Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!

Singaporeans love their food and we’re here to make sure you don’t embarrass yourself by pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!

Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Almond Correct: ah-muhnd
Wrong: ell-mond
Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Salmon Correct: sam-uhn
Wrong: sal-mon
Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Vegetables Correct: vej-tuh-buhl
Wrong: veg-ge-table
Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Crisps Correct: kris-ps
Wrong: kri-ps
Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Lasagna Correct: luh-zahn-yuh
Wrong: la-sag-na
Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Croissant Correct: kruh-sahnt
Wrong: croi-sant
Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Sorbet Correct: sawr-bey
Wrong: sor-burt
Stop pronouncing your favourite dishes wrongly!
Espresso Correct: e-spres-oh
Wrong: ex-pres-soh

If you’d like a handy reference to these words (and more), why not download our iPhone app, Say It Right! Now you can check if you’re pronouncing names of dishes correctly before you order them. Alternatively, you can access our collection of frequently mispronounced words via the Say It Right section of our website.