What Do People Think Of Singaporeans With "Angmoh" Accents? | Word On The Street
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- Singaporeans with foreign or "angmoh" accents often get flak for trying to be fake. And that's why in this episode of Word On The Street, we went out to find out what people really think about such people.
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I also feel that we use too much 'like' in our sentences 😂😂😂
We also say "like" a lot in Californian accent ^^
Ya lor we all also *like* want to *like* you know hor *like* that lor ya *like* the want to talk *like* but then hor also *like* you know *like* actually abit more *like* so *like* to them *like* want to *like* you know *like* act *like* probably *like* and then *like* to *like* ya *like* you know how many times I *like* wasted your time *like* you should actually *like* count how many "*like*" I have typed in this comment then *like* comment below thank you! *like* ya la comment hor
this comment almost gave me a stroke.
I didn't continue reading after the second like and skipped to the last sentence lol
i read this as "i also feel like that" #guilty
Fauzi speaks fluent english BUT in a singaporean accent without the casual lah leh lors. I am certain that caucasians can definitely understand him.
Catherine Law totally agree!!!
We can
Sad most locals do not speak well
Same here. All of my family speaks fluent english! Could be because we’re Peranakan Chinese. And I don’t have a fake American accent either, it’s what I grew up speaking and listening to.
Not all Caucasians speak English though
I honestly think Fauzi has the typical oral examinations accent. I always speak that way unconsciously during my oral examinations 😅 (the reading aloud part)
Shit major olevel throwbacks.
I'm a Singaporean but I grew up abroad. When I came back to Singapore, people thought I was trying to be cool by speaking differently and called me "atas". People shouldn't be judged by their accents, language is a way of communicating and if you speak it with the correct grammar and vocabulary then it shouldn't be a problem.
I agree with you, at first if you speak differently, we are feeling atas compare to other people. It seems like, there is no perfection of an english accent we communicate wirh others.
True, same as me. I'm a Singaporean living in The Netherlands, so I'm speaking Dutch plus English plus Malay and my accents changes too .😵💫
You can try to speak to an Indian from India who speaks Indian accent then you know how Angmo finds it difficult to communicate with Singaporean who speak strong Singapore accent which is flat in tone ,set aside the Singlish words, just the sound)
actually i feel that u r more of a proper english speaker than a different accent speaker. The accent is not too strong but english is definitely well spoken.
ok lah
In Singapore, if you speak good English people think you have an accent. In reality, you are just enunciating and speaking with good grammar...
Stop bullshitting, you’re making our country look bad.
Lol King well it’s true,it’s very annoying when people hate on me for SPEAKING GOOD ENGLISH
@ Lol King, just look at the video above. Fauzi speaks good English with no discernible accent, yet some of the respondents insist that he does. Fauzi (intelligent on his part) then ask them what accent he has and they came up with some lame answer like "TV accent." Lol.
Exactly u just somehow pick up d accent well...n enunciate words better than most of d singaporeans
Lol King have you heard our Singlish? It’s atrocious, embarrassing to say the least. Who would believe that the first language of Singapore is English.
The problem is that nobody in this world has no accent. So the question shouldn't be whether I have an accent, but rather what accent:)
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Siri and Google have no accent
Actually the title of video refers to locals who speak with "Angmoh" accent.
@@huisi9snsd I think maybe Siri has a California accent. Definitely an American accent of some sort.
@@huisi9snsd of course they do. Google even asks me to choose which accent I prefer. Gosh the number of people here who don't know what an accent is.
I'm Singaporean but I have an American-ish accent because I grew up abroad and I often feel uncomfortable whenever I go back to Singapore. People would just constantly give me weird looks but I am proud of Singlish and I think it's amazing
You have a traitor accent then
@@jeremyemilio9378 Omg lol
I have a American-British accent and alot of people judge me
Just don't care about others ok,
Just be comfortable with your self.
