Lee Kuan Yew's struggles with Mandarin

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Published 2013-07-28
Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's struggle to master Mandarin is chronicled in his "most important book" yet, titled My Lifelong Challenge - Singapore's Bilingual Journey.

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  • @Loki-sk7bi
    This man is a god tier nation builder and a statesman. Probably the world’s one and only benevolent dictator as well. I have nothing but admiration for him.
  • @yichern4351
    "However well you speak in English, you're not an Englishmen" highlight of the video
  • @SPHRazorTV
    Singapore's founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew dies aged 91 at 3.18am on Monday, leaving behind the unlikely nation that he and his colleagues fostered and built over five decades as his lasting legacy. For more videos - bit.ly/19JUZVY
  • @selvitr3945
    How to put a like If my English is vivid but the title is in negative!!!!!! LKY ‘ Mandarin efforts appreciate all those Mandarin ppl! Thanks to him for its thrive support
  • @angsiuhong3408
    Tuesday 26 March 2024 Mr K SHANMUGAM Hongyi I just called Mary to arrange to pick up Eng She will call Carol, as Carol is afraid of me. Because, she may not understand so much at one time. She still need Mary, calming effect. For me, I am.quitw impatient Carol is very smart, but not at our level . She is controlled by everyone. Obligations. That's why . Thanks Mr K SHANMUGAM Hongyi Same deposit at 5.14 A Thursday 28 March 2024. Siu hong Ang Karen ❤❤❤
  • @elootl
    Many Mandarin speakers hated English Educated Chinese but worship this man.
  • @MaiElizabeth
    I'm now learning mandarin but it's difficult in the context of Malaysia with all those different dialects and mixtures with other languages
  • @drsolo7
    That didnt stopped him from developing singapore :P
  • @januarwismoyo
    After 15 years learning mandarin, i finally concluded that this is impossible to learn😄
  • @etloo1971
    He abolished Mandarin medium schools in Singapore.
  • @MaiElizabeth
    It's very true. To progress, we need racial harmony. By making a foreign language as the national language in a MULTI RACIAL SOCIETY is the best way to go. Proven now in Malaysia how racial disharmony is fueled up day by day because Malaysia was too afraid to take bold move.
  • @steelnerve762
    LKY's thinking is more extremely Anglo-Saxon and practical..perhaps due to his English education.
  • @yyw.5435
    I want to see him speak hakka .can not find.
  • @siafilia3935
    I believe he's most fluent in English and malay no? Not really on mandarin, but I'm not singaporean so I wouldn't know
  • @holikho7111
    luckily we had Mr Lee KY happened to be a hakka . otherwish Singapore  today will be another Taiwan or Hong Kong,