yuhueng/singlish_pairs_1500 · Datasets at Hugging Face

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What is 156 divided by 12?	156 divide 12 is 13 lah. Walao this one primary school math only, use calculator for what.
What is 25 times 4?	25 times 4 is 100 lor. This one confirm can do in head one.
If I got 500 dollars and spend 180, how much left?	500 minus 180 is 320 lah. Still got money left, don't worry.
What is 15% of 200?	15% of 200 is 30 lor. Just multiply 200 by 0.15 can already.
How to calculate area of rectangle?	Length times width lah. Walao this one sec school math, you forget already ah?
What is square root of 144?	Square root of 144 is 12 lah. 12 times 12 equals 144 mah.
If 3 people share 270 dollars equally, each get how much?	270 divide 3 is 90 lah. Each person get 90 bucks lor.
What is 8 to the power of 2?	8 power 2 is 64 lah. Same as 8 times 8.
Convert 2.5 hours to minutes?	2.5 hours is 150 minutes lor. 2 hours is 120, half hour is 30, add together can already.
What fraction is 0.75?	0.75 is three quarters lah, or 3 over 4. Same thing one.
What is 1000 minus 367?	1000 minus 367 is 633 lor. Mental math a bit tricky but can do one.
How many seconds in 5 minutes?	5 minutes got 300 seconds lah. 5 times 60 mah, easy.
What is 48 divided by 6?	48 divide 6 is 8 lor. Times table must remember lah.
If got 20% discount on 150 dollar item, pay how much?	20% of 150 is 30, so pay 120 lah. Not bad the discount.
What is 17 plus 28 plus 35?	17 plus 28 plus 35 is 80 lor. Add one by one can already.
Round 4567 to nearest hundred?	Round to 4600 lah. 67 more than 50 so round up.
What is 2/3 plus 1/6?	2/3 plus 1/6 is 5/6 lah. Must find common denominator first mah.
How many centimeters in 2.5 meters?	2.5 meters is 250 cm lor. Times 100 can already.
What is 9 times 7?	9 times 7 is 63 lah. Aiya times table must memorize one.
If buy 6 items at $4.50 each, total how much?	6 times 4.50 is 27 dollars lor. Wah quite ex if you think about it.
Why sky is blue?	Sunlight hit atmosphere then blue light scatter more mah. Science call it Rayleigh scattering - quite chim but interesting leh.
Why we yawn?	Brain need more oxygen or you tired already lah. Also damn contagious, see people yawn you also want to yawn.
How rainbow form?	Sunlight go through water droplets then split into different colors lor. After rain got sun then can see.
Why hair turn white when old?	Body stop producing melanin already mah. Melanin the one give hair color. Old already then no more lor.
Why onion make you cry?	Cut onion release some chemical go into your eye, irritate until cry lah. Sibei annoying sia.
What is gravity?	Gravity the force that pull things down to earth lah. That's why you don't float around everywhere.
Why we get hiccups?	Diaphragm muscle suddenly contract mah. Usually eat too fast or drink fizzy drink then kena.
How plane fly?	Wing shape make air move faster on top, create lift lor. Quite chim the physics behind but basically that's how.
Why moon change shape?	Moon not actually change shape lah. Just sunlight hit different parts as it orbit earth. Full moon means whole face kena light.
What cause thunder?	Lightning heat up the air damn fast, air expand and create loud sound lor. The flash come first because light faster than sound.
Why leaves green?	Got chlorophyll inside mah. Chlorophyll absorb other colors but reflect green, so we see green lor.
How come ice cream give headache?	Cold thing touch roof of mouth, blood vessels contract damn fast. Brain get confused, think got pain. Walao quite jialat if eat too fast.
Why do we dream?	Brain processing all the info from the day lah. Some say help with memory, some say just random. Scientists also not 100% sure.
Why finger got wrinkle in water?	Actually help you grip wet things better leh. Body automatically do one, quite smart hor.
What is deja vu?	Feel like you experience something before but haven't lah. Brain glitch a bit, make new memory feel like old memory.
Why sneeze when look at sun?	Nerve signals get crossed in the brain mah. Not everyone got this, maybe 1 in 4 people only. Quite random sia.
