A problem One of the problems I am facing while trying to learn Bahasa Melayu is that Manay Malays on social networking websites, especially the youth, use the short form of the words which makes it difficult for me to know what the word is.

Bahasa Melayu Selamat pagi. saya suka bercakap bahasa Melayu. Saya sedang mencuba. Saya boleh bercakap Bahasa Melayu sikit sikit. Saya ada sama sama ke semua kawan kawan saya. Saya mahu begin seriously selepas Hari Raya.

Hari Raya Ramadan feast is called Hari Raya di Malaysia. This will be my first Hari Raya in Malaysia. :)

I need Malay friends the best way to learn a language is to have friend who are natives in that languages. who wants to help me?

Selamat Sejahatra Selamat malam kawan kawan. Nama saya Dana. Saya suka cakap bahasa Melayu. Bahasa Melayu cantik.

Why Korean language is so popular? As I have observed, Korean language is one of the trending languages among the italki users. Almost more than half of the users want to learn Korean. The ones who are interested are from different parts of the world. Is it only the worldwide admiration for the Korean drama that has caused this or there are other reasons that I am ignorant of?

A Great Quranic Verse and its translations Quran is the holy book of the Muslims. The verse (49:13) of Quran has a great verse which indeed lays out the foundations for mutual understanding and mutual respect between the different races, languages, cultures and religions. The verse in Arabic (the original language of Quran) is: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ Sarwar's translation: People, We have created you all male and female and have made you nations and tribes so that you would recognize each other. The most honorable among you in the sight of God is the most pious of you. God is All-knowing and All-aware. Pickthall's translation: O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware. Yusuf Ali's translation: O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). Shakir's translation: O you men! surely We have created you of a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other; surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one among you most careful (of his duty); surely Allah is Knowing, Aware. Sher Ali's translation: O mankind, WE have created you from a male and a female; And WE have made you tribes and sub-tribes that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable among you, in the sight of ALLAH, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, ALLAH is All-Knowing, All-Aware. Rashad Khalifa's translation: O people, we created you from the same male and female, and rendered you distinct peoples and tribes, that you may recognize one another. The best among you in the sight of GOD is the most righteous. GOD is Omniscient, Cognizant.

My First Attempt in Chinese (Pinyin) Nǐ hǎo. Wǒ hěn hǎo. Yīngyǔ bù nán. Hányǔ nán. Wǒ xué Hányǔ. Zàijiàn.