What accent does Singapore have?
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What accent does Singapore have?
Standard Singapore English. Standard Singapore English is the standard form of English used in Singapore. It generally resembles British English and is often used in more formal settings such as the workplace or when communicating with people of higher authority such as teachers, bosses and government officials.
Which language is most spoken in Singapore?
English
MalayTamilMandarin Chinese
Singapore/Official languages
How do you say hello in Singaporean?
Hello – Ni hao (Nee how) How are you? – Ni hao ma? (Nee how ma) Very good – Hen hao (hun hao)
What is Singapore first language?
Malay
| Languages of Singapore | |
|---|---|
| Official | English, Standard Chinese (Mandarin), Malay, Tamil |
| National | Malay |
| Main | English (de facto) Malay (de jure) |
| Minority | Cantonese, Hokkien, Hainanese, Hakka, Teochew, Indonesian, Javanese, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Urdu |
Who are Lee Hsien Loong’s brothers?
Take Yang’s older brother Lee Hsien Loong for example. He has been the Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004. He became the youngest Brigadier-General in Singaporean history after his promotion in July 1983. Yang’s older and middle sister, Lee Wei Ling is the head of the National Neuroscience Institute.
What happened to Lee Kuan Yew’s grandsons Li Shengwu and Li Hongyi?
The relationship between Singapore founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s grandsons Li Shengwu and Li Hongyi appears to be as fractured as ever. Shengwu revealed on Facebook this evening (22 Jan) that he has removed Hongyi from his Facebook friends list. Hongyi, 32, is the son of Lee Kuan Yew’s eldest son, current Prime Minister … Continue reading
What was Lee Kuan Yew’s wife like?
Lee Kuan Yew was Prime Minister from 1959 to 1990. During those many years, his wife (our mother) consistently avoided the limelight, remaining his stalwart supporter and advisor in private. She lived discreetly, and set a high bar for the conduct of a prime minister’s wife.
What happened between Lee Wei Ling and Lee Hsien Loong?
Lee and his sister, Lee Wei Ling, were deeply involved in a dispute in 2017 with their older brother Lee Hsien Loong. The two younger siblings said their brother had abused executive powers to block the demolition of a family home against the wishes of their late father.