US vs Australia vs Singapore vs South Africa ENGLISH Pronunciation Differences!

[@refiloetshabalala4078]

In SA we say Zehbra not Zeebra. most of the south african words are pronounced the british way, guy has been out of the country for too long.

[@rue3816]

Definitely. If anyone said “vy-timin” or “zee-bra” they would be teased relentlessly lol

[@jay-leevanderberg8174]

I think he represented us well. I have heard both. It’s the American influence. I also heard candy vs sweet being used as well

[@stacycamacho59]

I think it all depends. We have 2 resident attending from Capetown, and the 3rd is from Ghana (I know not SA) at our local clinic. Then another who is in another clinic is from Johannesburg(?). They are here for 6 months for clinicians and will be done. Their accents are so different from each.

[@athimbityana5629]

I agree, he's been too influenced.

[@carlagaskinsa6357]

Agree, but some people are especially influenced from watching too much American TV, or try and sound "cool" and then actually forget the proper way to say the words

[@JOCOPIE]

Hello everyone! I am Jo from Singapore! Thank you so much for having me on the video!!! Hope you guys enjoyed our different accents!!! Btw for Vitamin, I got a little confused, we say more of Vy-tamin!! So sorry for the confusion!! Also wanted to share that Singapore has 4 official languages - English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil and that English is our first language! Singaporean English (singlish) is usually only used in informal settings with friends and family on a daily basis while we use Standard English for formal settings!!! :)))

[@johnalden5821]

I have been to Singapore, and it is a very interesting and impressive place. I was there a while ago, but I was able to visit some areas/neighborhoods that reflected the different ethnic groups. I was able to visit a Hindu temple and a mosque, both of which were beautiful and profound. I loved the food and the fusion of the different cultures. It's an eclectic place, and I would love to go back there. Gotta love the pepper crab!

[@JOCOPIE]

@@johnalden5821 i am so glad you enjoyed it!!!!! :)))

[@ChriSX13]

so horrible, so terrible, so vegetable!

[@faithite]

For Zebra Crossing, I heard some people said Jzee bla Closseh-ng. 😀

[@JOCOPIE]

@@faithite yup, there are some who might pronounce it as that!

[@TheAaronsFamily]

I had so much fun filming with Christina 🇺🇸 Jo 🇸🇬 and Zeno 🇿🇦 in the World Friends studio. Can’t wait for next time! - Grace 🇦🇺

[@januargumelar3495]

I like you all. But my favorite is you, Grace. Greetings from Indonesia.

[@TheAaronsFamily]

@@januargumelar3495 🥰🥰🥰

[@johnalden5821]

All of you were great -- clearly interested in the different accents and very good at articulating and discussing your explanations. You guys made it fun to watch.

[@TheAaronsFamily]

@@johnalden5821 everyone was such great fun to film with! It’s always a pleasure meeting people from different countries and learning something new. Thank you for watching 👏

[@brissyapra]

My mind is blown by learning zebra crossing. I have never heard of that before.

[@ChristinaDonnelly]

Learned a lot in this one! 😆 Hope you enjoyed the video! -Christina 🇺🇸

[@egbertjohnson1831]

i love your personality

[@tyeWantspie]

Queen!

[@ChristinaDonnelly]

@@tyeWantspie 🤗❤❤❤

[@randomaccess991]

😃🤗

[@jaredahn6810]

OH MA GAWD ITS CHRISTINA NUNAR

[@Patroclus27]

Love the representation of countries like Singapore and South Africa. Who also use English as a first language. A lot of people forget there are other countries in the Anglophone world

[@neilkamalseal3413]

Esp India. And the worst is they think, Indians speak Indian😂

[@sujahnisuri6501]

Yeah exactly

[@sujahnisuri6501]

@@neilkamalseal3413 Ikr 😂 I always have to explain to them that Indian does not exist 😂

[@neilkamalseal3413]

@@sujahnisuri6501 😂😂😂

[@neilkamalseal3413]

@Blue Moan I think more than entire American Continent 😂

[@ThePrinceofVictoria]

Feel a bit miss represented by the South African tbh our accent or some of the pronunciations are more British English and most people around me are the same as well like im from the South of Joburg I've never heard anyone pronounce Vitamin like VIt-amin or Zehbra like Zebra or Vaze as Vase so yeah some of bis pronunciations maybe it's from where he is in SA but for me and for the most part of where i come our accents are British close to New Zealander but vastly different and South Africa was both a dutch and British colony

[@zeno8147]

Hey, thanks for letting me know! I’ve lived in a lot of places around SA and I might have picked up a few different accents over the years. But I’m from Cape Town and as you know we have a lot of accents, and that’s also why I added “it depends on the person”.

