Teach Us Malay Language Pls

[Jolie888]

Forgive me for not understanding fully what you writen.But I guess you are angry.

 

But I truely want to learn the Language,that's why I started the tread.No disrespect whatsoever.

 

As for fellow forumers,you are on this website longer than me,so you shd know they sometimes joke with

 

one another.Don't be too sensitive also.

 

Thanks for all your contributions bros.I have bookmarked this thread for future use.

 

That's all for now.Further contributions welcome,but be more serious.

 

Bye for now.

 

Angry? Far from it lah.

All done in jest.

Perhaps you don't know the language enough ...

[Dumb]

In Indonesia they probably not used to such proverbs. Moslty M'sia and SG have some common sayings.

 

Makan angin is either malay or direct translation from chinese like mata which commonly used as a hokkien word to describe police. Saya mata to a taiwanese and they will huh!!!

[Jchuacl]

No. Bahasa Indonesia is easier. The usage of words for conversation is very informal as compared to Melayu, and they always include some words from Hokkien, Javanese.

 

For eg, I in hokkien is pronounced as wa4. In Bahasa, it is pronounced gue(Jarkata) or gua. Normally in conversation, pple tend to use gambang(javanese) instead of mudah.

 

The main problem is that the native speakers speak very fast and joining several words together, and hence it is quite hard to understand them initially.

 

Also, once you are outside Jarkata, pple tend to include their local slang into the standard Bahasa which can be hard to understand.

 

However, for formal written Bahasa Indonesia, it is quite tough. Try reading Kompas and you'll find many words that are never used in conversations.

 

 

Not really. Bahasa Indonesia is more difficult. Conversational Malay is easy to pick up just like what the guys are doing here . Grammer not important.

 

Regards,

 

[Jchuacl]

It doesn't matter as it all depends on preference. Typically when indicating time, Bahasa will use jam whereas Melayu will use pukul.

 

Another thing is that we always say goreng pisang, in Bahasa, it is pisang goreng.

 

So the indon's way of clock is similar to spanish way

 

[Jchuacl]

Should be macet.

 

For kosong, it depends on the context.

 

kopi kurang manis = kopi siew tai

 

kurang pedas = less spicy/chili

 

habis = finish ,

but indon says kosong.

 

ikan kosong = ??? empty fish??? Fish sold out in indonesia

 

macat = traffic jam

 

[Jchuacl]

Some words are different eg.

 

Dorong = tekan

soalnya = karena

bicara = cekap

senin = isnin

nol = kosong

 

 

If the people were from outside Jarkata, then the way the words pronounced are different as well. For eg, hujan, jelek can be pronounced as ujan,elek in Java island.

 

I would say it's around 30% different but it should not be too difficult to understand each other.

 

 

I think Bahasa Indo and Melayu like too much difference ley.. I dont know the difference thou as i never learned Melayu b4. Anyone share? I know some like Sedikit and sikit. Uang n wang.

I speak to my Malaysian friend in Indo they sometimes don't really understand some words or what i meant.

 

[Aimnfire]

malay language is like english language

 

u can have queen english

american english

australia english and so on

 

in our surrounding there are 3

malaysia malay

indonesia malay or bahasa

and brunei malay

[Jchuacl]

U should say mari kita naik mobil ke jalan jalan(or gia gia in Hokkien).

 

 

I said to my little nephew "Let's go and makan angin" and we about to leave the house when the indonesia maid got worried asked my MIL how can I bring the little boy out to makan angin. She didnt understand what it meant.

 

[Xtravagant]

selamat malam semua!!! [laugh]

[Aimnfire]

its a rather strange language that it desribes stupidity in so many ways

 

bodoh = stupid

bangang = stupid

bahlul = stupid

 

not strange

same like english

stupid/fool/idiot

 

it depends on which word you choose

bodoh - rough or harsh type of word

bangang/bahlol/bengap - are more softern

[Aimnfire]

selamat malam semua!!! [laugh]

 

jangan mimpi basah sudah

[Pinetree]

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Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?

A. Rajiv Gupta

 

 

Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?

A. Vinod Dahm

 

 

Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?

A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now.

 

Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?

A. Sabeer Bhatia

 

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A. Arun Netravalli

 

Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?

A. Sanjay Tejwrika

 

 

Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?

A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

 

Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America , even faring better than the whites and the natives.

There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,

38% of doctors in USA are Indians.

12% scientists in USA are Indians.

36% of NASA scientists are Indians.

34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.

28% of IBM employees are Indians.

17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.

13% of XEROX employees are! Indians.

 

 

Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA .

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

 

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

 

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

 

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.

10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

 

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst acade mic s that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

 

13. Chess was invented in India .

14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .

15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley Civilisation).

16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.

 

 

Quotes about India .

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

Albert Einstein.

 

 

 

 

India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.

Mark Twain.

 

If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India .

French scholar Romain Rolland.

 

India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.

Hu Shih

(former Chinese ambassador to USA )

 

 

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS.

BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an ever shining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow.

I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA .

 

 

Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.

 

anybody wants to learn tamil

[Xtravagant]

jangan mimpi basah sudah

 

good one. . . [laugh]

[Tjkbeluga]

jangan mimpi basah sudah

Jangan melancap....

[Tjkbeluga]

I only know wumbede, wumbede, wumbede.... Hear this everyday in the train....

[Xtravagant]

Jangan melancap....

 

dari bahasa anda, kamu orang melayu juga kan??

[Dumb]

U should say mari kita naik mobil ke jalan jalan(or gia gia in Hokkien).

 

I only say mari kita to my adek or kontol.

[Xtravagant]

I only say mari kita to my adek or kontol.

 

you too long in SBF already. . .