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last update:

1 January '09

4 Muharam 1430

Perhaps you are interested to learn foreign languages. However, due to circumstances, you are unable to learn due to:-

• Dont have time to enroll for class
• Class time table that perhaps is not suitable or clashes with other rutin / personal activities.
• Expensive fees.
• Uncomfortable learning environment.
• No suitable reference book / difficult to obtain one.

  

  1.    Can be done by self learning at your own time.

  2.    Contains audio to improve the exact pronunciation of words and sentences.

  3.    Useful for daily conversation..  

  4.    Receives newsletters of the Malay language and activities involve  

1. An exotic language

Malay language is NOT an Indo-European language, hence the way it say things may not be the same style as expressed things in English, French or even German. The language is understood in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Parts of Thailand and Indonesia.
2. No tenses

There are absolutely no tenses in this language and the actions can be mark by "indicators" e.g

saya makan --> I eat
saya akan makan ---> I will eat
saya sudah makan ---> I have already eaten

3. There is NO Subject-Verb Agreement/Conjugations

You do NOT have to inflect any verbs according the pronoun. Example:- "ada" (to have) with some pronouns.

saya ada ---> I have
awak ada ---> you have
dia ada ---> he/she/it has
kami ada ---> we have
mereka ada ---> they have

4. NO Genders

There are NO grammatical genders in this language. 

5. Plurality/Doubling

It's easy to make the plural form in Malay. Just double the word you want to make plural. e.g

kotak (a box) ---> kotak-kotak (boxes)
pensil (a pencil) ---> pensil-pensil (pencils)

In some cases, you DO NOT have to double the word if it's already OBVIOUS that it is a plural or preceded by a number.

Ada BANYAK kotak di situ ---> There are A LOT OF boxES over there.
Ada DUA kotak di situ ---> There are TWO boxES over there

6. The

There are no "the" in Malay but sometimes, the language uses "itu/ini" (that/this) instead of "the".

7. Pronunciation

In Malay, it is pronounce as it spells. 

8. Language statistics

Malay is one of the 3rd fastest growing languages.

http://www.blueboard.com/malay/
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/sci;303/5662/1329
http://www.scilt.stir.ac.uk/Languagesnews/Scottish%20General/sg20049.htm

And has the fourth-largest number of speakers

http://www.aseanfocus.com/asiananalysis/article.cfm?articleID=936

9. Make your visit to Malaysia an enjoyable visit!!!

Make your visit in Malaysia the most memorable and exiting visit. Here, most of the people speak Malay and it really helps your way easier especially when you are in the east coast and northern part of Malaysia, it is pronounce as it spells. 

PLEASE CLICK HERE AND LEARN MORE!!!

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