[@loonaatics]

ive heard many variations of different words, i think it depends on the person

[@simphiweS]

I’ve never heard any South African pronounce “vase”, “zebra” and “vitamin” they way the guy in the video did. Also feeling pretty misrepresented.

[@wefinishthisnow3883]

Minor corrections: Most Australians pronounce vase as 'varze' as in 'car' and only some people say the American 'vayze'. Also like South Africans, Australians use both auntie (arentie) and aunt (arent) depending on context and individual preference. e.g. directly referring to someone is auntie (e.g. hello auntie Margaret), but use aunt for general (e.g. I have two aunts).

[@reyannacorf71]

Yeah I was gonna say this too, Australians it can go either way with pronunciation sometimes but more often we use the ‘Ah’ sound not an ‘Ay’ sound

[@emmah3]

Yeah i'm a New Zealander but have never heard an Australian say vase the american english way.

[@utha2665]

@@emmah3 I'm Australian and I've never heard an Australian say vace or vaze either.

[@zeno8147]

Was so much fun learning about the different accents! I might have gotten a little confused with a few words, my bad! But I hope everyone enjoyed it.:) and thank you for having me! 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@Emma-td8bb]

As a South African, I thought you were spot on!! 🇿🇦

[@jay-leevanderberg8174]

I totally see myself getting confused. Thank you for representing 👍👌

[@zeno8147]

@@Emma-td8bb thank you so much!!

[@zeno8147]

@@jay-leevanderberg8174 thank you so much ! And my pleasure!!

[@comrade9374]

No one say zeebra in 🇿🇦

[@smokeandquills]

From the state of Victoria, Australia and almost everyone I know pronounces vase as “VAR-Z” (the British English way). I have hardly heard it the other way around here!

[@Relinquicide]

Yeah agreed, not sure where Grace is from, but it ain't Vic... there's a few too many differences

[@ChoirFan1]

I’ve lived in Vic, NSW, and Queensland…never heard an Australian say vase, in the American way..always “varz”. Though I have noticed a lot of “millennials” sounding more American in their pronunciations.

[@SiilanPies]

@@ChoirFan1 I doubt it millennials you're hearing. The youngest millennials are 26.

[@SiilanPies]

@@jh_17. I've also found that some people in VIC and other states call it four-square. Not sure how prominent that usage is comparatively, though.

[@ChoirFan1]

@@SiilanPies huh? So I only talk to people who are older than 26? 🤔 I have children, who are millennials. They have friends, who are millennials. I converse with them.

[@brendajackson3653]

There are a lot of 'South African pronunciations that Zeno has not got exactly accurate. I was born and raised in South Africa and there are a few that he got wrong. Most notably Zebra is pronounced the same as the Australians do.

[@phili200]

..and vitamin

[@LM-he7eb]

@@phili200 Even Vase. We say "vahs" not "vayse"

[@vuyolwethumabengu4673]

Yeap

[@Asdasty]

In another video he said he's been living abroad for 16 years. So probably lost a lot of his South African way of speaking and forgot how we say certain things.

