Speaking Singlish

[leannehwee]

The era of the White Men's Burden is way past, so, WAKE UP UR IDEA LAH CHAO ANG MOH.

[leannehwee]

I seriously hate it when Chao Ang Mo-s come and act goody-two-shoes and start speaking about our culture as though they are the only ones that know what's right and wrong, and that their standardshould be the only yardstick to live by. If I can speak proper English to a foreigner, I don't see what's wrong with speaking in our own colloquials at home. And do not even start to criticise our penal system. It's served us well, and why do you even have to worry if you aren't going to break the law?

[taylorswift091196]

I have nothing against Singlish, but it's important to know how to speak proper English as well!

[taylorswift091196]

Shiok not syiok. 

[taylorswift091196]

Shiok not syiok.

[LorenzoSmokeMachine]

thank god i dont speak in singlish, or even have a local accent for that matter

[EowYine]

I laugh when people say that Singlish makes Singaporeans uncompetitive or whatever, because I just recently learned in Geography that Singapore has a high HDI index, along with countries like US and Norway. So how exactly are we uncompetitive?

[voktemama]

Every language comes with its own identity in writing and intonation. The miserable way of using English into such grammar, tone and accent is very much annoying to listen, and vomitable to hear.

[sookipops2]

Singlish comes naturally for Singaporeans. I've tried to lessen my use of Singlish since then my english would get worser.. yeah.. but i failed miserably. =.= try speaking proper english to our friends.. paiseh sia..

[Charmaine0Angie]

Love the music. 100% Made In Singapore. :)

[Alinutza78]

is ''makan" a king of game?

[lolplzlolplz1]

@Alinutza78

it means "eat" in malay

[MegaBlackwhole]

i dont need to learn its in my blood

[somuchsolittleful]

FOREIGNERS--VISITORS--TOURISTS STAY AWAY FROM SINGAPORE

Boycott Singapore as its third world government continues it's crimes against humanity.

For nearly 50 years uncivilized savages that run the place commit human rights violations (and get away with these crimes) by perverted Floggings of men and boys, and the disgusting mandatory death penalty.The international community rightfully condemns Singapore for these barbaric acts

GO ELSEWHERE IN ASIA, TRY HONG KONG, BANGKOK, TOKYO, TAIWAN

[ohmyjenwow]

Isnt that indonesian?

[blueskyau3107]

@Nenekkucomel that's why you so up yourself.

[jarvousfran]

It is embarrassing how people speak English informally and mistakenly. The grammar and vocabulary are in a mess that would just keep Singapore uncompetitive.

[nenekkucomel]

@jarvousfran what's wrong? it's a part of our culture, and i can always switch from my manglish to proper English, it is why we're so unique. Even ang mohs can't speak their language properly. Uncompetitive? give me a break...

[jarvousfran]

@nenekkucomel You gotta understand the speaking tone and the accent in your country are pretty werid in a stark contrast to the emerging markets in Asia even in Latin America.

Speaking of which is Singalish is part of your culture, how would you explain your countrymen refer to people come from China as Chinaman? You've got to understand that here in the United States or in any other developed nations, It's committed a racial offense to target specific ethnic in such manner.

[catty1997]

@nenekkucomel Yeah , if you all had seen "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?" then you would see how those ah mohs lack even the basic grammar like (she has/he is )etc. Aren't they ashamed of themselves since those basics are learnt in primary schools???

[MrPr01000]

@blueskyau3107 Siam la. U dun like singlish then go to singlish videos comment for wad? Si gin nah.

[measg]

lol i like the ending song. why you so lidat?!

[blueskyau3107]

Unique? A unique ashamed

[nenekkucomel]

@blueskyau3107 your english is not good either. A unique ashamed? LOL!

[blueskyau3107]

Shit language in the world

[meowmeowfan]

@blueskyau3107 That's wad makes us so unique! XD I'm proud to be singaporean!

[MrHahaXZ]

Haha Foreigners Speaking Singlish 

[sgq76]

anyhow read ...

[SwordyX]

"wah lau eh dunno how to read la!"

[DestroyerDeLune]

@MrNoiz3 the song is called"why you so like that"

[MrNoiz3]

What song is in the vid?

[TheMatze461]

Bhanvana Jagitiani <3

[purenoobable]

Walau ehhhhh at the back made me fking LOL

[coolnash100]

i like 1-39



[48sweetgurl]

What's the background song?

[Montalox]

@48sweetgurl an old song - Everyday i love you less and less by kaiser chiefs

[ThePinkybear]

The background music real good xD

[bananatea]

the last angmoh sounds totally monotonous... just like sporean lol

[famozroxtar]

Wth? Syiok means damn good la oi! Walao the Wild Wild Wet 'Syiok River' not good uh? Your head uh!

[jtgrappling]

I am American, I lived in Sg for over a year working on YOG. Singlish is terrible in a lot of ways but I always support a local population having their own lingo. What most Singaporeans don't know is America is the same. Depending on what part of the country you live in and what ethnic background you have, you can have a variety of different accents as we call them. Singlish is actually very similar to the way Hawaiians talk. I can tell if someone is from Boston, LA, Texas or Pittsburgh.

[jamesngjh]

Singlish is supposed to be spoken naturally. Not something to be forced upon as it will make it too fake. And it certainly is not just about adding 'lah' at the end of the sentence

[bustednebs]

Interesting video!. Haha

I like it, should make a series out of this :)

LAH.

[random4755]

The Poly guy say speak hood English at coffee shop ltr ppl scold u "chao ang mo" lol

[shivaane99]

Wah Liao way! The first guy said shook means not good, leh! Cmplete opposite lol

[Nullstr1ng]

Taglish is way better

[ilovecorn97]

lol @ the last guy

[321thedarkknight]

I wonder how an american would respond to singlish. love it or mock it?

[danishlerman]

but why moe dont encourage singlish?

[lesliekwan80]

Singlish is baby talk.

[jovitheman]

eh why you so liddat ah?

[hartsbommie]

@jc290092 "YOUR LANGUAGE" is even more embarassing to me .. hahaha a language full of hatred , anger , racism ... isn't it funnier that you're hating too much ...???

[hartsbommie]

i saw this jc290092 leaving comments on some other videos related to "singlish" .and wow .. you really hate singlish ... you're too funny .. because .... it seems like you're hating on it soo badly ... you seemed very troubled and depress ... LOL .. its funnier when you actually leave comments on alot of videos related to it ... wow what an effort(for something that u hate ) ... in my opinion your language is much much worse to be compared to singlish ... sarcasm , hatred , anger , vulgarities

[jc290092]

speaking singlish is a skill my fucking ass

[starwish93]

LOL! was the last part supposed to be WAHLAO EH???

[venula]

That song was by kopikatklan. Famous singapore rap group. Those of you gen y wont know them.

[kimothemo]

Kancheong is what ar?

[ivyivygirl]

YOU DROP MY KIT KAT NEVER GIVE ME BACK!!!

[wonghailiang]

If got no foreigner then sure dun had dis problem one

[TheRibenaGina]

WHAT KIND OF SONG IS THIS?! " Why you so like that huh? Why you so like that huh?" I mean COME ON!

[Shirley36]

HAHAHAHA it's hilarious listening to the foreigners speak Singlish xD But to be honest, sometimes when I hear Singlish or Manglish (I live in Malaysia), I kind of cringe and feel just a little embarrassed. I don't speak Manglish, since I went to an international school from a young age and was English educated my entire life, but it's quite fun to listen to (I just don't really like hearing it in excess)

[TheLolomator]

I think I've seen you guys filming o.o

[CLMinzyDaraBom]

I'm filipino.. And some says I sound like a singaporean...

[x3iDREAM]

Hee. Same here been living in Singapore for decade. Even though I speak singlish a lot, but still manage to speak like an englishman. Lol !!

[marcus123713]

How would Singapore be like if there aint any singlish in a day............

[BTRH]

CHAO ANG MO come here slang ice tea xD

[iamdeanpig]

background music quite amusing ah=]

[icedwater]

@iamdeanpig it's an early 90s classic... Kopy Kat Klan I think they were called. I used to have the cassette... been looking for the music ever since.

[BlueStarberryAKTF]

LMAO this is awesome

[MrJonslife]

@Riinkko hong kong has their unique english accent too. And I can understand it perfectly. I can even speak in hk accent.

[shin1900]

did russell just say 'i'm apparently 20 years old' LOL

[NatashaDrewBieber]

Hahaha this is damn funny

[jtag8907]

What the fuck?

[TerrisOngJianLong1]

Whether I'm a Singaporean or not, I will not teach my non-Singaporean friends in Singlish.

[viola128]

why should we "promote" singlish? Why should we let me "wrong" continue while we have the ability to be "right"? I love this beautiful country but singlish is really hurting our image. I do mind when people make fun of our english speaking becasue i know we could do better. We can start from school children, english teachers.....

[AuraSlicer]

@viola128

i am with you. Most educated singaporean could write english well. i don't mind the accent, just.....proper english. Oh, I have heard some of the sch teachers use singlish in class.

[c0ldindark]

@AuraSlicer You mean ALL teachers use them. Except the minority from overseas.

[imasingaporefreak]

hahah ! seriously made me laugh like hell sia .

