If 20 to 30 years ago Malaysian can speak English with British accent, can younger generation in Malaysia?
Q. do the same thing under the current education system. To make things worst Tv1,2 and 3 are showing more Malay programmed rather than English programmed.
Asked by Super sapien - Sat May 2 11:28:47 2009 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Under current system, No ! - possible only if there are real British teachers to teach our children from kindergarten till at least form 5 in all subjets, (like 50 years ago)...and the medium of instruction must the "Queen's English" ...because there are different "dialects" of English, e.g. Southern, Midlands, Norhtern...even Southern Englanders have trouble understanding Northern Englanders... However, our youngsters can learn any accent from the foreign programs on TV or video disks faster than any "education system" ...
Answered by jimmy - Mon May 4 05:58:47 2009

if i open my yahoo mail its says malaysian language how can i change to english language? pls asnwer asap?
Q. Please yahoo i cant assists english language to my yahoo mail it says malaysian language i want to change in english what can i do?
Asked by genluna78 - Thu Sep 4 11:31:10 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. yes, i can not read Malaysia language and my mail just changed from English language to Malaysian language.
Answered by Tony B - Mon Sep 8 09:18:55 2008

When did the Malaysian education syllabus change from English to Malay after gaining independance?
Q. When did the Malaysian education syllabus change from English to Malay after gaining independance?
Asked by Akakuro Sadame - Wed Aug 22 21:21:46 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. English-medium schools were phased out from January 1970, by 1982 these became Malay-medium schools ( national schools ).
Answered by Say what? - Sat Aug 25 05:10:59 2007

can average malaysian people speak english like Filipinos and singaporeans ?
Q. No offense , I just want to know. I asked you guys purely as it is coz I thought you guys only speak your own national language I didn't know Malaysian people use English as well . Apa khabar Everyone ^^
Asked by Bomul - Mon Jun 1 08:51:11 2009 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In general, Malaysians speak good English. It is better on the west coast than the east and better in cities rather than the countryside. There are some uniquely Malaysian phrases and words which are considered unusual to other speakers of English. But this is normal even between English speaking nations and the meaning is fairly evident. They do have an unusual fondness for putting 'lah' on the end of their sentences. I am not sure why they do this lah.
Answered by MartianBeerPig - Mon Jun 1 18:56:19 2009

Manglish(malaysian english)?
Q. what are the factors that encourage the usage of manglish (mangled english/malaysian english) among malaysians?
Asked by pink girl - Sun Aug 6 10:33:59 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hehe, it sounds great. It could be. Haven't been you ever told about Spanglish (english and spanish)?
Answered by BONA - Sun Aug 6 10:42:00 2006

Malaysian English Language speaker use different vowel pattern when they speak English. Give comment?
Q. Malaysian English Language speaker use different vowel pattern when they speak English. Give comment?
Asked by normaipohmali - Sat Mar 11 11:39:28 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's is called an 'accent'.
Answered by monocube - Sat Mar 11 11:42:21 2006

A Malaysian minister said, "Its weird to use English at work?"?
Q. Do you agree to this statement after having spent thousands of ringgit to study English at overseas universities and find it is no longer useful after graduation? Aiyo Datuk Sri Man, don`t spent so much time in Yam. Make time to read the local newspapers to keep yourself up-to-date. I takut to mention name lah.
Asked by blur blur - Fri Nov 20 00:39:25 2009 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Bundy, you are worse than Dr No. A doctorate degree manufactured from a xerox machine? Ha ha ha. Anyway I strongly feel that this is a valid question from Annie that warrants some credits based on National interest. It was a statement made by a minister holding high position in government, was reported in the local newspapers and also picked up by some in the region too. To me, English is an International language tools to do business with the rest of today`s world. Look at China, they send thousands of their best to States and elsewhere to master the language. Japan did that years ago so did France. Maybe, like someone mentioned above, this minister might not be strong in the English language perhaps this is the reason why he wants… [cont.]
Answered by Ibu - Sat Nov 21 21:15:14 2009

I find many malaysian chinese who study abroad and can speak English with Accent are very snobbish ppl?
Q. Do u discover that?
Asked by Datuk Seri Man - Thu Oct 22 10:52:02 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yeah, acting like someone, show-off and forgot about his/her own roots from home country.
Answered by Robinson126 - Thu Oct 22 20:42:30 2009

Does it really matter if I type in Americanized English in Malaysia?
Q. A lot of Malaysians are telling me that Americanized English is wrong and 'not English'. I know, I used to 'think' that way too, but I don't find 'Malaysian English' standards too highly either (which Malaysians themselves often associate themselves with)... What do you think?
Asked by Teddy TheBear - Thu Oct 18 10:40:16 2007 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Do you mean 'Americanised'? hehehe (Just kidding)
Answered by Bean - Thu Oct 18 10:47:45 2007

Can anyone translate this malaysian to English?
Q. Enkau membuat aku bahagia jantung hatiku
Asked by sunworshiper0426 - Thu May 14 09:55:40 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. engkau=you membuat=make aku/ku=me/mine bahagia=happy jantung hati=heart/love so it translates into : you make me happy, my love.
Answered by Najib Tamby - Thu May 14 10:13:16 2009

