Singlish @Kopitiam

Kopitiam refers to coffee shops and you can find it everywhere in Singapore. Eating in Kopitiam is a unique Singaporean culture. Learning how to order beverages with Kopitiam language is fun. Below is the list of types of coffee, tea and other beverages in Singlish. Happy Learning!!

Types of Tea

Singlish	English
Teh	Tea
Teh-O	Tea with sugar
Teh-O-Ice Limau	Home brewed iced lemon tea
Teh-C	Tea with evaporated milk
Teh-Cino	Tea version of cappuccino
Teh-Peng	Tea with ice
Teh-Poh	Thin Tea
Teh-Kah-Dai	Tea with more sugar and milk
Teh-Siu-Dai	Tea with less sugar and milk
Teh-O-Kah-Dai	Tea with more sugar
Teh-O-Siu-Dai	Tea with less sugar
Teh-C-kah-dai	Tea with more milk
Teh-C-siu-dai	Tea with less milk
Teh-Tarik	'Pulled' tea with milk
Tiau Herr	Tea with the tea bag

Types of Coffee

Singlish	English
Kopi	Coffee
Kopi-O	Coffee with sugar
Kopi-C	Coffee with evaporated milk
Kopi-Peng	Coffee with ice
Kopi-Gao	Thick Coffee
Kopi-Poh	Thin Coffee
Kopi-Kah-Dai	Coffee with more sugar and milk
Kopi-Siu-Dai	Coffee with less sugar and milk

Other Beverages

Singlish	English
Bandung	Rose syrup-milk drink
Ice Kosong	Iced water
Horlick-Dinosaur	Iced Horlicks with extra scoop of Horlicks powder on top
Horlick-Sio	Hot Horlicks
Horlick-Peng	Iced Horlicks
Milo-Dinosaur	Iced Milo with extra scoop of Milo powder on top
Milo-Sio	Hot Milo
Milo-Peng	Iced Milo
Tak Kiu-Sio	Hot Milo
Tak Kiu-Peng	Iced Milo