That's what I do,I speak with some accent because my dad's taught me eversince I was young
Hi sy teo, i can really understand how you are feeling. I am growing up here in singapore, i had neither go abroad study nor have known Caucasian person but i am always speaking leftout from others. Just be yourself. Dont mind how other people judge you as.
“Communication is all about making yourself heard and understood” - well said!
Fauzi doesn't have an accent. He just speak good English
Zirul98 hate to be 'that' person but technically everyone has an accent. his is the standard accent we're familiar with from the media. like a relaxed American accent with the influence from Singlish. when he speaks Malay, the Singlish is more noticeable. Either way, I still like hearing him talk lol
Zirul98 really? I here an accent but maybe that's cuz I'm not Singaporean and i live in California.
I think he has the RP Accent. RP=Received Pronounciation
Zirul98 he fkin got accent la tmd
Fauzi's accent is way different than RP
I do code switching a lot... But not on purpose. I just switch naturally in different situations.
StarSaphire9981 Same! I have different accents for different people/situations. I just got called out for being fake on a youtube comment. But in reality, all my friends like my ang moh accent, even my teachers are confused if I'm raised in America.
I have the same thing and my friend thought I was being racist .-.
Same here, and I got judged by my friends saying that I'm faking my accent loll
Same! I'm not being fake, I just want to be able to speak proper English and not in a recognised or easily understood accent. I'm not trying to be someone else, it's still me, just speaking differently, like in a subtle brit/aus accent! Why judge?
When we speak with our Singaporean accent, it sounds to me like were always being crude, and like one interviewee said, it's very sharp, so I try to change it. My friends either are cool with my accent, like it, or don't notice it, and I'm glad.
I actually code switch a lot without me noticing it unless someone points it out to me. Like I really adapt to how the person's is sounding like & sometimes when I realize it, its like i got split personality or something xP
Ikin Man same
I bet you also code switch to Indian accent when you speak with the Indians from India.
Ikin Man ahaha same same
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Have we ever wondered why others don't try to code switch to us? It's always us trying to be "adaptable". Just a thought.
Singlish is actually so unique that when i went to Denmark with friends and was talking to them in English but with Singlish accent, they were like "what language is that?" and we were surprised because we didn't know Singlish was THAT distinct.
Fauzi got a clear and confident voice for hosting!
The TV or radio accent! I like that answer hahahaha
Well well well
We meet again wholesome man
@@koba5152 and i meet u in 2021 🙂
Why dont you just live in Singapore, easy
It's like... the more professional sounding Singaporean accent hahaha... you know... it's just how in school, when we speak with our friends, we have a more casual tone, and more distinct usage of Singlish, but when presenting in front of a class or audience, we automatically adapt a more "lyrical" and engaging tone and more professional grasp of English.
I’m a Singaporean and I have been living in Australia for 2 years now. I tell you, my accent when I speak English confirm not like the Singaporean. I live in Australia for 2 years, I speak with my friends in school with an accent. Then, I come home my accent switch back to the local Singaporean. I talk to my brothers all with the Singaporean accent. I even say the la, leh, Lor, the Wah lah and wah biang all this kind of stuff la. My family also talk like singaporean accent within our family. But when with other people, Wah, I tell you ah, our accent automatic switch back to the ang moh accent. Since I’m more comfortable talking Singlish with my family and close family friends in Australia since most of my family friends are from Singapore so they say Singlish I understand. At least I have family friends who are Singaporean so I can be more comfortable with who I am.
Even Singlish have various style depending on your ethnicity ... Your Singlish is Chinese influenced .. My Singlish has more Malay influences.. And our Indian brothers have distinct Tamil, Hindi or Urdu influences in their Singlish.. Imagine Phua Chu Kang, Jojo Joget and Uncle Muthu sitting together in one room talking to each other, that is Singapore Singlish at work..
This is what u call good content. Keep up the good work! :D
Yup fauzi has a nice voice n it sounds like a host or dj kind of voice.
