Foreigner Learns How to Speak with SINGAPOREAN ACCENT!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

In the words of Noah Yap (if you know then you know) ...UPON 10?! 😝

[@NoahYap7]

Georgia Caney I give you a solid 10!!

[@XGAMEST]

10/10!

[@CalibreWings]

Please don’t learn “singlish”

[@agedashidubu9582]

omg i just realized "upon 10" is probably a very southeast asian sort of thing

[@ssris4sya]

@@CalibreWings she can learn singlish if she wants

[@jonnop]

Fun fact: Singlish is syllable-timed, which means each syllable of every word is given the same amount of stress when you speak. This is why it tends to sound monotonous and seems to lack the lilt of other varieties of English. Varieties of English like RP and American English, on the other hand, are stress-timed, which makes them sound more prosodic.

[@sofia-ut3rc]

Jonathan Poh this is so interesting!

[@Alex-bb1xn]

Actually, in my opinion, Singaporean accent places stronger stress on the final syllable of every word.

[@homershimshon4172]

Spanish, French, Italian and Turkish are syllable-timed languages as well.

[@safachaoui6539]

Makes sense

[@xenonmob]

where are you getting this fabrication?

[@damienchan3257]

This video had me in stitches sia; it's hard to imagine what we perceive to be an accent with a boring, monotonous tone and lazy, clipped enunciation as a difficult accent to learn. Plus your effort was damn good 10/10 Georgia thanks for this video!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

haha thanks Damien glad you enjoyed it! 😝

[@oreodreyy]

i like how "TH" pronounciation is replaced with "DER" in the singlish world HAHAHAA

[@GeorgiaCaney]

haha i know right!

[@oreodreyy]

Georgia Caney it's "IKR" in singlish world, we don't spell it out, it's such a waste of time hor? 😏

[@TerrisOngJianLong1]

"IKR" is internet slang.

[@Nerubiru]

@@oreodreyy lol ikr is used worldwide

[@MrBenHaynes]

@@oreodreyy SG has acronyms for everything! I ask my wife to expand some of the acronyms for me and whilst she knows what they represent, she doesn't know what some of them mean. I can't accept an acronym unless I know what each letter means.

[@rhinerr6324]

This has got to be the most enjoyable Singlish video so far !!!

[@joshi7434]

The only time I pronounce the “th” in mother is during English oral LOL

[@dududoodlevie]

SAME! IT'S LIKE ALL OF US HAVE ADAPTED TO SWITCH TO BRITISH ENGLISH THE MOMENT THAT'S INCLUDED 😂😂

[@izzykyl]

I realise that Singaporeans who were raised in English-speaking households do pronounce "th" most the time, and this applies to all races. However, I think that for Chinese Singaporeans, those who speak English at home sound a little different from their counterparts who speak Chinese at home. My Chinese-at-home Chinese Singaporean friends do sound slightly different from my English-at-home Chinese Singaporean friends in terms of the way they pronounce "a", "i", and "th" as well as end consonants like "t" and "d" at the ends of words. My "Bridging English" module teacher in my foundation year of polytechnic was also able to tell from my accent during my oral presentations that I speak English at home. However, there are still exceptions. My father spoke Teochew at home with his parents throughout his childhood, but he speaks English like a full-time Anglophone Singaporean.

[@oppositeonion3871]

@@dududoodlevie our inner british colony is showing. *flashbacks*

[@hoshinofugu]

mader

[@jeffma7507]

Mudder

[@Duperman2494]

YT decided to recommend me this clip 5yrs after I first saw it. I'm not sure if you will read this Georgia but your silliness and ability to laugh at yourself is such a gem! I hope you're still the same!

[@beckyjones1958]

Hi Georgia! I’ve been in Singapore for 4 months now, originally from the UK but with an English Dad and Welsh Mom. I have always thought that the Singaporean accent sounds a little welsh, and this has just backed that up for me, so many welsh like phrases!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

haha really? I'm not sure if I hear it myself...

[@gilbertng945]

That’s interesting! Which are the welsh like phrases?

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

that's interesting because I'm half Nigerian and this also has a few similar sounds with a "Nigerian" accent (not exactly the same but pronouncing the t's as d's and the tone/syllable stress. like "you bettuh listun to me" in Singlish is the same tone as how my Nigerian Dad speaks but the end of bettuh is an 'ah' sound and listun is listin and "don't" ("don' do dat" - my Dad says this often lol), "father" and "mother" are pronounced similarly: "faddah, modah" but the ah isn't as stressed as stereotypical imitations have it ) so it isn't too hard for me to imitate it, whether that imitation is good or not... aaahaha - 💀 obviously I will still sound off to anyone who actually grew up with the Singlish accent

[@christset]

U know what i thought about it too u may be right to some extent especially the "how long can u cover".