[xboredBITCH]

God this is funny.

[liquidsnakeckw]

lol at the walau-a at the end

[cpchan1310]

Language evolves around the culture, Singlish is coupled with Malay, Tamil and Chinese because Singapore is a Multicultural society. Just and Australian English had aboriginal phrases. US English had "Yo, y'all" etc.

HK Cantonese also had a lot of English in it due to former British Rule.

This applies for all languages.

Don't let the media define what you should speak, language is for communication, so long the other side understands, it;'s good

[ElevationLowJJ]

Singlish is a good language to use in places and situations like war-fields and during emergency. It just speeds up the communication process and saves the time taken to converse the message to someone. Singlish is a successful language which cuts short the proper English sentences. Take an example for someone who is used to speaking in complete sentences. By the time he/she completes a proper sentence, they would've already been killed.

[TheMrsBooBoo]

@ElevationLowJJ haha you are right!

[faraoneeew]

1:33 - I ask the 'noya'

1:36 - buat 'bodah'

1:39 - basket 'see-ah'

hehe ang moh you so cute can .

[987TravelSingapore]

@faraoneeew haha.

[blazedraco29]

lol where did they find a bunch of ang moh kids to say walao eh in the end

[joeyjjang]

Lol wtf the last bunch of kids saying wahlau eh. If my mother hears me saying that, she goes ballistic because it's actually really uncouth.

[mikeleekok]

waliao...... untahanable one you know......

typical singlish....don't play play ar....

[copperbed100]

What is ang-mok ar?

[Kenneth9725]

hahaha chao ang-mor

[kekenidol]

what a great presentation!

[mike7743]

those people (the Australians) themselves need an English lesson. that accent is horrifying.

[tikalal]

@mike7743 Still, perfect English.

[mike7743]

@tikalal what is the point if one has a hard time understanding it.

[tikalal]

@mike7743 I just corrected you, nothing more. You said Australians needed an English lesson because of their accent. The English is fine, it's the accent you're worried about.

As for "what is the point", do you expect Australians to simply stop speaking? I'm fairly sure most accents are hard to understand if you don't hear them very much. Think outside of the singular country you happen to be a part of. Geez...

[mike7743]

@tikalal I'm not even sure if they spoke "perfect English" or not since it was hard to understand. as for the singular country, you can hop on a Kangaroo's back and bounce off to the sunset.

[tikalal]

@mike7743

I didn't say those particular people spoke perfectly. I'm just saying that Australians speak regular old English. As for the rest of what you said; very mature...

[mike7743]

@tikalal then what the fuck are you saying? I didn't say anything about Australians in general. I said the Australians in this very video not the whole country. reading comprehension maybe. looks like YOU need an English lesson.

[tikalal]

@mike7743 You commented on the accent. They all have it.

[edmundyeo12]

the indian girl ah...the last one...she sibei chio sia!

[rolovnariel]

why all the ang moh saying we saying them chou ang moh. ROFL

[Myyesterdayy]

WALAO EH! 

[JABBAWOCKEEZ780]

eh me from indonesia also can speak a little

[WishingBabyX]

LOLOLOL! "I always give you chocolate, i give u my kit-kat,but now u got the kit-kat,u never give me back" XDD Damn Funny sia

[musibaat]

and all the ang mohs involved. lol

[musibaat]

wtf. hilarious

[MatildaEMCMusic]

makan is pronounced mah-kahn smart one and it's jah-lan jah-lan. and it's fucking pronounced nyon-nya. goddamit you just embarrass yourselves O.o

[halfthishalfthat]

@MatildaEMCMusic lol calm down the people who made the video are not the ang mohs featured in it =_=

[MatildaEMCMusic]

@halfthishalfthat haha. iight im cool :)

[BannedHack]

what's the name of that kit-kat song ah? haha

[simonsmart]

it's just side effects of the speaking with the mix up of Malay, Chinese and dialet.

[mceverpat1]

hahahaahahahaahhaahahahahahaha­hahahahahaha pause at 1:02

[DrenzZo93]

WOAH. chio bu at 0.21 :)

[Razear]

Now I know why they enacted the Speak Good English Movement. LMFAO

[RunescapeSweetLife]

walao eh!!!!! lol, typical singlish, i love it sia!!!

[copperbed100]

super funny



[kcct179]

it's fuuny haha

[mai036]

HAHAHAHA chao ang moh ah try to come here and slang all.. 

[cinemascene]

LMAO, "chao ang moh" ah (damn Caucasian).

[TheManGuyDude]

@cinemascene chao ang moh means smelly/stinking caucasians.... not damn caucasians..

[surfyspy]

@Tiorisa57 and chinese

[MissExecutive]

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAA

[RonLarhz]

basket sia!

nice attempt..

