Are most of Chinese here in Singapore weak in mandarin?
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u are not the only one. i can read and speak very well. but cannot write only. sg chinese 5 or 10 years later gonna extint
As long as english is not removed as dominant language and chinese schools restored, the cultural development of Singapore will be weak.
I propose english completely removed as dominant language, dominant languages will be mandarin and malay.
There will be no suppression of other languages or dialects of minority groups. The only group whose mother tongue is english in Singapore are the eurasians in my opinion.
Peranakan's mother tongue should be baba malay, not english. So malay restored as dominant language can also be considered as restoring peranakan language.
English will be totally banned in public institutions and official documents. This will be a gradual process with minimum disruption in public life.
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what about india people?
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Tamil for them la....=_="
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
what about india people?
Have to learn either mandarin or malay. But there will be tamil schools to raise the standard of tamil.
We are all now using alien and colonial language also.
Maybe the indians have better suggestions. They should voice out and give their opinions.
Everyone should voice out. Support must voice, oppose also must voice.
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Walao, i very confused liao.
Whats the primary language for all singaporeans to communicate in?
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Whats the primary language for all singaporeans to communicate in?
Officially should be two, mandarin and malay. This is just my suggestion. Of course, other groups whose languages are not included will feel pissed off. That is why I say everyone must give their views.
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Walao, i very confused liao.
Whats the primary language for all singaporeans to communicate in?
Primary language was actually chinese and english, but today it had changed,for chinese, it had changed to Potong Hua with PRC accents
for English, it had changed to Singlish
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My chinese is good. i am mixture of chinese and japanese.i live in china now.
my english is ok in reading and writing,but speaking is hard for me.
so if you guys have any problem on chinese just come to me.i can help you out.^^
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ask u for what, go baidu can already mah
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Originally posted by L-i-s-a-0:
My chinese is good. i am mixture of chinese and japanese.i live in china now.
my english is ok in reading and writing,but speaking is hard for me.
so if you guys have any problem on chinese just come to me.i can help you out.^^
Thanks.
I forget how the chinese character for ba, see below:
Lu jian bu ping ba dao xiang zu
Please help. thanks.
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Originally posted by winsomeea:
I forget how the chinese character for ba, see below:
Singapore has been anglicised to quite an extreme extent, everywhere all english signs, english words.
Very few signs in local languages like mandarin, malay, tamil.
This is due to the extremism of Lee Kuan Yew.
Local dialect mother tongues, suppress, chinese schools destroy. Nan Tah university, destroy. All use colonial langauge, anglicise everything.
This type of extremism by Lee Kuan Yew is totally wrong and must be completely rejected.
Singapore should be a diverse and plural society, not anglicised bastard society with no identity and no culture.
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Originally posted by Dalforce 1941:
Singapore has been anglicised to quite an extreme extent, everywhere all english signs, english words.
Very few signs in local languages like mandarin, malay, tamil.
This is due to the extremism of Lee Kuan Yew.
Local dialect mother tongues, suppress, chinese schools destroy. Nan Tah university, destroy. All use colonial langauge, anglicise everything.
This type of extremism by Lee Kuan Yew is totally wrong and must be completely rejected.
Singapore should be a diverse and plural society, not anglicised bastard society with no identity and no culture.
You take over your beloved LKY and do what you want for the signages.
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Originally posted by L-i-s-a-0:
Thank you so much. Same chinese character as ba luo bo.
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you think all chinese in china known mandarin? some ulu places they can only speak their own dialect
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
you think all chinese in china known mandarin? some ulu places they can only speak their own dialect
some shao su ren ming don't know Mandarin
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Just look at Ch 8 now......freaking atrocious mandarin. Producer should have prepared a comprehensive vocab list based on the stipulated programme and restaurant. Appalling standards.
Examples:
那个 waffle 很脆。
它里�的 chocolate sauce 很足够。
他的�务是蛮�嘉的。 (Cannot use �嘉 this way)
深密 pronounced as sen2 mi4
我很喜欢� oyster.
�牛排我会 ask for medium.
这边的食物挺好�的，and then 我还会�回�。
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That's why mandarin standards in sg are terrible. There are ready substitutes in all sorts of languages, such that people do not bother to find the proper words of description.
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Aim engrish airdukated
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Originally posted by Seth T.:
Aim engrish airdukated
Yes, you are. How good is your Engrish?
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�桶水
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
Just look at Ch 8 now......freaking atrocious mandarin. Producer should have prepared a comprehensive vocab list based on the stipulated programme and restaurant. Appalling standards.
Examples:
那个 waffle 很脆。
它里�的 chocolate sauce 很足够。
他的�务是蛮�嘉的。 (Cannot use �嘉 this way)
深密 pronounced as sen2 mi4
我很喜欢� oyster.
�牛排我会 ask for medium.
这边的食物挺好�的，and then 我还会�回�。
Just saw that. I was pissed off and share the same sentiment with you.
Total failure in LKY's push for Mandarin. Laughing stock to foreigners.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
Just look at Ch 8 now......freaking atrocious mandarin. Producer should have prepared a comprehensive vocab list based on the stipulated programme and restaurant. Appalling standards.
Examples:
那个 waffle 很脆。
它里�的 chocolate sauce 很足够。
他的�务是蛮�嘉的。 (Cannot use �嘉 this way)
深密 pronounced as sen2 mi4
我很喜欢� oyster.
�牛排我会 ask for medium.
这边的食物挺好�的，and then 我还会�回�。
Huh. they were speaking lydat, or subtitles lydat? -
Originally posted by AngelOfDarkness:
Huh. they were speaking lydat, or subtitles lydat?Not from the subtitles. From the mouths of the participants in food tasting.
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Originally posted by winsomeea:
Not from the subtitles. From the mouths of the participants in food tasting.
OOOO. Dn't blame them ah. I also speak lydat if you ask me speak Chinese LOLOL.in my time I think English was emphasized. Never did like speaking or hearing Chinese, even though I think it's a beautiful language - only if one masters it. I don't speak English in this kind of rojak pattern, only Chinese due to my inadequacy.