American & Australian Learns How to Speak with SINGAPOREAN Accent For The First Time!!

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  • @ykendras2212
    @ykendras2212 Před 2 lety +2833

    This is my first time seeing such a structured teaching Singlish video. Didnt even realise we were speaking like that HAHA

    • @xinyue6895
      @xinyue6895 Před 2 lety +34

      lmao ikr haha

    • @GabeWatchesAnime
      @GabeWatchesAnime Před 2 lety +22

      Indeed SIA!

    • @SamLiewXiaoSam
      @SamLiewXiaoSam Před 2 lety +8

      Ya siah

    • @whatsafterly
      @whatsafterly Před 2 lety +6

      same sia HAHAHAHA

    • @kevingoh5391
      @kevingoh5391 Před 2 lety +6

      exactly, however, there are many different "dialects", and it's not really possible to teach it properly
      why they so cultural appropriation ha?
      (jkjk)

  • @BlueMistYT
    @BlueMistYT Před 2 lety +3016

    As a Singaporean, i can clarify that most of us in singapore know the word shag as tired instead of sex.

    • @hglim738
      @hglim738 Před 2 lety +96

      I always thought it's in the past participle form "shagged", similar to "tired". That's right, there is grammar in Singlish too. :D

    • @BlueMistYT
      @BlueMistYT Před 2 lety +71

      @@hglim738 we say like wah damn shag

    • @alexisinthebuilding
      @alexisinthebuilding Před 2 lety +7

      made it 69 loll but yes i’m singaporean too

    • @donnydomingo9962
      @donnydomingo9962 Před 2 lety +36

      I found it interesting that Meh - in Singlish adds excitement but it's the opposite in American English, if you asked someone what they thought of something and they said Meh, it'd mean they weren't impressed.

    • @BlueMistYT
      @BlueMistYT Před 2 lety +31

      @@donnydomingo9962 yea but mainly we use meh for like curiousity purposes but yeah, meh can be use in the way of excitement

  • @nasrul_masiran
    @nasrul_masiran Před 2 lety +187

    Don’t play play is a direct translate from “jangan main-main”😂

  • @lebbeus
    @lebbeus Před rokem +58

    It’s because Singlish is heavily influence by Mandarin and other Chinese dialects which have much simpler grammar and sentence structure than English. Singlish is a beauty because it combines the simplicity of Chinese grammar without the complex intonation of Chinese languages. It might come of as “rude” in English sense but it’s just much more efficient way to communicate

    • @joons3707
      @joons3707 Před 10 měsíci +4

      its just direct translation of malay like ‘dont play-play’ is ‘jangan main-main’ or ‘where got’ is ‘mana ada’ and etc

    • @dondog3123
      @dondog3123 Před 8 měsíci +1

      They are more influenced by hokkien than mandarin, with a bit of structures influenced by malays

  • @brainscale_quiz
    @brainscale_quiz Před 2 lety +5197

    i think Malaysian and Indonesian will understand singlish faster than British or American. it's kind of translating directly Malay/indonesian language structure into english words 🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheoSamuel
      @TheoSamuel Před 2 lety +116

      Agree 😂

    • @muhammadasrafazahar7803
      @muhammadasrafazahar7803 Před 2 lety +333

      HAHAHAH yeah because malaysian,singaporean and indonesian “SERUMPUN” ... idk serumpun in english but is that mean we have same cultures and accent english😂

    • @frostbitepokin9520
      @frostbitepokin9520 Před 2 lety +46

      We all same bro

    • @izfida
      @izfida Před 2 lety +27

      @@muhammadasrafazahar7803 #Serumpun Mean =#OneLand

    • @muhammadasrafazahar7803
      @muhammadasrafazahar7803 Před 2 lety +9

      @@izfida thanks !!

  • @ChristinaDonnelly
    @ChristinaDonnelly Před 2 lety +2111

    I had so much fun learning Singlish from Jo! Grace and I learned a lot in this video! Hope you guys learned something new too! See yall in the next video 🤗 -Christina 🇺🇸

    • @ranicahya2703
      @ranicahya2703 Před 2 lety +14

      It was so fun! Really love it!!

    • @zulfsyhmiii
      @zulfsyhmiii Před 2 lety +2

      Hi!

