I decided my Sim Parents should play darts upstairs in the gaming room while their five offspring do their homework. Louise went first, in fact, she started before Joseph got into the room. But the dart went askew, apparently. I even had her practice earlier in the day. I found it stuck in the wooden floor near her left foot! :open_mouth: She threw a second one and I honestly thought she said, "Oh, darkness, gloom." Louise is an Erratic Sim, so I shouldn't be surprised at what antics she pulls and what words fly from her lips. But this was funny.Please share some of the things you've overheard from your Sims. :)

"GalacticGal;d-995151" wrote:"Oh, darkness, gloom." I will be using this next time I'm unhappy about something haha. I swear I've heard my Sims say things in English before; like "Good luck" while playing horseshoes.It's probably just our imagination (maybe we play too much Sims haha).

I do think there are real word and phrases buried among the simlish. Once my sim looked in my general direction and I swore he said “It’s you.” I wondered at the time if that was some kind of Easter egg tied to the action of looking toward the camera.

I think it's true that our brains try to make sense of things, so that may be why we feel that we hear "real words" in The Sims. Similar to how we see faces in wallpaper patterns and inanimate objects (like cars and plug sockets) etc. I'm sure there is an interesting psychological study in here somewhere. Or maybe we all need a healthy break from our games! :lol:

"babajayne;c-18003065" wrote:Sometimes I hear “Steve”, which is my husband’s name. Is it just me?I hear that phrase a lot and hear it as "steeb" so yeah, I think we tend to insert things that make sense to us any time there's an issue with clear audibility. We already know we humans do that with basically everything: our minds impose meaning to randomness, or why we see faces in clouds and irregular-patterned wallpaper and so on as mentioned by @GirlFromIpanema above.Some Sims4 simlish phrases I can even hear in my head because they replay so often, are "Doh dah veppy!" and "Happy I'm frahm!" (happy you're from something? Okay dude, I'm happy for you too!) but that's because there are such a limited number of stock Simlish phrases in 4, compared to 3, that it's like one of those Elmo toys that says the same six phrases over and over again. Gets tiresome fast.Some are obviously based on English words, "Noom!" (yum, or num!), "newboo hungah!" when feeding a baby (commenting literally "noob hungies!" and then there's "neeb!" meaning a flat no, and "disgufah!" meaning disgusting! as a comment when grossed out by trash or stinky diapers.

I’m positive I just heard a newly-created Sim say “waffle Tuesday”. XD

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GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I have a loft office in my house on the second floor. This is where I play my game. Hubby is generally downstairs on the main floor. The sound carries from my office. Sometimes, he'll hear my Sim singing in Simlish and comment on it. The I'll hear him laugh. He likes to tease me about it. I demonstrated the way Sims walk when they have to use the bathroom — and I do believe he tried the walk once, just to kid with me. LOL It happens.
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"Oldeseadogge;c-18003483" wrote:
Not paid much attention in TS4, but I've heard English and Spanish in TS 2.

In Sims3 I heard Toddlers using their Potty Chair, say what sounds very much like, "I do it." So cute.
Ancaryvan
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
Eversince St Myshuno released, I was surprise to hear new Simlish word: Boo Shing!! Used when sims are tensed or angry. BTW that Simlish is Identical to Mandarin Chinese speaking, equivalent to English No Way!!
evilpoptart85
New Spectator
4 years ago
I've heard my sims say several things that sounded like English. I've heard the sims say a phrase that sounds like this: "I'm just hecking with you.", which I think means "I'm just joking with you." Has anybody else heard this used? It comes up a lot in my gameplay. I do believe SImlish is composed of several different languages.
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"Heathertibb;c-18006986" wrote:
I've heard my sims say several things that sounded like English. I've heard the sims say a phrase that sounds like this: "I'm just hecking with you.", which I think means "I'm just joking with you." Has anybody else heard this used? It comes up a lot in my gameplay. I do believe SImlish is composed of several different languages.

That's basically what the Devs said a few years back. It's a mish-mash. I would dearly love to know what they mean when they say what sounds like sac kree nario. Mine say that a lot.
babajayne
4 years ago
Sometimes I hear “Steve”, which is my husband’s name. Is it just me?
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"AyKooChao;c-18003199" wrote:
I’m positive I just heard a newly-created Sim say “waffle Tuesday”. XD

Did you know that waffle is actually a Dutch word? This is what I was taught in grade school many, MANY decades ago.
mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
I've several times heard my sims say "Kizana" which happens to be the name of one of my Dungeons and Dragons characters. It's amusing but it's definitely a coincidence.
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"Ancaryvan;c-18004031" wrote:
Eversince St Myshuno released, I was surprise to hear new Simlish word: Boo Shing!! Used when sims are tensed or angry. BTW that Simlish is Identical to Mandarin Chinese speaking, equivalent to English No Way!!

Really? I know they spoke Chinese on the TV program, Firefly and to me Simlish doesn't sound a thing like it.
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Two Young Adult Sims got into a fight on the door stoop of the PBP Studios. The accolades had just ended for the night. As the two scuffled inside that hazy brown dust cloud, I could swear I heard one of them say, "Mama." LOL Turns out the fight was between somebody's Stan and the Bouncer, who is also a military Sim. Craziness.