[@davidhyungjoonkim785]

I think Zeno is confused.. some words are pronounced differently in SA to what he spoke in this video

[@zeno8147]

@@mihlem2525 spot on! And thank you 🙏🏼

[@pumezaqina1051]

True....my daughters say Zee instead of Zet(XYZ).... I think they watch a lot of KZbin these children 😂

[@kylehattingh7292]

Dude not South African with those pronounciations, also the face he made when they talked about zebra crossings as if he had never heard of it. Needs to come spend some time in SA again

[@mishamelbourne1649]

Australia (like the UK) has varied pronunciations not just one, for example for garage. But I don’t know of any Aussies that say ‘vase’ like Americans - it’s always ‘vahse’. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ashlynsignor2676]

We actually do say vase like the uk not america

[@n0t.v1v17]

Fr, I was like: SINCE WHEN DO WE SAY “VASE” LIKE AMERICANS DUDE-

[@espinaypmd]

I have noticed younger Australians sometimes have more American influenced pronunciation

[@mikegriffin1724]

I think each generation has a different accent to their parents generation. Look at some old news reels from the 40`s and 50`s and compare with today, totally different.

[@ninazayne]

Thank you for including Singapore in the video. People usually forget that Singapore uses English as the main language. Even though the majorities are Chinese, Singapore is a Multiracial, Multicultural and Multireligious country.

[@shahoodusane6421]

I only knew Singapore from that lion statue. Now I feel like visiting Singapore. It's nice knowing about countries around the world.

[@ninazayne]

@@shahoodusane6421 Yes, it's nice learning about other countries. I've learnt a lot about other cultures from different countries through this channel and lucky that I've found this channel. By the way, where are you from ?

[@faithite]

@@shahoodusane6421 I can bring you around for free if you ever came by. Cheers.

[@shahoodusane6421]

@@ninazayneI'm from India

[@shahoodusane6421]

@@faithite ohh thanks 😊😊

[@FionaEm]

Don't know which part of Australia Grace lives in, but I've lived in 4 cities & always pronounced vase as "vaaahz", similar to the Brits.

[@lillibee6527]

We also say Aunty over Aunt

[@SiilanPies]

@@lillibee6527 True, but I feel she just said aunt because it was more about the pronunciation. You can see her nodding when the word auntie was mentioned.

[@nurilmiwidyaningsih5751]

I really like christina, because she is very open minded

[@lauragoreni3020]

Video idea: products that foreigners struggle with/can't find in Korea! Such as deodorants, clothing of the right size, products for curly hair, and socks that don't kill your blood circulation if you have larger calves than the average Korean.

[@MrLexify]

the main thing about growing up in Singapore is that as children, we do not really care how English words are accented since most of us use our mother tongue more on a day to day basis. it is only when we hit like poly/jc (high school elsewhere) that we realised the importance of speaking good English as we get more connected to people from other countries. we slowly try to change our accent but got confused which to use (US or UK) and just went with the general flow or which culture you're more interested in. this explains why some people have UK, some people have US and some people just stuck to Singlish accent. truely a rojak place.

[@liukin95]

This video needed a Britain in there, it's very telling where other countries get their pronunciations from and quite often it's either from British English or American English.

[@Noor_Jacobs03]

It's true. Most South Africans speak more than one language. And everyone here understands English (albeit to varying degrees). It's actually compulsory to take a second language in primary school and high school.

[@razjackson5825]

Singlish is a pretty interesting phenomenon when we think about it. An English creole that's a mash up (rojak) of four different languages and a few other dialects, used by all the different races and groups on a daily basis, everyone 'owns' and associates with it equally. I actually haven't been able to find an equivalent anywhere else (correct me if I'm wrong). The closest I've come across are mashup creoles in places like South Africa and the West Indies, but they aren't typically used by or associated with all the races in those countries equally i.e. middle to upper-middle class white South Africans wouldn't typical use the mixed creoles that black South Africans use on a daily basis. Here in NZ we are trying to create our own version of Singlish by encouraging more people to actively intersperse Maori/Te Reo words into their sentences, but it's just not 'there' yet like Singlish, and again it's something that a sizeable share of New Zealanders just don't feel like engaging with (some are actually actively pushing against the initiative). So yeah, Singlish came about naturally and organically through the day to day interactions of a diverse, multicultural population. It's used by and associated with everyone equally - that's quite a unique and special phenomenon :)

[@angmokiafren]