    • @brissyapra
      @brissyapra Před 2 lety +12

      Hey Christina! I just wanted to let you know that I love how friendly, kind, respectful, and chill you are when learning about other people's cultures, languages, and customs. In some other videos, I actually was slightly upset at Emily (the girl from the UK) because she seemed very sassy, rude, and down right b*tchy to you when you guys were in a video comparing the US with the UK. Not cool. She made it seemed like the US was sh*t. Sorry you had to deal with that. Anyways, just wanted to let you know that you are a joy to watch in these videos because you are so upbeat, nice, amicable, and courteous.

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke Před 2 lety

      @@brissyapra Seen you edited your message, you need to edit it again!
      There was no girl there from the UK so what you on about??

    • @kevinlevin229
      @kevinlevin229 Před 2 lety +1

      Love you so much Christina!! You're so adorable!

  • @xrarnax
    @xrarnax Před 2 lety +62

    So true. I was in Iceland and could spot a fellow Singaporean from a mile way when I immediately heard that Singlish. It was nice to hear some familiarity in a far, foreign and cold land.

    • @hydictube
      @hydictube Před rokem +4

      It could be Singaporean or Malaysian. Very similar for both of the countries.

    • @elegantgiraffe9570
      @elegantgiraffe9570 Před měsícem

      I actually hate hearing Singaporeans speak overseas. It makes me cringe. The Singaporean accent is unpleasant to hear. Hard, flat, jarring. British (not all the accents, mind you) and American, maybe Canadian, too) sound better.

  • @lyasweetheart
    @lyasweetheart Před 2 lety +81

    As a Malaysian, I’m trying so hard not to laugh bcz of how much we actually understand it and the girl’s confused reaction XD they’re so cute!

  • @ihearthikary22
    @ihearthikary22 Před 2 lety +1029

    i didn’t even realise “no need” isn’t really used at english speaking country, we’re so used to it lmao

    • @magicomerv
      @magicomerv Před 2 lety +15

      No nid!

    • @Y10HK29
      @Y10HK29 Před 2 lety +2

      No need panic

    • @danieldante320
      @danieldante320 Před 2 lety +45

      No need lah is the most common word hahah

    • @junyew1813
      @junyew1813 Před 2 lety +8

      same i thought can and cannot was standard english for quite a while

    • @sdarkpaladin
      @sdarkpaladin Před 2 lety +21

      It is used in the form "There is no need to do that" or "There is no immediate need for this action to be done." But being the efficient Singaporean we are, we just say, "Eh, no nid la".

  • @eatdriveplay
    @eatdriveplay Před 2 lety +641

    This is legit good demonstration of Singlish... basically, we just find the most efficient way to express ourselves in a multi-cultural society, with/without/any mixture of words...whatever brings the meaning across and it evolved to this.

  • @mellieyy8279
    @mellieyy8279 Před rokem +7

    omg the singaporean girl is such a good teacher like i watched the whole video without even trying bc it was so fun she'd make such a great teacher

  • @fiiisalsabila
    @fiiisalsabila Před 2 lety +53

    So far, Jo's explanation about Singlish is the most structured and the easiest to understand

  • @berlianalaksonoputri2483
    @berlianalaksonoputri2483 Před 2 lety +2627

    Oh usually siangaporean use "can" in a weird situation. It goes like
    " Can I have a bottle of coke?"
    " Can "
    " No,I mean a bottle of coke "
    " Ya, can"
    " No, bottle. Not a can"
    " Cannn "
    Oh My Lord. I love that jokes as well 😂

    • @hansantonio110
      @hansantonio110 Před 2 lety +14

      😂😂

    • @p6h14
      @p6h14 Před 2 lety +94

      Singaporean here. Nice joke haha

    • @peterphiong6724
      @peterphiong6724 Před 2 lety +5

      😄

    • @YuTEM
      @YuTEM Před 2 lety +22

      Oh yeah wasn't that used in a video from that malaysian puppet skit channel

    • @berlianalaksonoputri2483
      @berlianalaksonoputri2483 Před 2 lety +9

      @@YuTEM Yup. But they're many other videos that contains "the can jokes." Haha

  • @whitered7
    @whitered7 Před 2 lety +465

    As a singaporean watching this, I am really happy as most foreigners don’t really know much about how we communicate. Every countries have its style and ways of communication and this is the most authentic video about Singlish. Thumbs up to Jo, you are a very good teacher and to Christina and Grace, you guys are very eager students. Pls come to Singapore soon!🇸🇬😁

