cups because he said "<B>Kopi si puay</B>"... if he had said "<B>kopi si</B>" and nothing else, then it means he had wanted coffee with evaporated milk (carnation milk).<BR/>If he had asked for "<B>kopi si...si puay</B>", it means he wanted 4 cups of kopi with evaporated milk :PApehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114588512131130518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049882546800140297.post-90518443870787613992007-09-13T17:25:00.000+08:002007-09-13T17:25:00.000+08:00Master K, the si is not for 4 cups. It's a term to...Master K, the si is not for 4 cups. It's a term to indicate they want carnation milk. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com