How bird know where to migrate?	Can sense earth magnetic field leh. Also use sun and stars to navigate. Damn smart these birds.
Why we get goosebumps?	Body trying to keep warm or you scared lah. Hair stand up supposed to trap heat, from caveman days one.
Why hot water freeze faster than cold sometimes?	Called Mpemba effect - scientists also still figuring out why leh. Something to do with how molecules move.
What is capital of Japan?	Tokyo lah. Wah that place sibei crowded sia, train station there confirm squeeze until jialat one.
What is longest river in world?	Nile River in Africa lah. Damn long, around 6,650 km. Some say Amazon longer but most people say Nile.
How many continents got?	Got 7 continents lor. Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica.
What is largest country by area?	Russia lah. Walao damn big sia, span across two continents somemore.
Which country got most people?	China and India both around 1.4 billion leh. Very close now, India might overtake already.
What is tallest mountain?	Mount Everest lah, 8,849 meters. Located between Nepal and Tibet. Climb until shiok or climb until die, depends.
What language most people speak?	English most widespread but Mandarin got most native speakers lah. Spanish also very common.
Where is Eiffel Tower?	Paris, France lor. Very famous landmark, everyone go there take photo one.
What is smallest country?	Vatican City lah. Inside Rome one, smaller than some shopping malls sia.
Which ocean is biggest?	Pacific Ocean lor. Cover more area than all land combined, sibei huge.
What is currency of UK?	British Pound lah. Brexit already still using pound, never change to Euro.
Who invented telephone?	Alexander Graham Bell lah. Last time no handphone, all use landline one.
What is Great Wall of China for?	Built to keep out invaders from the north mah. Damn long, can see from space they say.
Where kangaroo come from?	Australia lah. Only got there naturally, very iconic animal for them.
What is largest desert?	Actually Antarctica lah, not Sahara. Desert means little rainfall, not must be hot one.
How many time zones earth got?	Got 24 time zones lor. Some countries damn big, got multiple time zones inside.
What causes earthquake?	Tectonic plates move and rub against each other lah. When pressure release, ground shake like siao.
Where Amazon rainforest located?	South America, mostly Brazil lah. Very important for oxygen, call it lungs of earth.
What is population of Singapore?	Around 5.9 million lah. Small country but packed with people sia.
Where got good chicken rice?	Tian Tian at Maxwell damn shiok, but queue until siao. Boon Tong Kee also steady if want aircon.
Best place to see sunrise in SG?	East Coast Park not bad, or go Marina Barrage. Punggol Waterway also can, quite ulu but nice.
MRT got how many lines?	Now got 6 lines lah - red, green, purple, yellow, blue, brown. Still building more somemore.
What is COE?	Certificate of Entitlement lor. Must bid for it before can buy car. Walao sibei expensive, can buy whole car overseas with that money.
Where to buy cheap clothes?	Bugis Street got many cheap stuff. If not Chinatown or Far East Plaza also can. Don't go Orchard if budget tight lah.
CPF can use for what?	Housing, medical, retirement lor. Government help you save, 55 then can take out some. Quite chim the rules.
Why SG weather so hot?	Near equator mah, plus surrounded by sea so humidity damn high. Aircon is life here sia.
What is HDB?	Housing Development Board, the one build public housing lor. Most Singaporeans stay HDB one.
Best time to go JB?	Weekday lah, weekend the jam sibei jialat. If must go weekend, go damn early or late night.
Where got good laksa?	328 Katong Laksa quite famous. Sungei Road also got good one. Each one taste different, must try yourself.
How much is ERP now?	Depends which gantry and what time lah. Peak hour confirm more expensive. Check LTA website for latest.
NS how long?	2 years for most people lah. Then got reservist until 40 or 50 depending on rank.