  • @alicefuse2906
    @alicefuse2906 Před 2 lety +24

    Well, I don't know how weird this is going to sound, but... I am Italian, been to Singapore several times, and never ever had any issues understanding Singlish. I actually found it easier than many other accents :)

  • @hotteokyeom
    @hotteokyeom Před 2 lety +12

    Out of all the singlish videos i've watched, I think she did the best in explaining and teaching the language. I feel like i'm learning something even though I'm a native lol.

  • @buayarawrrr6754
    @buayarawrrr6754 Před 2 lety +379

    In Malaysia also we often say lah word 😂 Sometimes when Malaysian, Singaporean and Indonesian people talking, we understand each other because mostly we have same words ❤️

  • @zyrax77
    @zyrax77 Před 2 lety +836

    Entertaining video! Fun fact: If you master Singlish, then you can understand Manglish (Malaysian English) as well. They're pretty similar! Next round can teach more vocab like walao weh, bojio, kiasu and perhaps give an opportunity for the ladies to practice speaking Singlish haha

    • @BenyaminSaragi
      @BenyaminSaragi Před 2 lety +67

      Don't play play brader

    • @mekichiew8282
      @mekichiew8282 Před 2 lety +41

      After you master the grammar for Manglish, then it'd be very easy to understand the Indolish you'd hear in Bali. They both just take the Indonesian/Melayu grammar and use english words

    • @naufallhabib
      @naufallhabib Před 2 lety +17

      @@mekichiew8282 after you master indolish you could master the acehnglish : hey! jak where?

    • @wilnath4178
      @wilnath4178 Před 2 lety +21

      @@naufallhabib heyy, don't play play bossku

    • @hammedsherman2593
      @hammedsherman2593 Před 2 lety +12

      Dont be like that lah gais

  • @user-gt5lp9ni3p
    @user-gt5lp9ni3p Před 2 lety +13

    Jo is a really great teacher, like, seriously 😳

  • @lincolnexaron864
    @lincolnexaron864 Před 2 lety +11

    Oh gosh they picked it up so quickly! They nailed the pronunciations, spot on. Native Singaporean here, I can vouch for that.

  • @JOCOPIE
    @JOCOPIE Před 2 lety +430

    Thank you for having me on this video!!!! Hope you guys had a fun time learning about Singlish!!! :)) it is a very interesting language!! I personally didn’t know that shag meant sex when I first heard that word hahaha Christina and Grace did such an amazing job!!!! You guys did so great leh!!! Shoutout to all of my fellow Singaporeans out there!!! 💕☺️❤️🇸🇬

    • @whitered7
      @whitered7 Před 2 lety +25

      You are representing Singapore very well on this channel! Good job!🇸🇬👍

    • @kk4764
      @kk4764 Před 2 lety +1

      @@whitered7 this is tbh

    • @JOCOPIE
      @JOCOPIE Před 2 lety +3

      @@whitered7 thank you sooo much for your support!! 😢😭 you have no idea how much it means to me!!

    • @BlueMistYT
      @BlueMistYT Před 2 lety +5

      I hope Part 2 Comes Out because there is more where that came from. Ask Christina to pay for your lesson lol. But seriously, this is 1 of my favourite videos

    • @hoefengyu93
      @hoefengyu93 Před 2 lety +3

      This is really representative and you break down the language so well!! Can't wait for more!!!

  • @justinjo5489
    @justinjo5489 Před 2 lety +218

    I don’t think we use “catch no ball” anymore, it becomes “what toking you?” 🤣

    • @p6h14
      @p6h14 Před 2 lety +12

      Both?

    • @jj_sanctuary_89757
      @jj_sanctuary_89757 Před 2 lety +32

      Also got simi lan😂

    • @pp-hu7sh
      @pp-hu7sh Před 2 lety +1

      what 7 u say

    • @SuperKumantong
      @SuperKumantong Před 2 lety +6

      "catch no ball" , "on the ball" are army lingos. "what toking you" is direct translation of Mandarim.