Interesting explanation! I’m Singaporean and totally agree :) I also noticed that in Singapore, the different races - Chinese, Malay and Indian etc also have different accents when speaking Singlish! The accents and words used are abit different among different language speakers. Eg Chinese speakers will use more Chinese words when speaking Singlish, Malays use more Malay words. And different strata of society also speak different! Like some upper middle class Singaporeans (educated in private schools or overseas) will speak with something like an American accent and mainly formal English with less Singlish, and when other locals speak with them we will also use more formal English. Code switching is occurring on a daily basis here especially at work and school, even on TV, radio. And we code switch along ourselves as well when we speak to someone from a different race too! It’s very very nuanced indeed and like you said all naturally occurring so that we can communicate well with each other 😂

[@PastelFeathers]

@@angmokiafren This is so true. A lot of people just think that Singlish is Eglish but with an accent/slang. But a Chinese Singlish vs Malay Singlish vs Indian Singlish actually sounds different. Especially if we're using borrowed words from another culture. Example being malay going "jialat or bo jio: and a Chinese saying "Alamak". It's the same word, but sounds different..

[@tomeot3563]

Coming from SouthEast Asia, I enjoyed so much when Jo was teaching Christina and Grace the Singlish way .... cant stop laughing. Regarding ZEBRA, the south african comedian - Trevor Noah - once said (when he was performing in Atlanta US) "Please... that animal with the stripes, it's called Zebra (aussie one) like Debra, not Zibra. Besides you don't have it so you don't get to name/rename it." Of course in a joking way, but he sent everyone laughing 😂

[@melanchorly7618]

Yeah I'm from South Africa too and I've never heard the usage of "Zee-bra" only "Zebra" (like Debra). However, we do have MANY different accents and dialects in all 11 languages so... perhaps some people say it like that.

[@sibulelomatsimela]

Lol as a South African I can confirm that's it's Zeh-bra not Zee-bra.

[@demonicrebellion6903]

The coolest part about these videos is that in each of those places there are likely hundreds of regional ways of saying things.

[@petitsjoujoux5011]

Christina and Grace are back yay!!!

[@MyawMyaw01]

I'm not from South Africa but I know their English should be closer to the British one so I was surprised by the way the guy pronounced vitamin and vase.

[@aimisakee867]

Everybody wants to emulate the American English. Makes me cringe. Shouldn't be ashamed of their own English variations

[@rue3816]

@@aimisakee867 same it’s so embarrassing

[@jodibowers6153]

As a South African I’ve actually never heard anyone here pronounce those two words the way he did.

[@tshegofatsomabena6029]

we were also surprised.

[@Gundo.Nemathithi]

South Africa learns British English

[@sanjaythapa6682]

Cristina you are back love you 💓

[@Zachtvsg]

I'm pretty sure we say Vy-tamins in Singapore, not Vee-tamins.

[@JOCOPIE]

Yes!! Got a bit confused there!! Sorry!

[@jasperteo8443]

I guess it depends. Some lean towards american pronunciation, while some still use the british one.

[@joyoftessa]

a south african couple once mistook me, a singaporean, for a south african. after hearing this south african guy's accent, i hear it now!

[@deanmcmanis9398]

I thought that there might be a bigger difference in pronunciation with this fun group, but many of the words were surprisingly similar. It was fun hearing the Singlish variations. I only wanted the video to be a bit longer. I had also never heard the term Zebra crossing before, even though it makes sense.

[@lovelyt7109]

Where are you from?

[@JackIsYourSamurai]

In south Africa we know it's called zebra crossing or better yet some of us know

[@tsholofelomakete]

Zeno lost me with the "Zebra" and "vitamin" pronunciations. We say it like Singaporeans.

[@InfoHubZA]

You can say that again.

[@leratomaloka503]

I'm still shocked. Vy-tamin 😒

[@stanedgie5910]

@@leratomaloka503 and based on his accent he sounds like he comes from Cape Town, and NO cape town colored person says "vy-ta-min" or "zee-brah". He'd be laughed at if he were to come back and say 'vy-ta-min" in cape town.

[@licestreamer]

The tone change for when Jo(the singaporean) said computer caught me off guard and I was laughing for a minute. I’m from Singapore and that’s how I pronounce computer.

