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Creole language spoken in Singapore
Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in
Singlish
Vocabulary of colloquial English in Singapore
Singlish is the English-based creole or patois spoken colloquially in Singapore. English is one of Singapore's official languages, along with Malay (which
Singlish_vocabulary
Campaign in Singapore to promote Standard English over Singlish
standardise Singapore English. It is seen as a measure to counter the usage of Singlish, the vernacular dialect of the country. English was introduced in 1819
Speak_Good_English_Movement
Variety of the English language
similar to British English, and Singapore Colloquial English—better known as Singlish—the colloquial register of English spoken between Singaporeans. Many Singaporeans
Singapore_English
Writer in Singapore
in English. He is also the author of Spiaking Singlish, a book on Singlish written entirely in Singlish. Gwee went to the now-defunct MacRitchie Primary
Gwee_Li_Sui
trade and commercial affairs. Among themselves, Singaporeans often speak Singlish, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between Singapore's
Languages_of_Singapore
Spoken interjection in English
medium Singlish often includes eh as an interjection, but it is not as popularly used as lah. An example of a sentence that uses eh is "Dis guy Singlish damn
Eh
Hokkien word for 'fear of losing'
attain their goal or to get ahead of others. The term has been part of the Singlish (formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English) lexicon spoken in Singapore
Kiasu
Island country in Southeast Asia
understand Singlish. Nevertheless, Singaporeans have a strong sense of identity and connection to Singlish, whereby the existence of Singlish is recognised
Singapore
Singaporean sitcom (1997–2007)
pinky fingers. Phua Chu Kang is portrayed as an "Ah Beng", which is a Singlish slang for a stereotypical, uneducated Chinese gangster, complete with habits
Phua_Chu_Kang_Pte_Ltd
American dancer, choreographer, and creative director
dialects and slang to state the phrase or something similar, including using Singlish slang with an "impeccable accent" while in Singapore, which garnered him
Kameron_Saunders
Dried meat product from China
Elsevier/Academic Press. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-12-384734-8. Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary of Singlish & Singaporean Terminology. Hui, Y. H.; Nip, Wai-Kit; Rogers
Meat_floss
Keyboard layout for the Sinhala language
meant to be typed on QWERTY keyboards using an input method, known as "Singlish". The Wijesekara keyboard is the standard typewriter keyboard for the Sinhala
Sinhala_input_methods
Creole language in Malaysia
West Malaysia is very similar to and highly mutually intelligible with Singlish of Singapore, a creole of similar roots due to historical reasons. There
Manglish
purge Singlish from their speech. In line with government policy, schools emphasize standard English, and try to minimise the usage of Singlish in the
Language planning and policy in Singapore
Language_planning_and_policy_in_Singapore
Sociolinguistic phenomenon
Singlish has been subjected to, it has been proclaimed the 'quintessential mark of Singaporean-ness' and its usage has continued unabated. Singlish tends
Covert_prestige
Singaporean TV series
use of Singlish (an English-based creole with Malay, Chinese, Tamil and other influences) in everyday conversation. Due to its use of Singlish, the show
Under One Roof (Singaporean TV series)
Under_One_Roof_(Singaporean_TV_series)
English word
Also used for conversation closure. Serbo-Croatian okej [citation needed] Singlish OK OK is often used with suffixes used such as OK lor, OK lah, OK meh,
OK
Subregion of the Asian continent
Malayalam, Punjabi, Indonesian, Boyanese, Buginese, Javanese, Balinese, Singlish creole and others see: Languages of Singapore Thailand Thai, Isan, Northern
Southeast_Asia
