| 00 | I | So you're quite a polyglot, you can speak many languages. |
| 02 | S | Oh no, not really. Just um ... |
| 05 | I | What languages [ can you ... |
| 06 | S | [ Um Mandarin, Malay (ha ha) Malay |
| 09 | that's a laugh, but er ... and a little bit of French. | |
| 11 | I | But Malay was your ... the language you learnt in school. |
| 14 | S | No, I learnt I learnt Mandarin ... in primary school then ... |
| 17 | I switched to French ... for O levels and A levels. | |
| 20 | I | So how good's your Mandarin then? |
| 21 | S | Er ... conversationally quite ... quite good actually ... |
| 23 | I | Yeah? |
| 25 | S | Yeah, but I ... can't say I can read much any more. |
| 27 | I | Right. |