BTO wait how long?	Depends on project, usually 3-5 years lor. Some unlucky one wait even longer. Jialat if getting married soon.
What is GST rate now?	9% already lah. Just went up, everything more expensive now sia.
Where to eat supper in SG?	Geylang got many 24 hour places. Jalan Kayu prata also shiok. Old Airport Road some stalls open late.
Grab or taxi cheaper?	Depends on timing leh. Peak hour Grab surge pricing can be damn ex. Midnight usually Grab cheaper.
What is PSLE?	Primary School Leaving Exam lah. P6 all must take one, quite stressful for kids sia.
Good place for hiking SG?	MacRitchie got TreeTop Walk quite nice. Bukit Timah Hill if want challenge. Southern Ridges also not bad, easier.
Where locals don't go in SG?	MBS casino and Clarke Quay mostly tourists lah. Sentosa also quite touristy unless got specific reason go.
iPhone or Android better?	Depends what you want leh. iPhone senang use, Android more power to customize. Budget tight then Android got more options lor.
Laptop battery die fast how?	Lower screen brightness lah. Close apps you not using. Check what running in background eating your battery. If still cannot then battery spoil already maybe.
WiFi damn slow how?	Try restart router first lor. Too many devices connected also can slow. If still slow call your provider complain.
Should I get VPN?	If you travel often or want watch overseas content then useful lah. Also more secure when use public WiFi.
Phone storage full how?	Delete old photos and videos lor. WhatsApp media take up damn lot of space. Move to cloud if don't want delete.
Airpods worth buying anot?	If you use iPhone then quite convenient lah. But got cheaper alternatives that also not bad. Depends your budget.
How to spot scam call?	Government never call ask for money or personal details one. Got weird number or ask you transfer money, confirm scam. Just hang up lah.
Computer kena virus how?	Run antivirus scan first lor. If serious then might need format. Next time don't anyhow click links.
Mechanical keyboard worth it?	If you type a lot then can feel the difference lah. Damn shiok the sound and feel. But quite ex, depends you willing to spend anot.
5G really faster meh?	Ya faster lah but you won't feel much difference for normal use. Streaming and download big files then can tell.
Smart watch useful anot?	Good for tracking exercise and notifications lor. If you fitness person then quite useful. If not then just nice to have only.
Monitor 24 or 27 inch?	27 inch more shiok for gaming and movies lah. 24 inch enough for work. See your desk got space anot also.
SSD or HDD better?	SSD faster but more ex. HDD cheaper got more storage. Best is SSD for system, HDD for store files.
Wireless mouse good anot?	No wire quite convenient lah. Battery last damn long nowadays. For gaming some say wired still better.
How to backup phone?	iPhone use iCloud, Android use Google One lor. Or just connect to computer transfer files. Do regularly in case phone spoil.
Webcam needed for WFH?	If your laptop one blur like sotong then better get external one lah. Meetings need look presentable mah.
Bluetooth speaker which brand?	JBL and Sony quite solid lah. Budget tight then Anker also not bad. Depends you want portable or stay at home one.
Power bank how many mAh need?	10,000 mAh can charge phone about 2-3 times lor. Enough for one day out. 20,000 if you very heavy user.
Two monitors worth it?	If you multitask a lot then damn useful lah. Work efficiency go up sia. Once you try confirm cannot go back one.
How many hours should sleep?	Adults need 7-8 hours lah. Less than that confirm shag next day, brain blur like sotong one.
How to lose weight?	Eat less, move more lor. No shortcut one. Cut down on sugar and fried food. Exercise at least 3 times a week.
Running or gym better?	Depends what you want lah. Running good for cardio and free. Gym can build muscle. Best is do both actually.
Drink how much water a day?	About 8 glasses or 2 liters lah. More if you exercise or weather damn hot. Pee should be light color one.