[@JOCOPIE]

Hahaahha yes we cant forget abt Singlish HAHAHA

[@gcolpitts]

When they were talking about 'zebra crossings' I thought they were referring to something similar to our deer xing signs in the US, it wasn't until they explained that they were talking about cross walks that I realized I was sorely mistaken haha

[@Verbalaesthet]

The British girl was clearly missing here. In German we also say Zebra~something to describe a pedestrian crossing. We literally say "Zebra-Stripes"

[@lennert1nevejans]

In Belgium (Flanders) we use "zebra-path" :)

[@liming8648]

In Chinese zebra line

[@puppy4161]

2:28 We also sometimes shorten it and say veggies

[@iainmarais]

Among first-language and/or native English speakers the word vase is most commonly said as it is in UK English: /vahs/ or /vahz/ rather than the US form /veis/ which is rarely heard here. Another one commonly said in the UK style is the word garage, which is commonly said as /GA-rahdzh/ or less commonly as /GA-ridzh/. Zebra is almost exclusively said as /ZE-bruh/, not /ZEE-bruh/ - the second one is oftentimes due to the influence of, primarily US, media on our language. It is extremely rare if not nonexistent at the native level. Also vitamin is almost exclusively said with in the UK style, i.e. with a short I sound as in /VIT-uh-min/, it is extremely rare to hear the other pronunciation in SA if at all.

[@ninab1195]

0:46 Dutch person here!! I have family in South Africa and they speak “Afrikaans”, very similar to Dutch, it’s just a bit more like outdated? And with American English some words are spelled easier than in British English, they have that too they spell it how you pronounce it.

[@rue3816]

Ek het altyd gewonder of Nederlanders kan Afrikaans verstaan… blykbaar julle kan geskryfde Taal verstaan maar nie gesprokte Taal nie? Is die waar? Ek weet dat julle gebruik meer z’s as ons

[@ninab1195]

@@rue3816 Klopt, het duurt een tijdje voor mij om te ontcijferen af en toe 😁

[@rue3816]

@@ninab1195 wow sentence structure is so different in Dutch

[@ntntdt]

I'm from Singapore, I think should add British citizen to compare the difference

[@jinxcat0319]

Lol, they should really get someone from the US with a really southern accent. I'm from Georgia (US), but I don't have much of a southern accent, at least, not as much as some people, although if I want to, I can speak in a southern accent. (I can also kind of speak in a British accent as well as an Australian accent.)

[@sammanicosta7588]

Woww i've addicted to these videos love it♥️♥️

[@B_27]

No one pronounces vase like that in Australia.

[@egemix894]

She's more like an Australian living in New York for 5 years.

[@jadekbell553]

Just an fyi, South Africa uses English as the language of medium in business, however it is not the most widely spoken language in the country. The top 3 most spoken languages as re Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans, and then only English.

[@Kpopminnie]

Christina doesn’t say all the ways in USA, because in Texas we say stuff a little differently then where she’s from in the USA

[@marydavis5234]

Christina is from Boston.

[@meliamarkham]

I had the same reaction as christina about zebra crossing lol mind blown

[@user-ry6jj6kx2s]

We also have Pelican crossings (:

[@Noor_Jacobs03]

That's South Africa for you😂😂✌✌.

[@rue3816]

@@Noor_Jacobs03 also robots hahaha

[@Noor_Jacobs03]

@@rue3816. Yep🤣🤣.

[@jordanball8460]

1) Garage (Christina, Jo, Zeno) 2) Vase (I’ve heard Vaz before) 3) Aunt or Ant 4) Vegetable (Same with everyone) 5) Computer (Christina, Jo, and Zeno) 6) Banana (Christina) 7) Samon or Salmon 8) Zeebra (Christina, Zeno) 9) Vitamin (Christina, Grace, Zeno) Pronunciation from the east coast from the state of Delaware in the USA.

[@fh5348]

confused christina when she learned about zebra crossing is hilarious hahahaha 😂😂😂

[@emmah3]

And she confused me (as a new zealander) cause I was busy going wait where does zebra crossing come from then. I know it and some people call it that here but generally its pedestrian crossing or just the crossing. Must be british english.

