Free Text-To-Speech and Text-to-MP3 for Singaporean English

ttsMP3 converts your Singaporean English text to speech for free: type or paste up to 3,000 characters a day, listen online and download the audio as MP3 – no account, no sign-up. Choose from 1 Singaporean English Amazon Polly voice with a native accent. You may use the MP3 files in commercial and non-commercial projects such as YouTube videos, presentations, e-learning and apps.

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Hint: If you finish a sentence, leave a space after the dot before the next one starts for better pronunciation.

How to convert Singaporean English text to MP3

  1. Type or paste your text into the box above (up to 3,000 characters per day for free).
  2. Choose a voice from the list.
  3. Click Read to listen in your browser, or Download as MP3 to save the audio file.

No account, no app and no AWS account are needed. Longer texts are processed in the background; please keep the page open until the audio is ready.

Free limit and premium plans

The free converter allows 3,000 characters per day (about 375 words). Your usage today is shown below the converter and resets every day.

Need more? Premium plans range from a 24-hour pass to monthly and yearly plans with up to 10 million characters. Every yearly plan includes access to the text-to-speech API.

Commercial use of the MP3 files

You may use the MP3 files created with ttsMP3 in commercial and non-commercial projects – for example YouTube voiceovers, podcasts, presentations, e-learning courses, websites and apps. This applies to free and paid usage, and you do not have to credit ttsMP3 (a mention is always appreciated). See commercial use of text to speech for details.

Singaporean English voices

For Singaporean English you can choose between these voices: Jasmine. All of them are Amazon Polly voices and pronounce your text with a native Singaporean English accent. In total ttsMP3 offers 74 regular voices in 41 languages and accents.

Pauses, emphasis, speed and pitch (SSML)

You can control the speech with SSML tags directly in your text. Here are the most useful ones:

Add a break

Mary had a little lamb <break time="1s"/> Whose fleece was white as snow.

Emphasizing words

I already told you I <emphasis level="strong">really like</emphasis> that person.

Speed

For dramatic purposes, you might wish to <prosody rate="slow">slow down the speaking rate of your text.</prosody>
Or if you are in a hurry <prosody rate="fast">you may want to speed it up a bit.</prosody>

Pitch

Do you like synthesized speech <prosody pitch="high">with a pitch that is higher than normal?</prosody>
Or do you prefer your speech <prosody pitch="-20%">with a somewhat lower pitch?</prosody>

Whisper

<amazon:effect name="whispered">If you make any noise,</amazon:effect> she said, <amazon:effect name="whispered">they will hear us.</amazon:effect>

Conversations

You can switch between speakers within one text:

[speaker:Brian] Hello Emma
[speaker:Emma] Hey Brian
[speaker:Brian] How are you doing?
[speaker:Emma] I am fine. May I invite you to a cup of tea?

Please remove diacritical signs from the speaker names: Léa = Lea, Penélope = Penelope.

Need more effects? See our SSML guide with examples or the Amazon SSML tags for Amazon Polly.

Facts about the Singaporean English language:

Singaporean English is the English spoken in Singapore, where English is one of the four official languages, next to Malay, Mandarin Chinese and Tamil. English is the main language of government, business and schools, and it connects the Chinese, Malay, Indian and other communities of the city state.

There are two well known forms. Standard Singapore English follows British spelling and grammar and is used in offices, schools and the media; it is easy to understand for English speakers worldwide. Colloquial Singapore English, known as Singlish, is the informal language among friends and mixes English with words and grammar from Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tamil.

Singlish is famous for its particles at the end of sentences, such as lah, leh, lor and meh, which express mood and attitude. Typical words include makan for to eat, shiok for very good, kiasu for being afraid of missing out and chope for reserving a seat, often with a packet of tissues on the table.

The Singaporean accent is syllable-timed: each syllable gets roughly the same length, which gives the speech a clear and even rhythm. Final consonants are often shortened, and the intonation is influenced by the other languages spoken on the island.

Singapore is an international hub for finance, trade and technology in Southeast Asia. A Singaporean English voice is a good choice for content aimed at listeners in Singapore and the region, and for learners who want to understand the English they will hear there.

Supported voice languages:

Arabic
Australian English
Austrian German
Belgian Dutch
Belgian French
Brazilian Portuguese
British English
Canadian French
Cantonese
Castilian Spanish
Catalan
Chinese Mandarin
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Gulf Arabic
Icelandic
Indian English
Irish English
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Mexican Spanish
New Zealand English
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Singaporean English
South African English
Swedish
Swiss Standard German
Turkish
US English
US Spanish
Welsh
Welsh English

Frequently asked questions

Is ttsMP3 really free?

Yes. You can convert up to 3,000 characters per day for free, listen online and download the result as MP3. You do not need an account or a sign-up.

Can I use the MP3 files commercially?

Yes. MP3 files created with ttsMP3 may be used in commercial and non-commercial projects such as YouTube videos, presentations, apps, websites and e-learning, for free and paid usage. A credit is not required.

Which voices are used?

The regular voices are Amazon Polly voices: 74 voices in 41 languages and accents. You can use them directly in your browser, without an AWS account.

How do I add pauses?

Insert an SSML break tag into your text, for example <break time="1s"/>. Emphasis, speed, pitch and whispering work the same way.

What if I need more than 3,000 characters?

Paid plans range from a 24-hour pass to yearly plans with up to 10 million characters. Every yearly plan includes API access.

More questions and answers in our FAQ

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