Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Everything you wanted to know about Simlish is revealed directly by the Maxis Audio Department, The Sims voice actors, and artists themselves! We deep-dive through several articles, interviews, and confessions on Simlish. Finally, we know exactly WHO at Maxis is responsible for translating the songs from the original language INTO Simlish & their system for translating Simlish! All of this builds up to part 2, where we will directly compare how they translate Simlish vs. how I transcribe Simlish, plus all the Simlish learned by following the Simlish songs alone! Enjoy! - The OG GG
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:35 Speak like Sims interview
0:00:54 Artist interview about recording Simlish #1
0:01:20 What is Simlish? Robi Kauker Interview #1
0:02:45 Creating the sound of Simlish interview
0:04:32 Simlish fans want to know!!
0:05:02 Simlish dictionary revealed...sorta ðŸ˜
0:06:18 If Krizia Bajos isn't the translator, who is?
0:08:40 How The Sims translates pop songs into Simlish! Robi Kauker interview #2
0:13:24 Reveal! How The Sims gets artists to re-record in Simlish!!
0:19:16 Simlish song translator REVEALED!!
0:30:25 Video interview with the Simlish song translator!
0:30:50 What spurred the growing number of Maxis interviews?
0:35:52 Another Interview with Jackie Perez Gratz
0:38:33 Her system of translating songs into Simlish revealed!!
0:44:16 Artist interview about recording Simlish #2 & #3
0:45:05 Getting ready for part 2: Simlish translator vs Simlish transcriber!
If you want to support my channel, you can use YouTube Super Thanks & support me on my Patreon Page! patreon.com/c/the_og_gg
Sources
The language of The Sims by a linguist @k-rce
youtube.com/watch?v=ky7DSB0IVL4
Krizia Bajos TikTok page
tiktok.com/@krizia_bajos
How to speak like the sims
pcgamer.com/how-to-speak-like-the-sims
Simlish, sound, and the performance of emotions in The Sims
https://www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-ideas/simlish-sound-and-the-performance-of-emotion-in-the-sims/
How The Sims translates pop songs into Simlish
kotaku.com/how-the-sims-translates-pop-songs-into-simlish-1832998368
Maxis interview that REVEALED the Simlish song translator!!!!!
ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/reimagining-sims-sessions
Another interview with the Simlish song translator about their translation process!
buzzfeed.com/ishabassi/the-sims-translating-songs-into-simlish-process
Maxis video interview that shows Jackie Perez Gratz!
youtube.com/watch?v=spC-n7rWp_k
#simlish #simlishsessions #thesims4 #learnsimlish
Everything you wanted to know about Simlish is revealed directly by the Maxis Audio Department, The Sims voice actors, and artists themselves! We deep-dive through several articles, interviews, and confessions on Simlish. Finally, we know exactly WHO at Maxis is responsible for translating the songs from the original language INTO Simlish & their system for translating Simlish! All of this builds up to part 2, where we will directly compare how they translate Simlish vs. how I transcribe Simlish, plus all the Simlish learned by following the Simlish songs alone! Enjoy! - The OG GG
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:35 Speak like Sims interview
0:00:54 Artist interview about recording Simlish #1
0:01:20 What is Simlish? Robi Kauker Interview #1
0:02:45 Creating the sound of Simlish interview
0:04:32 Simlish fans want to know!!
0:05:02 Simlish dictionary revealed...sorta ðŸ˜
0:06:18 If Krizia Bajos isn't the translator, who is?
0:08:40 How The Sims translates pop songs into Simlish! Robi Kauker interview #2
0:13:24 Reveal! How The Sims gets artists to re-record in Simlish!!
0:19:16 Simlish song translator REVEALED!!
0:30:25 Video interview with the Simlish song translator!
0:30:50 What spurred the growing number of Maxis interviews?
0:35:52 Another Interview with Jackie Perez Gratz
0:38:33 Her system of translating songs into Simlish revealed!!
0:44:16 Artist interview about recording Simlish #2 & #3
0:45:05 Getting ready for part 2: Simlish translator vs Simlish transcriber!
If you want to support my channel, you can use YouTube Super Thanks & support me on my Patreon Page! patreon.com/c/the_og_gg
Sources
The language of The Sims by a linguist @k-rce
youtube.com/watch?v=ky7DSB0IVL4
Krizia Bajos TikTok page
tiktok.com/@krizia_bajos
How to speak like the sims
pcgamer.com/how-to-speak-like-the-sims
Simlish, sound, and the performance of emotions in The Sims
https://www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-ideas/simlish-sound-and-the-performance-of-emotion-in-the-sims/
How The Sims translates pop songs into Simlish
kotaku.com/how-the-sims-translates-pop-songs-into-simlish-1832998368
Maxis interview that REVEALED the Simlish song translator!!!!!
ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/reimagining-sims-sessions
Another interview with the Simlish song translator about their translation process!
buzzfeed.com/ishabassi/the-sims-translating-songs-into-simlish-process
Maxis video interview that shows Jackie Perez Gratz!
youtube.com/watch?v=spC-n7rWp_k
#simlish #simlishsessions #thesims4 #learnsimlish
