In today’s lesson, I share the pronunciation of some common interrogative words and how to use them in Malay. How to pronounce the vowels A E I O U A : AH E : UH I : EE O : OH U : OOH The […]
Kebaya A traditional Malay attire typically worn during Eid, weddings or any happy event. There are many different styles for kebaya and the more conservative designs can also be worn for interviews and at the work place! MALAY ENGLISH […]
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 […]
Hello! In this video, I demonstrate how to say the usual daily greetings like a local with a special emphasis on how to pronounce the letter ‘E’ and the letter ‘T’ like proper Malay people do 😀 ENGLISH MALAY Basic […]
This is the 13th article I’ve written since setting a personal goal of publishing at least one article per week at the start of August this year. It might seem like a small thing to some. It’s hardly an ambitious target and I am not […]
Make no mistake, I still have no clue what I’m doing. But after three months of displaying something resembling discipline, here are the lessons I’ve learned from committing myself to posting at least one article per week. 1. Time is like money I’m […]
Hello and welcome to the first lesson of Speak Malay Like a Local! Malay is one of the easiest languages to learn because: there are no verb conjugations the words are gender-neutral it’s not a tonal language there are no tenses ENGLISH MALAY […]
There is something deeply terrifying about committing yourself to a goal. Everybody wants something. And for most of the time, these thoughts are simply that – thoughts. They linger in your mind and lull you into a daydream, tantalising you with a small, beautiful piece […]
According to a survey conducted by Statistic Brain early in 2017, out of the 40% American respondents who make New Year’s Resolutions, a mere 9.2% felt they were successful in achieving their goals. So if you’ve been feeling crappy about yourself for not having enough willpower […]
Last week was the first time I missed my self-imposed deadline of posting one article per week every Wednesday. I can hardly say I was surprised. I had been progressively cutting it thin as the weeks went by. For my first few articles, I would […]