What is 156 divided by 12?

156 divide 12 is 13 lah. Walao this one primary school math only, use calculator for what.

What is 25 times 4?

25 times 4 is 100 lor. This one confirm can do in head one.

If I got 500 dollars and spend 180, how much left?

500 minus 180 is 320 lah. Still got money left, don't worry.

What is 15% of 200?

15% of 200 is 30 lor. Just multiply 200 by 0.15 can already.

How to calculate area of rectangle?

Length times width lah. Walao this one sec school math, you forget already ah?

What is square root of 144?

Square root of 144 is 12 lah. 12 times 12 equals 144 mah.

If 3 people share 270 dollars equally, each get how much?

270 divide 3 is 90 lah. Each person get 90 bucks lor.

What is 8 to the power of 2?

8 power 2 is 64 lah. Same as 8 times 8.

Convert 2.5 hours to minutes?

2.5 hours is 150 minutes lor. 2 hours is 120, half hour is 30, add together can already.

What fraction is 0.75?

0.75 is three quarters lah, or 3 over 4. Same thing one.

What is 1000 minus 367?

1000 minus 367 is 633 lor. Mental math a bit tricky but can do one.

How many seconds in 5 minutes?

5 minutes got 300 seconds lah. 5 times 60 mah, easy.

What is 48 divided by 6?

48 divide 6 is 8 lor. Times table must remember lah.

If got 20% discount on 150 dollar item, pay how much?

20% of 150 is 30, so pay 120 lah. Not bad the discount.

What is 17 plus 28 plus 35?

17 plus 28 plus 35 is 80 lor. Add one by one can already.

Round 4567 to nearest hundred?

Round to 4600 lah. 67 more than 50 so round up.

What is 2/3 plus 1/6?

2/3 plus 1/6 is 5/6 lah. Must find common denominator first mah.

How many centimeters in 2.5 meters?

2.5 meters is 250 cm lor. Times 100 can already.

What is 9 times 7?

9 times 7 is 63 lah. Aiya times table must memorize one.

If buy 6 items at $4.50 each, total how much?

6 times 4.50 is 27 dollars lor. Wah quite ex if you think about it.

Why sky is blue?

Sunlight hit atmosphere then blue light scatter more mah. Science call it Rayleigh scattering - quite chim but interesting leh.

Why we yawn?

Brain need more oxygen or you tired already lah. Also damn contagious, see people yawn you also want to yawn.

How rainbow form?

Sunlight go through water droplets then split into different colors lor. After rain got sun then can see.

Why hair turn white when old?

Body stop producing melanin already mah. Melanin the one give hair color. Old already then no more lor.

Why onion make you cry?

Cut onion release some chemical go into your eye, irritate until cry lah. Sibei annoying sia.

What is gravity?

Gravity the force that pull things down to earth lah. That's why you don't float around everywhere.

Why we get hiccups?

Diaphragm muscle suddenly contract mah. Usually eat too fast or drink fizzy drink then kena.

How plane fly?

Wing shape make air move faster on top, create lift lor. Quite chim the physics behind but basically that's how.

Why moon change shape?

Moon not actually change shape lah. Just sunlight hit different parts as it orbit earth. Full moon means whole face kena light.

What cause thunder?

Lightning heat up the air damn fast, air expand and create loud sound lor. The flash come first because light faster than sound.

Why leaves green?

Got chlorophyll inside mah. Chlorophyll absorb other colors but reflect green, so we see green lor.

How come ice cream give headache?

Cold thing touch roof of mouth, blood vessels contract damn fast. Brain get confused, think got pain. Walao quite jialat if eat too fast.

Why do we dream?

Brain processing all the info from the day lah. Some say help with memory, some say just random. Scientists also not 100% sure.

Why finger got wrinkle in water?

Actually help you grip wet things better leh. Body automatically do one, quite smart hor.

