I put together this list of local terminology from a request sent to me asking me to explain some of the common words used in everyday English over here. Many of this seep into English from the vernacular dialects. So here's a short list that will grow over time:
Catch No Ball Unable to understand or follow the thread of the conversation, to be confused.
Go-stun Verb, to reverse. A corruption of "to go astern", it is often used in conversation for backing out a vehicle.
Food Court Indoor eatery located within air-conditioned shopping mall with individual stalls and usually a centralized beverage seller. The stalls could be privately owned or all belonging to the Food Court management.
Go-stun Verb, to reverse. A corruption of "go astern", it is often used for backing out a vehicle.
Hawker Centre Outdoor eatery with individual stalls, each selling a particular or a small selection of dishes. Except in very big hawker centres, no two stalls sell the same dish. Hawker centres are operated by the beverage seller.
Night Market Popularly called by the local name, Pasar Malam. This is a congregation of street vendors that take place once a week at a different, usually residential, neighbourhood. Items sold range from clothing to household utensils as well as readily-prepared food. Fresh food, as those sold in wet markets, are occasionally found, but not usual.
Penang Hill Caught Fire Just got a hair cut.
Syiok Enjoyable, entertaining, fun.
Wet Market: Market where fresh produce are sold in a non-airconditioned market building. The name comes about as the floor is usually wet and slippery.
Write to me if there are other phrases you wish to add to this list.
Private Guided Tours of Penang
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Buy, rent or sell properties in Penang
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Disclaimer
Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.
Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.