SINGLISH



Singlish is an English-based creole language native to Singapore.
It is the first language of many younger Singaporeans,
especially those whose parents do not share a native language or dialect,
and is the second language
of nearly all the rest of the country's residents.

The vocabulary of Singlish consists of words originating
from English, Malay (mainly Bahasa Melayu rather than Indonesian), Hokkien, Cantonese, and to a lesser extent various other Indic and Sinitic languages, while Singlish syntax resembles southern varieties of Chinese.
Also, elements of American and Australian slang have been used in Singlish.

Examples of Singlish (not recommanded for use):

England
Deliberate mispronunciation of "English"
"Wah, your England so powerful, I don't understand."

Act Cute
A phrase that describes behaving in an exaggeratedly cute or adorable fashion. Can be used as both verb and adjective. Usually performed by females who appear they cannot escape their childhood.
"Eh, Ah Lian is always so act cute one! She trying to be smurf, is it?"

Malu
Malay for "shame", "embarrassment" or "loss of face".
"When you talk to Jenny, don't make me malu okay?"

Chope
To reseve or hold something for somebody. Sometimes used in games to denote having attained a "safe" position.
"If we're not at the theatre by eight, can you chope some seats for us?"


The Singaporean government currently
discourages the use of Singlish in favour of Standard English
as it believes in the need for Singaporeans to be able to effectively communicate with the other English users in the world.
The government runs the Speak Good English Movement to emphasize the point.

E.g. In Bartley, classes on Debates on English has been assigned for us to improve on our standard of our spoken English.