Simlish

Simlish is the language of the Sims. Some say it may be a mixture of Ukrainian and Tagalog, but this has not been confirmed. It might be possible to understand by studying the Sims' speech in certain situations. There isn't an official Simlish dictionary, but an unofficial dictionary (based on The Sims 2) can be found here. It is assumed that Simlish is the official language of SimNation. Sometimes English phrases are heard, notably in The Sims 1 where child Sims say "Mmm... yummy!" whilst eating food, and in The Sims 3, where a female character on the KidZone television channel says "Well, hi there!". Rarely, French phrases, such as "bonjour" (hello) are heard.

Appearances

The Sims

The Sims featured a lot more Simlish than SimCopter (the first game feature it) and was also a lot clearer. Common phrases "ralalalalib bubaya", "commun snanna" and "o frazinnratt" This was created because EA couldn't change the Sims' language to the player's language due to limited budget and it will make them repetitive.

The Sims 2

The Sims 2 comes with better heard and newer phrases like "e wam". Common phrases are now "dej dej" and "ackabunad." Common greetings include "zune-zune" and "degg degg". When there's a problem, they will say "Shoo Flee" and "anaconda" a lot. When some female Sims walk by another Sim, their greeting will be "Ooh, voodoo!" Sometimes they'll say "Lick a rock!". When child female Sims drink juice, they sometimes say "Green iguanas fluing in the sky." They reportedly swear sometimes. Much to the amusement of many players, pregnant Sims have been known to shout "WooHoo!" while giving birth. In the Pets' expansion pack, when a Sim is teaching their dog to 'Shake' they will say 'shurb' repeatedly, obviously meaning that the word 'shurb' means 'shake.'

When female elders play at the poker table, they will usually says "Texas Goushem" which is probably a reference to Texas HoldEm (a type of poker card game).

The Sims 3

The Sims 3 has the largest Simlish vocabulary. Common phrases are "teg teg", "swebsi madoo", "madoof napso!", "abondandlain... en som?", "hubble herni", "etne condoroley","shawbo glub", "zwitz zorg", "tippaha yooredful", "shabow", "sussel!", "ibzy biz ochoy", "ayba miyba mo!", and "narbo puhzed". Sims also shout "Shamo! Jatzkey!" or "Wala!" when they cannot reach a certain area (accompanied by a "no footsteps" speech bubble). The Sims 3 is also the first Sims game where you can adjust the Sim's voices to exactly how do you want them to sound.

Videos

These are the few examples of Simlish music videos. <videogallery> Video:Nelly Furtado - Manos Al Aire (Simlish)|From The Sims 3 World Adventures Video:Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine (Simlish)|From The Sims 2 FreeTime Video:Datarock - Fa Fa Fa (Simlish)|From The Sims 2 FreeTime Video:Katy Perry - Hot n Cold (Simlish)|From The Sims 2 Apartment Life </videogallery>

Simlish Songs

The Sims 2, having many celebrity players, features many renditions of popular songs sung by the original artists. Some have music videos created by EA such as Natasha' Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine, Katy Perry's Hot 'n' Cold, Datarock's Fa Fa Fa, Lily Allen's Smile, and Aly & AJ's Chemicals React. However, there are also other songs that don't feature music videos but can be found in the game.

The Veronica's When it All Falls Apart is one, together with Tata Young's Zoom. These could be found in various radio stations in the game, depending on the song's actual genre.

The Sims 2 for the PC is not the only game that features Simlish songs. Paramore's Pressure could be heard in The Sims 2 for the PS2, and various Black Eyed Peas songs are heard in The Urbz: Sims in the City, where the band is one of the prominent NPC characters found in Cosmo Street.

Gwen Stefani's 4 In the Morning, Green Day's American Idiot, and Plain White T's Our Time Now and the Pussycat Dolls' Dont Cha are also other popular songs in Simlish.

Some of these songs are only available in Sims radio when certain expansion packs are installed. Ones with music videos often give clues to which expansion pack they are found in, such as Hot 'n' Cold (Apartment Life), Pocketful of Sunshine (Freetime), Fa Fa Fa (Freetime), and Smile (Seasons).

Simlish Lyrics-Paramore-Pressure

ENGLISH

SIMLISH

Tell me where our time went And if it was time well spent Just don't let me fall asleep Feeling empty again 'Cause I fear I might break And I fear I can't take it Tonight I'll lay awake, feeling empty I can feel the pressure It's getting closer now We're better off without you Now that I'm losing hope And there's nothing else to show (show) For all of the days that we spent Carried away from home Somethings I'll never know And I had to let them go I'm sitting all alone, feeling empty

Isoku manchu yundzak Nelimphinaru sish ra Jisoner parnul inzai Lisano bur owbrey Kushoku grini yan Kushoku tornun free Jileku korberya, listanyubi Kummik westesho Fiyondusow briye Visen ven rai biyo rom Disomoken rushki hash Nisinusa buk tu dip (dip) Di pakul ako renzais Lureburaway ven ho Owsaku vawmekwai Kuhom yusowm derm bri Komvakiso oleh, listanervey

Simlish Lyrics-Katy Perry-Hot 'N' Cold

ENGLISH

SIMLISH

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you, PMS Like a bitch, I would know And you, always think Always think cryprically I should know, that you're no good for me 'Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes, then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight, we break up We kiss, we make up You, you don't really wanna stay, no You, you don't really wanna go, oh 'Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down We, used to be Just like twins, so in sync The same, energy Now's a dead battery Used to laugh, 'bout nothing Now you're plain boring I should know, that you're not gonna change Someone, call the doctor Got a case of love bipolar Stuck on a roller coaster Can't get off this ride You, change your mind Like a girl, changes clothes

Vous chikanip laka gurl chika claps Va vous, ZNS, Laka brich, aba nup Om vous, olweh zonk Olway seek, cryptozeek Ashanup, za vous ku da vina Kavahap ninap cou Fahit tinap blo Vaip tinip aw Vaip tinip taw Va longe rishwai Zi hurkinish why Wi fout, we wi dap Wi kip, we ni daw Vous, vous nu really wanna sti, oh Vous, vous nu really wanna cri, oh Kavahap ninap cou Fahit tinap blo Vaip tinip aw Vanip tunip taw Wa, yip tu bey Juk ku twip, su ba sip Ta si, enerjonk Nawza dwip batteronk Yiptulorp, ba nuthing No yoh playy amorengk Ashanup, za u kudi ki ye Sugnorg, cul di docturg Gutta case o luv bicoler Stucowa roli nowster Can't rinup za wey Vous, chika hip Laka gurl, chika claps

Appearances outside 'The Sims' games

SimCopter

SimCopter is the first game which features Simlish.

SimCity series

In both SimCity 4 and SimCity Societies, citizens can be heard spaeking in Simlish if the player zooms in close enough.

Spore

In non-English versions of Spore, Simlish will be spoken by Steve and 'the voice in the tunnel', which will be the same no matter what non-English language it is.

See also

• Songs in Simlish