SINGLISH 101! Learning how to speak like a Singaporean with Jeanette & Leonard
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- This was quite the adventure haha. To be honest, I found the Singlish words really cool and hopefully I can take what I learned today and use it if I ever visit Singapore. Hopefully I'll be given a warm welcome in Singapore haha
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Waah.. ka sunny juga nonton dave 😂
Yay!!! Sunny 언니 💗 아이 러브 유 🙆🏻♀️
Kak sunny sm chris kapan nyusul collab sama Dave? 😀
Ka sunny hi!!
kak sunny and chris ditunggu collabnya sama Dave 😀
“Only Singaporeans understand”
Malaysians, Indonesians, Bruneians and Hokkiens : lemme introduce myself
Edit : omg 203 likes I have never gotten more than 5 likes :)
Chinese Indonesians : Hey.
@@EveryMomentMusic indeed
Fujian People aka Hokkien：Excuse me?
Indonesian too 😭, kaypo= kepo, atas=atas. Sama arti sama ucapnya
Indonesian : *join this conversation*
For anyone who confused why singlish so chaotic?
The vocabulary of Singlish consists of words originating from English, which are complemented by other Asian languages such as Malay, Cantonese, Japanese, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew, and Tamil.
The sentence structure is also derived from chinese lol
lucky i didnt comment before reading this i wanted to say almost the same exact thing
edit: someone should start to implement some korean into singlish
Dont forget singapore’s last time. Singaporean last time might be 20 yrs ago / or even few hours ago 🤣
yes it is! its like a mixture of many kinds languages hahahahaah
This chaotic english works as well in Malaysia too. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You can tell that Dave is really good at picking up languages. Not only did he pick up the nuances of the words quickly, his pronunciation was pretty close for someone who's (presumably) hearing a lot of these words for the first time. A little more than halfway into the video you can see that his tongue is already adapting to the Singlish accent. Also props to the two Singaporeans for explaining Singlish words really well!
since Jeanette is here, now i know that all korean foreigner youtubers are basically connected and knows each other
Yes, but actually no
...or Dave has butt tons of friends.
@@zakiyyaalmond9160 lmao he does
Aga is like Singaporean dialect for agak (this word exist in Melayu and Indonesia)
Same with kaypo. In Indonesian it's kepo (but it has the same meaning)
Malaysian say kepoh
Lee-gapore, ethnic-Banana 76%!
@@atikahzameri actually, the word (kay poh) come from Hokkien, then it changed to Malay n Indonesia. So, kepoh (malay) n kepo (Indonesia). Some of Indonesian said, kay poh is from their language 😂. Lol.
Indonesia: Kepo (knowing every particular object)
we use suey too didn't we? or sue to express sialan
This is quite advance singlish for a beginner, lol
Most interesting thing about singlish is there is no right or wrong. A Malay Singsporean and a Chinese Singaporean might probablh speak singlish slightly differently. But all of us understand each other PERFECTLY. Even when we use english words, the grammar patterns are not that of English. Example "You do already or not?" Is using english words which means "have u done it already?"
It's sound like using english word for malay grammar
thats whats amazing about singlish, it’s so diverse
When you find 2 person speaking like that, you are almost certain they are either Singaporean or Malaysian.
Johorean ,Malaysia here
It's damn cool if you find our regional language overseas. Just hope people don't lose their native accent when they migrate.
Kan...
Fun Fact: Singaporeans speak "English" in Singapore but Malay language is the national language of Singapore. Our national anthem is in Malay ;)
The creator of singapore anthem was indonesian
Because Melayu First People in Singapore
What wait I am so confused 😂
@@kingchoisan basically the ancestors of malays come from Indonesia...yeah
@@nurzia8310 but not all of them but I’m not deny that lot of Malay Malaysian also have ancestors came from Sumatra
I realise that we pronounce Singlish really aggressively. Like “Walaooo, shag eh, bojio & etc” HAHAHHAAHAHA like the tone is so aggressive
Yes because it is derived from Hokkien and it sounds really aggressive!
Hahhaha
@@blueraineee essentially its a mix of languages used by the people living in SG. hokkien and malay are the noticeable ones.
@@iirquhs Yes I know.. I am Singaporean but I always viewed the Malay language as a very gentle and calm language though, especially when my peers and colleague speak it. Hokkien on the other hand... sounds like people were quarreling or scolding each other even in normal conversation, sounding more aggressive as the words need to be pronounced more strongly (I grew up with Hokkien). I find those Malay words used more soft in nature than Hokkien words. Do correct me if I am wrong though!
yeahh what i think is really missing from this video is the aggressive and angry-sounding accent
like the both of them have really wonderful accents but
imagine if someone with a singaporean accent was there
itd be even more confusing
Many people thought, "I see Jeanette, I click." especially for Indonesian people hoho
Bolo bolo ni pasti 😂😂
When you use Singlish everyday, you don't even realise how much it doesn't make sense to foreigners... Also really wanted to see how Jaein and Erina would react too 🤣🤣🤣
ooooooh this would be great! I'd watch! 👍‼️
As a foreigner, I can tell you that I got used to it within 3 months but took over 2 years to get fully used to it and even speak some of it.
this so true, i couldn't even understand it when alot of singapore come to my school😭🖐🏻
This is actually pretty true. Through this video, I finally understand how foreigners have to struggle a little to understand what Singaporeans are talking about
fr tho
Food stall auntie : "dine in or takeaway?"
Singlish auntie: "makan or tapao?"
Also "having here or takeaway"
eat here or tapao
Haha true sia
No. Higher level: Chi de?
makan or tapao , there malay+english+Chinese 😂😂
I can confirm Dave is a genius for his quick understanding most of the Singlish word usage in a sentence!!!!!!
Dave’s the best laaaa 👌🏻
"Siao" "Sibeh" "Bojio"
"Kaypoh" "Mai (Don't)"
"Suay" "Kiasu" "Kiasi"
"Paiseh"
these words are Minnan Language/Hokkien dialect, we also use it here in Taiwan!
and "Tapao" = 打包 is definitely mandarin.
Exactly!! Combination of minnan, mandarin chinese, melayu
Exactly! I'm so confused like "why did I heard this before lmao"
Yes, a lot of Hokkien, Malay and a small bit of abbreviated English
"Eh knn this video sibei random sia walao singlish is just a rojak of many languages nth special one"
dont lie, you read this in a sgean accen lolt
@@syzn2584 Lol wdym i read this in Malaysian accent leh woi
Omg this sentence sebei spot on
THE ACCENT I READ THIS IN LMFAO
Special what. Special rojak. Only we know bah (maybe our neighbour also)
I'm from Singapore and really enjoyed this video! Glad that the Singlish terms mentioned aren't your super basic ones and Dave's pronunciations are so on point! Haha.
Some words are same in Indonesia fyi, like "kaypoh" same meaning with "kepo" in Indonesia. Also "aga aga" same with "agak agak" or just "agak" in Indonesia
I think kaypoh comes from Cantonese 鸡婆 (lit. chicken old woman)
@@YummYakitori ohh really? Interesting.. Thank you, thats a new information for me
Alamak also
@@YummYakitori, I believe "kaypoh" comes from Hokkien. If it were Cantonese, pronunciation would be "gai-por"...
@@maya-db3gv yeahh i think it came from melayu right, languages is interesting
“Alamak” is “Oh mother”, like “Mamma Mia”.
Oh, and Dave has great aural skills and spot-on enunciation. Mad respect.
Anyways, in Indonesia people say "kepo" too.
IKR!! and the "Eh"
Also "aga aga" sounds close to "agak agak"
@@tttiara its is agak-agak. 3 nation use it
And alamak
4 nation..brunei
The most prominent use of Singlish can be observed when one is angry.
Singlish and Manglish (Malaysian English) are a mixture of Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien
Indonesian too
Don't forget Tamil hahahha
@@cutielim94what tamil word though? (a genuine qn hehe)
@@nuwin7114 macha, ane
@@nuwin7114 deyhhh, knn.......
Singlish is so SEA-universal, malaysians, indonesians, bruneians alike understand it 😂😂
but the pinoys don't
Pinoy dont use it we prefer taglish or english
@@meriamconcon1438 yeah!! Filipinos living in brunei have mastered singlish so thats pretty cool too 😂
Singapore = singlish.
Malaysian = Manglish.
Brunei = they have the sound but not the words.
indo = idk bc they have their own accent, their pronunciation and the way they speak just so different.
Singlish and manglish just the same accent, singlish so that you know he is from Singapore and for manglish so that you know he is from Malaysia. Just to understand more which country you r from
@@zulfikarshahzulkarnain8839 so suddenly 😅 alrigh tq
As a Singaporean, this video is super enjoyable!!! We use these terms so frequently that it sounds super normal and natural to us, so it's really fun to see others try to decipher it!
Yes! Ikr?!
Between Indonesian and singlish.
- Indonesian also used a lot of -lah, but not mixing it with english.
- Kaypo is similar with KEPO (Knowing Every Particular Object), a slang that Indonesian used a lot
- Alamak is kind of old school language in Indonesian
Alamak
Kepo di indonesia itu asal katanya sama kyk kaypoh di singapura. Singkatan KEPO itu cocoklogi
And a lot of these hokkien words would be very familiar even among non Chinese Indos in Medan. Adding to your list there's
- Eh is used to replace hey here, but with a different accent (ours sound like aeh)
- Lho to end sentences lol idek how to explain this one, I don't think there's any English replacement for this
- Alamak is used by Indonesians a lot, but I can't tell which regions
- The hokkien word siau is more often used with ane which means very, but I've heard more "very siau" in Singapore
- Don't play play equivalent here is jangan main main but the meaning can be more aggressive
- aga aga is basically agak agak in Indonesian (agak agak gimana gitu..)
- Kiasu kiasi is hokkien but very often just used by foreigners to describe Singaporeans
@@umizahirah638 but kira-kira means about/around/estimate and agak-agak means a bit
Theres no such thing like “knowing every particular object” in English, kepo is nosy atau busybody…, some indo ppl just make it up hahah..
-lah artinya mirip”, jd ga tll susah buat ngeblend sama tambahan leh, loh, hor di Singlish
Alamak is Malay, also like you said, old-school Indo
as a malaysian, i too understand all of it 😂😂 it’s just such a thing where we mix all the languages together in one sentence
That right
Similar like Manglish
As a Singaporean, I just wanna say Dave did really well on picking the meanings up and pronouncing them relatively properly!!
Everyone: Singlish is so different from my English
Me: *There’s a lot of basketball examples*
Pattern more than badminton!
"Sibeh" in Teochew is “死父” literally means "dead father". Not exactly a nice Singlish word to use but we still use it to describe something as “very” or “extremely”+ noun. Lol
and getting the stink eye from ur dad
So I don't use it. There are many parent-related insults in swear language, always good to know what you're saying!
한국어로 치면 ‘에미 뒤진’ 정도로 표현 되겠네요. 천박한 슬랭이네요.
Well Dave, I'm sure your fan base here in Singapore will be more than happy to welcome you!
that's a high level class on singlish! and Dave is learning very well! it would have been good if they shared that it is a mixture of several languages though, and a brief history of singapore would be helpful too! i.e. singapore was a british colony where 4 main ethic races (chinese, malay, indians, eurasians) had settled in. To facilitate communication between the races, English was subsequently made the main language and eventually, various languages were mixed together to become Singlish.
I laughed so hard he said "What if this whole video is just bullshit?"
ㅋㅋㅋ리액션 너무 좋닼ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 그리고 a=1 b=2 이런식이 아니라 다 상황을 들어서 설명해주니까 더 좋음ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Since I never heard any of those phrases and words, this was actually a really interesting educational video. It’s always exciting to listen to different languages, slangs and accents.
Been subscribing for about 4-5yrs and it's definitely a pleasure to see my 'native' language being shared on this channel. Am also surprised to see the number of sgporeans here :D
WOW THEY ARE FINALLY COLLAB, JEANETTE WE LOVE U TOO 😭💜
This is the best vid on Singlish 101 I've seen! A lot are just so cringeworthy I don't even know where to start. Lol. Swee!
It should have been mentioned that a lot of the singlish word they discussed had it roots in hokkein and malay language
Oh wow I just realized you used an 8 bit version of Singapore's National Anthem in the beginning 🇸🇬
Hahaha... & my heart swelled like it was National Day 🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬
Ya!
this is why some people in singapore confuse words from different languages as english words
우와 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 현재 싱가포르에서 일하고 있는 사람입니다. 왈라오에 랑 야야빠빠야 ㅋㅋㅋ 동료들이 맨날 쓰는 문장인데 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 여기서 들으니 신기하네요 다른 영어권(?)으로 싱글리쉬를 배워야하는 입장에서 굉장히 유용하네요 감사합니다. Thank u very nice :)
I'm American and I spent a lot of time, about 10years playing MapleStorySEA, so I had the initial first hand confusion of singlish IN GAME. But now its very easy for me to understand and the sentences make sense. I even watch singlish comedy skits on youtube. I can say it was very confusing at first when people would speak in game with "eh leh lor lah" and stuff because you're curious why they don't just NOT use it, but its part of their culture and then you begin to understand and accept it. Its really awesome. ALSO I love the Kerning City song at around 11:00!
Actually you can use different sounds for the same sentence. The diff is that with different sounds, there’s different connotations to it. That’s the main reason why ppl use.
@@casstsj Yup! this is true. It gives the sentence a different vibe when you use a different sound at the ending.
this is such a unique encounter with singlish, im thumb-ing up for visibility 😂😂 i think i speak for a lot of us when i say maplestory was a big part of our childhood. so congratulations, you're basically singaporean!
@@inahrum I appreciate you! Thank you for accepting me as a singaporean! I still play MapleStory SEA to this day and I love it. It makes me want to go visit SG and MY!
Love Leonard and Jeanette so much! Love the chaotic energy! please I wanna see them more in your video
Singlish are usually used to shorten sentences.
Before Boarding A Taxi: Uncle, credit card can or cannot?
Taxi Driver: Credit card can. Where to?
Passenger: MBS
The only one that really resonated with me was “Tapao” because it’s also “Da Bao” in Mandarin but nothing else clicked until they explained it 😂😂
This was very cool to learn, I never knew where Singlish originated from and Jeanette and Leonard are dope 😊
omg i never thought i would see singlish on your channel im so happy
jeanette is so good at explaining
Wow never thought i will saw Jeanette here..
Does that mean Dave knows hansol too?
Btw, great video as always...
Wait you mean hansol from svt ??
@@AKaq-iv3nt Hansol from Korea Reomit channel, he's Jeanette's bf :)
@@AKaq-iv3nt Jang Hanseol, korean youtuber who used to spent his childhood in Indonesia :')
@@AKaq-iv3nt Jang Hansol a korean TH-camr...
Although maybe dave could know Hansol from svt. Dave seems have many friends
What? Singapore is also had a word "kaypoh" Indonesia also has the same word "kepo" but it's no the real Indonesian word. I mean it's become trend since maybe2009 up or something.
They said it consists of:
Knowing
Every
Particular
Object
KEPO
Sumpah baru tau arti nya kepo🤣🤣🤣 selama ini cuman gunain doang baru tau kalo kepo itu singkatan kwkwkw
1:22 is from the Malay language, the proper spelling is “agak-agak" 10:05 "damn", not "them"
As a Singaporean, I approve. I haven't really seen Dave talk about SG. I have no idea who Jeanette also.
Also some things aren't specific to Singapore - a lot of the slang/language we use are a mix of different cultures, races, etc. so of course people from other parts of Asia would also understand.
WHERE MY SINGAPOREANS AT~~~~~~~
Here lah 😂😂
oyeas
sup
Here
Ki chiu!!!✋🏻
Kaypo is kepoh in malay lmao i love that manglish and singlish is literally the result of us treating english as if its a different language. Ie mixing in more convenient, chinese terms. Or like “don’t play2’ is basically ‘jangan main2’ in malay because we tend to repeat words in malay. Also another one: ‘where got’ cos in malay we say ‘mana ada’. We don’t butcher english we’re just making it ours.
in the fast pace world we live in, i feel singlish came about by being able to communicate with one another quickly and efficiently.
With as little words used to explain things
I love how dave's face gradually become more and more confused😂😂😂
FYI the eh, lor, lah, part... it's also actually used for tonation of a sentence also, especially meh? it would make it a question... just borrowed from a mix of different Chinese dialects LOL. Like "What? She went there before meh?" “ - “哈？她去過咩？"， also singaporean english grammar is way more similar to chinese grammar i feel, just with English words LOL
Lmao Dave at every other singlish word: "You're just making up shit at this point"
So, Singlish is heavy influenced by Malay and Chinese right?
Yes. Very. Interesting thing. A malay singaporean probably speaks singlish a bit different from a chinese singaporean but we understand each other perfectly.
@@nerdska it's funny hearing my malay and indian friends cursing in hokkien, you know that 'cb" word.
@@lyhthegreat curse words are universal lah. Hahaha. Cb, knn, lj n the list goes on....
Yes
In the video, the singlish words she mentioned are mostly Spoken by Chinese Singaporeans. Malay and Indian Singaporeans won't use it unless they speak to their Chinese friends
Really cool to see Leonard on your channel, and Jeanette is super outgoing and friendly. I loved this! Also, totally random sidenote-I just discovered that you were one of the background guitarists on SNSD's Twinkle. Freaking awesome, man. 고마워요!
I tho i was wrong, i tho she was different jeanette haha. But here she is
haha the noti jeanette
I personally think Dave has the best Singlish pronounciation for a foreigner being exposed to Singlish for the first time. I enjoyed this video alot. Thanks Jeanette and Leonard too!
Dave you so diao eh! (You are so good!)
never thought i would see a singlish episode but here we are
Leonard is very good with the Singlish intonation for someone who is born in Australia.
The part where Dave made stuff up was the best part
omg singlish!!! can't believe i would see this on Dave's channel LOL
Dave can blend into sgreans already. His pronunciation quite on point. 🤣👍🏻
It has similar with Indonesian.
"Aga aga", it's like "agak" in Indonesian .
"Keypoh", it's like "kepo" in Indonesian
"why you so kaypo?" In Singapura
"Lo kepo bngt sih" in Indonesia 😂😂
Is that right😂😂?? Or its just me 😂😂
kalo mau typical chinese indo, ngomong 'lo' nya ganti jadi 'lu' wkawkawka
cmiiw, i heard that: 'lo gue' yg berasal dr 'lu gua' kosakata yg udh di adopsi sama org betawi mungkin dlu ketika interaksi sama chinese yg dtg jaman dlu.
yes correct tho 😂😂😂 and the fact we all use kaypoh here 😂😂😂
Iya sama mbak! Cuman yg bahasa indonesianya diganti english.
@@7hz8 Betul. Asalnya lu gua dari bahasa Hokkien. Tapi habis masuk bahasa Betawi jadilah lo gue. Emang orang Betawi suka ganti huruf belakang jadi e. Sama = same, apa = ape, aja = aje.
@@7hz8 as a chinese indonesian. yep, you're right bcz lu means you in hokkien
Probably the best video I ever came across about Singlish! The examples and explanations are just on point! These words are indeed commonly used here, SG reppin ❤️
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This is so cool guys! Please do more
Singlish videos.
Never thought I'd see the day when Dave learns about Singlish. :')
*pumps chest* proud to be singaporean, messy singlish is the best when we know best.
i tried explaining to my korean friends living here.... now she starting to speak like one too after staying here for many years.
Sent this to my Singaporean best friend.
“Love the selection. Cause it's literally all the ones i use a lot.”
omg jeanette is here! as dave and korea reomit subscribers i feel like the world is so small 😲
I'm malaysian and i can understand about 80% of that 😂
I'm curious what makes up the ~20% that u dun undrstnd... Mind if u share? 😅
@@StArLiTe5691 well there are some of the chinese slang that i don't quite familiar with so yeah that why it's just around 80% not 100% 😂
@@StArLiTe5691 words unique to Singapore:
1. Catch no ball
2. Shag
i am indonesian and i found interested in "kaypo". because, in indonesia we are also using that word ("kepo") with the exact same meaning and that's a kind of slang word here. btw great content, dave!
hahahaha i like how the subtitles substitute all the "damn" with "them" lol
"them kiasi them kiasu" 😂
I love you Dave, I will always support you any way i can
As a Malaysian, I can vouch that they’re not messing with you Dave 😂
OMG , I didn't expect Jeanette to be on dave's channel , i'm so happyyy
When Dave heard the term "walaoeh" or "lah,eh,loh,ah.." he really said, "i know this.."
YES Dave bcs u did a Malaysian one too with Chloe (Dumpling Soda) and she literally taught u the same thing 😆😆
dave sounding more and more singaporean as the video progresses
Actually a lot of these phrases are derived from chinese dialect eg. hokkien,cantonese, etc. We malaysian chinese also uses similar phrases
Wow Dave finally did a video on Singlish !! Your Singlish pronunciation is on point too!👍
ok I love how they use Mona as example for chio ,I'm crying
This was the most informative and entertaining Singlish video I’ve ever watched. Really love it, just so cool 🥰
I read this as Simlish. Genuinely thought he was gonna teach us Simlish.
sims language that we all dont understand
SHALOOB!
Just watched this video!! Hahaha. I rem once when I was at a cafe in Paris and this French guy turned over and asked my sis and I where we were from n what language we were speaking because he tried listening to our convo and said he could understand some words but at the same time some words made totally no sense to him at all. LOL. I told him that is the beauty of singlish because we are able to mix many languages (Eng, Chinese, Malay, dialects - 사투리) into one sentence and he was totally fascinated.
Singlish is super efficient we get straight to the point when talking hahha
Jeanette's examples are good enough to understand those Singlish words and expressions.
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fun facts: there was some military exercise between US and Singapore few years back. The US pilots intercepted almost every messages but as soon as the SG pilots switched to Singlish none of them could understand them lol.
HAHAHAHA.. INTERESTING... Actually singlish is just 'rojak' ('rojak' is a kind of food where u mix different fruits/cucumbers/dough fritters etc in a sauce) 😂😂 because we have many different people from different parts of the world migrating to SG during the old times. So everyone speaks their own language, dialects thus, we naturally mix our language together that becomes singlish...also all thanks to Mr leekuanyew whom made all Singaporeans speak dual language.. Thus we are very blessed to be bilingual 😁😁 we can switch languages in 1 sentences or even include many language in 1 sentence easily 🤣
말레이시아 살고있는데 말레이시아식 영어도 거의 똑같아요. 한국어로 치면 영국영어가 서울말, 미국영어가 부산사투리, 호주영어가 전라도 사투리, 인도식 영어가 함경도 사투리라면 싱가폴/말레이시아 영어는 거의 제주도 사투리 수준이에요
The word "kaypoh" made its way into Indonesia! But here we spell it as "kepo". The meaning is completely the same tho
"Alamak" is also a common expression in Indonesia, particularly for Bataknese
Those are really good examples by Jeanette and Leonard! Kudos! Been waiting for you to do a video about singlish :)
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For the “Eh Lah Leh” thing is similiar to Indonesian language, we also use the “Eh” phrase at the beginning of a sentence, like, “Eh kamu udah makan?” which means “Have you already eaten?”.
And for Lah it’s also the same to end a sentence “Kamu seharusnya bawa barangnya lah!” “You should have brought the stuff!” same thing, different kind of adaptation