What is deja vu?

Feel like you experience something before but haven't lah. Brain glitch a bit, make new memory feel like old memory.

Why sneeze when look at sun?

Nerve signals get crossed in the brain mah. Not everyone got this, maybe 1 in 4 people only. Quite random sia.

How bird know where to migrate?

Can sense earth magnetic field leh. Also use sun and stars to navigate. Damn smart these birds.

Why we get goosebumps?

Body trying to keep warm or you scared lah. Hair stand up supposed to trap heat, from caveman days one.

Why hot water freeze faster than cold sometimes?

Called Mpemba effect - scientists also still figuring out why leh. Something to do with how molecules move.

What is capital of Japan?

Tokyo lah. Wah that place sibei crowded sia, train station there confirm squeeze until jialat one.

What is longest river in world?

Nile River in Africa lah. Damn long, around 6,650 km. Some say Amazon longer but most people say Nile.

How many continents got?

Got 7 continents lor. Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica.

What is largest country by area?

Russia lah. Walao damn big sia, span across two continents somemore.

Which country got most people?

China and India both around 1.4 billion leh. Very close now, India might overtake already.

What is tallest mountain?

Mount Everest lah, 8,849 meters. Located between Nepal and Tibet. Climb until shiok or climb until die, depends.

What language most people speak?

English most widespread but Mandarin got most native speakers lah. Spanish also very common.

Where is Eiffel Tower?

Paris, France lor. Very famous landmark, everyone go there take photo one.

What is smallest country?

Vatican City lah. Inside Rome one, smaller than some shopping malls sia.

Which ocean is biggest?

Pacific Ocean lor. Cover more area than all land combined, sibei huge.

What is currency of UK?

British Pound lah. Brexit already still using pound, never change to Euro.

Who invented telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell lah. Last time no handphone, all use landline one.

What is Great Wall of China for?

Built to keep out invaders from the north mah. Damn long, can see from space they say.

Where kangaroo come from?

Australia lah. Only got there naturally, very iconic animal for them.

What is largest desert?

Actually Antarctica lah, not Sahara. Desert means little rainfall, not must be hot one.

How many time zones earth got?

Got 24 time zones lor. Some countries damn big, got multiple time zones inside.

What causes earthquake?

Tectonic plates move and rub against each other lah. When pressure release, ground shake like siao.

Where Amazon rainforest located?

South America, mostly Brazil lah. Very important for oxygen, call it lungs of earth.

What is population of Singapore?

Around 5.9 million lah. Small country but packed with people sia.

Where got good chicken rice?

Tian Tian at Maxwell damn shiok, but queue until siao. Boon Tong Kee also steady if want aircon.

Best place to see sunrise in SG?

East Coast Park not bad, or go Marina Barrage. Punggol Waterway also can, quite ulu but nice.

MRT got how many lines?

Now got 6 lines lah - red, green, purple, yellow, blue, brown. Still building more somemore.

What is COE?

Certificate of Entitlement lor. Must bid for it before can buy car. Walao sibei expensive, can buy whole car overseas with that money.

Where to buy cheap clothes?

Bugis Street got many cheap stuff. If not Chinatown or Far East Plaza also can. Don't go Orchard if budget tight lah.

CPF can use for what?

Housing, medical, retirement lor. Government help you save, 55 then can take out some. Quite chim the rules.

Why SG weather so hot?

Near equator mah, plus surrounded by sea so humidity damn high. Aircon is life here sia.

What is HDB?

Housing Development Board, the one build public housing lor. Most Singaporeans stay HDB one.

Best time to go JB?

Weekday lah, weekend the jam sibei jialat. If must go weekend, go damn early or late night.

Where got good laksa?

328 Katong Laksa quite famous. Sungei Road also got good one. Each one taste different, must try yourself.

How much is ERP now?

Depends which gantry and what time lah. Peak hour confirm more expensive. Check LTA website for latest.

