Singapore has five official languages.
According to the Constitution of Singapore , the four official languages of Singapore are Malay , Mandarin , Tamil , and English , while the national language is Malay . Singapore ( [ ˈsɪŋgəpɔr ] ) , officially the Republic of Singapore , sometimes referred to as the Lion City , the Garden City or the Little Red Dot , is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia . There are four official languages : English ( common and first language ) , Malay , Mandarin , Tamil ; almost all Singaporeans are bilingual .