It's absolutely wonderful to hear all the different accents, it makes life a little more interesting.
fauzi speaks standard english. it's easy for people to understand him bc he pronounces things properly. but i'm sure westerners will definitely pick up that he's not from US/UK. He still retains a little bit of a singaporean accent still without the singlish flairs.
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I totally agree. He sounds just like a Singaporean with good proper education.
As someone who isnt singaporean, i confirm this haha
This is the comment 👏🏽
Sorry, Fauzi does not speak Standard English, aka the Queen's English which is similar to James Bond or members of the Royal Family kind of English.
His English is more North American but much milder (without specific regional accent) to blend into Singaporean's accent. His speech would be easily comprehensible by both native and non-native speakers.
I love how having been born and raised mostly in Australia, and living in Singapore for 4 years, it did not take me too long to adapt and understand what my teachers, friends and classmates were saying in English and adapted to the lingo. And then moving back to Australia it kind of mostly went away almost immediately because it's an entirely different environment here.
However, because I was 9 when I moved to sg and 13 when I moved back to Australia and the last last time I visited Singapore was in 2015, when I visited in April 2018, it took me a little longer to get back into understanding and being able to understand people. Although, because I'm Aussie, I do speak quicker than others, according to a whole bunch of Singaporeans at least, so it can be hard to understand us as well.
We are all so oblivious to our own accents it's funny.
Hi Fauzi! You have a nice accent which TV hosts usually possess. It is very nice to hear you host and talk. :D
Fauzi has a Singaporean accent but he doesn't speak singlish (does it make any sense?)
He is speaking proper english with a singaporean accent imo
He is speaking english with very little singaporean accent.
I lived overseas for 36 years. When I return to Singapore, I can’t lose the way I speak overseas. It is awkward for me and awkward for those who had to listen to me. I like singlish because it is Singapore’s unique feature. However, Singaporeans must be flexible to switch to international English when needed and I think most Singaporeans are perfectly capable of doing that.
True, same as me. I'm a Singaporean living in The Netherlands, so I'm speaking Dutch plus English plus Malay and my accents changes too .😵💫
3:44 I do that! I naturally speak fluent english with my family, although if I’m with my Chinese speaking friends or others I switch to a more casual way of speaking. I include singlish as well.
I believe as a lot of people have said too - upbringing. If you have all local friends or do you have friends from around the world. Do you watch a lot of local tv, or are your main entertainment American or British. Of course, if you're going to spend your time talking to/watching a lot of caucasians then naturally your accent or style of speaking will generally change. Being a Singapore I think most people are able to code-switch, Singlish isn't just an accent but more of the combination of words we use.
5:17 I cracked up right after she said that “standard TV accent” oh my god I like her , she’s hilarious 😂
An accent tells the history and experiences of a person, so hence everyone has an accent, it's just a matter of what accent it is
I really like yr smart team videos...smart & funny!! I like the "Ang Moh" word.... M'sian n S'pore accent is very similar, I think but it's so evident when I came across one from there, just love to listened to the "Lah" & "Bah" etc, just felt so cute..and I would try to speak the "lah" back to them cuz that reminds me of friendliness... :D
love this video please do more
This sweet lady totally gets it @3:37
It's all about being understood and be able to understand in a conversation
I personally find that you are very articulate rather than having an accent.
On a side note, I grew up overseas away from SG and growing up in an International School then, meant that you were bound to pick up an accent regardless. I cannot stressed enough how I was picked on and judged by fellow singaporeans in an MRT/or public places for being articulate in English with an accent- Some openly gossip thinking that you were a show-off and being “unnatural” ; At times, I get tired of explaining that I have been away for over 16 years from home. I am so relieved to see this video! This could perhaps spread awareness to many Singaporeans like me who have struggled with similar situations. I am also relieved that many of our fellow singaporeans in the video have equally agreed that they do not mind singaporeans with a foreign accent in the case that its natural. On the contrary, I believed it’s always best to stay humble if you are one with an accent so as to not make the other person feel uncomfortable.
