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I'm from the UK, have lived in East Malaysia for over 10 years but never really learned BM. I'm looking for someone to answer quick questions and confirm if Google Translate is accurate etc. I will of course return the favor to help you master English.
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    I do wish people would stop saying that visiting a foreign country will somehow speed up your learning. I've lived in Malaysia for 12 years, my wife is Malaysian and Malay is supposed to be easy to learn...

    I know around 2000 words and the basic grammar rules - and yet I cannot maintain a simple conversation, or read a children's book written in Malay.

    Then again, they don't actually speak Malay here, they speak a local dialect, which REALLY doesn't help. I'm tempted to just give up and learn the local dialect instead - but that means starting from scratch, and feels like I'd be wasting those hard-learned 2000 words.

    (Yes it really would be from scratch, even the words for 'yes' and 'no' are different in the local 'version' of Malay - In Malay it's 'ya' and 'tidak', in Sarawakan it's an "ow'" noise for yes and "Si" for "No"...)


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    February 7, 2016
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    Cheers Ziegry, though I'm looking for Malay audio and Malay subtitles, so I can see and hear the words. I've found there are a few shops selling DVDs like that, so now it's just a case if finding time to watch them!
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    January 7, 2016
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    January 7, 2016
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    Am I correct?

    I've just arrived at the office

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    January 7, 2016
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    January 7, 2016
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    Malay Movies with Malay Subtitles? I've found a couple of short films on youtube, with Malay subtitles. However, as you would expect, most movies with Malay subtitles are not in Malay... I'm guessing there must be some, if only so you watch them with without sound..? If so, does anyone know of any source for such things? A straightforward search doesn't seem to be getting anywhere. I find if I pause such a movie I can just about follow along, reading the subtitles. However i'd like movies in Malay, so I can hear the words as well as read them. Any ideas? TQ
    December 26, 2015
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    I'm quite happy to learn with flashcards (Anki and a couple of other software apps, especially Byki, which is the best I've found), but there are some major problems with them.

    First, I am never really sure if the word is correct. There seems a major shortage of really good word lists in Malay. 

    Most won't teach you pronunciation

    It's very easy to make mistakes, with my best remembered one being to ask my Malaysian friend to be 'orang sakit.' I meant be patient, I actually told him to be a hospital patient...  

    That's what I'm hoping to get from italki, to find someone I can quickly ask about such things. THEN, I can bash away at the flashcards with confidence and enthusiasm!

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    December 22, 2015
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    Masuk Pertama Sayar... Saya bersame website ini hari ini, dan ada dua orang dari negera negara lain Malaysia, bertanya saya jika akan kawan.. kenapa begitu? Saya tak mahu belajar Farsi atua bahasa India *bimbang*
    December 22, 2015
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    Good luck :)

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    December 22, 2015
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