Pakistani English Urdish Philippine English Taglish Bislish Singapore English Singlish Sri Lankan English Tinglish Cameroonian English Swazi English Ethiopian
List_of_dialects_of_English
and a second language, usually Malay, Mandarin or Tamil, also required. Singlish, a local creole, is commonly spoken in informal settings across all major
Demographics_of_Singapore
2006 phrase by Lee Hsien Loong
"mee siam". Singaporean writer Gwee Li Sui described Lee's phrase as "Singlish for being out of touch". On 24 April 2006, Singaporean politician James
Mee_siam_mai_hum
Restaurant in New York City
Kanyakumari (coastal Indian), Wau (Malaysian), and the cocktail bars Singlish and Jelas. He previously operated Singapura (Singaporean/Malaysian), Pasar
Laut_(restaurant)
European fairy tale
with the wolf. Singaporean artist Casey Chen rewrote the story with a Singlish accent and published it as The Red Riding Hood Lah!. The storyline largely
Little_Red_Riding_Hood
Community restriction of languages or dialects to specific settings
2015). "The rise of Singlish". BBC News. Lu, Luke (2024-03-11). "Who's being elitist? A debate about the enregisterment of Singlish". Language in Society
Diglossia
Use of multiple languages
develop into "real" creole languages (such as Papiamento in Curaçao or Singlish in Singapore), while others simply evolve into slangs or jargons (such
Multilingualism
Topics referred to by the same term
Dots (TV series), a 2003–2004 Iranian sitcom "Dots" or "Dot Dot Dot", Singlish slangs denoting speechlessness, from Japanese manga Paul Kelly and the
Dots
Cantonese-style raw fish salad
Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English – lo hei Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English – yusheng A
Yusheng
Derogatory term originating in Singapore
"Good Life"". Asiatic. 13 (2): 151. from the Coxford Singlish Dictionary from A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English "Naked Blogger Attracts Thousands"
Sarong_party_girl
2002 Singaporean film
Chinese dialects, as well as the unique blend of vernacular English called Singlish. The film was completely subtitled in English. The film features four short
Talking_Cock_the_Movie
2018 film by Jon M. Chu
Chieng Mun is only cast member in Crazy Rich Asians who speaks full-on Singlish". Asia One. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved
Crazy_Rich_Asians
1998 Singaporean film
Entertainment Weekly rated it C− and wrote, "Despite the America-friendly 'Singlish' dialogue, which requires only occasional subtitles, the conceit doesn't
Forever_Fever
British actress
Interview With Ng Mayling On Her Role In Wonder Woman, Fitness And Her Singlish Prowess". her World. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017. "'The Suicide
Mayling_Ng
Taiwanese-Canadian YouTuber (born 1991)
the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021. "Toast Speaks Singlish". YouTube. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November
Disguised_Toast
of English is spoken known as Singlish. Though very similar, Manglish today receives more Malay influences while Singlish more Chinese. Manglish does not
British and Malaysian English differences
British_and_Malaysian_English_differences
Portuguese/American English) Runglish (Russian/English) Siculish (Sicilian/English) Singlish (Singaporean English) Senkyoshigo (American English, Japanese) South Jakarta/Fart
List_of_macaronic_languages
Ethnic group
exhibits a great amount of linguistic diversity which includes English, Singlish, Mandarin, Singdarin (Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin), Hokkien, Teochew
Chinese_Singaporeans
Topics referred to by the same term
Kona, a village in Kona Department, Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso A Singlish/Manglish term used for emphasis or reassurance This disambiguation page
Lah
Typographic symbol (#)
on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016. Jack Tsen-Ta Lee. "A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016.