Fauzi, you speak clearly with good pronunciation. Locals won't find it fake and ang moh will understand you very well.
Fauzi speaks proper English but he does have a slight malay/ singlish accents especially when you listen to it without watching the video
One time, I binged watched this Australian Twitch streamer for an entire month, during the holidays, and when I returned to school, I somehow got influenced and spoke in an Australian accent. It took me a few days to actually return to my previous accent so I agree that people just sometimes pick up other accent without realizing
4:56 The brown hat guy is typically me when a conversation started around
I’m fully Singaporean yet I have an American accent. I don’t even know how. Maybe I watched too many Western shows? Anyway I never realized I had an accent until my new classmates told me, “Walau eh you sound like an American! Wait wait wait say something I wanna record and send to an American friend of mine!” That’s when I realized I had an accent. The strange thing is, my parents can barely speak English since they came from China. So I never figured out where I got my accent.
It really helps to have an “Angmoh” accent when taking oral exams since the examiners can hear you better and they will be impressed (sort of?). I am proud of my accent even though some people seem to think I’m weird (like I don’t speak Singlish at all and can’t understand Malay even though it is so widely used in Singapore.) I literally have trouble understanding Singlish at times even though I was born in Singapore. I have been working on it.
Isit possible tht u went to an international sch in sg? Some international sch in sg hav more ang mo/foreign students. U might hav picked it up from there (?)
@@chiaoyun1373 I’m born in Singapore and went to government-aided schools. I didn’t even know the names of the international schools in sg.
@@bi-lociraptor6322 oh ic. international sch in sg is not government aided like UWCSEA, australian international, Nexus.
I think most people would usually have their own way or accent of speaking a language. Whatever accent it may be, as long one being able to communicate effectively so that people could understand what he or her trying to express, I think that would serve the purpose well. Having said that, well I think your accent do sound a little bit of Malay (which is easily understandable as Malay, the same would go for Chinese who have a Chinese accent when speaking) but you also mixed it very well with proper English usage plus a bit of Singaporen accent so everything sound natural and fine. Good job for the interview and keep it up:)
My immediate family emigrated from Singapore over 30 years ago in favor for Canada, when I’d just turned 6 years old. When I go to Singapore to visit extended family, I’m generally not hanging out in touristy areas, but hawker centers, HDB apartment neighborhoods and uncle and auntie shops. And the people I meet sometimes ask where I’m from, and don’t believe me when I say Singapore 😅
I’ve since introduced myself as Canadian to avoid an explanation/ confusion.
I don't think a lot of people in the comment section know the difference between speaking proper English and having an accent.
Proper English: correct grammar, clear pronunciation. I consider singlish/manglish to be more of a dialect than an accent. Idk but I think those two are different things.
Accent : WE ALL HAVE ACCENTS. Americans don't think they have accents, but they do. It's the same case with Singaporeans/Malaysians. We are a product of our surrounding
UNLESS when they say he doesn't have accent, they mean he doesn't have a foreign or non-Singaporean accent. Then I will feel dumb
Chenhazee Elissasammy the proper way to speak English is with an English accent lol
This is quite an interesting take. Perhaps we conflate the two. Perhaps the added singlish terms are more like a singaporean dialect, whereas the intonation is the singaporean accent. Most singaporeans speak proper english with a moderate-heavy singaporean accent in official situations (sidenote: radio deejays/tv presenters would use a lighter singaporean accent or for some individual cases, put on either a more british standard or american standard accent...it really depends on the scale/degree of it... personally i prefer if tv presenters/radio deejays/hosts use a light singaporean accented proper english as compared to putting on a foreign accent), whereas they add singlish terms (the dialect) in a very casual setting (at the hawker, with friends,etc). Going by your viewpoint, in Fauzi's case, he's speaking standard english with a light singaporean accent (as opposed to a heavily Singaporean-accented one), and no singaporean dialect terms like lah, leh, paiseh, shiok, etc).
@@kaisasong1332 Which part of England shall we use as role models? London? Oxford? Liverpool? Manchester? Birmingham.. English people have hard times understanding their own regional accents.. Yes.. Even English people have different accents when speaking English..
@@khairiaris The standard in the UK is to use RP
Anyone will have an accent...even native speaker...you should realised American accent and British accent are completely different...so the word "accent" itself is neutral....the only reason people are feeling superior /inferior is due the strength of the country the accent associated with.
Ppl laugh at Chinese /Indian accent because these two countries were used to be poor
Good way of thinking. It's like when angmoh speak Chinese in their heavy accent, nobody think they're inferior. As long as they can speak a sentence or two, people get blown away.
Because Asians view westerners as superior. And if they learn our language we already felt honoured enough.
yup everybody has an accent and it just seems like the american / british ones are viewed as proper
There's no wrong with accent, but Singlish is not only with accent, it's a creole language, means that a mixture of different languages. This will cause some barriers when communicating with people outside Singapore. For instance it's more like an Indian speaking English mixed with Tamil.
Lmao learn history. China has always been rich. But the westerners decided to rape the world of her wealth
K Z A Right. Let's just pretend Mao never existed and blame everything on Westerners. That's tooootally gonna solve our problems.
I like Divian Nair English... he speaks so well..he is one of sg local radio DJ..
I once read somewhere. "2 boys returned (to Singapore) from abroad, but from 2 different countries. 1 from America and 1 from India. The one from America had an American slang. But the one from India remains unchanged." I guess "influence" plays a strong part in our lives.
I learnt something new today. I never knew “changing accents” is called code-switching. Thank God I came across this video. Oh and one thing I really hate that Singaporeans do is to call accents “slangs” which are TWO EXTREMELY DIFFERENT WORDS.
The "accent" on-screen hwre is not really representative because people naturally speak more formally in front of a camera and given a mic
I wonder if you came up with these questions yourself, it's really good. You first asked their opinions about accent, will they judge and then ask them the difference between and speaking properly and accent, and finally ask them again if accent (still) matters. It's like how Socrates guided his students... lol
I think something that people don’t realise is that since we are young we all watch tv shows and movies overseas and we pick it up and use it as our “pro English” that we use to speak to strangers and foreigners. At the same time, although most Singaporeans speak Singlish, our radio dj’s all have an accent (be it English, American, etc) and our channel 5 actors/actress and news anchors as well. As a singaporean I think we all have so many cultures and info squeezed into our brain as a child and we have to embrace that part of ourselves, it has allowed us to become global citizens. At the same time for myself st least i have two accents, I just split between our local and professional English and I actually use my professional English with my teachers as well which I can called out for, but oh well haha now I’m studying overseas and I’m Glad I had the professional English to turn to because it helped others understand me (even tho many times they had to ask me to repeat) There are also a lot of Singaporeans that study overseas like me and now my “pro” English is just American English and I still have my Singlish that I use with my family and friends when I come back:) go Singaporeans and become the global people u all are but don’t forget your roots and it’s always good to know more than one language:)
I do code switching alot.. practically everyday.. grew up in singapore for 10 years Australia for 10. outside i speak like how the aussies do at home i speak singlish to my parents. whenever i go back to visit old friends I naturally speak to them in singlish just because it wouldnt be weird for either of us. I used to think my code switching happened because of the people im talking to, but when i met some Singaporeans in uni surrounded by aussie accents for some reason my brain didnt let me switch. likewise in sg when people tell me to speak like how i do in au my brain doesnt let me do it and it seems forced. so I think this code switching personally is more because of social setting and what i hear around me rather than who im talking to.
i grew up with an angmoh accent and a lot of people have asked me if i’m really singaporean. the accents just kinda came to me one day??? i don’t know what happened lol
True, same as me. I'm a Singaporean living in The Netherlands, so I'm speaking Dutch plus English plus Malay and my accents changes too .😵💫
honestly i think its also bc of consumption/exposure to american and western media
Yesss code switching is what i always do in situations.
When I read the title, I immediately thought: "So like Thomas K?" HAHAHAH
American here...had the pleasure of joining my husband on a work trip years ago and ventured out on my own and really got to interact. Singaporeans are the kindest,hard working and take pride in everything they do. Would love to return to Singapore again! Twice (both were Baristas ) heard an accent, sorta proper and British that just sounded put on or fake?? What's that about?
I live in Canada but my parents are Singaporean (Malay). It's weird when I hear them talk I don't hear a Singapore accent but all my friends say they have an accent. To me they sound like Americans. I want to learn the Singapore accent but have a hard time.
True, same as me. I'm a Singaporean living in The Netherlands, so I'm speaking Dutch plus English plus Malay and my accents changes too .😵💫
i get this a lot cause i lived there for a while and when i came back to my home country, i was like whoa "Singlish is so unique"
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A language is for communication. It does not really matter what accents we have when we speak, as long as others could understand what we are trying to say. That is enough! We all have our own accents and there is no prefer English in the world as it is quite subjective. Even Americans also have accents. Some people fancy it while some people do not. A proper grammar absolutely does make you sound more well-educated but accents definitely not really make you sound uneducated.
Finally and most importantly, we are ASIAN!!! We have our own cultures and languages. Being able to speak other's language is already so capable than those Caucasians who can only speak no more than English. Why do we set ourselves such a high threshold? Why don't we expect them to learn and speak our languages? If they do speak our languages, they would also have accents. Unfortunately, how many of them could speak the Asian languages??? Shouldn't we feel proud of our selves?
I seldom use singlish these days and I was really surprised when my friends say I talk more "atas". I mean I used to speak a lot of singlish when I was in my neighbourhood pri school but when I went to sec sch (supposedly the center of excellence for English) I just dropped most of it. I didn't even realise till they mentioned it then I started reflecting.
I go to an international school and have been around lots of people from around the world with different accents so I don’t exactly find it weird when I hear another person speaking English but with another accent. I agree it can be a bit awkward at times cuz you know, I’m Asian with a not so Asian accent and I guess it doesn’t exactly “suit my look”.
Like mentioned in the video, about adaptation. After hanging out with all my friends, I’ve slowly adapted their Australian accents...
Haha I like the ‘standard TV accent’ esp when watching local sg productions or radio channels.
I remember when i was still in Singapore studying and im a foreigner in my school and my singaporean classmates would tease me. Wah liao! U speak like spokening dollar! We all burst into laughter. I enjoyed my stay in Singapore.❤
@Chen Wong sure
accent is just the way words are pronounced. technically everyone has an accent. even received pronunciation (aka Queen's English) is an accent.
I see... I see... this is very good video for me...
I've been working in the retail industry for many years and many times I encounter this challenge of ang mo don't literally understand my english except for australians
I don't think Fauzi has an accent, I just think that he enunciates very well and is very clear.
I had been in Dubai quite a while .. in China Mall or better know as Dragon City .. when I communicate with people in the mall in English, I was asked if I was from Malaysia or Singapore
why the interviewer reminds me of the examiners during oral exam
no matter the language you speak, every person speaks with an accent. every time someone opens their mouth and speaks, it's done so with an accent.
ahhaa fauzi! you just speaking like tv host for this! but in the other TSL vids you damn funny!!!! :D no accent :)
‘Standard Sg TV accent’ lol. Yes yes i totally agree with that.
I'm Singaporean and I migrated to Australia when I was 11. Honestly, my accent naturally adapts towards whoever I am speaking to, even my Mandarin accent.
