| 释义 |
‖ lah, int.|lɑː|
[Chinese (southern dial.).]
In Singaporean English, a particle used with various kinds of pitch to convey the mood and attitude of the speaker.
1972New Nation (Singapore) 25 Nov. 8/4 ‘Come and see lah,’ he urged with a grin. 1982Toh Paik Choo Eh, Goondu! 2 Don't act tough lah. Ibid. 90 You must have heard (or said it yourself) when answering a wrong number..with a ‘Sala, sala, wrong number lah.’ 1984J. Platt et al. New Englishes viii. 142 Persuasion. lah with a fall in pitch. Come with us lah! Annoyance. lah with a rise in pitch. Wrong lah! Tsch! Write again here! Strong objection. lah with a sharper fall in pitch. A: Shall we discuss this now? B: No lah! So late already. Ibid. 143 A: Have you been to the H (restaurant)? B: Yes, the food there not bad what—can try lah. 1992World Monitor Jan. 52/1 ‘This one is how much, lah?’ a passerby demands in the coarse pidgin English known here as Singlish. |