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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Malaysia Boleh or Malaysian Boleh?
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It was raining early in the morning. It started around 7 a.m. if i am not mistaken, but i am very sure the rain started before my alarm clock beeped. What a nice weather to sleep...
I woke up, bathed and went to work.
During the journey to work, there was a 70++ chinese lady sitting in front of me.
She was talking on the phone.
These are the things that she said which caught my attention:-
"Wa sit bus setengah!" (I am on the bus, on the way)
"enam belad?" (sixteen?)
"That day wa call lu, lu takda TENG." (That day I called you, but you didn't answer)
Translation:-
wa - I or me in Hokkien
lu - You in Hokkien
setengah - Half or half way in malay
belad - suppose to be belas but she cannot pronounce properly
takda - don't have
TENG - listen or answer in Cantonese
Hahaha!
I can understand what she said!
Malaysian Chinese are often declared as "language genius" as we can speak and understand at least more than 3 languages.
Malaysia Boleh or Malaysian Boleh?
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