A New Zealander has drawn praise for her surprisingly authentic delivery of Singlish phrases in a video, with some remarking that she \u201ccan consider moving here liao.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a video posted on April 9<\/a>, Miss Angel Tao, who goes by @angeldoestuff on Instagram, delivered several Singlish phrases with precision. <\/p>\n These include phrases such as: <\/p>\n Miss Tao, a 21-year-old communications undergraduate, told Stomp that she met five Singaporean friends two months ago at the start of their stint as exchange students at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou City, China.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m from New Zealand. I have like five Singaporean friends in total. I\u2019ve been to Singapore recently for about four days,\u201d explained Miss Tao.<\/p>\n Her video, captioned \u201cPOV: You hang around Singaporeans too much\u201d, has garnered more than 523,000 views and 260 comments. <\/p>\n Many Singaporeans were amused or suitably impressed with her Singlish renditions.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy is she so good?\u201d asked an Instagram user, to whom Miss Tao replied, \u201cMy friends held my hand on the journey of cultural immersion.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis one steady sia,\u201d said a netizen. \u201cWah the \u2018yalor\u2019 especially with the dropping tone,\u201d said another. \u201cThis is so spot on,\u201d yet another commented.<\/p>\n One Singaporean living abroad loved her precise intonation: \u201cSo good! As an overseas Singaporean I haven\u2019t heard this in a while, this is hitting too close to home.\u201d<\/p>\n Some thought she must have had a lot of coaching or practice. <\/p>\n \u201cSis definitely hung around us locals every day for more than five years,\u201d said a netizen. \u201cSure you not Singaporean?\u201d asked another.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can consider moving here liao!\u201d yet another suggested. <\/p>\n She does hope to use Singlish in Singapore more permanently someday. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m keen to live in Singapore for like two years? The only thing stopping me is the climate and visa,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n Miss Tao explained to Stomp that she finds Singlish fascinating.<\/p>\n \u201cI find Singlish very interesting. I speak English and Mandarin, but Singlish is like mishmash. So I picked up on the things that my friends say that are very interesting to me. It\u2019s like Chinese grammar in English,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n She also credited her Singaporean friends for teaching her how to pronounce the words and phrases correctly.<\/p>\n \u201cMy friends help me with the pronunciation for the video,\u201d said Miss Tao. \u201cI copy them on the spot. They say my Singlish sounds Filipino when I try to speak it on my own,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Miss Tao also teased a \u2018sequel\u2019 to her Singlish \u2018series\u2019: \u201cI\u2019m working on a Part 2 because there are lots of other interesting phrases!\u201d <\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See something interesting? Contribute<\/a> your story to us.<\/p>\n Explore more on these topics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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