[@gabrielt.3181]

I'm more familiar with the American pronunciation, but it's cool to know more about how people pronounce a word in different countries and regions

[@jacksonm.6549]

South African: vitamin = "vee ta min". At least that's how every SA'n I've met pronounces it.

[@rue3816]

I’m from KZN and I’ve only ever heard it pronounce “vit (rhymes with “bit”) - a- min 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@loonaatics]

@@rue3816 Ive also only heard it being said like that

[@vijaygoutham8665]

It was really being good 👍and was so fun ......😊 I like it 👌😏😌😋☺

[@Simon-tc1mc]

This South African got a look going haha

[@michaelfink64]

In Australia, we definitely say "varz" not "vais". In Australia, we would say aunt (with a long a) for the relationship, but aunty for your own aunt (mine is Aunty Wendy). Aussie missed an opportunity with vegetable; pretty normal to call this "vegie". I think we pronounce the T in computer more than this chick did.

[@flippedcolours9247]

this one is a lot of enjoy and fine like old mate school squad met again in reunion hahahahah

[@RiceSnow777]

In Singapore, because we were a former British colony, we use British English. But entertainment wise, we are more into American popular culture.

[@ShadowMoon878]

If you guys remained part of Japan, you would have the powers of God and Anime at your side....but you choose americans...

[@AsadNazif]

I think for us Singaporeans, we have a mixture of American and British English because we study British English, but we consume lots of American content. So for example, we might pronounce a lot of “a” the British way but we do used words like soccer and not football. We just choose which way we find easiest to say 😂

[@ungratefulmango]

I think the most interesting one for South Africans is Urinal. We say it the British way, but no other English speaking places do

[@thatperson6818]

You need a Briton (shocked you don’t have one really considering that’s where English is from), a Canadian, an Indian, a Kiwi, a person from the Caribbean and a Hong-Konger next

[@NicholasJH96]

They do they just aren’t in this video & yes they live in Korea

[@thatperson6818]

@@NicholasJH96 I know they have the girl from the Uk ( I’m just surprised she’s not in this video) but I’ve never seen the others

[@alexisramongeronimo4491]

Kiwi? From Kuwait? Idk :(

[@thatperson6818]

@@alexisramongeronimo4491 a kiwi is someone from New Zealand :)

[@alexisramongeronimo4491]

@@thatperson6818 :o I didn't know that. Spanish we don't refer to them with that Word haha. ☺️

[@oxigenarian9763]

Hey Friends - can you do one on the difference between Australian accent and New Zealand accent, please? It seems, IME, that people get miffed a little if we Yanks confuse the two. )

[@lauragoreni3020]

I'm not a native speaker so I could be totally wrong , but the new Zealanders seem to talk with more of a British accent/influence, compared to the Australians! And Australians have like 3 accents depending on their social class or something. But I'm not an expert so if anyone could explain the difference I'd be glad to learn about it.

[@omnipossum92]

@@lauragoreni3020 As an Australian, I'd say New Zealanders speak differently to both Australian and British people. Australians often make fun of the accent, especially the "I" and the "E" sounds. One conversation I overhead on the bus was 2 people discussing how the name "Ben" sounds like "bin" in a New Zealand accent. There's also the matter of who has the biggest deck.

[@FionaEm]

The main difference is in the vowels. Aussies shorten vowels that New Zealanders ('Kiwis') lengthen, and vice versa. For example, Kiwis say six as "sux", seven as "sivin" and ten as "tin". It always cracks us up 😊

[@oxigenarian9763]

@@FionaEm I'll watch for that - thanks

[@koahkoah1258]

Correct me if i'm wrong but this is what I've come to observe. Aussies pronounce fish and chips as "feeeesh and cheeeeps" like "feash and cheaps" - they don't follow the American "I" sound. Kiwis pronounce fish and chips as "fush and chups" - it still sounds normal but when you listen to it clearly, it sorta sounds "u".

[@NarutoBunshin18]

In Dutch, the word for pedestrian crossing is Zebrapad (zebra kruising to be little more literal). Which would explain why Zeno asked if the others call it Zebra crossing.

