I am native Malay speaker, I can help !

Apa khabar semua !
Let me introduce myself first.

My name is Kamal Aiman. I live in Perak, Malaysia. I started joining iTalki in Jan 18, 2013 (yeah, iTalki did record this) so I am not new here. It's been a long time since I didn't check my account and I think this is my first time of checking my account for this year ! It was two years ago since I started learning Finnish, I stopped and then start learning Swedish. Jag kan tala lite svenska (I don't know if this sentence is correct, I have never know).

This year, 2015, I started learning French. Nope, I started learning French seriously this year, but I did learn some French words last year. Honestly, I don't really want to learn French at first, because it's kinda hard to remember the genders (Malay and English don't have that), but I keep learning and I just can get used to it. Je parle et comprends un peu français.

If you're learning Malay, feel free to contact me by messaging me on iTalki or whatever you can reach me. I am currently learning nothing, but I still do love learning languages, perhaps I can learn your language some when I help you with your Malay ? Making friends is good, ya know. Hahaha

I am considering of learning Italian, but it's gonna be hard when I am super new to this language. Yep, it's Romance language just the same like French, but for me French is 'easier' when I already get used to it (even still struggling of not being able to speak the languages I learned).

Let me know if you need my help for learning Malay. I'm always open and glad to help you and hope you'll reach your goal in learning Malay.

Jumpa lagi ! (see you again)

I am Native Malay speaker, I can help you ! Apa khabar semua ! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Kamal Aiman. I live in Perak, Malaysia. I started joining iTalki in Jan 18, 2013 (yeah, iTalki did record this) so I am not new here. It's been a long time since I didn't check my account and I think this is my first time of checking my account for this year ! It was two years ago since I started learning Finnish, I stopped and then start learning Swedish. Jag kan tala lite svenska (I don't know if this sentence is correct, I have never know). This year, 2015, I started learning French. Nope, I started learning French seriously this year, but I did learn some French words last year. Honestly, I don't really want to learn French at first, because it's kinda hard to remember the genders (Malay and English don't have that), but I keep learning and I just can get used to it. Je parle et comprends un peu français. If you're learning Malay, feel free to contact me by messaging me on iTalki or whatever you can reach me. I am currently learning nothing, but I still do love learning languages, perhaps I can learn your language some when I help you with your Malay ? Making friends is good, ya know. Hahaha I am considering of learning Italian, but it's gonna be hard when I am super new to this language. Yep, it's Romance language just the same like French, but for me French is 'easier' when I already get used to it (even still struggling of not being able to speak the languages I learned). Let me know if you need my help for learning Malay. I'm always open and glad to help you and hope you'll reach your goal in learning Malay. Jumpa lagi ! (see you again) *Don't forget to leave a comment below :p

Reasons to Host an Exchange Student

My family planned to host a foreign student next year. I wrote some reasons why we want to host an exchange student, as it is requested in the application form. I can speak English, but when I'm writing, my essays won't be good. I don't know why. 


There are reasons why we want to host an exchange student. Firstly, we want to share the Malaysian cultures to the student(?) and at the same time we want to learn a new culture from the student. Secondly, we want to connect our children with the student, because it might change ones(?) to be more open-minded and more mature, not just to the student(?), but also to ourselves(?). Lastly, we can broaden our horizons through hosting to gain a better understanding of culture differences.

 

Please correct my spelling and grammar. And please share if you do have any better sentences.

Malay I - 1. Basic Phrases Good Morning Selamat Pagi Good Evening Selamat Petang Good Night Selamat Malam Goodbye Selamat tinggal / Selamat Jalan See you again / soon Jumpa lagi See you tomorrow Jumpa ( awak ) esok Thank you Terima Kasih You're welcome Sama-sama Welcome Selamat Datang Let's go ! Mari pergi ! ( Let's go means let us go, I might also be Mari Kita Pergi ) Pardon / Excuse Me Maafkan saya ( ? / ! ) How are you ? Apa khabar ( ? / ! ) I am fine, thanks. Saya baik / baik, Terima kasih Yes / No Ya / Tidak What's your name ? Siapa nama awak ? ( you may add " kah " after question words such as, siapa, bagaimana etc. ) My name is ... Nama saya ialah ... How old are you ? Berapakah umur awak ? I am ... years old. Saya berumur ... tahun. Where are you from ? Dari mana awak berasal ? Awak berasal dari mana ? ( I think better to choose the second ) I am from ... Saya berasal dari ... Please note that the sentences talking about " berasal ". " Berasal " means where you were born ( states / province ) Where do you live ? Di mana awak tinggal ? I live in ... Saya tinggal di ... Do you speak Malay ? Adakah awak boleh berbahasa Melayu ? ( or bercakap Bahasa Melayu ) ( This sentence brings mean that the first speaker ask the second if HE CAN SPEAK MALAY. and not asking if the second speaker HAD spoken in Malay ... ) Do you understand me ? Adakah awak faham apa yang saya cakap ? ( Direct translation : Do you understand what did I say ? ) Yes, of course ! Ya, sudah tentu ! A bit ( a little, a little bit or whatever ~ ) Sedikit ( formal / sikit-sikit ( informal )