[@ph3043]

the most amazing thing abt singlish , is its so broken yet everyone can usually understand each other

[@adilzoz9638]

Lol I lost it when she said “my ear bleeding sia”

[@jieqiiii]

Instead of typing out the whole word, I've also invented the words "veh" for "very" and "prolly" for "probably" just to make things easier for myself xD

[@RonLarhz]

Hahaha i also use prolly. But i realise even locals r not getting it anymore. So bo bian have to type full.

[@25_kylie16]

I type "very" into "v" "Probably" into "probs" 😂

[@shirin3166]

@@25_kylie16 i typed very to very And i type probably to probs lol

[@sapphire2640]

And also when i say never mind, i say it as neh mine

[@sare-le3nn]

Yesss prollyy

[@matthewong1953]

Some of those old pre war houses with wooden windows and ceramic tiles that you liked so much are peranakan homes. You really should do a vlog on peranakan culture in Singapore from a Foreigner's perspective. Their home designs and styling, their food, their clothing, their jewelry, and their superstitions and beliefs.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

For sure I’ll look into it! 😊

[@matthewong1953]

@@GeorgiaCaney google peranakan. They are a mixed race between Chinese settlers from China and locals (predominantly Malay). They have a mixed culture of Chinese and Malay. They look Chinese but in their earlier ancestry, they don't speak Chinese. They are also a dying culture due to intermarrying back into the mainstream Chinese culture.

[@matthewong1953]

I can even introduce you to some 3rd generation peranakan and you can interview them. A couple of things you can focus on...clothing, food, jewellery, furniture, their rituals, and your favorite... The traditional peranakan home. The peranakan family is run by the matriarch. Mom is in charge.

[@supreme87878]

Peranankan doesnt have to be chinese. There are also peranakan tamil and others as well. Basically they are a mix in the culture with the local but retaining the own as the main.

[@matthewong1953]

@@supreme87878 agreed. The early day Indian peranakans were from the chettiar class. There are still some today but sadly not many.

[@goddanner]

Heart warming to see you make many attempts to understand and use the Singaporean Accent :)

[@sumit6190p]

Haha, Georgia loved doing the singaporean accent.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

👀 guilty haha

[@sumit6190p]

@@GeorgiaCaney once more plz

[@kitakita1184]

This is the best video for learning Singlish. I had sought the video for learning Singlish after I moved in Singapore. The man explained understandable Excellent!!

[@koifish4276]

everyone: singaporean accent is hard me a singaporean: you know i can’t use it either

[@amanshaheen7042]

walao eh!

[@SubscribersWithoutanyvid-hn9sn]

aman shaheen ya lor

[@Ex7r4ct]

Ello

[@koifish4276]

@@Ex7r4ct why do y’all like to do this on my comments ;-;

[@rigelandreazabala3991]

Georgia you’re so good at many things! So amazed at how you adjusted with the Singaporean culture. Love always! ♥️

[@flowsaelee6999]

We just recently visited Singapore and I'm in complete agreement with her regarding the tones going up and down.

[@meifernlee4410]

Potential singlish speaker, keep it up hor

[@nicole5066]

As a singaporean, this got me laughing so hard 😭

[@mendesb76]

What's the language spoken at home ?

[@redrose4846]

Ikr! Same

[@pranayachugh3964]

​@@mendesb76there are so many different people living in singapore from different countries so it varies. otherwise it's mostly english. the local language is hardly spoken by the masses.

[@paganiniwannabe]

This is the best Singlish video yet!!!!!! Gregory was great and so were you!!!!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Aw thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!! 😁

[@wesleywong9521]

would love to see him try your accent, get the roles flipped LOL

[@householdEsa]

At least the foundation is there xD

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Haha at least...

[@matthewong1953]

Doktar, my ear got problem! Haha...u said that so perfectly the doctor attending to you would probably freak out.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Hahaha maybe I try in real life!

[@matthewong1953]

@@GeorgiaCaney OMG now you type in Singlish also! "Maybe I try in real life" sounds like something a singaporean would say.

[@FARID1870]

malays tend to make the "TH" sounds like D. Hence brader, fader, mader hehe (I is Malay so..)

[@ArmyK9]

Georgia is doing a fantastic Singaporean-Eurasian accent! It's adorable! 😍

[@fellyhuang8903]

This is hilarious! I'm impressed with how good you are at imitating Singlish 😆

[@stilesy00]

This video is brilliant Georgia, absolutely brilliant! 😂

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Thanks Paul!😀

[@honiumi149]

"so when i cry it's dramatic and when you cry it's emotional?" i remembered nicole saying this to janice in cycle 2 of asntm.

[@ms.a5643]

Singlish is unique coz even within Singlish, there is a variety of differences... just for the word, VERY... we also say veli, vehhh,whe.... etc. Different Singaporean has their own style of speaking SG accent. Uniquely Singapore indeed.

[@RiceSnow777]

this is so funny Georgia! on a side note, i saw a tshirt with "okay can" on it at the pasar malam/night market and i was like "i would send that to Georgia if I had her address!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@GeorgiaCaney]

haha yess I want!! 😝

[@arthyria]

This was being circulated on facebook at one point. I hope it's insightful! Singlish Grammar imgur.com/gallery/R3a8Xy3

[@edgarguzmanmoreno5126]

Jajaja great video Congratulations I understand the difficult accent there I lived in Singapore, I enjoyed it so much! #ILoveSingapore Great Nation and People! Greetings from León Guanajuato MÉXICO

[@christianherzbach2504]

Very nice leh, more please,, But “eat here” is definitely “having here” 😁

[@RonLarhz]

Bcos Mandarin direct translate.

[@huaiwei]

No leh....actually they just ask "eating???" So foreigners often find it amusing as they would think....of course I am eating it...why do they ask me that? So they would say "yes of course I am eating it", and they proceed to serve them the food in a bowl when the foreigner actually wants it packed. :D

[@LuminescentQuarter]

Eating or take away?

[@darrendelong]

Singaporean tend to omit the 'S' too. Like two dollars, they will say it as two dollar. We also like to add "one" to some sentences. For example, this is like that one. (it's like that). Adding one at the end probably comes from the Malay language. We just don't bother to speak English properly, partly because our teachers aren't native English speakers who do not really emphasis on speaking English in the proper pronunciation (at least that was during my time) and due to the fact we are not pressured to speak them properly because most of us only communicate with each other (non native English speakers). Most Singaporeans did not even know they are doing the 'TH' wrongly (We do it like the irish style. lol). Most of us also pronounced the word FLOUR as "FLA" too.. LOL And yes, Singaporeans are pretty lazy when it comes to pronunciation and this is not just English, even in Mandarin, Singaporean do not speak them as properly as compared to the Chinese from China. Possibly due to almost all of us being bilingual but master of none. On another note, Singaporean accent actually varies. Of course, you gonna hear most of the Chinese Singaporean accent. Malay Singaporean accent and Indian Singaporean accent can actually sound quite different due to the influences of their native tongue .

[@supreme87878]

Well. I still clearly remember all the pronunciation emphasis from my primary english teacher and we learn it british way, even with the clock telling time; half past six. It is the multiracial and multicutural society that we have that we dont follow. Loon at those old people that are english educated. Abt the "one" at the end of sentence. I think it is the chinese influence of "的"。

[@itsAniQ]

I definitely agree on the part where the English accent of a Malay or Indian person will vary from a Chinese person. This is definitely due to the influence our native languages. Should do a video about the different Singaporean accents.

[@MrBenHaynes]

"We just don't bother to speak English properly, partly because our teachers aren't native English speakers" Bingo! If you want to learn, be taught by a native speaker. It's the only way.

[@chinafish]

"How do i know this more than you"😂 and she's right about the down and up. Singlish isnt lazy slang its more efficient for communication

[@Smoothies_010]

I found your channel helpful for practicing since i will handle a singaporean telco its my 1st time being an call center agent. Im subscribing to your channel thank you.

[@edwuave]

You did very well with singlish slang!

[@MiegySummerChang]

Could not stop laughing from watching it... XDDDDDDD Thanks for trying so hard! I'm learning Singaporean English accent too!

[@timmax68]

Hi Georgia, you videos are the BEST!!! :) I’m loving them. Keep up your good works.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

thanks so much for watching! :)

[@karebu2]

‘Hor’ at the end of sentence can be regarded as tag question. This is dangerous, hor? > this is dangerous, isn’t it?

[@syng2220]

Always never compare with other people about our language skills. There will always be a rare exception to extremity. There are more and more talented person will be living in every part of the world. It will be a matter of time, if you will be able to meet them in life. Speaking a proper language, doesn't mean that particular person is classy. Just be comfortable with yourself. Living life with a meaningful value is the main thing in a human life.

[@jandiseowon_th]

Now, I really have no doubt why Singaporeans can learn and speak Thai within a few months like a Thai native speaker! Singaporean accent is very similar to Thai accent, but there are some differences.

