For example, Telok Ayer and Amoy Street are where the Hokkien congregate; the Teochew have settled by the Singapore River; the Cantonese live in Chinatown; the Hakka live on Upper Cross Street.
Mandarin
一个雀 雀飞上坡 一个雀 雀飞下坡 三岁孩儿会唱歌 不是爹娘告诉我 是我自己聪明多
一個雀 雀飛上坡 一個雀 雀飛下坡 三歲孩兒會唱歌 不是爹孃告訴我 是我自己聰明多
yī ge què ， què fēi shàng pō ， yī ge què ， què fēi xià pō ， sān suì hái ér huì chàng gē ， bù shì diē niáng gào sù wǒ ， shì wǒ zì jǐ cōng míng duō
One little birdie flies up the hill, another little birdie flies down the hill; a three-year old child is able to sing, not what the parents teach it, but what natural wisdom prompts.