/eye·yah/from Mandarin
Exclamation of surprise, blame or dismay.
Aiya, never mind lah, next time then go.
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/eye·yoh/from Tamil
Exclamation of distress, regret or exasperation.
Aiyo, why you never tell me earlier?
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/ah·lah·mak/from Malay
Exclamation of shock or dismay, like "oh no!" or "oh dear".
Alamak, I left my wallet at the hawker centre!
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/wah/from mixed
Exclamation of amazement or surprise, like "whoa!".
Wah, your new phone damn nice leh.
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/eh/from mixed
"Oi!", said to get someone's attention (can be rude); also a softer form of "leh".
Eh, your shoelace untied.
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/yah/from English
Yeah, yes; also tagged onto a question when you expect a yes.
You coming later ya?
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/bah/from mixed
Particle for a tentative suggestion or a confident guess, like "I suppose" or "let's". Also spelt "bah".
Rain so heavy, take Grab ba.
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/or/from mixed
"Oh, I see." Acknowledges what was said, sometimes in a slightly dismissive way.
A: I passed my driving test! B: Orh.
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/nyah/from Hokkien
Only; merely; that's all.
Don't so kiam siap can anot? That one only $3 nia.
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from English
Sentence-ending particle that pushes back on a wrong assumption or stresses that something is obvious. Also spelt "wot".
The lava cakes are not that bad what.
by Singlish Dictionary · 29 September 2026 · adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA)