What is English to a Singaporean?
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it's considered as singlish, but surprisingly, i was better in english than CHinese.
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since i was born i speak english .. i hardly speak other language.
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i am a chinese
so my first language would be chinese
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eh i fail my chinese so how to buck up my chinese ah?
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I only know how to speak in chineseOriginally posted by brainerror:eh i fail my chinese so how to buck up my chinese ah?
i talk c o c k, sing song in english -
I treat english as my daily speaking language.
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when there's chinese lesson always the teacher ask me to read. wth.
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born speaking korean, but now i speak both well.
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That means you no need to have a PhD in SinglishOriginally posted by toyota-corolla:i speak english to my friend.
chinese and hokkien to my parents.
now what does that mean?
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u mean ur daniel henry . that korean star ,Originally posted by imDANIEL:born speaking korean, but now i speak both well. -
>_> ³ÊÇѱ¹»ç¶÷ ¸¶Àú??
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Originally posted by LazerLordz:
in china same la . chinese exam . hard to gain a very high marks.
Nope.
Struggled to pass my Mandarin from primary school till my A-levels.
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what u write ?? u are huo xing ren . from the marsOriginally posted by imDANIEL:>_> ³ÊÇѱ¹»ç¶÷ ¸¶Àú?? -
My nephew is Primary three and he gets like over 70/100 average for his Chinese in his tests but still kena farked teruk teruk by his parents,In my time if I get over 20 it would have been a miracle for the familyOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Nope.
Struggled to pass my Mandarin from primary school till my A-levels. 
.Maybe because he is from Maris stella(is the spelling correct?) and I was from batang keling primary school (Tanglin). -
I suppose in Korean that is KNNBOriginally posted by imDANIEL:>_> ³ÊÇѱ¹»ç¶÷ ¸¶Àú?? CCB> -
... i typed in korean, but some people are telling me that its like all numbers and yea.
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How do you isay t? Shippaloma??Originally posted by imDANIEL:... i typed in korean, but some people are telling me that its like all numbers and yea. -
½Ã¹ß³ð¾Æ???Originally posted by Short Ninja:How do you isay t? Shippaloma?? -
English is definitely not my first language.Originally posted by Short Ninja:Would you consider English to be your first language,2nd Language or worst language? What about those who speak English at home from the day they were born can we call them native speakers of English???
Probably my worst. I speak, think and write in Chinese most of the time (except forums)
My next language is Singlish.
I call them kentang kia. -
Almost the same.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:English is definitely not my first language.
Probably my worst. I speak, think and write in Chinese most of the time (except forums)
My next language is Singlish.
I call them kentang kia.
I took AO level Chinese hor, get B3 leh. KNN, must be the compo!! CCB, everytime the essay writing must sabo me. PUI!!!
From all my replies, I guess all of you can guess that my English is really, very, helplessly cannot make it.
Some forumnite mention that, "Is Singlish considered a dialect of English?" I would reply, "Yes."
It is different from the so-call pure English because it differs in use of words but it have the similar grammar structure. Most importantly, it is spoken by some people as their daily language. It should be considered a dialect of English.
Regarding those who spoke English from the day they were born, I wouldn't consider them a native speaker of the language, I would call them, "Jia Kantang"
In order to be a native speaker, you NEED to have the neccessary cert. It applies to all languages.
Yes, Mandarin also have the test conducted in Beijing every period of time (I can't remember the time interval, I heard from my lecturer a year ago). In order to become a host for CCTV program, you need to get A1 in that test, which is not an easy feat. An average Beijinger can only secure a C, beause they use the Beijing dialect to attempt it, so they sabotage themselves, who should they blame? -
Dunno leh... I realise I think mostly in english punctuated by a bit of chinese. English is probably a first language cos I use it 60-70% of the time, even tho I use mostly mandarin with wifey n her family. I guess I would classify English as my Operating Language, but Chinese (Mandarin) as my Langauge of engagement, with wifey, and my 'roots'. Luckily I'm not so bad at both.
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english to me bind me up with foreigner....But one's hould never give up his native langugues.
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For a Chinese Helicopter I would say your English is Super Puma>Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:English is definitely not my first language.
Probably my worst. I speak, think and write in Chinese most of the time (except forums)
My next language is Singlish.
I call them kentang kia. -
If I want 4-D numbers and Toto numbers.Next time I would ask from youOriginally posted by imDANIEL:½Ã¹ß³ð¾Æ??? -
whatever one might think his native language is, it's good to learn as much languages as possible.Originally posted by soulwinner:english to me bind me up with foreigner....But one's hould never give up his native langugues.