Number_sign
Singaporean musician (1947–2018)
Siva Choy, was a Singaporean musician, comedian and writer, known for his Singlish rap classic "Why U So Like Dat?", released in 1991. Sivanandan Choy was
Siva_Choy
2023 novel by Rachel Heng
The Great Reclamation Author Rachel Heng Language English Singlish Genre Literary fiction, historical fiction, magical realism, coming-of-age novel Publisher
The_Great_Reclamation
Term for anti-social youth in Singapore
from the Singlish word "la"/"lah", while "zai" means "boy." "Lala zai" refers to individuals who speak in Malaysian English or "pure" Singlish and who
Ah_Beng
types of English spoken in Singapore: Standard Singapore English and Singlish. Singlish is more widely spoken than Standard English. It has a very distinctive
Regional_accents_of_English
Poorly spoken or written English
pidgins Non-native pronunciations of English Polandball List of lishes Singlish Hickey, Raymond, ed. (2012). Standards of English: Codified Varieties Around
Broken_English
2012 Singaporean film
19 January 2012 (2012-01-19) Running time 93 minutes Country Singapore Languages Mandarin Chinese with some Teochew, Hokkien and Singlish dialogue Budget $1.2 million
Dance_Dance_Dragon
Singaporean YouTube personality (born 1993)
November 2014). "YouTube star Tan Jian Hao plays lead in short film about Singlish". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved
JianHao_Tan
Fictional character in the 2016 video game Overwatch
received criticism, with Adrian Lai of IGN stating that while her use of singlish terms was accurate, fans complained that the pronunciations were not. Tarvin
Echo_(Overwatch)
Traditional Chinese unit for weight
"Tahil" entry Archived 2025-09-01 at the Wayback Machine at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English. 中國度量衡#衡 (in Chinese) 市制 (in Chinese) 兩 (in Chinese)
Liang_(mass)
1996 Singaporean film
The movie is spoken in Singlish, Standard English, Malay, Hokkien and Mandarin. The tagline of the movie, From Real Blur (Singlish reference to a mental
Army_Daze
Singlish term for economic food stalls
Tze char, also romanised Zi char, is a Singaporean Singlish colloquialism deriving from the local Hokkien dialect to describe an economical food stall
Tze_char
Creole language derived from the English language
(2016) Bonin English Japan Possibly 1,000–2000 (2004)[citation needed] Singlish Singapore 2,140,000[citation needed] Manglish Malaysia 10,300,000[citation
English-based creole languages
English-based_creole_languages
Nickname used in reference to Singapore
2012. "Little red dot" at the Double-Tongued Dictionary "Little red dot" at the Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English Portals: Society Singapore
Little_red_dot
Japanese travel YouTuber based in Singapore
in his videos, and includes captions in both languages, with occasional Singlish phrases that contains Mandarin and Malay. He has mostly made videos over
Ghib_Ojisan
Liberian-born Lebanese polyglot (born 1954)
Romanian Russian Samoan Serbo-Croatian Shanghainese (dialect of Wu Chinese) Singlish Sinhala Spanish Standard Tibetan Swahili Swedish Tajik Thai Turkish Urdu
Ziad_Fazah
Slang term for broken English
Japanese speakers Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater Singlish Wasei-eigo List of wasei-eigo Ziemba, Christine N. (December 5, 2004).
Engrish
franca) spoken in Suriname Asia Manglish, English-based, spoken in Malaysia Singlish, English-based, spoken in Singapore Europe Angloromani, English-based,
List_of_creole_languages
Official mascot of Singapore
Retrieved 13 December 2021. Wong, Tessa (6 August 2015). "The rise of Singlish – BBC News". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved
Merlion
People of Singapore
ethnic neighbourhoods, such as Little India, Chinatown and Kampong Glam. Singlish is a local creole language that is primarily and understandably English
Singaporeans
Variety of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan
Lee, Jack Tsen-Ta (28 April 2015) [2004]. "Hokkien". A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English. Retrieved 22 June 2020. "TAIWAN SNAPSHOT". Retrieved
Taiwanese_Hokkien
2025–2026 concert tour by Le Sserafim
review: Le Sserafim are 'steady lah' with strong stage presence, use of Singlish". The Straits Times. Retrieved September 9, 2025. Saulog, Gabriel (August
Easy_Crazy_Hot_Tour
Hokkien word for white people
moh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Definition from the Coxford Singlish Dictionary Definition from the Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English
Ang_mo
Short film
