LearnSingaporeHokkienwithTioBoh?
The dialect you grew up around but never quite learned. We'll help you actually speak it.
Available on Android & iOS
About Hokkien
Singaporean Hokkien traces its roots to the historic prefectures of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in Fujian Province. As the largest branch of the Southern Min language family, it shares linguistic ties with Teochew and Hainanese, and is spoken by the largest subgroup of Chinese Singaporeans. Once serving as the island's unofficial lingua franca alongside Malay, the language naturally absorbed influences from Teochew, English, and Malay.
This cross-cultural blending evolved into a distinctly Singaporean variant of Hokkien, a testament to both the nation's diverse history and Hokkien's pervasive linguistic importance. Ultimately, Hokkien represents a unifying and vibrant ethno-cultural identity that has profoundly shaped Singapore's heritage and linguistic landscape.
Culture in the App
Over a million Singaporeans have Hokkien roots. Zero textbooks teach the local version. We're fixing that.
Words from Home
Greetings, sayings, and the small phrases family members trade across generations
Everyday Hokkien
The Hokkien everyone here is already half-fluent in.
Don’t let our dialects fade away…
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