Hey Candice!- Ah...What food are you bringing to the potluck B-B-Q party?
- Ah…I don't know what to bring leh!
Yah, me too.- Hmm, how about snacks or dessert?
- Oh, there's a famous curry puff pastry shop near my office!
- But always got long queue one, right?
- Yah, but they can accept bulk orders a day in advance
- so then I can order. I can collect.
- Then no need to queue!
- Wah, I didn't know that!
- I hope it doesn't rain on Saturday ah!
- It has been raining heavily the past few days.
- Yah, and the weather forecast expects rain for almost the whole of this week.
- Really hope it doesn't rain!
- Hopefully ah!
- If not ah, we gotta barbeque under the rain again.
- Remember last time we were barbequing under the umbrellas.
- Yah, so epic one.
- I sure hope Saturday is bright and sunny.
- Yah, me too!
- Hey, I gotta go.
- Ah. See you on Saturday ah!
- Yah, see you. Bye.
- Bye.
queue
："got long queue one"は 「長い行列がある」という意味。シンガポール英語では英英語と豪英語と同様、「列」は "queue"を使う。アメリカ英語では "line"。
always got long queue one
："one"はシンガポール英語の口語体では、独特な使われ方をする。ここの"always got long queue one"の"one"は、間係代名詞 that の代わりに用いられ、関係代名詞節の末に置かれる。標準的な言い方は"that is the restaurant that always has a long line"。
no need to queue!
："no need to queue!"は「並ぶ必要はない！」という意味。
so epic one.
："epic"は "dramatic"「勇ましい」「すごい」といった意味。また、ここの"one"は形容詞の後に置かれ、「すごい」ことを強調する機能をもつ。