Singapore Expats

Is the translation correct in Hindi.

Brown rice fruit vinegar beverage भूरा चावल फल सिरका पेय

and how many more Indian languages used here in Singapore?

hm..i guess existing Singaporean Indians would speak mainly Tamil as we know and other South Indian languages, malayali, telegu etc

Increase in Hindi usage is prob due to new expats from India in recent years

are you learning Hindi?

Nah, he's ramping up his advertising campaign for his drinking vinegar.

Here's a quote from wikipedia

Individual mother tongues in India number several hundred; the 1961 census recognized 1,652[5] (SIL Ethnologue lists 415). According to Census of India of 2001, 29 languages are spoken by more than a million native speakers, 122 by more than 10,000.

So there should be enough people in Singapore that speak atleast the 29 languages.

revhappy wrote: So there should be enough people in Singapore that speak atleast the 29 languages.

I guess you mean "that speak at least one of the 29 languages....

If not, tell me the secret!

sundaymorningstaple wrote:Nah, he's ramping up his advertising campaign for his drinking vinegar.

भूरा चावल फल सिरका पेय translates Brown ावल head of fruit drinks I'll stick with 2 Indian and count my blessings.

Thought I would ask all the foreigners here to translate "Brown rice fruit vinegar beverage" It's part of my integration into the Singapore community.....so go ahead folks, lets see how many different languages pop up. Ramping up his advertising cool! Now ya giving me ideas

Actually I'm trying to ensure the translation is not hysterical, failing miserably with some languages

I was in Brunie last week and discovered that Brunie Malay is not the same as Malaysia

ksl wrote:Is the translation correct in Hindi.

Brown rice fruit vinegar beverage भूरा चावल फल सिरका पेय

and how many more Indian languages used here in Singapore?

Translated word to word - its OK but on a whole it will make little sense to a native Hindi speaker like me. Its not your fault though, its just that "Brown rice fruit vinegar beverage" sounds weird even in English

ksl wrote:

sundaymorningstaple wrote:Nah, he's ramping up his advertising campaign for his drinking vinegar.

भूरा चावल फल सिरका पेय translates Brown ावल head of fruit drinks I'll stick with 2 Indian and count my blessings.

Thought I would ask all the foreigners here to translate "Brown rice fruit vinegar beverage" It's part of my integration into the Singapore community.....so go ahead folks, lets see how many different languages pop up. Ramping up his advertising cool! Now ya giving me ideas

Actually I'm trying to ensure the translation is not hysterical, failing miserably with some languages

I was in Brunie last week and discovered that Brunie Malay is not the same as Malaysia

Brunei speaks more Bahasa Indonesia then Bahasa Melayu so be careful when ordering oxtail soup in Malaysia after spending long periods of time in Indonesia/Brunei.

hg wrote:

ksl wrote:Is the translation correct in Hindi.

Brown rice fruit vinegar beverage भूरा चावल फल सिरका पेय

and how many more Indian languages used here in Singapore?

Translated word to word - its OK but on a whole it will make little sense to a native Hindi speaker like me. Its not your fault though, its just that "Brown rice fruit vinegar beverage" sounds weird even in English

Even to an Englishman it's weird, maybe it should read "Fermented brown rice vinegar and fruit juice beverage"?

I'm looking for the easiest expression to visualise the beverage from a locals perspective, in many languages.

In the UK the majority do not drink vinegar at all, apple cider vinegar with honey, which is far from the best is available for alternative health remedies. Though apple cider is far less superior due to the lack of protein.

oh I wanna learn Hindi

namaste

ksl wrote: भूरा चावल फल सिरका पेय translates Brown ावल head of fruit drinks I'll stick with 2 Indian and count my blessings.

सिरका in one word means vinegar. सिरका when split like सिर का means head of...

Happy hindi learning to all of you....!!