The Malay way of pronouncing the vowels A-E-I-O-U, welcome, and a little cringey Happy Birthday song.
| How to pronounce the vowels A E I O U | ||
| A | : | AH |
| E | : | UH |
| I | : | EE |
| O | : | OH |
| U | : | OOH |
| ENGLISH | MALAY | |
| Basic Greetings | ||
| Welcome | : | Selamat datang |
| Safe | : | Selamat |
| Come | : | Datang |
| Happy birthday | : | Selamat hari jadi |
| Safe | : | Selamat |
| Day | : | Hari |
| To be / To come into existence | : | Jadi |
| Other words I mentioned in the video | ||
| Chicken | : | Ayam |
| Gold | : | Emas |
| Fish | : | Ikan |
| Orangutan | : | Orang utan* |
| *Ya know, the lovely, gentle, furry primates you can find in the rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia. ‘Orang‘ in English means ‘person/people‘ while the word ‘utan‘ is a derivation from the word ‘hutan‘ which means ‘jungle‘ in English. So ‘Orang utan‘ literally means ‘people of the jungle‘. | ||