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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
trade and commercial affairs. Among themselves, Singaporeans often speak Singlish, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between Singapore's
Languages_of_Singapore
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2026 Chinese film by Lan Hongchun
Malay to form Baba Malay spoken by the Peranakans to facilitate trade, to Singlish in the 2020s, which was a mix of English, Chinese varieties, and Southeast
Dear_You_(film)
Ethnic group
exhibits a great amount of linguistic diversity which includes English, Singlish, Mandarin, Singdarin (Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin), Hokkien, Teochew
Chinese_Singaporeans
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pakistani English Urdish Philippine English Taglish Bislish Singapore English Singlish Sri Lankan English Tinglish Cameroonian English Swazi English Ethiopian
List_of_dialects_of_English
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Austronesian ethnic group of Indonesia
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Minangkabau_people
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
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 singer-songwriter (born 1992)
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 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
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
Ethnic group of Malaysia and Singapore
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Kristang_people
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
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
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
Japanese football player and manager (born 1986)
play in S'pore Premier League". mothership.sg. Retrieved 10 April 2026. "Singlish-capable former Japanese star Keisuke Honda to play for SPL's FC Jurong"
Keisuke_Honda
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
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
Ethnic group of Singapore
(2020) Regions with significant populations Singapore Languages English Singlish Malay (official) Religion Predominantly Islam 98.8% Minority: Christians
Malay_Singaporeans
Austronesian ethnic group
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Bugis
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
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
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
Singaporean author (1930–2009)
People and a non-fiction work first published in 1995, Sounds and Sins of Singlish. In 2015, The Shrimp People was selected by The Business Times as one of
Rex_Shelley
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
Ethnic group
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Armenians_in_Singapore
Portuguese/American English) Runglish (Russian/English) Siculish (Sicilian/English) Singlish (Singaporean English) Senkyoshigo (American English, Japanese) South Jakarta/Fart
List_of_macaronic_languages
centre Literature Media Music National Service Politics Religion Sports Singlish Television Research Bibliography Symbols Anthem Flag Flower Symbol Oath
National_symbols_of_Singapore
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
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
aspects of what it meant to be a Singaporean. The site's copious use of Singlish and occasional digs at the bureaucracies made it a popular one. Together
Colin_Goh
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
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
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
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
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)
Austronesian ethnic group
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Malays_(ethnic_group)
Austronesian ethnic group
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Javanese_people
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
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
Singaporean singer and actor
characters that Gurmit was portraying in the 2nd season of Gurmit's World. The Singlish-based spin-off sitcom based on Phua Chu Kang known as Phua Chu Kang Pte
Gurmit_Singh
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
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
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
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
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
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
Singaporean director
highly localised treatment of Singaporean issues and the liberal use of Singlish in his films. All his film titles consist of commonly spoken Hokkien words
Jacen_Tan
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
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
Ethnic group
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Malaysians_in_Singapore
East Asian ethnic group
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Han_Chinese
Ethnic group of Borneo
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
Banjar_people
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
centre Literature Media Music National Service Politics Religion Sports Singlish Television Research Bibliography Symbols Anthem Flag Flower Symbol Oath
Immigration_to_Singapore
Singaporean contemporary street artist
was dubbed the "Sticker Lady" for their pasting of stickers utilising Singlish phrases, such as Press Until Shiok and Anyhow Paste Kena Fine, at traffic-light
Sam_Lo
Component of rhetoric
Singapore community when it was first announced, including memes referencing Singlish homophones. Eunoia Technologies is the name of the firm Christopher Wylie
Eunoia
Hybrid orchid
centre Literature Media Music National Service Politics Religion Sports Singlish Television Research Bibliography Symbols Anthem Flag Flower Symbol Oath
Papilionanthe_Miss_Joaquim
Music Sport World Heritage Sites Languages English (Singapore English, Singlish) Kristang Malay (Baba Malay, Singapore Bazaar Malay, Malay Chetty, Orang
List_of_Singaporean_Indians
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Slavic
Dawn's Light
Girl/Female
Hindu
Auspicious beginning
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim
Name of God; Responder
Boy/Male
Hindu
Horizon
Boy/Male
Welsh
Hawk of the battle.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna
Biblical
a city in Judah
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian
An Amazing Wonder
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Name of Lord Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Ford 1 and 2. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Førde (there are eleven on the west coast), from Old Norse fyrði, dative of fjórðr ‘fjord’.
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH
SINGLISH