Need someone to translate ! I listen to a song by Yuna, a popular Malaysian singer. In her song, there's a stanza which the lyrics is in French ! So, I need someone to translate this. L'amour de ma vie Comment te dire adieu Je ne pas vivre sans toi Pourquoi m'as tu quitte The stanza is at 2:00 - 2:15 Here is the song's link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JhCI-SF2-U Thanks.

Why must me, have this special feeling ___ him ! My friend wrote this. But, I am not really sure if she was correct. May I know what is the best word to put to be filled ?

Yey ! Svenska !~ Slutligen, jag kan talar lite Svenska och förstå vad har de talar. Jag har lärt mig Svenska för 3-4 månad. Jag hoppas att jag kan talar flytande Svenska i framtiden ! *Please correct my Notebook entry. Tack så mycket !

Nouns - Gender & Number Nouns Common derivational affixes for nouns are peng-/per-/juru- (actor, instrument, or someone characterized by the root), -an (collectivity, similarity, object, place, instrument), ke-...-an (abstractions and qualities, collectivities), per-/peng-...-an (abstraction, place, goal or result). Gender Malay does not make use of grammatical gender, and there are only a few words that use natural gender; the same word is used for he and she or for his and her. Most of the words that refer to people (family terms, professions, etc.) have a form that does not distinguish between the sexes. For example, adik can both refer to a younger sibling of either sex. In order to specify the natural gender of a noun, an adjective has to be added: adik lelaki corresponds to "brother" but really means "male younger sibling". There are some words that are gendered, for instance puteri means "princess", and putera means "prince"; words like these are usually absorbed from other languages (in these cases, from Sanskrit). Number There is no grammatical plural in Malay. Thus orang may mean either "person" or "people". Plurality is expressed by the context, or the usage of words such as numerals, bebərapa "some", or semua "all" that express plurality. In many cases, it simply isn't relevant to the speaker. Reduplication is commonly used to emphasize plurality. However, reduplication has many other functions. For example, orang-orang means "(all the) people", but orang-orangan means "scarecrow". Similarly, while hati means "heart" or "liver", hati-hati is a verb meaning "to be careful". Also, not all reduplicated words are inherently plural, such as orang-orangan "scarecrow/scarecrows", biri-biri "a/some sheep" and kupu-kupu "butterfly/butterflies". Some reduplication is rhyming rather than exact, as in sayur-mayur "(all sorts of) vegetables". Distributive affixes derive mass nouns that are effectively plural: pohon "tree", pepohonan "flora, trees"; rumah "house", perumahan "housing, houses"; gunung "mountain", pegunungan "mountain range, mountains". Quantity words come before the noun: seribu orang "a thousand people", beberapa pegunungan "a series of mountain ranges", beberapa kupu-kupu "some moths". But, even the word like ''house'' is ''rumah'', you can still use ''rumah-rumah''. eg. ''These houses are very big'' which is in Malay, we say ''Rumah-rumah ini amat/sangat besar'' or ''Rumah-rumah ( houses ) / in ( this ) / amat/sangat ( very ) - besar ( big ).

Malay Grmmar - Afrfixes Hey, I am a native Malay speaker. Today, I wanna share you something about Malay Grammar - Affixes Affixes Root words are either nouns or verbs, which can be affixed to derive new words, e.g. masak (to cook) yields memasak (cooks), memasakkan (cooks for), dimasak (cooked) as well as pemasak (a cook), masakan (a meal, cookery). Many initial consonants undergo mutation when prefixes are added: e.g. sapu (sweep) becomes penyapu (broom); panggil (to call) becomes memanggil (calls/calling), tapis (to sieve) becomes menapis (sieves). Other examples of the use of affixes to change the meaning of a word can be seen with the word ajar (teach): ajar = teach ajaran = teachings belajar = to learn mengajar = to teach diajar = being taught (intransitive) diajarkan = being taught (transitive) mempelajari = to study dipelajari = being studied pelajar = student pengajar = teacher pelajaran = subject pengajaran = lesson, moral of story pembelajaran = learning terajar = taught (accidentally) terpelajar = well-educated berpelajaran = is educated There are four types of affixes, namely prefixes (awalan), suffixes (akhiran), circumfixes (apitan) and infixes (sisipan). These affixes are categorised into noun affixes, verb affixes, and adjective affixes. Here, I just can say that even you change just a letter or just a syllable, the meaning would be changed. Thank you.