Singapourien
/sɛ̃.ɡa.pu.ʁjɛ̃/
The English phrase 'singaporean' is translated into French as Singapourien.
Singapourien refers to a person who is a citizen of or comes from Singapore.
Which one should you use?
Use Singapourien for a masculine singular subject, Singapourienne for a feminine singular subject, Singapouriens for a masculine plural group and Singapouriennes for a feminine plural group.
How does it change in a sentence?
When used as an adjective, the word is not capitalized in French as singapourien.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 4 syllables and is pronounced /sɛ̃.ɡa.pu.ʁjɛ̃/.
Did you know?
- In French, if a group consists of one hundred Singapouriennes and only one Singapourien, the plural adjective used to describe the group must be the masculine singapouriens.
- French speakers use the suffix -ien for Singapourien, which is the same ending used for people from Italy Italien and Canada Canadien.
- While English uses 'Singaporean' for both the person and the language (though rare), French uses singapourien for the person and typically refers to the languages spoken there as l'anglais, le mandarin, le malais or le tamoul.
Examples in context
- Les citoyens de Singapour bénéficient de certains avantages fiscaux.Citizens of Singapore benefit from certain tax advantages.
- La citoyenne de Singapour a obtenu son passeport diplomatique récemment.The Singaporean citizen recently obtained her diplomatic passport.
- Je connais un Singapourien très sympathique.I know a very friendly Singaporean man.
- Ce Singapourien vit à Paris.This Singaporean man lives in Paris.
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are talking about a new friend.
- ChloéEst-ce que Marc est Singapourien ?Is Marc Singaporean?
- LucasOui, il est Singapourien.Yes, he is Singaporean.
- ChloéC'est super, il connaît bien la ville.That's great, he knows the city well.
- LucasC'est vrai, il adore son pays.That's true, he loves his country.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry Singapourien, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
