Speak Singlish in Singapore, la?

This year, for the first time, the staff on the security check area were chatty and friendly. An official at Singapore's Changi airport's security asked me, 'Where are you travelling?'  

I replied, 'London.'

Hearing my British accent, she asked, 'Going home? Did you have a good holiday?'

I replied, 'Yes, I'm going home to London. But Singapore is also my home, my second home. I am a Singapore Pemanent Resident. I've been here about thirty years.'

We were still waiting for people ahead to get their suitcases and jackets etc through the machine.

She continued, smiling, 'Speak Singlish?'

I tried to think of a reply, using Singlish words.

After a few seconds hesitation, I said, 'No more already, la.'

I could have said, 'Why you ask, Auntie?'

La is a filler word, like um, well. La indicates the end of a sentence.

The verb to be is not used, not needed, in fact verbs are often not needed in Mandarin. The phrase I am a teacher would be I teacher. I am tired would be I tired.  

Singlish - English

already (Direct translation of the Mandarin word already used to indicate past actions ) as in no more already - we have run out, out of stock, discontinued line

because why - because

la - well / um / you see

off day - day off

off the light - turn off the light

over (as in fifty over) - more than (as in more than fifty)

pick you / me at the airport - pick you up at the airport

well come (all syllables have equal emphasis and length with pauses in between) - welcome

I wanted to type, This message is in Singlish, but how would you say that in Singlish. 

Maybe, this message is in Singlish, la. 

Singlish, translated into worldwide, international English - no more already

 

How would you translate the Singlish, 'No more already,' into international English?

My choices would be: We don't do that any longer. / That's been discontinued. / We don't have any more stock.

Sentence Structure

When I analyze the sentence, I start from the point of view that an English sentence has a subject (a noun or pronoun) followed by a verb. (Called SVO for short.) So a sentence should start with I or we. In the case of a shop or restaurant or club or another organization, the collective we would be used.

Suggestion From Carolyn Street

I'm afraid that model has been discontinued / Sorry, we don't stock those any more / Those are sold out.

I tried using Google translate.

No more, already, translates as this.

沒有了，已經

Méiyǒule, yǐjīng

When you translate that back into English, you get the translation, no more already.

• Thank you, Carolyn. I tried Google translate.

  沒有了，已經

  Méiyǒule, yǐjīng

  

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  Angela Lansbury

  When I translate that back into English, I get no more, already, not an English construction.

  

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  Angela Lansbury

  However, after splitting the first Chinese symbol phrase into two, I get the translations no have, already.

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  Angela Lansbury

  A second attempt gets an alternative translation, have nothing left.
• Now I know why the Chinese speakers have such trouble speaking correct English.

• Yian Tay

  No more lieow

  

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• Yian Tay

  Finished…

  It’s discontinued

  Its out of stock

  Stopped production/making it

  

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    Angela Lansbury

    Yian Tay That is an interesting variation. I like it's discontinued, or its out of stock. They've stopped production/Making it / We've stopped production/making it. (Better still, 'We don't have any more of those - but you might like ...')

• Katherine Cheng

  Really depends on context.

  Someone trying to get me to eat some more.

  My reply might be: No more already!

  Meaning: Thanks, that’s plenty!

  Someone telling me about the benefits of X.

  NO MORE ALREADY!

  Meaning: Had enough; stop talking!

  Someone listing the ill effects of chocolate.

  NO MORE ALREADY!

  Meaning: I DON’T wanna know!

  NO MORE X ALREADY.

  = We’ve run out of X.

  NO MORE <behaviour> ALREADY.

  = STOP <behaviour>

  NO MORE ALREADY

  - could well be a response to various questions, including about a relationship, a pregnancy, a neighbour from another country.

  PS: Had a good friend at (post)grad level who was born in and grew up in Singapore. Have been a few times, as well.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish