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|caption = An example of Simlish text in ''[[The Sims 3]]''.

ThereThe voice actors of ''[[The Sims 4]]'' each have their own Simlish dictionaries, so they know all the translations. However, there is no official Simlish dictionary available for the public, but an unofficial dictionary, based on ''[[The Sims 2]]'', can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20120902091323/http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?&openItemID=item.2,item.43,item.61,item.41,item.23&threadID=8d04f2582c30dca38b0a2d07d28fb420&directoryID=2&startRow=1 here]. (''Archived'')

Some say it may be a mixture of Ukrainian, Navajo, Romanian, Irish, Tagalog, and even gibberish,<ref>[{{Wayback|url=http://gaming.savvy-cafe.com/2008/09/gonna-play-the-sims-you-gotta-speak-simlish/ |title=Gonna Play the Sims? You Gotta Speak Simlish]|date=20091014213556}}</ref> but this has not been confirmed.

;'''The Sims'''

* In ''[[The Sims]]'', whenWhen a child is eating food, he/she may say "Mmm... yummy!"

* In ''The Sims'', whenWhen a male is talking on the phone he may say "I know!".

* In ''The Sims'', whenWhen an adult Sim is chopping food, sometimes they will say "Ouch!"

* In ''The Sims'', whenWhen a male adult is disgusted, sometimes, he will say "Yuck!"

* In ''The Sims'' aA male Sim will sometimes say "Hey man!" when being pushed.

* In ''The Sims,'' whenWhen a Sim is ordering pizza on the phone, they may say "No way!", a common gossiping phrase.

;'''The Sims 2'''

* In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', whileWhile playing with a stuffed bear, [[toddler]]s might say a phrase similar to "Stupid bear!".

* In ''[[The Sims 2: University|University]]'', Sims who reject the "school cheer" interaction say something that sounds like "No love for gerbits." ("Gerbit" appears to be Simlish for [[llama]].)

* In ''The Sims 2'', aA [[child]] Sim may say something along the lines of "Ayaw ko, bobo siya!" when complaining to the player about a blocked path. (Filipino for "I dislike him/herthem, hethey's/she's re stupid!".)

* In ''The Sims 2'', whenWhen a child grows up, they might say, “I"I went to the bath.” This can only be heard if you" seein the cutscenecinematic.

;'''The Sims 3'''

* In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', aA female Sim might occasionally say "Urocka (silence) lalala kondo" when she declines an opportunity.

* In ''The Sims 3'', aA female character on the KidZone [[television]] channel says "Oh, hello!"

* Sometimes in ''[[The Sims 3: Late Night|Late Night]]'', when a Mixologist serves a good drink, the Sim who drinks it will say "Awesome!" in English

* In ''The Sims 3'', Sims that are on the phone with another Sim tend to say weird, funny phrases (especially when they're inviting the Sim over). Some common phrases are: "You're blonde! Said you're blonde," and "You're...You're Jessy Madoo!"

* During scouting events in ''[[The Sims 3: Generations|Generations]]'', a child may ask "Where do nooboos come from?" ("Nooboo" is the Simlish word for baby.)

* In ''The Sims 3'', whenWhen playing computer games, you can sometimes hear a voice saysaying "Ref. 59'" can sometimes be heard from the game.

* In ''[[The Sims 3: World Adventures|World Adventures]]'', male Sims are sometimes heard to say "Come' on!" while using the [[Board Breaker]].

* Sometimes in The Sims 3: ''World Adventures'', if a male Sim reaches into a hole and then pulls his hand out because it is covered in bugs, he can sometimes be heard saying "Ugh! Buggies!"

* In ''The Sims 3'', sometimes aA male Sim during a conversation may say "Me? Me Jonny Sapaski see?"

* In ''The Sims 3'', whenWhen a male Sim ends a phone call quickly (such as when he rejects an opportunity), he will sometimes say something that sounds like "Uh...never mind. Sorry"

* In ''The Sims 3'', whenWhen a Sim drops a hackey sack, they might say "Stupid."

* In  ''[[The Sims 3: University Life|University Life]]'', when a female Sim gets a strike on a bowling alley, they can sometimes be heard saying "Oh yes, oh yes, uhuh!".

* In ''The Sims 3'' whenWhen an adult male Sim is hungry, they may say a phrase that sounds like "Oh, vens unch?" which sounds like "Oh, when's lunch?"

* In ''The Sims 3'', aA toddler may say "ahaha aba aba aba". '[[wiktionary:אבא#Hebrew|aba]]' is the Hebrew word for "dad".

;'''The Sims 4'''

*In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', whenWhen a Sim with a low cooking skill messes up, they may say "Uh-oh".

*In '' [[The Sims 4:  Get to Work|The Sims 4:&nbsp;Get to Work]]'',  a Sim in the [[Medicine|Doctor]] career may say a phrase that sounds like "Don't be a nooboo" ("Nooboo" being the Simlish term for baby) when giving a patient a shot.

''The Sims'' featured a lot more Simlish than ''SimCopter'' (the first Maxis game to feature Simlish), and was also a lot clearer. The phrase "sul sul", which in later games is used for both greetings and saying goodbye, is solely used for saying goodbye, and only by adults when they go to work. Some other common phrases are "wawa bralala?" "ralalalalib bubaya," "commun snanna," and "o frazinnratt," but the number of available phrases were limited, which led to some repetition. The voices were provided by Gerri Lawlor and Stephen Kearin.{{fact}}

''The Sims 2'' comes with more audible and newer phrases like "e wam." Common phrases are now "daj daj" and "ackabunad." Common greetings include "sul sul" and "dag dag". When there is a problem, Sims will say "shooflee" and "anaconda" often. When some female Sims walk by another Sim, their greeting varies from "Ooh, voodoo!" to "Lick a rock!" They reportedly swear sometimes. Much to the amusement of many players, pregnant Sims have been known to shout "[[WooHoo]]!" while giving birth. When female elders play at the poker table in ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife|Nightlife]]'', they will often say "Texas Goushem" which is probably a reference to Texas HoldEm (a type of poker card game). In the ''[[The Sims 2: Pets|Pets]]'' expansion pack, when a Sim is teaching their pet to "shake," they will say "shurb" repeatedly, as well as when they teach to "speak," they will say "sperk."

The ''Marco Polo'' from ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons|Seasons]]'' was originally named ''Timle Tourneau'', and you can clearly hear Sims exclaiming "Timle" and "Tourneau" instead of "Marco" and "Polo". Tim LeTourneau is, in fact, one of the staff of EA. When Witches and Warlocks in ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life|Apartment Life]]'' use the cauldron, they will say the last names of EA staff members, such as Macarevich, Majekodunmi, and Parmeley.

''The Sims 3'' has the largest Simlish vocabulary. Common phrases are "Dag Dag," "Sul Sul," "Swebsi Madoo," "Madoof Napso," Abondandlain...En Som," "Ma bi daa," "Hubble Herbi," "Etne Condoroy," "Shawbo Glub," "Switz Zorg," "Tippaha Yooredful," "Shabow," "Sussel," "Ibny Bibzo Toy," "Ayba Miyba Mo," "Sa Dooga," "Ib Ou,",  "Shamble Natzo Thorg!",  "Narbo Puhzed," and "Yargbo Bay Tazzle." Sims also shout "Shamo! Jatzkey,", "Wala," or, most often, "Ugh! Chee Waga Choochoo! Ugh!" when they cannot reach a certain area (accompanied by a "No Footsteps" speech bubble).  Female Sims will often use the phrase "Reddage!" (pronounced RED-IJ-AY) when they are angry about something. "Un Jandebo" is common for a flirtatious action. A Sim teaching a toddler to speak will sometimes say a phrase that sounds like "Way to go!". As a lot of music in the Sims 3 are actual songs, you can find the translations of lots of words by listening to the lyrics of both the English and Simlish versions of the song.

The Simlish note is roughly translated, because the translated note doesn't exactly match the Simlish letter-by-letter. If one tries to decode with the custom font below, they will end up with [[wikipedia:Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum]], although with some modifications in the form of keyspam-like gibberish.

It has been stated that Sims in The Sims Medieval do not speak Simlish, but rather a precursor to Simlish known as "Old Simlish." Compared to modern Simlish, Old Simlish has a more elegant sound, and more closely resembles languages such as French (in one such example, when someone kneels  to a King  in front of a throne, the King may say "Deboo!", which  is similar to "debout", the French word for "stand up"). The difference between Old Simlish and Simlish may be similar to the differences between modern English and Middle English.

* '''Dag Dag''', or '''Deg Deg''': "Hello/Goodbye"/Okay

* '''Sperk''': "Speak"

* '''Om za gleb''': Oh my god/gosh.

* '''Litzergam, Fazoo''' or '''Vadish''': Thank You

* '''Mik''': 1One

* '''Mak''': 2Two

* '''Maka''': 3Three

* '''Ne''' or '''Blow''': No

* '''Bay''': Be (infinitive form), 

* '''Brich''': B*htch

''[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:SimCopter |SimCopter]]'' was the first game to feature Simlish.