    • @SuperKumantong
      @SuperKumantong Před 2 lety

      On the ball - czcams.com/video/--5lmlWhmS8/video.html

  • @elifinci1154
    @elifinci1154 Před rokem

    I love the positive vibes you guys have towards each other. It was already interesting to learn about Singlish and your attitudes multiplied it

  • @wds807
    @wds807 Před 2 lety +7

    Love this. Jo is good at explaining, and the other two ladies are very proactive & engaged

  • @erismiracle9779
    @erismiracle9779 Před 2 lety +288

    I need them to say walau eh 😆 they were really quick learners! The teacher was good too, no doubt!

    • @muhammadasrafazahar7803
      @muhammadasrafazahar7803 Před 2 lety +6

      HAHAHAHA “walau eh” from mandarin too but idk the meaning of😔 i just use it HAHAHAHAH

    • @leblackrosethorn3834
      @leblackrosethorn3834 Před 2 lety +7

      @@muhammadasrafazahar7803 it's sort of like wtf

    • @javierteo3173
      @javierteo3173 Před 2 lety +1

      kannina also can

    • @dyingofdioxide
      @dyingofdioxide Před 2 lety

      @@muhammadasrafazahar7803 I think it means "my grandpa" cause wa is my and lau is old

    • @ginkonut6331
      @ginkonut6331 Před 2 lety

      @@muhammadasrafazahar7803 it can kinda mean 'my wife' cos lau bu is wife in hokkien or teochew i think

  • @TheAaronsFamily
    @TheAaronsFamily Před 2 lety +567

    I loved learning Singlish from our excellent teacher Jo 😍 What’s your favourite Singlish phrase? Mine is “can or not?” So efficient 🤣- Grace 🇦🇺

    • @Patroclus27
      @Patroclus27 Před 2 lety +37

      Sometimes we skip the “or”
      And say “Can, not?”

    • @TheAaronsFamily
      @TheAaronsFamily Před 2 lety +26

      @@Patroclus27 even better 🤣 Don’t waste time speaking when you can get the answer now!

    • @Nal2000
      @Nal2000 Před 2 lety +14

      "Don't play play ya" is my favourite phrase 😂

    • @TheAaronsFamily
      @TheAaronsFamily Před 2 lety +9

      @@Nal2000 If you play play I'm not gonna play play 😂

    • @aaronlee1189
      @aaronlee1189 Před 2 lety +1

      my fav word is rabs

  • @LebannaLin
    @LebannaLin Před 2 lety +20

    Hahahahhahahahah omg as a Singaporean, I found this hilarious. Singlish comes so naturally in our everyday speech that we don’t realise how different it sounds from standard English. Haiya very easy to speak Singlish, just speak very fast lah. Will naturally leave out grammar and pronunciation one. Hahahah

  • @faithjasonfilam3475
    @faithjasonfilam3475 Před 2 lety +6

    I was OFW in Singapore for 13 years and yes I used to heard some Singaporean do say 'don't pray pray instead of don't play play' i was like ooh and I kinda have to respect their Singlish. And I know how to speak Singlish. Hehehe

  • @danahong8748
    @danahong8748 Před 2 lety +164

    I’m a Korean living in Singapore, I really enjoyed this video as I am used to speaking in Singlish. I hope they make another video for Singlish. this is so fun!

    • @cherrymiese
      @cherrymiese Před 2 lety +1

      @rockthrow ha? What? U joking ah?

  • @missysfx
    @missysfx Před 2 lety +165

    Of so many videos I've watched of Singaporeans explaining Singlish to foreigners,i think she explains the best and give more apt examples and comparisons

  • @tessvarlack
    @tessvarlack Před 2 lety +1

    This was a very cool video and I loved learning a bit about another country’s language.

  • @sweetpuff22
    @sweetpuff22 Před 2 lety +1

    I like this ep so much. It's funny and mind-blowing. Love the energy of you guys too. Waiting for 2nd ep though.

  • @violetland6314
    @violetland6314 Před 2 lety +127

    As a singaporean, it's interesting to see how structured this singlish lesson is. We cut short our sentence but still able to deliver the same meaning.