waves in the Singaporean football and online community. The 15min film in Singlish, English and Mandarin was produced, written and directed by Jacen Tan,
Tak_Giu
Singaporean singer-songwriter
despite the story being set in Singapore, unnatural humour, and use of Singlish and the Singaporean accent. Lee explained that it was hard to find an affordable
Annette_Lee
Singaporean satirical and humour website
banter or perhaps more literally "talking nonsense", is a common phrase in Singlish. Started in August 2000 by Colin Goh, a film director, cartoonist and former
TalkingCock.com
imperial gallon, or 4.54609 cubic decimetres. "Kati" entry at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English. "Weights and Measures Act 1972". Laws of Malaysia
Malay_units_of_measurement
centre Literature Media Music National Service Politics Religion Sports Singlish Television Research Bibliography Symbols Anthem Flag Flower Symbol Oath
Immigration_to_Singapore
Dialect of English spoken in the Canadian city
Greater Toronto Area Toronto Multicultural London English Multiethnolect Singlish Sociolect Denis, Derek (5 October 2016). "A note on mans in Toronto". Toronto
Toronto_slang
Singaporean poet, writer and painter
linguistic playfulness and subtlety that is able to bridge the rhythms of Singlish with the precision of acrolectic English. Unsurprisingly, the craft of
Arthur_Yap
centre Literature Media Music National Service Politics Religion Sports Singlish Television Research Bibliography Symbols Anthem Flag Flower Symbol Oath
National_symbols_of_Singapore
English that is influenced by a Chinese language
Hinglish (Hindi), Konglish (Korean), Taglish (Tagalog), Bislish (Visayan), Singlish (in Singapore), Ponglish (Polish) and Tinglish (Thai). The Oxford English
Chinglish
Family of otters in Marina Bay, Singapore
Straits Times readers to represent Singapore on her 51st birthday, beating Singlish, the thumbdrive (which was allegedly invented by a Singaporean company)
Bishan_otter_family
Province in Sumatra, Indonesia
second language. Due to it close proximity from Singapore, English or Singlish are sometimes used as another lingua franca among Riau Islands people to
Riau_Islands
Education (Asia). ISBN 0-07-123975-8. The Coxford Singlish Dictionary @ Talkingcock.com A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English Archived 2011-02-17 at
List of Singapore abbreviations
List_of_Singapore_abbreviations
Singaporean newspaper columnist
Goondu! (1986), the first two books on Singlish. She was the first to put a spelling and punctuation to Singlish. Written with good humour, the books can
Sylvia_Toh
Ritual honorific expression of drink
health) Serbian: "Uzdravlje", "Nazdravlje" (to health) or "Živeli" (live!) Singlish: "Yum seng" (drink to victory) Slovak: "Na zdravie" (to health) Slovene:
Toast_(honor)
Species of tree
Dhivehi language Balolong — Cebuano language (Philippines) Buah long long — Singlish Cajá-manga — Brazil Casharana, taperibá — Peru Cas mango — Cameroon Chook-chook
Spondias_dulcis
Closeness of linguistic varieties
Dutch (partially) English and Scots (significantly) English, Manglish, and Singlish (the latter two being English-based creoles) Speakers of Romance language
Mutual_intelligibility
Chinese-descended ethnic group of Southeast Asia
Chinese, Indonesian, Sundanese, Javanese, Betawi, Southern Thai, English, Singlish, Dutch Religion Majority: Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism Minority: Sunni
Peranakan_Chinese
Singaporean entertainer (born 1968)
run after ten months when viewers complained about the liberal use of Singlish and perceived sexual innuendoes in the show. It would be eight years before
Kumar (Singaporean entertainer)
Kumar_(Singaporean_entertainer)
combinations such as "SIA" (resembles both Singapore Airlines and the Singlish interjection 'sia'), "SIN" (resembles both the abbreviation of Singapore
Vehicle registration plates of Singapore
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Singapore
Singaporean actress (born 1960)
the same name by Kevin Kwan. She was the only cast member to speak in Singlish in the film. In October 2005, Koh was diagnosed with breast cancer, with
Koh_Chieng_Mun
2022 video game
the game including specific details drawn from life in the city, such as Singlish. Chalk, Andy (October 2, 2020). "Chinatown Detective Agency gets a free
Chinatown_Detective_Agency
Continental portion of Southeast Asia
Malayalam, Punjabi, Indonesian, Boyanese, Buginese, Javanese, Balinese, Singlish creole and others see: Languages of Singapore Thailand Thai, Isan, Northern
Mainland_Southeast_Asia
