Malays,why aren't you sensitive when chinese or indian speak your language unproperly..?

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Sean Lawlor

i dont think its such a big problem...as long as they're not making fun of the language. i think the bigger problem these days are for example, a malay is in a group of 5 and the rest are all chinese...the chinese will tend to converse in mandarin, leaving the odd guy hanging....and this is common with the other races as well...i think people should be considerate.

Legendary Frog!!

omg!!! i am more famous than sheen and yaya. and who is etc?

tony

I am not a Malay but i don't see any Malay who are offended by the way some non-Malays speak their language. On the contrary i think most Malays are proud that their language is being spoken by non-Malays.

However I do notice Malays tend to speak the language differently to non-Malays than speaking to Malays

dr ~alzheimer

English ppl r drill master may be some adopt this sickens but most Malays r lovely ppl they don't want to be drill master like Tommy or junkie

nosha47

Haiya itu maciam ahh..bagus kasi sikul balik itu darjah satu wo!!

â˜… Cik Yaya â˜…

gotcha! who's yaya anyway....lol...modjo don't even know you mr smith...lol....
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because their mother tounge is not malay so errors are common and we are very used to that.

peanutz

Do you speak Chinese to the Chinese or Hindu or Tamil to the Indians? Try and see how fluent do you get.

farfalle

at least they have effort to speak other language...
what if Malay speak other language than Malay...suppose same thing would happen...
unless they are mastering in that particular language...
learning new language is not that simple...

â™¦Chimera Meerkatâ™¦

I don't think so, occasionally my Malay friends & co-workers do correct me in my Malay especially certain business terms & etc. I do ask them if it's pronounce this way or that too.

Maybe the others correct the English here, so that International users can reply better or understand better. Bear in mind, there are many Malay YA! users that aren't brought up or live locally.

GarisHalus [4th Edition]

oh kome doroyan dah berbunge moh kite pegi rame rame ...

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Apo kono eh jang ....

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Nate bewok

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Those words are Malays ... and it's not broken .. hehe

azayi1

Why we need to be sensitive. Its malaysian language.
its makes it such a unique language where everbody can talk & nobody will correct u.

Im a Malay. Oh yes! I guess almost all Malays are proud that the Malay language is used by non-Malays. Its in fact one of the language that is easy to learn and is very useful in Southeast Asia. Sometimes we correct them but most of the time as long as everybody understands whats the problem? Gd qn, dude!

HRH Shim

If I were to feel sensitive about how other non-native speaks my language, then I rather not grow up. The fact that the non-natives took so much effort in communicating the Malay language is already something to be proud of and so what if they twang it a little bit. That's what you call it the "Malaysian" language. A little bit of this and a little bit of that... its unique and you can't find it in any part of the world.

laughed and lived

sensitive? because i dont think i should be

Ryuzaki "L" The KiD

why have to sensitive for that? malaysia is about living under the same roof and trust me, you only heard some of them and not all. most of indian and chinese can speak better in malay..

hushpuppy

lol as far as im concerned, those that you have mentioned are malays? well honestly, if we were to correct the slightest grammar mistake in english, i can pinpoint you to yours.

malaysia is a country that (un)fortunately has the greatest leniency with language inaccuracy. we are known (and heaven forbids, take pride in) our ability to mix match several languages. it is our identity.

im not saying that incorrect language use should be encouraged, but there is no need for a big hoo hah. we understand that each individual is raised in a different background and no one can speak a perfect language.

i think im repeating myself already.

kathy w

relli? i dont relli care..

booyah

i know what you mean. a while ago i asked an answer, and I spelled one word wrong and I was being corrected and being laugh by some one here... guess they are trying to proved that they are better in English that me... lol
My niece/ nephew doesn't speak English well, but i keep encouraging them, that's me..

Sarah

aiyah brother ! jangan marah-marah woooo!!! kita semua malaysia punya olang,,,sama-sama chiakap upside down one...salah-silap harap di maafkan, dan ditunjukan yang baik punya language la ! me not malay, not indian nor chinese, but i am happy i can speak all these languages, maybe not fluent but can la say 1-10 in tamil and chinese..hehehe !!

reality_zooz

i don't..
why should i?
even malay sumtimes speak malay unproperly u know
it's nothing big for me
maybe we've used to it

xxSangoxx really love L and Kiba

huh?!not me....they speak in different language of course they always do lot of mistake..like me if i speak chinese and india language i also have mistake right...?

syafiqueva

-even malays don't speak real malay.
-the standard bahasa melayu came from kepulauan riau in indonesia.
-there are many accent in malaysia. eg northern accent, perak accent, kelantan accent and terengganu accent.
-and im sure that 99% of malays speak according to their accent not the standard language.
-so, malays should practice to speak the standard language b4 advicing other races to speak malay more properly.

Sherr

Some are quite annoying but we get use to it. Besides, I treat it as 'they are trying to learn the language' so I don't get angry that often. And by the way, I am not a Malay.

Doraemorn

Cos the malay language is too primitive and lacks grammar. There's nothing to correct in the first place.

Orang orang??? Pangsai pangsai?

silenth

Sensitive? No...
Become a laughing stock? yeah... sometimes.
if u r referring of the q in here, lets just say that we are actually doing a favor to level up ur english.
for Malay language, will try 2 c if any of that kind of q( u know, with unproperly type 1) come out, if there such one, I'll be glad to help n correct 'em.

oohay

interesting question! i have sorta lost my ability to communicate in malay.. i forgot them all since i have been studying overseas. i can still understand some words and phrases but can no longer speak them as fluent as a primary school kid :/

versanner

I don't care, ah Malaysian, always talk like that. Even Malays speak improperly.

Jedi Sapien

because malay language is not important it's a liability

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