[TheLuvsLuvs]

Basket means bustard.

[crankylifter]

So hard on the ears...damn!

[DanteJ]

What's the intro song O:?

[kaigreg]

Some of those were pretty good attempts

[Ditrix88]

"I'm apparently 20 years old." lol.

[percussionchica101]

that's a crappy DOF adapter.

[fash246]

@percussionchica101 we didn't use an adapter, there was just something wrong with the camera lens.

[percussionchica101]

@fash246 Ah, I see. That's understandable. Cool vid, by the way.

[NoRacial123]

she "buat bodah". ha ha ha.

[NoRacial123]

damn funny siaa!

[JinKazama92]

LIDDAT BECOME LEEDAT!

[fulcrum1102]

Soooo funnyy.. LOLS .. !

[hi3nhi3n]

0:19 LOL. She's pretty.

[MrDustyChan]

i need subtitles!!

[edica8888]

Im from Hong Kong, but I was born in UK and studied here as well, so my english is defo. British alike.... and I also speak cantonese. chinese + hokkien .....

I can't imagine my ENGLISH turn into SINGLISH..

I always thought American english sound'd bad enough... or may be 'lazy' / 'over stylish''. ...

Seriously ya .. unleast you wanna tell me singlish is part of english , which all of us know it is english OFCAZ.

why the hell somebody wanna learn english in the worst pronunciation style.

[TheManGuyDude]

@edica8888 you can't "learn" singlish, you will naturally acquire it by being born in singapore or staying there for long periods

[edica8888]

@TheManGuyDude you can .. caz it by staying there for a long period of time = learning it ...* by using it and listening to it. ¬!!

[patricesese]

@TheManGuyDude My aunt is a Filipino. She's been living in Singapore 10 years now. And I swear, she speaks fluent Singlish!

[urbanoxide2]

i type in singlish too lol

[XDLeadingLady]

nyonya=nyon-ni-ya

[GymnastMachine]

@Tiorisa57 =Disgusting 

[exodia94]

EH WHY U SO LIKE TAT AR!!!!

[inuyashadogged]

haha the children seems so happy at the end shouting" WALAO EH!"

hahahaha XD

[masterelevatordriver]

People Cannot understand what they are talking.

[ElevationLowJJ]

@masterelevatordriver At least Singlish is better than your "English". Your English sucks.

[VOonJane]

I thought johorian also speak liddat?

[lieberat]

Man ... I love Kopi Kat Klan ... The sang the song , if you non singaporeans don't know.

[Toosmartformaths]

Ooooops his "shiok" became "syiok"!

Omgsh haha he pronounced "liddat" as "lee-dart"! WAH HA HA

Yes yes I agree. Singaporeans need to know how to speak proper english so that they don't lose out to the world, but horh, speak a bit of singlish oso can lah, perfect english all the time damn sian sia.

[Sweety2101]

no larh. Singlish is Singapore's English. :)

[1337Chucks]

faved for the end: 'Wah liau eh'

[irincutie]

Singlish is singaporean english

Singlish rules..fuck d singaporeans if u dun speak singlish

[Miyavika]

The Singaporeans are compelled to speak and sing at the same time.

Although it's really amusing knowing that the Singaporean government enacted the "Speak good English" act.

Just shows how illiterate Singaporeans really are.

[Harimakum]

i always give you chocolate

i give you my kit kat

but now you got a kit kat

you never give me back!!!

[LimeGreenity2]

"why you so liddat!"~~

[mickXfan]

LOL when he pronounced 'liddat' i couldn't stop laughing xD

[FranChwan]

lol wads wif th song xD i wan chocolate

[adikfatin]

if people say our english is not good or suck...so we also can say people are also not good in our language (chinese and malay)..foreigner not good in our language...

[despondentblue]

@Tiorisa57 Singlish where got Cantonese? Very little lah

[xBlueWinter]

@despondentblue

Lah, Lor, Leh, Na, Eh, Gua all Cantonese.

Go watch some hk gangster movies and note that their sentences all end with one of those suffixes above :)

[despondentblue]

@xBlueWinter Hokkien has Lah, Leh, Loh, Eh as well.

[xBlueWinter]

@despondentblue

We're talking about origins here, aren't we.

[Gurizin]

the ang moh man in red shirt speak the singlish quite ok. and the orange woman also, but her singlish is a bit more on the malay singlish side

[MrRcrisisR]

wow this is really good! lol i like the way it was taken ahahahah!

The foreign school got teach the Ang Moh children speak Singlish not ? You all got hear the song not ? "Eh , why u so liddat ah ? Eh why you so liddat ? " Hahaha