List of Spanish words of Chinese origin Chinese Pidgin English Chinglish Singlish This word has the Wade–Giles romanization of ch'i, but the rough breathing
List of English words of Chinese origin
List_of_English_words_of_Chinese_origin
Radio station in Singapore
million. In its early weeks, the station carried Radio Kiasu, a programme in Singlish. By mid-1991, the English service Heart 91.3 had 9,000 listeners in the
One_FM_91.3
English language as it is used in Hong Kong
English Phonemic differentiation Regional accents of English Chinglish Singlish Macanese Portuguese Code-switching in Hong Kong Education in Hong Kong
Hong_Kong_English
Mixing of two languages or varieties in speech
Hinglish Hokaglish Konglish Manglish Maltenglish Poglish Porglish Portuñol Singlish Spanglish Svorsk Tanglish Taglish Tenglish Turklish Although this article
Code-mixing
Hybrid orchid
centre Literature Media Music National Service Politics Religion Sports Singlish Television Research Bibliography Symbols Anthem Flag Flower Symbol Oath
Papilionanthe_Miss_Joaquim
Book by Mark Z. Danielewski
languages, including Mexican Spanish, Egyptian Arabic, Armenian, Turkish, Singlish, Mandarin, and Russian. They are also from disparate places; in this first
The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May
The_Familiar,_Volume_1:_One_Rainy_Day_in_May
Perceived tendency for Asian people to be prejudiced towards White people
from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019. "A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English". www.singlishdictionary.com. Archived from the original
Pinkerton_syndrome
Rhythmic division of time in spoken language
French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Brazilian Portuguese, Icelandic, Singlish, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Armenian, Turkish, Korean and many Indian
Isochrony
Hokkien mixed language of the Philippines
the Philippines Taglish in the Philippines Chavacano in the Philippines Singlish, similar phenomenon in Singapore Wong Gonzales, Wilkinson Daniel (May 2016)
Hokaglish
mixture of Russian and English Siculish - a mixture of Sicilian and English Singlish - Colloquial Singaporean English Simlish - Fictional Language in The Sims
List_of_lishes
Singaporean social media website and news media company
Type of business Private Type of site Entertainment Available in English, Singlish Founded 14 November 2011; 14 years ago (2011-11-14) Headquarters Singapore
SGAG
British colonial official (1781–1826)
British colonisation of Singapore among Penang, Melaka and Bencoonen". Singlish.it. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021
Stamford_Raffles
Languages descended from Low Malay
Singapore is gradually being replaced by English, with English and its creole Singlish being the lingua franca among the younger generations. A creolised variant
Malay trade and creole languages
Malay_trade_and_creole_languages
Variety of English language
noting that similar situations exist in other countries (e.g., as with Singlish). See Crystal, David (2003). English as a Global Language (2, illustrated
Philippine_English
Research institute in Singapore
result, the Quantum Information Technology Group (informally referred to in Singlish as "quantum lah") was formed. In February 2002, with support from Singapore's
Centre for Quantum Technologies
Centre_for_Quantum_Technologies
Surname list
Obiang is a Fang masculine name. Notable people with the name include: The Singlish word for "old-fashioned" Adolfo Obiang Biko (born 1940), author, politician
Obiang
Mobile app for Android
can type Sinhala language using the Standard Wijesekara method and the Singlish method which is popular among Sri Lankans. Sinhala is one of the least
Dream_Keyboard
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Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Girl/Female
Arabic, English, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
Smooth; Soft; Fluent; Flowing Style; Soft (Ground); Clear Evidence
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Grace.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Jewess, Woman of judea
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, English
Friend in Battle; Friend with a Spear
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Two Souls
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Distinguished
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German, Italian, Scandinavian
Variant of Bartholomew; Son of the Earth
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Goddess Sita
Girl/Female
Biblical
Projects of crimes, enormous crimes.
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH