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* ''I love you too much''; |
* ''I love you too much''; |
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* ''I have ever been to London''; |
* ''I have ever been to London''; |
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* ''I used to go to Phuket'' meaning ''I went to Phuket''; |
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* ''take a bath'' referring to taking a shower; |
* ''take a bath'' referring to taking a shower; |
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* omission of pronouns and of the verb ''be''; |
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* non-use or incorrect use of [[declension]] and [[Grammatical conjugation|conjugation]]. |
* non-use or incorrect use of [[declension]] and [[Grammatical conjugation|conjugation]]. |
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Tinglish ''pronunciation'' shifts the stress to the last syllable of the word and omits consonant clusters. Final consonants are often omitted or converted according to the rules of Thai pronunciation: ''l'' and ''r'' become ''n'', while ''s'' becomes ''t''. |
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Revision as of 06:58, 4 March 2004
Tinglish is the imperfect form of English produced by native Thai speakers because of language interference from the first language.
Some common examples are:
- same same and same same but different;
- I love you too much;
- I have ever been to London;
- I used to go to Phuket meaning I went to Phuket;
- take a bath referring to taking a shower;
- omission of pronouns and of the verb be;
- non-use or incorrect use of declension and conjugation.
Tinglish pronunciation shifts the stress to the last syllable of the word and omits consonant clusters. Final consonants are often omitted or converted according to the rules of Thai pronunciation: l and r become n, while s becomes t.