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Main Language of Singaporeans |
 Jun 24 2007, 10:02 PM
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AF Guru  Group: Members Posts: 3,134 Joined: 15-December 06 From: Philippines, China, Spain  |
What is the main language of Singaporeans. The one they use for home and casual talk.
Is it English, Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Hokkien, or Malay? |
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Jun 24 2007, 10:10 PM
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AF Pro  Group: Members Posts: 1,537 Joined: 23-March 06 From: Jersey Gal!!! |
Well....Its English....but with a local slang and twist to it whcih then becomes Singlish...which is a mix of chinese, malay, some indian.....
Chinese Mandarin is often used among the Chinese...but I know with my friends....when their at home..their parents tend to talk in their dialect: Cantonese, teochew, hokkien... For the Malays, when at home..its singlish/english and malay thats spoken. The Indians...it's mostl Tamil...but there's also Punjabi, Hindi, urdu.... got it?! |
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Jun 24 2007, 10:18 PM
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AF Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,358 Joined: 10-July 06 From: singapore |
QUOTE(lostnexposed @ Jun 25 2007, 11:10 AM) [snapback]3023681[/snapback] Well....Its English....but with a local slang and twist to it whcih then becomes Singlish...which is a mix of chinese, malay, some indian..... Chinese Mandarin is often used among the Chinese...but I know with my friends....when their at home..their parents tend to talk in their dialect: Cantonese, teochew, hokkien... For the Malays, when at home..its singlish/english and malay thats spoken. The Indians...it's mostl Tamil...but there's also Punjabi, Hindi, urdu.... got it?! I am proud of our singlish or manglish or whatever you call it. Most Singaporean and Malaysian are multi lingual....at least we know 2 language. When comfronted with foreigner or if in meetings where we need to pass the secret code....we juz hantam the other language that foreigner dunno......then they will become blur c@ck sotong 
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Jul 5 2007, 08:22 AM
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AF Fiend  Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 17-March 07 From: Along the equator |
I will say that it is a natural to know from the moment that a singaporean speaks and it take another singaporean to point that out immediately which the other party will say something like "hey, you also from singapore ? sama sama - didnt know that here can find kaki too, steady leh !"
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Jul 5 2007, 09:16 AM
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AF Addict  Group: Members Posts: 825 Joined: 23-January 07 |
it's the same question always!
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Jul 6 2007, 10:12 AM
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AF Fiend Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 17-March 07 From: Along the equator |
pretty much of asking a question and answering it yourself most of the time
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Jul 7 2007, 09:56 AM
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AF Addict Group: Members Posts: 940 Joined: 16-March 07 From: small island |
why hor, Singlish not in O level??
if like that we sure get Distinction one!! |
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Aug 10 2007, 10:09 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 10-August 07 |
i kinda hate singlish .
but it smhow can't stop coming from my mouth. i try not to use it unless i can't think of anything else. but when u hear smone speaks singlish, you know they're from singapore.. lol. its funny though. there's a web where all the definitions of singlish are : Singlish Dictionary go and see. its funny. but best not to learn |
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