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    This document discusses the phenomenon of Chinglish, which is English influenced by Cantonese in Hong Kong. It provides two main ways that Cantonese speakers translate English into Hong Kong English: 1) Directly translating the vocabulary in sentences and 2) Extending the sound of final letters, like replacing "s" with "si". It then gives examples of Chinglish phrases and their meanings alongside a link to a YouTube video and article about Chinglish.

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    A short presentation about "Chinglish", aka Hong Kong style English

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    This document discusses the phenomenon of Chinglish, which is English influenced by Cantonese in Hong Kong. It provides two main ways that Cantonese speakers translate English into Hong Kong English: 1) Directly translating the vocabulary in sentences and 2) Extending the sound of final letters, like replacing "s" with "si". It then gives examples of Chinglish phrases and their meanings alongside a link to a YouTube video and article about Chinglish.

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    Ching Lish

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    This document discusses the phenomenon of Chinglish, which is English influenced by Cantonese in Hong Kong. It provides two main ways that Cantonese speakers translate English into Hong Kong English: 1) Directly translating the vocabulary in sentences and 2) Extending the sound of final letters, like replacing "s" with "si". It then gives examples of Chinglish phrases and their meanings alongside a link to a YouTube video and article about Chinglish.

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    CHINGLISH

    港式英語
    CHINGLISH = CANTONESE-INFLUENCED ENGLISH
    2 WAYS OF TRANSLATING ENGLISH INTO HK ENGLISH

    1. TRANSLATE THE VOCABULARY IN THE SENTENSE


    DIRECTLY
    2. EXTEND THE SOUND OF THE FINAL LETTER (S = SI)
    •港式英文 Hong Kong Style English

    •你算老幾？ = How senior are you?


    你係乜水？ = What the water are you?
    你大我呀？ = Do you big me?
    你夠姜就放馬過來 = If you got enough ginger, let your horse come over
    here
    你教我以後點出黎行呀？ = You teach me how can I come out and walk
    in the future?
    吹雞 = Blow chicken
    做世界 = Do the world
    大茶飯 = Big tea rice
    你講乜鬼？ = What the ghost are you talk?
    CHANCE = CHAN士

    TOAST = 多士

    MY FAVOURITE = 賣飛佛

    NO ONE JOHN? (JOIN)

    NO EYE SEE!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph47tjQK1y0

    https://internchina.com/chinglish-the-weird-and-wonderful-
    world-of-chinese-english/

    LAUGH DIE ME!

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