To date , other Asian languages like Japanese , Korean and other lesser known Chinese dialects such as Shanghainese have also been incorporated into Singlish . Recently , due to the fact that Mandarin is taught to all Singaporean Chinese in school , Mandarin words have also found their way into Singlish . The grammar of Singlish has been heavily influenced by other languages and dialects in the region , such as Malay and Chinese , with some structures being identical to ones in Mandarin and other Chinese languages .