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I remember not so long ago in the course of my life, both at work and casual, I come across Singaporeans that can tell me 'I don't understand Mandarin' when I spoke to them in Mandarin. Good thing is, my English is equally good, thus I have no problem communicating with my own fellow countrymen. Fast forward to current day; It seems to me that nobody tells me that anymore . Suddenly all those 'Ang Mo' sect understands Mandarin now; what a change Have you had this encounter before?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_planning_and_policy_in_Singapore Officially, its ethnic composition is approximately 76.8% Chinese, 13.9% Malay, 7.9% Indian, while the remaining 1.4% are mainly Others, a miscellaneous category.[5] Given this diversity, the language policy in Singapore aims at cultivating amongst its citizens a bilingual proficiency in the English language and a mother tongue that is officially assigned to the specific ethnic communities. Although the English language is excluded from the list of official mother tongues (Mandarin, Bahasa Melayu, Tamil), it is still recognised as an official language for practical reasons such as ensuring socio-economic mobility. Anybody you know can speak well bilingually or multilingually? Not that kind of glass half full half empty kind. -
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anyone here can recommend pastry recipes that make use of mandarin oranges? that time of the year and i dont want to waste the oranges coming my way.
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Having a function this fri evening at Meritus Mandarin Hotel. Like to know cheap and nearby carpark. Complimentary parking is out of qns cos duno will get or not so need to play safe.
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a controversy/talking point recently actually no big deal lah... maybe they really want to cater for the 1m PRC here? haha anyway if they want to make things easier for our old folks who may have difficulties understanding English, they may want to announce the stations in the old names eg Lavender is "mang gar ka" instead of "lao ming da" or Kovan is "ou gang lark kok jio" instead of "gao wen" i'm think many of our old folks won't know where "lao ming da" and "gao wen" refers to, so no point...
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Saw this vid and post it here for bros to have a laugh...no racist intention though ok? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2vWGo_AW0...player_embedded
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Hi fellas, Anybody know if valet parking is offered at Marina Mandarin, Conrad Hotel or any other hotels within walking distance to Suntec? Got a full day of events at Suntec tomorrow from dawn till past dusk, and am thinking of flat-rate valet parking at the abovementioned hotels to save on parking costs. Any info on the flat-rate valet parking fees at these hotels would be very useful. Any advice? :) Thanks much. -
The Star Online > Insight down south Saturday October 29, 2011 http://thestar.com.my/services/printerfrie...%20down%20south The Mandarin-speaking strategy INSIGHT DOWN SOUTH BY SEAH CHIANG NEE The PAP has been winning elections since the 1950s because it has commanded the support of many Chinese-speaking middle-class Singaporeans. HOWEVER much the government may dislike the idea, a two-party system is already a reality in Singapore
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These Ang Moh (AW and his players) learning how to speak Mandarin before touring China. -
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Good Morning, I would like to seek help to translate the above to Chinese/Mandarin. And to add on, has anyone who had the above gotten it cured by TCM? If have, can you please recommend the clinic. Many Thanks in advance.
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Hi everyone, my friend from China who's working here wants to study for a deg or diploma in sg. He is conversant only in Mandarin, dont know any english. I think he got some ITE/poly cert back in china. He is asking me if there is any mandarin conducted course from NUS/NTU/SIM/SMU that he can take up. From my knowledge is dont have, but would like to hear what bro and sis here recommend before I get back to him. Thks!
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My mum bought a box of 30 mandarin oranges, then later 2 relatives gave us 2 more boxes of 12 each, total 30+12+12=54. Cannot finish. Just now wanted to eat, found some already dried up on the inside and hardened..... THROW! My boss bought 20 over boxes, gave 2 oranges to each employee. Most of the oranges ended up as CNY decorations... put all over the tables, pantry, printer room, on top of cubicle partitions... all over the place. As not refrigerated, some started to turn mouldy... THROW! And this is only 1 household and 1 office. How about the hundreds of thousands of other households and offices in SG and millions all over the world? I wonder how many mandarin oranges are wasted every CNY? What a waste!
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Can we park at marina square & walk or muz be Valet parking?
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Why do Malaysian's mandarin sounds...so funny
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as above. Something suitable for beginners which I can make use of while having lunch at my desk. probably lower primary school level Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
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Hi All May I know where is the place to buy mandarin oranges and CNY stuff in bulk? And does the place accepts credit cards? Many thanks in advance..
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haa.....many of us are smarter LONDON - Speaking Mandarin may take more brainpower than speaking English, the BBC reports. It says researchers in Britain have found that people who speak Mandarin use both sides of their brain to understand the language whereas English-language speakers need to use only one side of their brain. Advertisement http://ads.asia1.com.sg/image.ng/Params.richmedia=yes&site=tsti&size=300X250 The researchers said the findings could boost understanding of how the brain processes languages. This in turn could one day help scientists develop better ways of aiding people to relearn languages after a stroke or similar damage to the brain. In the study done by Dr Sophie Scott and her colleagues at the Wellcome Trust, brain scans were carried out on a group of Mandarin and English speakers. It was found that the left temporal lobe, which is located by the left temple, became active whenever English speakers heard English. The researchers believe that this area of the brain links speech sounds together to form individual words. When these people heard Mandarin, both the left and right temporal lobes became active. Dr Scott said: 'People who speak different sorts of languages use their brains to decode speech in different ways.' Mandarin is a notoriously difficult language to learn. Unlike English, speakers use tones to distinguish between different meanings of words. According to the BBC, the researchers believe that this need to interpret tones explains why Mandarin speakers have to use both sides of their brain. The right temporal lobe is normally associated with being able to process music or tones. 'We think that Mandarin speakers interpret intonation and melody in the right temporal lobe to give the correct meaning to the spoken words,' said Dr Scott. 'It seems that the structure of the language you learn as a child affects how the structure of your brain develops to decode speech. 'Native English speakers... find it extraordinarily difficult to learn Mandarin.' She said the findings could help scientists understand how the brain learns language, and this could also lead to new drugs to help people who have lost their language skills. 'There is evidence from other studies that certain drugs affect learning in the brain regions that support hearing and speech,' she said.
