Today we will learn how to pronounce a Malay word.
'a' - The 'a' sound should be pronounced like Spanish/Italian 'a' sound.
Examples:
a - as in A la Carte
ba - as in Bar
ca - as in Charcoal
da - as in Dark
ea - as in Spanish word Bea
fa - as in far
ga - as in garfield
gha - as in Arabic word Ghazal
ha - as in hard
ia - as in Sophia
ja - as in jar
ka - as in kar
kha - as in Arabic word Khalifa
la - as in Las Vegas
ma - as in [U]ma[/U]rk
na - as in [U]nu[/U]t
nga - the ng sounds like singing
nya - the ny sounds like Italian monsignor
oa - as in Spanish word Boa
pa - as in park
qa - as in Arabic word Qasim
ra - as in run
sa - as in sun
sy - as in shun
ta - as in tart
ua - as in Spanish name Juan
va - as in Portuguese Surname da Silva
wa - as in won
ya - as in Young
za - as in Arabic word Zamaan
Last edited by north_malaysian; 08-25-2006 at 08:48 AM.
Saya berasal dari.........
I came from .............
......... Amerika Syarikat (United States of America)
......... Kanada (Canada)
......... Perancis France
......... Belanda Holland
......... Sepanyol Spain
......... Itali Italy
......... Jerman Germany
......... Rusia Russia
......... Yunani Greece
......... Turki Turkey
......... Republik Czech Czech Republic
......... Lubnan Lebanon
......... Palestin Palestine
......... Emiriah Arab Bersatu United Arab Emirates
......... Arab Saudi Saudi Arabia
......... Mesir Egypt
......... Maghribi Morocco
......... Habsyah Ethiopia
......... Afrika Selatan South Africa
......... Republik Afrika Tengah Central African Republic
......... Negara Thai Thailand
......... Kemboja Cambodia
......... Filipina The Philippines
......... Singapura Singapore
......... Republik Rakyat China People's Rep. of China
......... Korea Selatan South Korea
......... Korea Utara North Korea
......... Jepun Japan
* Other countries ... the spelling and pronounciations are just like English Language...
Kamu boleh berbahasa ..........?
Can you speak ............?
Saya boleh berbahasa .............
I can speak .............
.................. Melayu Malay
.................. Inggeris English
.................. Perancis French
.................. Portugis Portuguese
.................. Sepanyol Spanish
.................. Itali Italian
.................. Jerman German
.................. Belanda Dutch
.................. Rusia Russian
.................. Yunani Greek
.................. Albania Albanian
.................. Bosnia Bosnian
.................. Turki Turkish
.................. Arab Arabic
.................. Parsi Persian
.................. Ibrani Hebrew
.................. Kantonis Cantonese
.................. Jepun Japanese
.................. Korea Korean
.................. Siam / Thai Thai
.................. Indonesia Indonesian
.................. Jawa Javanese
.................. Aceh Acehnese
.................. Minang Minangkabau
.................. Bugis Buginese
.................. Banjar Banjarese
.................. Boyan Baweanese
.................. Burma Burmese
Syilla, tukar ajelah gambar avatar tu, merdeka dah abih!!! (tapi saya cuti hari ni!!!)
Syilla, why dont yiou change your avatar pic, Independent Day was yersterday!!! (but I'm on leave today!!!)
Boleh tunjukkan saya di mana ...............
Can you show me where is the ...............
................. balai polis police station
................. hotel ABC ABC hotel
................. restoran yang halal halal restaurant
................. farmasi pharmacy
................. kompleks membeli belah shopping complex
................. tandas lelaki men's toilet
................. tandas wanita women's toilet
................. surau muslim prayer room
................. masjid mosque
................. gereja church
................. tokong Cina Chinese temple
................. tokong Hindu Hindu temple
................. wat Buddha Buddhist temple
................. lapangan terbang airport
................. stesen keretapi railway station
................. perhentian bas bus stand
................. perhentian teksi taxi stand
................. muzium museum
................. zoo zoo
................. taman permainan children's playground
................. taman park
................. pantai beach
................. jeti jetty
................. stadium stadium
................. kaunter pertanyaan pelancong tourists' information counter
................. pusat bandar town centre
................. dewan bandaraya city hall
................. galeri seni art gallery
................. kedai roti bakery
................. bank bank
................. taman botanikal botanical garden
................. pasar market
................. kedai kopi cafe
................. tapak perkhemahan campsite
................. tempat letak kereta car park
................. penukar wang asing change bureau
................. pawagam cinema
................. klinik clinic
................. klinik gigi dentist's
................. hospital awamgeneral hospital
................. hospital swasta private hospital
................. hospital bersalin maternity hospital
................. disko disco
................. kedai gunting rambut hairdresser's
................. garaj garage
................. kedai alatan pertukangan hardware shop
................. kedai aiskrim ice cream parlour
................. dobi laundry
................. kelab malam nightclub
................. stesyen minyak petrol station
................. peti surat post box
................. telefon awam public telephone
................. kolam renang swimming pool
................. teater theatre
................. pusat ajensi pelancongan travel agency
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