Uzo Aduba delivers a charming repertoire of Singlish phrases including, of course, 'Crazy Eyes'
Who knew Uzo Aduba could speak Singlish so convincingly?
The Orange is the New Black star was in Berlin for the hit show's fourth season premiere, where she picked up a set of Singlish -- Singapore English -- versions of quotes from her character, Crazy Eyes.
Netflix told Mashable it took her just 10 minutes to learn the phrases before delivering them smoothly.
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In reference to a scene where Crazy Eyes compliments Piper (played by Taylor Schilling) and receives a frosty response, Aduba whips out her Singlish-improved version: "Call her chio bu, lah!
"She confirm like," she nods.
Singlish is the tiny Asian country's creole that mixes ethnic Chinese and Malay loanwords into the English language.
Last month, the prestigious Oxford English Dictionary (OED) gave Singlish a nod by adding 19 common Singaporean terms into its hallowed pages.
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Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band
