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Pascal
I am so confused about "sister and brother" in malay.
Could you please check these words?
kakak - elder sister or just sister
abang - elder brother or just brother
adik lelaki - younger brother
adik perempuan - younger sister
all are right??
Thanks in advance. :)
2010年10月3日 13:02
回答 · 4
yes you are right...
for informal situation u can just use "kak" for kakak or "bang" for abang...
and
u can also just use "adik" to call a younger brother or younger sister..
adik : is used to address someone (woman or man) who is younger than you....
2010年10月4日
"Kakak" = is used to call elder sister in your family member (eg: sister, cousin sister) and also to address a woman who is slightly older than you.
"abang" is used to call elder brother in your family member (eg. brother, cousin brother) and also to address a man who is slightly older than you. We also often hear wife call the husband as 'abang'.
2010年10月4日
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中国語 (普通話), 中国語 (広東語), 英語, インドネシア語, 日本語, 韓国語, マライ語
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中国語 (普通話), 中国語 (広東語), インドネシア語, マライ語
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