[@powertechnical]

In Afrikaans we say zebra kruising

[@shaynanaomi4430]

Technically, singapore have 4official languages, chinese,malay,tamil,english. The most common language that's spoken is english. And the national language is malay

[@kennethng3757]

i think the predominant intonation for vitamin in Singapore would be Vye-Ta-Min

[@JoshuaThoreson]

Yes, most singaporeans pronounce the 'l' in Salmon

[@MrLolx2u]

Singaporean here. I know America does it 2 ways as I've been there for close to 8 years. Americans calls it "Ger-raw-ge" or "Gar-rage" For "Vegetable", Singapore has 2 ways. More educated people would call it "Veg-terble" but in the more urbanized and localistical form, it's not hard to hear people call vegetable in it's literal form as "Va-gee-table". (You covered it) For Vitamin, that's the first time I've heard anyone in Singapore calling it "V-ta-min". I've always called it "Vai-ta-min" and had heard alot of people calling it that rather than "V-ta-min". Even Vitagen is called "Vai-te-gen" in the advert so I'm not sure if "V-ta-min" is correct....

[@bimocandrawardana1344]

I live in Bintan island,beside singapore,and Singlish is my English accent,fuiyoh😎

[@NurDanishAzhar]

Singapore’s National Language - Malay Singapore’s First Language - English Singapore’s Official Language - Malay, English, Mandarin, Tamil Singapore’s Informal Language - Singlish [Singapore English]

[@Autodidacticpolymathicomniglot]

In South Africa we say "varse" for VASE. Pedestrian crossing and Zebra Crossing are now interchangeably used however many many years ago we would just say Zebra crossing

[@ochrechap]

NO WE DONT! We say PEDESTRIAN CROSSING!! ZEBRA CROSSING is American!!! Give me a BREAK!!!! IM SO PISSED OFF!!

[@Autodidacticpolymathicomniglot]

We use them both interchangeably! In the far past, we exclusively used zebra crossing.

[@ochrechap]

@@Autodidacticpolymathicomniglot how old are u? In the far past we used "pedestrian crossing". Remember, this country is an ex-British colony. The British use "pedestrian crossing". U are probably thinking about the movies and social media during these modern times of the millenials. I am old school. We have NEVER used "zebra crossing" back in the day. That is VERY AMERICAN. We are not American. AT ALL!!!!

[@Autodidacticpolymathicomniglot]

@@ochrechap I'm old enough to see spelling mistakes in your statement. However your statement doesn't change the fact that in the present day both descriptions are interchangeably used.

[@Autodidacticpolymathicomniglot]

@@ochrechap And again... There's no way I would be a South African without knowing that South Africa is a former British-Dutch Colony.

[@r0bw00d]

When the Australian first mentioned zebra crossing, I thought that she was referring to an animal road sign.

[@avtandilkhitarishvili2322]

Most of English-speaking countries learn british variety of english, while US and mostly Canada is affected by AmerEnglish.

[@matthall113]

Yeah I say Zebra not Zeebra I am Aussie tho lol I'm loving these vids 😁

[@perla5465]

Me half way through the video: oh they have pillows! Why? 😂

[@kentakeyama1364]

Hi. About the officially 11 language of South African in my opinion. Better Integration to one or two languages. I think so. What’s better language for whole world? It is “English” now in modern time. Just simply my opinion.

[@funwithfooty]

What are you trying to say? That there should only be one official language and it should be English? Are you even South African. Or from a multicultural Country. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having 11 official languages. There are even more spoken actually. South Africa is a multicultural nation and almost all South Africans are at least bi-langual. What is the benefit of having on official language? There is none

[@kentakeyama1364]

@@funwithfootyWhat is popular language in the South Africa. Of course the South Africa is multi-culture nation. Complex history South Africa. Why I said integration language is better. Because i feeling conflict in South Africa.(civil)

[@Mark-tk6xd]

Hi everyone. Wow great! Please try to immitat Uzbek language yours prounciations lika uzbek letter sounds. Even British and Australian accent. Zebra prounces also in uzbek same and other words. I love Amercan prounciation too

[@SHINeeKeyofLucifer]

2:50 Since when? Is not Veggie-Tayber meh?