  • @aaronlee1189
    @aaronlee1189 Před 2 lety +92

    I never could explain lah, leh, mah, sia (final consonants) cos I just use them without thinking about them. You did a really really good job here!!! One of the best singlish explaination vids period!!

  • @gutch2000
    @gutch2000 Před 11 měsíci

    I’m from Singapore and this is a very well presented video on Singlish! Well done and thank you! 😊

  • @yiyunzhuo5991
    @yiyunzhuo5991 Před 2 lety +2

    This is a really good video. Very structured.

  • @viralinside4957
    @viralinside4957 Před 2 lety +207

    As Indonesian, singlish is acceptable. Because many Indonesians speak simple english and no grammar

  • @deanmcmanis9398
    @deanmcmanis9398 Před 2 lety +90

    This was a fun Singlish video! Jo did a great job using the Singlish terms in context, with clear examples. And Christina and Grace had a lot of fun with the lesson! I had not heard any of these Singlish terms before. It shows off an interesting melting pot of cultures and language in Singapore.

  • @tangreishan6282
    @tangreishan6282 Před 9 měsíci +1

    It’s so fun and enjoyable watching them teaching and learning Singlish. 🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @paulifea7072
    @paulifea7072 Před 2 lety +16

    Singaporean* Sorry I was distracted by its spelling in the subtitles 😂 Also, we try our best to speak good English whenever necessary but I think not all Singaporeans are able to code switch; from my observation, about 50% of our population struggle to speak proper English in any formal setting. Yes our singlish accent has that nasal sound to it 😂

  • @yasminyusof9748
    @yasminyusof9748 Před 2 lety +55

    To be honest, I learnt the word "siao" and the line "don't play-play" from Phua Chu Kang 😂 Dangg, that's an iconic sitcom, miss it very much

  • @nelle5339
    @nelle5339 Před 2 lety +60

    so interesting! Jo was a great teacher with lots of good examples and Christina and Grace were engaged students too!

  • @annsmith9698
    @annsmith9698 Před 2 lety

    Wow that lady is a really good teacher and made it so easy even for me to follow along and I only speak English. This was so fun

  • @AroyaAngsty
    @AroyaAngsty Před 11 měsíci +1

    YYYAAAAYYY ❤❤❤😂 I LOVE IT I DIDNT REALISE HOW DIFFERENT I SPEAK SINGLISH WAS JUST SPEAKING IT 😂😂😂

  • @hidzindahouz
    @hidzindahouz Před 2 lety +95

    i think the "lah" comes from malay. coz in malay you'd add in the "lah" to soften the tone or make it more friendly. e.g. to tell someone to sit, you'd say "duduk lah" vs "duduk", the former sounds more like an invitation vs the latter which makes it sound like a command.

    • @alexx_93
      @alexx_93 Před 2 lety +2

      agree

    • @SuperKumantong
      @SuperKumantong Před 2 lety +21

      it is used in Mandarin and Chinese Dialects. The Chinese Character for lah is “啦” use in exclamation.

    • @SuccessforLifester
      @SuccessforLifester Před 2 lety +10

      Lah is also a word in Cantonese. Added at the end of a sentence

    • @peppyofficialchannel
      @peppyofficialchannel Před 2 lety +3

      KASI DORANG SEMUA LAH. AMEK LAH KAU. SEMUA DARI BANGSA KAU LAH.

    • @willcoffarchives
      @willcoffarchives Před 2 lety +6

      @@peppyofficialchannel bruh

  • @J0eG
    @J0eG Před 2 lety +39

    This is the first time, I've watched a video explaining the MY, SG, IND English in a non-cringe and hit the spot explanation
    Kudos to her haha, good teacher

  • @charltje
    @charltje Před rokem

    this is suuuch a good video explaining singlish omg defo gonna show it to my foreigner friends!!

  • @nursakurakobintenurshahid2708

    She's s good teacher! Couldn't have explained singlish better

  • @kakahoney
    @kakahoney Před 2 lety +35

    As a Singaporean living in Korea I really love these videos hahaha but this is so hilarious Idk why I laughed at WATER PLEASE😂😂😂😂

  • @_Hannnn
    @_Hannnn Před 2 lety +25

    Im looking forward for the next singlish class with this three!! This is so fun!!

  • @zahras5801
    @zahras5801 Před 2 lety +3

    I love love love Singlish ❤ sounds very melodic to my ears.

  • @kimtatami6559
    @kimtatami6559 Před 7 měsíci

    She explains it so well! And those 2 girls are so cute !

  • @BlueMistYT
    @BlueMistYT Před 2 lety +16

    YESSS SINGLISH and Singaporean Accent! Love From Singapore. Love the reactions Too!

  • @hglim738
    @hglim738 Před 2 lety +17

    One of the best explanations of Singlish I've seen on line so far.

  • @Absolut531kmh
    @Absolut531kmh Před 2 lety +5

    As a Malaysian Chinese, I rly enjoy watching this.
    Veli fun to watch lehhhhh

  • @hellohunnayau
    @hellohunnayau Před 2 lety +2

    Please bring Grace & Christina back for a Part 2 with Jo. Love this

  • @Madhat
    @Madhat Před 2 lety +27

    Reminds me so much of Hawaii’s pidgin, even the code switching. Great to see other Asia Pacific creoles getting some respect.

  • @Silviasday
    @Silviasday Před 2 lety +13

    Love it!!! This is so fun to watch. Been living in Singapore for half of my life. And I am proud that I can speak Singlish very well. I don’t play play 😁😁

  • @weinasg1371
    @weinasg1371 Před 2 lety

    Very professionally explained from linguistic point of view.

  • @royvandenbertz4397
    @royvandenbertz4397 Před 2 lety +19

    Singlish is heavily influenced by Bahasa Indonesia and bahasa Malay. Even though it's in English, the sentence structure still uses Indonesian language

    • @maryocecilyo3372
      @maryocecilyo3372 Před rokem +1

      Indonesian speak Malay

    • @0900370pian
      @0900370pian Před rokem +1

      It is basically Malay not much Bahasa Indonesia although a lot of it are the same.

  • @EeFfFfIiEe
    @EeFfFfIiEe Před 2 lety +23

    Manglish (Malaysian English) & Singlish (Singaporean English) can be similar to each other since we are siblings!! 🥰

  • @sunrayz81
    @sunrayz81 Před 2 lety +4

    VERY comprehensive!!! And I am so impressed with Joanna who can code-switch so swiftly and smoothly. 👍👍👍

  • @greenlikeleaf6109
    @greenlikeleaf6109 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome video! Got me laughing hard!

  • @IchigoKAWAA_3747
    @IchigoKAWAA_3747 Před 11 měsíci +1

    as someone who has stayed in singapore for a long time,i am proud to say that i love Singlish. Oh! you forgot “Wa lau eh” yeah lor. You ah,you siao today leh! 🤣🤣

  • @RiceSnow777
    @RiceSnow777 Před 2 lety +46

    “You don’t fly me aeroplane ahhhhh!”, “your eyes got stamp ahhhh!” are some of the higher level Singlish.

    • @MrLexify
      @MrLexify Před 2 lety +2

      i think most people substitute the got to tak. your eyes tak (paste) stamp ah?? or even casual will be "le bak qiu pa qiao ah?" (your eyeballs blind?)

    • @meks3182
      @meks3182 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MrLexify CASUAL? Bruh thats hokkien

  • @Just999Me
    @Just999Me Před 2 lety +19

    I love it when there is a cross exposure between Western and Eastern languages/people. It's nice to see Europe & South East Asian videos but it's more interesting when it's mixed. People in the group have less exposure to the other side of the world or continent and they/the audience learn a lot more since it's not in the same realm of language families.

  • @maulana_clan
    @maulana_clan Před 2 lety +2

    "Don't play play!"
    "No what what"
    "A little a little I can"

  • @charlenetan5025
    @charlenetan5025 Před 2 lety +9

    As a Singaporean, im really proud of them XDD

  • @deleecious_9728
    @deleecious_9728 Před 2 lety +6

    Great teacher with great students! Good job👏🏻

  • @decolletage109
    @decolletage109 Před 2 lety +3

    really enjoyed this video😂😂😂 it presented Singlish in a really humble yet entertaining manner. the American and Australian girl were being really good sports too!

  • @ForeverAMusicLuver
    @ForeverAMusicLuver Před 2 lety

    I think with the ending terms, the tone is very important too! But yes super interesting to see a structured lesson about singlish:)

  • @shaleywen2648
    @shaleywen2648 Před 2 lety +2

    It's so much fun learning SINGLISH!!

  • @jannasafie1535
    @jannasafie1535 Před 2 lety +41

    When I saw there’s Christina and Grace, I know this video gonna be fun and yes it is! Jo really did a great job I’m pretty sure a lot of people having fun to learn Singlish and Manglish (Malaysian English) as well since there’s not much different between them. Looking forward for more video from them! 🥰

  • @snoozkopponwotblitz2507
    @snoozkopponwotblitz2507 Před 2 lety +5

    🤣 noice. Glad to see you ladies had fun learning some Singlish. Its pretty fun actually. ✌🏻🇸🇬

  • @PierreMiniggio
    @PierreMiniggio Před 2 lety +1

    I enjoyed noticing how I was able to pick up where some of these variations come from because I started learning mandarin chinese 4 months ago.

  • @zv6905
    @zv6905 Před 2 lety +2

    I really love how Singaporean English sounds! 😍🥰

  • @salsabilaamalia2580
    @salsabilaamalia2580 Před 2 lety +25

    I am Indonesian, I understand some of the words/terms mentioned yet I still amazed at every one of it. Keep it up guys, this content is fun! Can we get more singlish-related content in the future?

    • @FebiMaster
      @FebiMaster Před 2 lety +6

      Singlish can actually relate a bit to indonesian, like “Dont play play” can be literally translated to “Jangan main main” its the same meaning with same word structure

    • @salsabilaamalia2580
      @salsabilaamalia2580 Před 2 lety

      @@FebiMaster right! I noticed that too, right away! The lah, also we use it a lot here. But the others like leh or lor I don't think exist in Bahasa Indonesia. Cmiiw

    • @FebiMaster
      @FebiMaster Před 2 lety +2

      @@salsabilaamalia2580 Leh and lor are derived from chinese i think, thats why we dont use it

    • @salsabilaamalia2580
      @salsabilaamalia2580 Před 2 lety

      @@FebiMaster oh orang indonesia ya? Kirain bukan dari indonesia 😀

    • @FebiMaster
      @FebiMaster Před 2 lety

      @@salsabilaamalia2580 iya 😂, udah kebiasa pake inggris di yutub

  • @cheoklarp
    @cheoklarp Před 2 lety +31

    Actually I leant that the ‘R’ sound in the middle or at the end of the word is audible in American accent. In British queen’s English it’s silent too. Interestingly, the term “bueh tahan” itself comprises of 2 languages. “Bueh” is Hokkien and “tahan” is Malay..

    • @revolucion-socialista
      @revolucion-socialista Před 2 lety

      "Americans" are all people who live in the American continent, not just in the United States!

  • @poultryman2020fromwattpad

    Where is my singapore friends🇸🇬
    👇🏻

  • @nuzwo2723
    @nuzwo2723 Před rokem +2

    I lived in Singapore for a good few years when I was young, but I came to the US in 3rd grade and I lost my accent! I also don’t remember the young kids in Singapore using the extra words from other languages, but the “can” and “cannot” and the “lah, leh, meh” really lit up my memory, haha. I haven’t been able to go back to Singapore in the recent years because of COVID and also my family is Chinese so we normally visit China as a priority, but I would absolutely love to go back and see how different my English is now than how it was a couple years ago when I was still back in Singapore

  • @user-rp1vb5mo1k
    @user-rp1vb5mo1k Před 2 lety +14

    “SIAO” is a word also same mean in our country TAIWAN and pronounced is same , too
    it's pretty interesting topic

    • @Meow-nf8hs
      @Meow-nf8hs Před 2 lety +7

      yes due to hokkien influence haha

    • @limjonathan392
      @limjonathan392 Před 2 lety

      Hahaha yes, I believe most of our ancestors come from hokkien. I'm a singaporean of hokkien descent and my dad watches Taiwanese shows which are also in Hokkien.

  • @abn_nm
    @abn_nm Před 2 lety +4

    I enjoy this... you are officially singlish ambassador.

  • @km3455
    @km3455 Před 2 lety

    First time I’ve seen someone explain Singlish really well. Well done.

  • @TheEugenetay
    @TheEugenetay Před 2 lety +2

    I’m from singapore I completely agree with the gurl

  • @BerserkerRageX
    @BerserkerRageX Před 2 lety +27

    Proud to be a Singaporean. Majulah Singapura!

  • @ryansarwidyanto3881
    @ryansarwidyanto3881 Před 2 lety +9

    Ah in Indonesia, the youths often says "DON'T PLAY PLAY BOSQUUU!!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @littletechn8175
    @littletechn8175 Před 2 lety

    Never had an experience with Singlish before, thanks to Jo for being my tour guide !

  • @sanudapilapitiya6223
    @sanudapilapitiya6223 Před 2 lety

    This is so funny. Nice video. Singlish is so creative 😄👍

  • @SuperKumantong
    @SuperKumantong Před 2 lety +73

    Singlish has more borrowed phrases from Southern Chinese Dialects (Teochew, Hokkiens, Cantonese, Hakka, Hainanese) than Mandarin. Before 1970s, the common Chinese Language was not Mandarin but the Southern Chinese Dialects.

    • @vianneleung6145
      @vianneleung6145 Před 2 lety +3

      Agree
      Like Meh ,I don’t think it exist in mandarin

    • @meks3182
      @meks3182 Před 2 lety +1

      @@vianneleung6145 canton

    • @egemix894
      @egemix894 Před 2 lety

      @@vianneleung6145 in mandarin it's "ma" instead of "meh"

    • @egemix894
      @egemix894 Před 2 lety +1

      @@vianneleung6145 But meh means more like "What u dun even know it?"

    • @zackzou1441
      @zackzou1441 Před rokem

      Yep, it was true

  • @Rizal04
    @Rizal04 Před 2 lety +3

    I love christina's smile 🥰

  • @irah866
    @irah866 Před 3 měsíci

    She's just a really good teacher! 😁

  • @__xvlexn__1248
    @__xvlexn__1248 Před 2 lety +1

    Well i have heard singlish since i was five when i moved to singapore so for about 6 to 7 years i have heard it and its honestly something I’ve started to use in day to day life

  • @yappyyap7594
    @yappyyap7594 Před 2 lety +4

    I agreed that she's a great teacher and the two other ladies are pretty fast learners as well. In Singapore style: "She teach good leh n the other 2 also learn fast sia."

  • @iaminsfiredbytrustfration8502

    As a Malaysian I feel proud that an American and an Aussie want to learn this , they are a natural

    • @revolucion-socialista
      @revolucion-socialista Před 2 lety

      "Americans" are all people who live in the American continent, not just in the United States.

    • @distar7471
      @distar7471 Před rokem

      @@revolucion-socialista But that is the demonym of a citizen of the United States. A North American applies for the entire continent of North America, and same with South America. There is no other reference for them, like a United Statesian or a United States of American doesn't exist.

  • @muhamadkhairulkadri
    @muhamadkhairulkadri Před 2 lety

    She is so good. I like the explanation and the usage its on point. Don't play play aa

  • @cantabileloves
    @cantabileloves Před 2 lety

    This is so fun to learn!

  • @rameeshapadmatilaka7405
    @rameeshapadmatilaka7405 Před 2 lety +26

    i’m gonna pay to watch their classes 😂

  • @somerslim25
    @somerslim25 Před 2 lety +20

    hi Jo; Your Singlish is Talk Kong! and it accurate and i am glad you keep it alive. Respect to your two Participants too; Come to Singapore and i blanja them durians. Sadly the government tried to dilute it but we are know it is for informal setting.
    Even our Singapore Fighter pilots use Singlish when there exercise with American pilots; they keep losing because they can listen to our pilots normal American communications and they switch to singlish and confuse the US pilots because they cant decode a mixture of 4 languages. They won the fights at last

    • @revolucion-socialista
      @revolucion-socialista Před 2 lety

      "Americans" are all people who live in the American continent, not just in the United States!

  • @aduhlurunnam9317
    @aduhlurunnam9317 Před 2 lety

    Don't play play ha! Haha love pua chu kang, heard it from that series...

  • @KNIGHT7LION
    @KNIGHT7LION Před rokem

    I love Grace from Australia geez I love like so many of these girls here laugh out loud