Friday, February 19, 2010

TANJOOBERRYMUTTS

In order to continue getting-by in China , we need to learn English the way it is spoken.
Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term

"TANJOOBERRYMUTTS" 

With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in!
Now, here goes...
The following is a teleconversation between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service today......
  •  Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
  • Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service." 
  • Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???" 
  • Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs." 
  • Room Service: "Ow ulai den?"
  • Guest: ".....What??" 
  • Room Service: "Ow ulai den?!?... Pryed, boyud, pochd?"
  • Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."
  • Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken ? Creepse?"
  • Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
  • Room Service: "Hokay. An sahn toes?" 
  • Guest: "What?" 
  • Room Service: "An toes. ulai sahn toes! ?"
  • Guest: "I.... Don't think so.."
  • Room Service: "No? Udo wan sahn toes???"
  • Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means."
  • Room Service: "Toes! Toes!...Why Uoo don wan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we botter?"
  • Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'...Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine.
  • "Room Service: "We botter?" 
  • Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side."
  • Room Service: "Wad?!?"
  • Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side." 
  • Room Service: "Copy?"
  • Guest: "Excuse me?" 
  • Room Service: "Copy...tea.. meel?"
  • Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."
  • Room Service: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken , Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh and copy ... Rye ??" 
  • Guest: "Whatever you say." 
  • Room Service: "Tanjooberrymutts."
  • Guest: "You're welcome"
 Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND *'TANJOOBERRYMUTTS' *......and you do, don't you!

Dont you find it funny ? Serene send me this mail during FNN lesson in computer lab.
I show it to Arman & We all was Laughing out loud!

Incase you still dont understand what it mean , Here it is i have already spend some time to translate it into proper English for the Room Service

  •  Room Service : "Morning , Room Service"
  • Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service." 
  • Room Service: " Right . Room Services...Morning! Do you wish to order something???" 
  • Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs." 
  • Room Service: "What you like then?"
  • Guest: ".....What??" 
  • Room Service: "What you like then?!?... Fry , Boiled , Poach?"
  • Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."
  • Room Service: "How you like the Bacon? Crisp?"
  • Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
  • Room Service: "Ok/Alright. And some toast?" 
  • Guest: "What?" 
  • Room Service: "And toast. You want some toast! ?"
  • Guest: "I.... Don't think so.."
  • Room Service: "No?You dont want some toast???"
  • Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means."
  • Room Service: "Toast!Toast!...Why you dont want some toast? How about English Muffin with butter?"
  • Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'...Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine.
  • "Room Service: "With butter?" 
  • Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side."
  • Room Service: "Wad?!?"
  • Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side." 
  • Room Service: "Coffee?"
  • Guest: "Excuse me?" 
  • Room Service: "Coffee ... Tea .. Meel *So sorry i dont understand Meel too*?"
  • Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."
  • Room Service: "One mini. Scramble egg, crisp bacon , English Muffin, with butter on the side and coffee ...Right ??" 
  • Guest: "Whatever you say." 
  • Room Service: "Thank you very much."
  • Guest: "You're welcome"