It's nice to see many in the video are okay with an accent different from them as long as it isn't fake but the catch is "fake" is subjective and I have been called fake way too many times ;___; So I started faking Singlish but I don't get called fake on that XD
I am from California. The show host/interviewer guy was the easiest to understand and I felt that his way of speaking was arguably the closest to how I talk.
We are able to adapt mostly. Not so the accent but the “properness” of the language.
Are there any differences between Malaysian accent and Singaporean accent?
hahahaha desiree is fantastic
fauzi getting that funding, new mike
Hahahhaa thanks for making me laugh😂😂 but it’s true that you pick up accents according to where you live and depending on people who surround you, so don’t judge😊 be kind hehehe
i like your accent fauzi.....good English
You definitely spoke with an accent as in people from all over the world speaks English carrying their ethnic accents. You speak well. I think Singaporeans are good at code-switching easing communications with foreigners globally.
This literally made my identity crisis worse as a Singaporean who lives in Malaysia in an International School 😩
At 0.35 if you could hear properly that white shirt guy has almost the same voice at Ryan from noc HAHAHA
Fauzi doesnt have an accent, he just practice good english ! ps fauzi, you are such a great host :)
Yes Fauzi .. You do have an accent especially when you say certain words like "here". As an Asian myself who didn't grow up in Asia your "here" is more Singaporean :)
I speak with an accent but I always tend to hide it when I speak because I'm scared singaporeans might judge so I was glad to see this video :)
I have an "angmo" accent.. even tho im singaporean
I aim to affect a clipped crisp RP accent like Jeyeratnam and LKY in the 60s
Is it just bad youtube auto-translation or did the girl actually say 'pick it up unconsciously' at @5:31 mark...
Im so glad accents exist, theyre so fun, singaporean accent is very nice :)
i am Singaporean and many people say i have an 'accent'. this is probably because my parents work in a place that's got lots of foreigners from America, and Australia and the UK and places like that. so they've kind of adapted to speaking like that. and i guess i have picked it up too.
Hahaha I like this!
I di sini also see you alamak
Initially, my journey to learning english is my goal, is to speaking fluently. As the time passes by, i came to realise, i am speaking differently from my other domestic peer. At first, i may be feeling joy, but later on, i am always being leftout from other local people. They will regard you as a foreigner.
There are so many accents and dialects in Singapore, it's really cool, but makes it hard to keep up 😂
I think Singlish is so unique and powerful, although we don't sound that great because we do not stress any of the words, but Singlish actually made us really good at understand English spoke by different nationality...lol. It's more surprising to know other English speaker who can't understand another English speaker just because of accent, whereas for us, we could understand pretty well be it ppl from British, Australia, America, India, Japan, Korea, China etc. 🤭
I do the code-switching all the time omg like i have lived in Singapore ever since i was born but my family is filipino. And most of my friends, when they first meet me ,dont think that im filipino 😂 I think its because my accent literally changes according to the people im around with; like compared to speaking with my family and friends, its VERY different. It's the same with my siblings too. And most of the time i cant really control it, it would just naturally come and go
Jian hao tan has made me turn from Indian English to Singlish totally😂😂
It totally depends on the situation. If it's supposed to be formal then speak formally or yknow properly but if you're with your friends no need accent all. Just come out the lah, lor, hor, meh,sia... IT'LL NEVER END when you're with your friend HAHAHAHAH 😂
Just as there are different accents within an English-speaking community (or any language or community for that matter) - think cockney and geordie for the Brits, New Yorker and southern for the Americans, so are there shades of Singlish accents, even if we don’t have formalised names for them.
That TV-radio-accent you use is no less Singaporean than any other. I’d call it Cambridge Singlish. Because it still retains the inflections and intonations of regular Singlish, yet stresses careful enunciation and cadence to make it the version best recommended for scoring in your PSLE.
the girl in stripe shirt is damn cool sia
I have a very American accent because of TH-cam. I was very young when I was introduced to TH-cam when I was very young.
So many kids used the term 'step' on me when I am just speaking proper english and yet my accent isnt that obvious...