Mandarin in Singapore is also Malay, but their government departments all use English [/quote]
I live in Johor, separated from Singapore by a strait, and I know this country very well. Singapore's national language is not Malay, Singapore has no national language! ! Mandarin means mandarin, but Singapore does not clearly stipulate its national language, and Malay is not the national language stipulated by the Malaysian Constitution. . . .
The Singapore government has only said once that its official language is Malay, that is, the language of government and state affairs is Malay, just as their national anthem Majulah Singapxxa is also a Malay song, while the presidential palace is called Istanbul, and the grassland in front of the parliament building is also called Padang. The slogan of the country's army is also in Malay (as seen from the National Day celebration review ceremony), and some government swearing-in ceremonies are also in Malay. . . . . The new government also said that its media language is English, which means that everyone's communication language is English.
However, as you can see, the new countries have not followed this concept, because it seems that most of them use English now, and the people have never learned Malay. How can they speak this language? Because they attach too much importance to English, Chinese in this country can't even speak Chinese, so what about Malay?
These are all phenomena in neighboring countries, not our business! ! Lol: As for our national language, Malay is indeed Malay, and it is Bahasa Malaysia, not Bahasa Brunei and Bahasa Indonesia used in other Malay countries such as Brunei and Indonesia. The Malaysian national language is listed in the Constitution of China Perlembagaan Malaysia, which is protected by the Constitution! ! So it is not surprising that the official language and communication language of our country is Malay. Don't we Malaysians often say the word "Mandarin"? Mandarin here also means Malay and Malay! !
Moreover, Mandarin is not the language used by foreigners, but only used at home! ! Of course, China's foreign language is recognized as the "national language" (international language)-English! ! :