Are there many people who speak American English in Singapore?

In Singapore, you can meet people from all over the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France... Therefore, if you want to speak American English, that's your personal freedom. Singaporeans are accustomed to listening to English from all over the world, and all countries in the world have their own accent problems, and it's not just Singaporeans who have this problem.

If Chinese communicate with people from all over the world, they will not mistakenly think that only Singaporeans have a unique English. Just like Chinese's English, many times you need to listen to it as Chinese to understand.

The second floor is a bit extreme. I'm a Singaporean, and I don't have anyone around me who has a special admiration for someone who speaks English better than you say. Whether or not someone speaks English has no effect on Singaporeans, so there is nothing to worship.

We are all equal, so what is there to worship?

No problem, the question is whether your English is really American English?

Most Singaporeans speak modern English, with a small number speaking British. The new English is actually not strange, it is just mixed with local dialect slang, just like the English spoken by Chinese, if you let Americans listen to it, do you say strange?

Lots and lots of them, but the pronunciation is not native American English. I've traveled there.

Not much, but as long as you speak English, you can understand it.

I understand, the people over there speak new English, and only if you know English, you won't be excluded, and they have a special admiration for people who speak English better than themselves.

Surely yes, it's all English, the English of the people there is quite weird.

I have been to Singapore for tourism and friends a few years ago, so I can tell you about what I saw and heard at that time.

The first is English, which is the official language of Singapore. Singaporeans basically say a little bit about it, but some people have a lame pronunciation that may sound a bit struggling. However, most of them can do simple daily communication in English, and even the elderly people selling ice cream on the side of the road can also communicate in English.

The second is the Chinese language, which is what they call it, which is what we call Chinese. But there are many kinds of Mandarin here, including Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien. Some of them do not speak Mandarin much better than Hong Kong people, but they also speak Cantonese and Hokkien fluently, probably because there are more immigrants in Guangdong and Fujian.

Then there are Malay and Tamil, which are the languages of the peoples of Southeast Asia. I met an Indian taxi driver who spoke Tamil as if he didn't understand a word anyway, and both sides barely managed to communicate through broken English and fingers.

In addition to these four major local voices, you will also see Japanese and Arabic text descriptions in some street signs, traffic directions, map descriptions, and other public places, but only text descriptions.

As for whether Chinese people like to speak English or Chinese, from my communication, young people speak English more commonly, and the older generation speaks Mandarin more, especially some local drivers and small shop owners, who will take the initiative to communicate with us in Cantonese when they hear us speak Cantonese, but when they do business, English is also quite slippery. Just like the old man who sells ice cream mentioned earlier, because it is an Internet celebrity attraction, so there are more people who buy it, and I have seen him communicate with others in four languages, namely English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and a kind of language that sounds like Malay, and they all speak very slippery, and I admire their language learning ability.

1. The national lingua franca of Singapore is English, which is the most important working language and the most commonly used language in public and business settings. Singaporeans are mainly composed of Chinese, Malays and Indians, of which 74% are Chinese, about 2.8 million people, but fewer and fewer people use Chinese, especially young people who cannot communicate in Chinese.

2. Indeed, there are fewer and fewer Singaporeans who can speak Chinese. Now TV shows are basically in English, and in the past, Singaporean TV dramas would use Chinese, but now they are also in English.

3. To divide the region, people in the old city basically know Chinese or Chinese dialect, the older the higher the proportion, and Chinese immigrants mainly use Chinese. In the workplace, unless there is a company with close business relations with China, English is generally predominantly used.

4. Useful, but not necessary. Most Singaporeans speak English, at least when they're not at home. For the older generation of Chinese, Mandarin is not their first language, they speak Chinese dialects, with Cantonese, Hainanese, and Min being the most numerous.

However, with the rise of China, many Chinese are now learning Chinese, and some companies require Mandarin to be known for job fairs.

It starts with English, which is the official language of Singapore. Singaporeans basically say a little bit about it, but some people have a bad pronunciation that you might have to struggle with. But the Chinese New Year's Eve part can be exchanged in English for a general simple exchange, and even the roadside ice cream seller Bai Chau can also be exchanged in English.

The second is Mandarin, which they call as Xu, which is what we call Chinese. But there are many kinds of Mandarin here, including Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien. Some of them generally speak no better than the people of Hong Kong, but they still speak Cantonese and Hokkien fluently, which may be due to the fact that Guangdong and Fujian are more approachable.

Then there are Malay and Tamil, which are the languages spoken by the approachable people of Northwest Asia. I met an Indian taxi driver who spoke Tamil as if it were Tamil, but I didn't understand a word anyway, and the two sides were barely the same through the poor English Gabi hand-to-hand work.

In addition to these four mainstream voices in other places, you will also see Japanese and Arabic text clarification in some street signs, traffic directions, map explanations, etc. on Chinese New Year's Eve, but only text clarification.

As for whether Chinese people like to speak English or Chinese, from my exchange, young people speak English more extensively, and the older generation speaks Mandarin more, especially some drivers and shop owners from other places, who will take the initiative to exchange with us in Cantonese when they hear us speak Cantonese, but they also speak English quite slippery when they do business. Just like the aforementioned ice cream seller Bai Chau, because it is an Internet celebrity attraction, so there are more people who buy it, I have seen him use four languages to exchange with others, distinguishing English, Cantonese, general words, and another one sounds like Malay, and all speak very slippery, I admire their language training skills.

Let me tell you about the shallow rules of language between people who are not familiar with Singapore.

It's really shallow, not a diving dive.

Singapore is multi-racial, and the default language of communication is English. Therefore, when strangers get together and the topic is first opened, they communicate in English.

Depending on your English accent, the next step will be a shift in language conditions.

Standard English and American pronunciation, Singaporeans respect you and try to use singlish as close to written English as possible. In addition to the grammar bias of Chinese, this type of singlish generally does not mix Hokkien and Malay vocabulary.

The Chinese accent is strong, because you can't understand his Singaporean accent, and he can't understand your Chinese accent, so he will move his own Chinese, and the phrase that can't be expressed in Chinese will automatically be translated into English.

Singlish sounds like a local, and occasionally mixes in some very local Hokkien and Malay words to spice up the atmosphere.

Generally, only when familiar people understand each other's language habits will they communicate directly in Chinese Hokkien.

Singaporeans are 60 years old and upward, and there is indeed a group of singlish who are not as good as Malay Chinese, and they are generally a generation that was not very educated when they were children. In the same way, at this age, those who can only speak English and not other languages are generally in good conditions when they were children, and they all drive cars and live in villas in Singapore. Looking at the social status of these old people, you will know what language to speak.