[@JerryN7970]

It’s funny because here in America alone we have so many diverse accents. You could almost do a video like this with someone from Massachusetts (specifically Boston), New York, North Carolina, Mississippi and California.

[@aquaboy1650]

Christina😍

[@Daniel-xg3ul]

I'm guessing the American girl has not been around a lot of black people from the United States. She seemed like she'd never heard the word auntie (aunt) before when the South African guy said it. That's a fairly common pronunciation among black people, at least in the Southern United States. As far as some of the other episodes in this series, it's amazing how some of the words I hear the person from the USA use are not the same ones I or most people I know use who are from the Southern United States. Words can be very much regional within a country, or even super regional where the word may be different for the same thing even if they're within a larger region. Beaufort, North Carolina and Beaufort, South Carolina are pronounced differently. I'm from Florida, where we have a city named Monticello, which is pronounced differently than Thomas Jefferson's residence Monticello in Virginia.

[@xX.Rintheemo.X]

0:44 the heck is a South Africer I know it’s her accent but I felt I needed to point it out

[@user-ry6jj6kx2s]

She said "South Africa as well..."

[@xX.Rintheemo.X]

@@user-ry6jj6kx2s I just thought It sounded odd

[@user-ry6jj6kx2s]

@@xX.Rintheemo.X ohh I see, it's sounded really normal to my English ears!

[@Blackie__JRGaming]

As a South African im very happy to have so many languages

[@thevannmann]

I'm from Perth and only ever heard vase as "vahz".

[@heididepotter8136]

I love these comparissons. I deffinitly sound Brittish but I have a lot of USA influences

[@regentclockman]

it's probably just me being the strange american but instead of saying "got anything" like a normal person i say "gotnything" and miraculously people are capable of understanding my weird english

[@funwithfooty]

Yeah we speak English in South Africa too. The british colonized everywhere .

[@menghengu4511]

i lover your videos

[@megangafney211]

This guy from South Africa is definitely not pronouncing a lot of those words like South Africans would😂😂

[@user-wg1zo2qv6j]

Accidentally early 5th comment 😩🙏

[@bittu1857]

Hi. I am Christina and I am from USA 😍

[@tjhenshall6423]

Seen as these places were all colonised by the British at some point, you'd expect all of them to include similar aspects, with differences influences by native locals and regional languages.

[@remmxz4]

honestly for the singlish one, I pronounce “vitamin” as “ vai-te-min”

[@Teufeltusken]

That's odd, we say 'vars' for vase, perhaps it's a Sydney thing (Australian)

[@basilpunton5702]

The pronunciation of the language is a lot more different within countries than between countries. The zed Vs zee is one of the few big differences.

[@nataschascha]

Would you please make background music quiter?

[@kennyzeng21]

Singapore was a British Colony and we also have lots of influence from Hollywood. So a bit of here n there.

[@vikaskardam8052]

4:07 in India :Brutal car driver. Salmon bhai.

[@avrinrose5457]

In my fictional world, Malaysia surpasses Singapore in every area because they have Boboiboy and Ejen Ali

[@roganblack1286]

I don't know which South Africa is this guy living at, cause some of the words he isn't pronouncing them like how we do here

[@tebohompholo]

He said he never heard of zebra crossing 😂😂 must be a different South Africa

[@ghostsarechill8595]

Same SA as me coz we say the words like in the video

[@ochrechap]

Zebra crossing is NOT standard South African English. Ots always been pedestrian crossing. Its the new age children that watch too much American TV! It irritates me IMMENSELY!!!! 😡

[@Zenmatrixx]

If you are smart enough when you play this type of game you will start with different person each time.

[@anna_anadil]

Best chanel

[@seriallar7177]

I love you Christina

[@gohliyen2059]

As a singaporean we dont pronounce Ve-ge-table we call it veggie no?

[@ciamaechamae7678]

invite a Filipino 💖

[@harrymeister4253]

1:35 bruh we say ‘vause’

[@zeno8147]

Got a little confused after hearing all the accents. My bad🙏🏼

[@chrisgarner3714]

Zebra crossing!!! Maybe in South Africa it makes sense...hahaha. That's actually a cool name, now 'cross-walk' sounds so boring.