Speaking Singlish

An individual film project for our Advanced TV Production class.

Quite the opposite of what Singapore's Speak Good English campaign is trying to promote. Illustrates the uniqueness of speaking singlish, how skills is much needed to be able to speak it as well as how it is equally important to be able to switch to proper english where appropriate.

10sec of black before video starts

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• speaking
• singlish
• singapore
• tp
• cmm
• atv
• advanced
• television
• production
• film
• video
• documentary
• funny

[iamdeanpig]

background music quite amusing ah=]

[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

[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.