Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in...
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Singlish is the English-based creole or patois spoken colloquially in Singapore. English is one of Singapore's official languages, along with Malay (which...
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Languages of Singapore (section Singlish)
Singaporeans being English, the de facto main language. Singaporeans often speak Singlish among themselves, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between...
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Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (section Singlish and Reception)
can speak many languages, but Phua Chu Kang speaks only Singlish. If our children learn Singlish from Phua Chu Kang, they will not become as talented as...
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measure to counter the usage of Singapore Colloquial English, known as Singlish. English was introduced in 1819 with the establishment of the modern port...
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English, and Singaporean Colloquial English, which is better known as Singlish. Singapore is a cosmopolitan society. For example, in 2015, among Singaporeans...
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Manglish (section Comparisons with Singlish)
West Malaysia is very similar to and highly mutually intelligible with Singlish, a creole of similar roots. There is little distinction between the two...
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Under One Roof (Singapore TV series) (section Singlish)
characters' use of Singlish (an English-based creole with Malay, Chinese, and other influences) in everyday conversation. Due to its use of Singlish, a pidgin...
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Kiasu (redirect from Kiasu (singlish))
attain their goal or to get ahead of others. The term has been part of the Singlish (formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English) lexicon spoken in Singapore...
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understand Singlish. Nevertheless, Singaporeans have a strong sense of identity and connection to Singlish, whereby the existence of Singlish is recognised...
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Malay variety show, English restaurant review–sitcom/comedy series and Singlish main flagship news bulletin live simulcast on TCS Channel 5 at 10:30pm...
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dialects and slang to state the phrase or something similar, including using Singlish slang with an "impeccable accent" while in Singapore, which garnered him...
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November 2014). "YouTube star Tan Jian Hao plays lead in short film about Singlish". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved...
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Malayalam, Punjabi, Indonesian, Boyanese, Buginese, Javanese, Balinese, Singlish creole and others see: Languages of Singapore Thailand Thai, Isan, Northern...
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Pakistani English Urdish Philippine English Taglish Bislish Singapore English Singlish Sri Lankan English Cameroonian English Gambian English Ghanaian English...
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required to learn a second language, usually Malay, Mandarin, or Tamil. Singlish, a local creole and accent, is often used in colloquial speech between...
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on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016. Jack Tsen-Ta Lee. "A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016....
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Ah Beng (category Singlish)
originated from the Singlish word "la"/"lah", while "zai" means "boy." "Lala zai" refers to individuals who speak in "pure" Singlish and who possess a strong...
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Sarong party girl (category Singlish)
Girl". Retrieved September 8, 2021. from the Coxford Singlish Dictionary from A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English "Naked Blogger Attracts Thousands"...
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with the wolf. Singaporean artist Casey Chen rewrote the story with a Singlish accent and published it as The Red Riding Hood Lah!. The storyline largely...
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Chieng Mun is only cast member in Crazy Rich Asians who speaks full-on Singlish". Asia One. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved...
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Used for conversation closure.: 28 Serbo-Croatian okej [citation needed] Singlish OK OK is often used with suffixes used such as OK lor, OK lah, OK meh,...
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the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021. "Toast Speaks Singlish". YouTube. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November...
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of Singapure. Retrieved 2 July 2021. "Tahil" entry at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English. Xun Yan (March 2015). "In Search of Power and Credibility...
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can type Sinhala language using the Standard Wijesekara method and the Singlish method which is popular among Sri Lankans. Sinhala is one of the least...
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Singlish has been subjected to, it has been proclaimed the 'quintessential mark of Singaporean-ness' and its usage has continued unabated. Singlish tends...
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develop into "real" creole languages (such as Papiamento in Curaçao or Singlish in Singapore), while others simply evolve into slangs or jargons (such...
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Spiaking Singlish – the first book on Singlish written entirely in the patois, complete with colloquial spelling – and the only published Singlish translator...
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native and unique to Singapore similar to its English-based counterpart Singlish. It is based on Mandarin but has a large amount of English and Malay in...
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English-based pidgins Non-native pronunciations of English Polandball Singlish Raymond Hickey, Standards of English: Codified Varieties Around the World...
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