Singaporean English is made of In the early 1900s, institutes
Consequently, proficiency in English
two forms: of higher learning that taught
became key to social mobility.
Standard Singaporean English. in English were established.
Singlish is an essential part of local
Singlish.
culture and heritage.
Standard Singaporean English is
English is the Lingua Franca of
grammatically similar to British
Singapore.
English. It is the main language of
Business, Government and Schools
in Singapore.
The Singaporean Government
Singlish was created in the 1970s actively discourages the use of
Singlish, arguing the need for
Singaporeans to be able to
communicate effectively with the
It is influenced by many asian Singlish is an informal, colloquial
Singaporean English wider English-speaking population.
languages including: Malay, English creole with its own unique
Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, pronunciation and grammatical
Teochew and Tamil. structures. In 1960, after the People's Action
Party (PAP) came into power; it
implemented a bilingualism policy
Whack: that made learning English
1. Attack someone. mandatory in Primary schools. This
2.Eat ravenosly. was followed by secondary schools in
1966.
Examples of Singlish:
Merlion:
1. Vomit profusely.
(A reference to Singapore's Linking verbs (e.g. "is" and "am")
national icon, the Merlion statue.) are often ignored. For example, The Singaporean accent is also
Singlish speakers would say "Tom very recognisable.
very rich." rather than "Tom is very
rich." Standard English grammaer rarely
applies to Singlish.
The sentence endings "lah", "leh"
and "lor" are very common in
Singlish conversations.
Consequently, proficiency in English
two forms: of higher learning that taught
became key to social mobility.
Standard Singaporean English. in English were established.
Singlish is an essential part of local
Singlish.
culture and heritage.
Standard Singaporean English is
English is the Lingua Franca of
grammatically similar to British
Singapore.
English. It is the main language of
Business, Government and Schools
in Singapore.
The Singaporean Government
Singlish was created in the 1970s actively discourages the use of
Singlish, arguing the need for
Singaporeans to be able to
communicate effectively with the
It is influenced by many asian Singlish is an informal, colloquial
Singaporean English wider English-speaking population.
languages including: Malay, English creole with its own unique
Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, pronunciation and grammatical
Teochew and Tamil. structures. In 1960, after the People's Action
Party (PAP) came into power; it
implemented a bilingualism policy
Whack: that made learning English
1. Attack someone. mandatory in Primary schools. This
2.Eat ravenosly. was followed by secondary schools in
1966.
Examples of Singlish:
Merlion:
1. Vomit profusely.
(A reference to Singapore's Linking verbs (e.g. "is" and "am")
national icon, the Merlion statue.) are often ignored. For example, The Singaporean accent is also
Singlish speakers would say "Tom very recognisable.
very rich." rather than "Tom is very
rich." Standard English grammaer rarely
applies to Singlish.
The sentence endings "lah", "leh"
and "lor" are very common in
Singlish conversations.
