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« Reply #76 on: November 07, 2007, 01:11:46 AM » |
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Well I can teach u Indonesian. What do u want to learn? Maybe u should learn the basic first like:
Saya (I)
kamu (you)
dia (he/she/it)
-ku (me)
-mu (you)
-nya (him, her, it)
Let's try simple thing like I like you : Saya suka kamu
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« Reply #77 on: November 07, 2007, 07:54:01 AM » |
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@Endy: *ROFLMAO* I actually accidentally spelled it KELEDAI... XD Some Malay words are very uncreative as Malay is a language that borrows heavily from English, Portuguese, Dutch, Sanskrit and Indonesian. XD
@Mel: What would you like to learn? XD
Endy can teach you Indonesian, and I can teach you Malay and a bit of Mandarin... XD XD XD
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« Reply #79 on: November 07, 2007, 10:41:24 PM » |
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@Mel: Yep... Mandarin as in Mandarin Chinese... Chinese Language is made up of many different dialects. The only 2 dialects that I'm fluent with are Mandarin and Cantonese. Mandarin is easier to learn compared to Cantonese... XD
What other language(s) do you know? So we can all have language classes here... ^__________^
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« Reply #80 on: November 08, 2007, 12:17:09 AM » |
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Indonesian knows no silent word. Every letter counts. And the way u pronounce, u dont need to make the letter sound. Example: Kamu. English-speaking people will sound the K, making it shound like Khhh.... U dont need it. Just say K plain and stiff.
I think there are several online sites that teach Indonesian
Simple one for u:
Namaku () Endy - My name (is) Endy ---> -ku = My
Namamu () Mel - Your name (is) Mel ---> -mu= Your
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« Reply #81 on: November 09, 2007, 02:48:14 PM » |
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I always hear that China has different dialects, but only one I knew a name for was Mandarin. I didn't know the others.
Only other one I know is American Sign Language. ^.^;; The hand gestures are fun. Like hello is a simple salute from the head, sorta like what you see in the army.
Thank you is you hand to your mouth (palm facing you lips) and just let your hand down.
Good is similar to thank you but with your other hand kind of catching your hand (both palms up) down by your chest or stomach, almost like 'good, here's a gift'.
Bad is similar to good, but when you let your hand down, you flip it over to have both palms facing each other, like a slap.
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« Reply #82 on: November 10, 2007, 09:33:31 AM » |
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Wow... Sign languages sound really cool!!! *hurries off to practise in front of the mirror* XD
Here's some basic Malay language... ^^
How are you? = Apa khabar?
Good morning = Selamat pagi (Pagi means morning)
Thank you = Terima kasih
I/me = Saya or Aku [Saya is more commonly used, and sounds slightly politer that Aku]
You = Awak, Kamu, Engkau (Kau for short), or Anda [Awak, Kamu, and Engkau are more commonly used, but Anda is more polite and is usually not used in interpersonal communication]
You'll find that Malay and Indonesian are similar in many ways, though some words are spelled and pronounced slightly differently... XD
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« Reply #83 on: November 10, 2007, 12:19:15 PM » |
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Hmm... *writes all this down and practices saying out loud* The words are fun to say. ^.^ I guess I need to practice alot on how to say it so I don't sound weird. Surprisingly it's easy... so far. ^.^;; I'm getting the hang of both, but hopefully I don't mix them up. Sign language is a lot of fun. ^.^ I/myself - you just point to your self. my - place your hand (palm in) on your chest good morning - you use the same gesture as good, then have one arm placed at the elbow of the other, raising the arm up. Hope the image helps |
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« Reply #86 on: November 10, 2007, 10:34:22 PM » |
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BUt Indonesian knows no AWAK that means 'you'. Indonesian AWAK has different meaning: CREW. Eg: awak kapal = ship crew.
In the past, during tv news, there's a small inset picture on the corner that shows a person demonstrating sign language as the newscaster read the news. But now there's no such thing.
I thought sign language is universal ???
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« Reply #88 on: November 11, 2007, 06:25:44 AM » |
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We call the gesture manguito and it was created for the character Zé Povinho. Here's more about him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze_PovinhoNowadays, the gesture means pretty much the same as the middle finger  |
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« Reply #89 on: November 11, 2007, 07:36:38 AM » |
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@Endy: O.o I never knew that! We call them ANAK kapal here... Weird... Ship "child"... XD
We still have the sign language thing during our news broadcast, though not so much nowadays.
@Mel: This is fun!! =D Is the American SL widely used in the US? Are there certain SL for numbers too? Or do they just indicate by showing the number of fingers?
[OMG... the picture has Malay and Chinese words too! XD]
The way to pronounce Malay words is similar to Indonesian words, i.e. plain and stiff - almost like the way you pronounce Japanese words. XD However, there are to ways to pronounce the vowel sound "e" - "e" as in "Esprit" and "e" as in "err". If I didn't mention it, it means it is pronounced the way you pronounce "err".
Some other common greetings:
Good afternoon = Selamat tengah hari (Pronounce "tengah" as "te-ngah")
Good evening = Selamat petang
Good night = Selamat malam
Goodbye = Selamat jalan (When someone is leaving) and Selamat Tinggal (When you are leaving).
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