From awkward conversations with grandparents to struggling to order food in anything other than English, many Singaporeans have a complicated relationship with their mother tongue. Some use it every day, while others only dust it off during family gatherings or festive seasons.

So how important is being able to speak your mother tongue and what do we gain or lose when it starts to fade from everyday life?

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