Malaysian/Indonesian to English translation help...?
Q. Can somebody please translate this phrase to english? I'm not even sure if it's Malaysian or Indonesian... "nie la die anak2 muda zaman skarang nie.. ensem2 dan cun2 sumenye.. nmpak cam best jer tmpt lepk niekan.." Thanks.
Asked by joshbax_88 - Wed Apr 25 08:25:43 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think it should be Malaysian (Peninsular Malaysia) and I understand it as follows (it seems a bit cut out of context): that's how they are, the youngsters of our generation... all handsome and cool... this place looks good for loitering around, doesn't it...
Answered by Effendi R - Wed Apr 25 09:19:03 2007

Can any1 tell me more bout MUET (Malaysian University English Test)?
Q. Can any1 tell me more bout MUET (Malaysian University English Test)?
Asked by Amy - Mon Apr 21 08:31:08 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. try these sites
Answered by Wendy - Sun Apr 27 09:16:21 2008

Should this word be part of Malaysian English vocabulary?
Q. badawi [baa-daa-wee] (noun/verb): To start something full of promise but end in disappointment, failure and/or disaster. Eg: 'I'm trusting you to perform this task well; don't do a badawi, ok?' 'Whatever I do, I will always find a way to badawise it.' 'France badawied their Euro 2008 campaign. England pre-badawied theirs, while Italy were guilty of over-badawification.' There are possible plans underway to apply to the Oxford, Webster and even Kamus Dwibahasa DBP to include this new word for their 2009 dictionary: Stranger OAB, Badawi is actually his surname. Pak Lah's father's name is Ahmad, thus Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi. Just the same with the reason to use the word Bush instead of George.
Asked by Adi Keladi - Sun Jul 6 23:36:26 2008 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Why blame his father??? His name is Abdullah lah, --- Eheh, I'm just saying cuz malays don't have family names :D
Answered by Stranger on the Bus - Mon Jul 7 02:33:43 2008

Got Job in Malaysia, Goin there in a month, I knew only English. Do Malaysians speak English?
Q. I got a job there in Malaysia and am an Indian, I can speak only english, Do Malaysians speak good english? Can I find Indian friends there in Malaysia? Do they be friendly? How about the cost of living in Malaysia?
Asked by Mary - Sat Nov 7 02:31:17 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Perhaps its good that you do some basic reasearch on Malaysia before actually landing here.But in a nutshell,we live in a multi racial society.In the following racial ratio( rough) 7:2:1 ie, Malays, Chinese,Indians,others. There is a lot of Indians working in Malaysia,they serve both ends of the spectrum.From the bottom,we have the,labourers,waiters,foo d servers,cleaners( usually from Bangladesh) to profesionals,( Engineers,teachers,lawyer s,etc) From my experience,most are also from the South. Most Malaysians generally speak good english,if not we wont be able to answer your question here on Yahoo answers.In fact,we dont speak English with a certain slang.So you gotta be careful about that bit.Oh,we also dont move our heads around,when… [cont.]
Answered by HeroHua - Sat Nov 7 20:40:13 2009

Translate English to Malaysian Hi my name is Shanaia Grace Borro. Representing Malaysia?
Q. Thank you
Asked by gamaliel b - Fri Oct 17 00:03:13 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well, I know Indonesian, which is about 90% Malaysian, so here's my take: "Nama saya Shanaia Grace Borro. Saya mewakili Malaysia."
Answered by motivatress - Fri Oct 17 01:05:53 2008

The probability of Malaysian who speak English fluently?
Q. I need to know your prediction . It's okay if you are not sure .
Asked by Jennifer - Fri Jul 27 23:45:38 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Assuming they have never lived in an English speaking country: low, BUT a lot of them lived in Australia and NZ so its not surprising.
Answered by El Griton - Fri Jul 27 23:48:57 2007

Why Malaysian Chinese they like to mix Chinese language with Malay rather than with English?
Q. For example Pu yau Kacau ta Wo diam2
Asked by Super sapien - Thu Oct 8 07:50:45 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. it is Nyonya language. mix it up like rojak! this is malaysia so we chinese will mix up more with the malays! and the singapore will mix up more with english as they have more english people than us!
Answered by Return Kai - Fri Oct 9 11:44:35 2009

are there any malaysian forums in English?
Q. preferrably for young adults 20-29?
Asked by jonathan o - Sun Sep 13 10:05:38 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Check the below:
Answered by hanz - Sun Sep 13 22:21:34 2009

Does this headline get the message across to native speakers of English?"Malaysian police hunt hoax texter".
Q. Is it right to make "texter" to mean "the one who wrote a text"? For me it is terrible English. What do you think?
Asked by Jordanian - Tue Nov 21 06:17:01 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Although the incorrect English may be irritating to some, most of us should be used to people using incorrect English grammar by now.
Answered by Green - Tue Nov 21 18:43:59 2006

did malaysian language speakers use different vowel patterns when they speak english?
Q. did malaysian language speakers use different vowel patterns when they speak english?
Asked by zubaidahramley - Sat Feb 11 01:34:17 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. yes. they shorten long vowel sounds and reduce dipthongs (dipthongs are double vowel sounds) if you combine the shortened vowels with other common pron problems of malaysians, you get a very clipped speech pattern and foreigners might not be able to catch all the words
Answered by bibliobibuli - Sat Feb 11 01:50:46 2006