Celebrate Singapore’s National Day In Multiple Languages!
What do children think are uniquely Singaporean activities? Can you imagine Singaporean food characters “choping” a seat at the kopi tiam?
See what imaginative and delicious combinations of Singaporean food and activities are possible, and learn to say them not just Mandarin and English, but also Singapore’s national language: Malay!
Meet the Hosts:
- Uncle Colin: Cartoonist of New York Times bestsellers Search Inside Yourself & Joy On Demand.
- Auntie Yen Yen: Programme Leader, Lasalle College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore
- Teacher Hsiao: Experienced elementary school teacher in Taiwan.
- Special guest Auntie Maria Mahat: One of the top Malay children’s publishers and boss besar of ungupen.com.
The words we learned during this session were:
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY
Selamat Hari Kebangsaan
国庆日快乐 (Guóqìng rì kuàilè)
தேசிய தின வாழ்த்துக்கள் Thesiya thina vazhthukkal!
Putu mayam choping a seat with tissue paper
Putu Mayam chope tempat duduk dengan tisu
印度蒸米粉用面纸佔位子 Yìndù zhēng mǐfěn yòng miàn zhǐ zhàn wèi zi
Putu Mayam
印度蒸米粉
Yìndù zhēng mǐfěn
Tissue paper
Tisu
面纸 miàn zhǐ
Chope (Reserve) a seat
Chope tempat duduk
佔位子 zhàn wèi zi
Anchovy Fried Rice and Pandan Chiffon Cake speaking Singlish
Nasi Goreng Ikan Bilis dan Kek Pandan Chiffon becakap bahasa Singlish
凤尾鱼/江魚仔炒饭和班兰戚风蛋糕说新加坡式英语
Fèngwěiyú / jiāng yú zǎi chǎofàn hé bān lán qī fēng dàngāo shuō xīnjiāpō shì yīngyǔ
Anchovy Fried Rice
Nasi Goreng Ikan Bilis
凤尾鱼/江魚仔炒饭
Fèngwěiyú/ jiāng yú zǎi chǎofàn
Pandan Cake
Kek Chiffon Pandan
班兰戚风蛋糕 bān lán qī fēng dàngāo
Speak
Bercakap
说 shuō
Min Chiang Kueh, Kueh Tutu and Fishball Noodles queueing up
Min Chiang Kueh (pancake with crispy edges)
Martabak Manis
面煎粿 miàn jiān guǒ
Kueh Tutu
Putu Piring
嘟嘟糕 dū dū gāo
Fishball Noodles
Mi Bebola Ikan
鱼丸面 yú wán miàn
Queueing/Lining up
Beratur
排队 pái dùi
Kaya Toast, Satay, Chwee Kueh & Kueh Lapis doing the National Day Workout
Kaya Toast
Roti Kaya
加椰吐司 jiā yē tǔ sī
Satay
沙爹 shā diē
Chwee Kueh
Talam berlauk
水糕 shuǐ gāo
Kueh Lapis
千层糕 qiān céng gāo
Durian Uncle drinking kopi-o in the kopitiam
Pak cik Durian minum kopi-O di kedai kopi
榴莲叔叔在咖啡店喝咖啡乌/黑咖啡
Liúlián shūshu zài kāfēi diàn hē kāfēi wū/ hēi kāfēi
Durian Uncle
Pak Cik Durian
榴莲叔叔 liúlián shūshu
Drink black coffee
Minum Kopi-O
喝咖啡乌/黑咖啡 hē kāfēi wū/ hēi kāfēi
Black coffee
Kopi-O
咖啡乌/黑咖啡 kāfēi wū/ hēi kāfēi
Coffee Shop
Kedai Kopi
咖啡店 kāfēi diàn
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