What language do they speak in Singapore?

Question

I'm not sure but i would like to know please

Answer 1

Malay is the national language. english, mandarin and tamil are widely spoken

Answer 2

The Republic of Singapore has four official languages: Malay (an Austronesian language), English (Indo-European), Mandarin Chinese (Sino-Tibetan), and Tamil (Dravidian). English is the language of administration and education. Sixteen other languages are spoken, primarily from the Austronesian and Sino-Tibetan language families, but also some Indo-Iranian and Dravidian languages. Min Nan Chinese is spoken by over 1.1 million as a first language, more than any of the official languages. Other varieties of Chinese are also spoken in relatively large numbers.

Answer 3

There are a multitude of languages spoken in Singapore that reflects its multi-racial society. The Singapore government recognises four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil. The national language is Malay, while English is mainly used as the business and working language. The colloquial patois spoken on the streets is a creole called Singlish amongst the locals, but is also known amongst academics in linguistics as Singapore Colloquial English.


The government of Singapore has actively promoted the use of English as a unifying language between the three major races in the country. As a result, English is taught in schools, and also used to teach all academic subjects in primary schools. Students are also required to take a Mother Tongue class, where they are either taught Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil or Hindi. The so-called mother tongue is also used to teach a moral education class.

A student's assigned Mother Tongue is the language assigned as ones native tongue based primarily on race. This language is taught in schools. For example, all Chinese Singaporeans are taught Mandarin Chinese even though they may speak other dialects like Hokkien, Teochew or Cantonese at home.

As a result, most Singaporeans have at least conversational ability and basic literacy in a minimum of two languages, while many more are conversant in three or more languages, English, their assigned Mother Tongue, and the language that is used at home.


Singlish, a portmanteau of the words Singaporean and English, is the English-based creole spoken colloquially in Singapore.

Although it is a dialect of English, Singlish may be difficult to understand for a speaker of another dialect of English, such as British English or American English. The main difficulties in understanding are Singlish's unique slang and syntax, which are more pronounced in informal speech.

Singlish originated with the arrival of the British and the establishment of English language schools in Singapore. Soon, English filtered out of schools and onto the streets, to be picked up by non-English-speakers in a pidgin-like form for communication purposes. After some time, this new form of English, now loaded with substantial influences from Indian English, Baba Malay, and the southern varieties of Chinese, became the language of the streets and began to be learned "natively" in its own right. Creolization occurred, and Singlish then became a fully-formed, stabilized, and independent English creole.

Singlish shares substantial linguistic similarities with Malaysian English (Manglish) in Malaysia, although distinctions can be made, particularly in vocabulary. One noticeable difference is that "don't know" in Singlish is "donno", whereas in Manglish, "don't know" is used, although neither is confined entirely to one country or the other.

Answer 4

Singapore has four official languages: Chinese, Malay, Tamil, and English. Most people are ethnically Chinese (77%), but there are also Malays (14%) and Indians (7%), as well as some smaller ethnic groups. Because of its ethnic diversity, almost everyone there uses English as a common language, so if you go there, you wiull have no problem getting around in English.

Answer 5

Singaporese

Answer 6

Malay and English

Answer 7

Malay

but a lot of english/malay called "Singlish"

Ok lah?

Answer 8

Speak English. We'll understand you well enough. Whether or not you'd understand our slang is another question.

Answer 9

mix i think; mandarin,malay and english (broken english) but mainly mandarin i guess

Answer 10

Hello,

Malaysian, Chinese (Mandarin) , English