jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2003 I speak all 3 language.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2003 Wa pue tze tao eh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tee 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2003 i would add that apart from singlish, a mixture of localised mandarin with dialects and english could be another option for many of us. Also, imagery language provides another dimention to our appreciation of the music and thoughts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2003 you seem to have forgotten Tamil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2003 Mandarin is quite specific, infact a standard language. When you say Malay I assume you mean Bahasa Melayu the standard. As the dialect for Malaysian Malay alone varies greatly, not to mention Indonesian & Bruneian which has at least 3 (Bandar, Tutong, Belait/Seria) to my knowledge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blacknight 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 i speak and write very well for all of the above. i'm a s'pore PR but I'm from Malaysia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarthel 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 I speak English, Tagalog (Philippine's main dialect) and I'm learning Japanese. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 I can understand and speak malay and english. For chinese, I can understand well but having a slight difficulty to use it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 Actually N@Z, Mandarin is a dialect (linguistically speaking). It was the form of speech and official written form used by the mandarins (ie civil servants) in imperial china. Cantonese has a written form as well. As such the Beijing Mandarin is quite distinct to say Singaporean Mandarin (differences are mainly in speech, snetence structure etc. However, all languages are like living organisms, they evolve over space and time.So the Mandarin spoken and written in imperial chinal 1000 years ago was different from that 500 years ago (even within the same geographical region). Singapore English as 4 dialets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 Bad enough I have to cope with Singlish & now you're telling me there 3 others?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charismatic 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 I speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Singlish, Proper English(i mean English that is not in a Singlish way ), learning Bahasa Melayu and know a little bit(a few words only, to talk to girls heehee ) of Tagalog as I have a lot of Philipno colleagues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blacknight 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 I speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Singlish, Proper English(i mean English that is not in a Singlish way ), learning Bahasa Melayu and know a little bit(a few words only, to talk to girls heehee ) of Tagalog as I have a lot of Philipno colleagues wah u sure get to "sian" a lot of girls! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charismatic 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2003 I speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Singlish, Proper English(i mean English that is not in a Singlish way ), learning Bahasa Melayu and know a little bit(a few words only, to talk to girls heehee ) of Tagalog as I have a lot of Philipno colleagues wah u sure get to "sian" a lot of girls! hmm...should be they "sian" me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