[@suhaanichadha5331]

I live in sg for 10 yr move to Melbourne last yr. Miss you sg!! Love ur chnnel Georgia!

[@janemuses3031]

You should film an in the street reaction of you speaking Singlish! Kinda like videos of caucasian speaking fluent korean in korea. Bet you'd get a lot of double takes.

[@mayyvislok]

this was so good georgia!! HAHAHA

[@tanknows331]

hahaha Georgia please don't make this your last Singlish video, in fact please do more of these they are really funny, like a part 2 of this would be great!!

[@keirapascual5425]

also moving but not through an employer.. do u have a recommended expat networking group etc to connect with foreign business owners

[@silverstonestream5477]

Honestly as a Singaporean, I don't really do some of this HAHA, but I can definitely relate! This was great!

[@PetraGreene]

Lol it's actually pretty good georgia! Especially for someone who isnt originally from south east asia.

[@nicholastanweixian]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH HHAHAHAA ITS SO FUNNY YOU DO IT WELL ❤️

[@GeorgiaCaney]

yayyy thank youu!

[@mansavedbygraceeric]

Oh ! Just be yourself ! Don't mind us nor let us get to you . Instead give us a tip or two on speaking real English so that we will not be laughed at nor get disapproving kind of stares when we are abroad .We really need you to teach us .

[@GeorgiaCaney]

😂 just fun to try at least!

[@goddanner]

www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/what-is-wrong-with-the-singaporean-accent-fake-foreign-authentic-10790784

[@thecustomadventures7719]

HAHAHAH REALLY LOVED THIS😂🤣

[@peterkhew7414]

Dabao or makan? Means takeaway or having here. Makan is malay for "eat".

[@MrBenHaynes]

How you say very? I remember a little kopitiam in SG named "Vary nice"! (hope you don't need to vary anything, lest you get confused with very)

[@michm29]

As a Singaporean,I’m laughing so hard at this!🤣🤣🤣

[@firdaussudirman8128]

The way you say it so cute 😂 I like it when you say it with expression

[@ahmedtahmed5914]

Hahah hilarious, I will show this to my British friends!

[@whereiskenneth]

Wah, eh, veri good, you almos there liao.

[@ALofHOLBECK2020]

That was fun to watch. Good job! You and Gregory must do an Indian accent next.

[@dx9967]

Oouuii....didn't know that Sakporn Thanakan has mastered Singlish hahaha

[@telsa3]

Reminds me of 'My Fair Lady' . Prof Higgins trying to get Audrey Hepburn to speak proper English.

[@Th3Passerby]

and this is the reverse

[@ranytan6905]

Omg this is so hilarious to watch! 😍😍

[@kaamuu557]

Gregory’s eyes I can relate to that

[@spong2514]

Not every singaporean says Sia,Walao A and So How Hor are the 2 common said singlish slang.I was born in Singapore and me,includg my children dnt say SIA,but we always say 👉So how and hor ?

[@Jojo-ym1hc]

I’m watching this to get my singlish accent back that i lost when i moved to germany 5 years ago

[@Annabelle18.98]

Singapore accent is veryyy specific. Its a mesh between hokkien~chinese and malay expressions, sorta peranakan chinese. Westerners are most likely to be familiar with ONLY mainstream northern asian accents like japanese, korean and chinese (primarily cantonese) and maybe other couple of better~known south~asian counterparts like vietnamese / thai / indian accent. Little do plp know that Asians, much like other groups of ethnicities, africans/ europeans, etc. have a very wide~range, diverse accents.

[@thana64]

Most people don’t know the difference between accent and slang. Accent refers to the intonation and pronunciations. Slang refers to the usage of colloquial terms and particle words. Singlish is a good example of a slang.👍🏿

[@jacklumberjack1232]

When u say it sometimes it sounds like google translate

[@thymeteller6837]

I really love what you are doing ❤️

[@abbeanyyy]

why do they say “lah” at the end of a sentence ( or “eh” ) idk i wanna know

[@lelaserruji6036]

It's a combination of Malay ma...

[@abbeanyyy]

@@lelaserruji6036 oh, thanks

[@lelaserruji6036]

@@abbeanyyy 👍😉

[@CarloJasperTorno]

what's the meaning of "ya" at the end of every sentence?

[@Reeks-bi1mr]

As someone from the UK, it sounds like an Indian accent

[@skirtrunning]

This has got to be one of the most entertaining videos I've watched of u. Very interesting to see you attempting the accent, couldn't stop laughing.

[@meodrac]

I need to learn to understand singlish better, can anybody recommend a channel I can listen to while working?