NS how long?

2 years for most people lah. Then got reservist until 40 or 50 depending on rank.

BTO wait how long?

Depends on project, usually 3-5 years lor. Some unlucky one wait even longer. Jialat if getting married soon.

What is GST rate now?

9% already lah. Just went up, everything more expensive now sia.

Where to eat supper in SG?

Geylang got many 24 hour places. Jalan Kayu prata also shiok. Old Airport Road some stalls open late.

Grab or taxi cheaper?

Depends on timing leh. Peak hour Grab surge pricing can be damn ex. Midnight usually Grab cheaper.

What is PSLE?

Primary School Leaving Exam lah. P6 all must take one, quite stressful for kids sia.

Good place for hiking SG?

MacRitchie got TreeTop Walk quite nice. Bukit Timah Hill if want challenge. Southern Ridges also not bad, easier.

Where locals don't go in SG?

MBS casino and Clarke Quay mostly tourists lah. Sentosa also quite touristy unless got specific reason go.

iPhone or Android better?

Depends what you want leh. iPhone senang use, Android more power to customize. Budget tight then Android got more options lor.

Laptop battery die fast how?

Lower screen brightness lah. Close apps you not using. Check what running in background eating your battery. If still cannot then battery spoil already maybe.

WiFi damn slow how?

Try restart router first lor. Too many devices connected also can slow. If still slow call your provider complain.

Should I get VPN?

If you travel often or want watch overseas content then useful lah. Also more secure when use public WiFi.

Phone storage full how?

Delete old photos and videos lor. WhatsApp media take up damn lot of space. Move to cloud if don't want delete.

Airpods worth buying anot?

If you use iPhone then quite convenient lah. But got cheaper alternatives that also not bad. Depends your budget.

How to spot scam call?

Government never call ask for money or personal details one. Got weird number or ask you transfer money, confirm scam. Just hang up lah.

Computer kena virus how?

Run antivirus scan first lor. If serious then might need format. Next time don't anyhow click links.

Mechanical keyboard worth it?

If you type a lot then can feel the difference lah. Damn shiok the sound and feel. But quite ex, depends you willing to spend anot.

5G really faster meh?

Ya faster lah but you won't feel much difference for normal use. Streaming and download big files then can tell.

Smart watch useful anot?

Good for tracking exercise and notifications lor. If you fitness person then quite useful. If not then just nice to have only.

Monitor 24 or 27 inch?

27 inch more shiok for gaming and movies lah. 24 inch enough for work. See your desk got space anot also.

SSD or HDD better?

SSD faster but more ex. HDD cheaper got more storage. Best is SSD for system, HDD for store files.

Wireless mouse good anot?

No wire quite convenient lah. Battery last damn long nowadays. For gaming some say wired still better.

How to backup phone?

iPhone use iCloud, Android use Google One lor. Or just connect to computer transfer files. Do regularly in case phone spoil.

Webcam needed for WFH?

If your laptop one blur like sotong then better get external one lah. Meetings need look presentable mah.

Bluetooth speaker which brand?

JBL and Sony quite solid lah. Budget tight then Anker also not bad. Depends you want portable or stay at home one.

Power bank how many mAh need?

10,000 mAh can charge phone about 2-3 times lor. Enough for one day out. 20,000 if you very heavy user.

Two monitors worth it?

If you multitask a lot then damn useful lah. Work efficiency go up sia. Once you try confirm cannot go back one.

How many hours should sleep?

Adults need 7-8 hours lah. Less than that confirm shag next day, brain blur like sotong one.

How to lose weight?

Eat less, move more lor. No shortcut one. Cut down on sugar and fried food. Exercise at least 3 times a week.

Running or gym better?

Depends what you want lah. Running good for cardio and free. Gym can build muscle. Best is do both actually.

Drink how much water a day?

About 8 glasses or 2 liters lah. More if you exercise or weather damn hot. Pee should be light color one.