[@sapphire2640]

Well as a singaporean i would say you need to actually be there and experience it sometimes for yourself for a period of time. Because in singapore we speak using singlish but most of our news channels and whatnot all are spoken using more accurate english without using slang so i dont really know about the channel part😂

[@frankmuller0.029]

Haha, walau eh, you really cute leh, i love you xia, gorgeous, oh, Georgia! Of course faster subscribe liao lah, ah but then?!

[@hoyaya]

Very good try Georgia! Thumbs up. Hope eventually you do not lose your own British accent after mastering the Singlish one hahaha.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

nah that's not going to happen haha!

[@dumbnessoverload8842]

Nice vlog i just comeback i work here in singapore 4 years but i just learn this thing just now thank you for sharing

[@susiaja464]

I was worked at Singapore for 2 years, and now is working in HongKong.. and I got different the English word..in Javanese we call "Medok" the Singaporian English

[@Joba.Adejumo]

Omggg. It is true - I came here after seeing an Instagram video claiming Nigerians and Singaporeans have similar accent 🤯🤯🤯

[@maldova]

to this day I am not sure what 'sia' means at the end of sentence, and when is the appropriate time to use it

[@nutellanikki8962]

I live in SG, i used to have a singlish accent but i somehow switched to half indian half singlish?? and my brother over here switches to complete singlish when he talks to friends XD!

[@MasterSkySparklez]

The thing about Singaporean accents is that there are many kinds. Once one masters a type of Chinese Singaporean accent, there's another one can try. If one has tried all Chinese Singaporean accents, there are other Singaporean accents used by other races. I've heard so multiple types of Malay Singaporean accents and Indian Singaporean accents. I personally detest saying things such as "I like *the* Singaporean accent" because it's not just one accent present here. There are various ubiquitous local accents that fall under the "Singaporean accent" umbrella. Most people just think the typical Chinese Singaporean accent is *the* Singaporean accent but no.. please don't say that.. Not only is it inaccurate but minorities feel underrepresented when people do that. Besides, even among Chinese Singaporeans, I hear multiple types of accents. It depends on their level of English also.

[@claudia-ob2wv]

Technically shes speaking Singlish, which is considered a creole language rather than just an accent. Due to the differences in grammar rules and usage of loanwords from other languages and dialects.

[@moonshiry]

3:47 the accent is pretty legit, not to stereotype but, thats the maid accent

[@karebu2]

Gregory is my fav! Love his Thai accent

[@jandiseowon_th]

Isn't this Singaporean accent? Anyway this accent is SUPER similar to Thai accent!

[@miafarrow6735]

my question is : is it ok to undetstand for English speakers? becuz it is the hardest accent to undetstand as a non English speaker.

[@whocrylikeadumbassubearkun6727]

the accent itself isn't difficult to understand, there are other ones like indian and irish accents are often more confusing. the confusion for me isn't from the accent. the sentence structure they use often overlaps with that of mandarin's. they also borrow words from 4 different languages.

[@Amelia-ph5zm]

walao this video good sia

[@SometimesRainie]

HAHAHHAHAHHA as a Singaporean, i laughed my ass off

[@economicapple2609]

same haha

[@shirin3166]

Singaporean accent sounds cute xD

[@chlxbear]

Omg i would’ve had this accent if I stayed in Singapore in my childhood 😂😭

[@RahimRahmat]

.... hey... you got problem issit?

[@ejay9963]

Imma Filipino but I love the way how Singaporean speak English

[@Hx_jamie]

Okie

[@norainbintimuhammadsum6297]

You’re so good! 👏🏻

[@blabla1426]

Basically, Singaporean accent is monotonous in terms of the energy. But tone wise, we can only go do re mi and then re or do, we will never go up to fa and above unless we are like WAHHH. But if you look at it like that it’ll be easier. Unlike British accent which tone goes up and down, Singaporean one only do re mi like cannot jump hi

[@Yurmom420]

As a singaporean myself, this hits home. You chibai

[@galuxistar1615]

As an American I never learned a singlish but my mom speaks it so I kinda adapted the way I speak to that :>>

[@iam_sirjoe]

Can u mic mimic the Nigerian accent?

[@YiYingChang]

Love Georgina 😍

[@hapynez]

I enjoyed watching this! :))

[@GeorgiaCaney]

yay! :)

[@나라를살리자]

pls singaporeans keep the rule of english accents for the tourists ;-)

[@gotmyonu1027]

Seems like the other Singlish and English videos that you have made. Maybe making mandarin, Malay or Tamil could give viewer a better understanding of the different races in SG