Comments on: I OK, You OK: English Pronouns in Malay http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/ Celtic by blood, Canadian by birth, Malaysian bit by bit. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:25:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jordan http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/comment-page-1/#comment-226483 Jordan Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:42:49 +0000 http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/#comment-226483 Hey, thanks! There's been one interesting change since I wrote this post back in 2004: I now quite often use the English first-person pronoun 'I' when speaking Malay. I may have been quite opposed to it back then, but I guess I'm becoming more and more Malaysian every day, haha. Hey, thanks! There’s been one interesting change since I wrote this post back in 2004: I now quite often use the English first-person pronoun ‘I’ when speaking Malay. I may have been quite opposed to it back then, but I guess I’m becoming more and more Malaysian every day, haha.

]]> By: Sarina http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/comment-page-1/#comment-226481 Sarina Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:54:02 +0000 http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/#comment-226481 Gosh, love this post. So much thought into it and the content is super interesting, too. =) Gosh, love this post. So much thought into it and the content is super interesting, too. =)

]]> By: shane http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/comment-page-1/#comment-226120 shane Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:20:03 +0000 http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/#comment-226120 ola! just passing by...just wana add.. i know that this post is in 2004 and you mite have known that "I&YOU" in malay are not use widely in malaysia. it is more concentrated in the big city of kuala lumpur.. most of malaysian dont even use that english pronoun. for example... we in sabah (^_^).. the way we talk are completely different from the other states. here we use AKU widely rather SAYA.. plus, malaysian nowadays are more towards the american slang. thus.. campur2 sudah slang di malaysia huhuhu! anyway, the "I and You" in malay use to drive me crazy too! hehehe im glad to know that thr r plp that have the same "pendapat " wit me. p/s: ur blog is great!!! keep it up ola! just passing by…just wana add..
i know that this post is in 2004 and you mite have known that “I&YOU” in malay are not use widely in malaysia. it is more concentrated in the big city of kuala lumpur.. most of malaysian dont even use that english pronoun. for example… we in sabah (^_^).. the way we talk are completely different from the other states. here we use AKU widely rather SAYA..

plus, malaysian nowadays are more towards the american slang. thus.. campur2 sudah slang di malaysia huhuhu!

anyway, the “I and You” in malay use to drive me crazy too! hehehe im glad to know that thr r plp that have the same “pendapat ” wit me.

p/s: ur blog is great!!! keep it up

]]> By: Anonymous http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/comment-page-1/#comment-225976 Anonymous Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:46:00 +0000 http://macvaysia.com/2004/05/21/i-ok-you-ok-english-pronouns-in-malay/#comment-225976 I'm looking for some help.... My sister was in the Peace Corps in Malaysia. I'm making a gift for her and would like to engrave the saying "A smiling face is half the meal" in both English and Malay in the gift. Help?? If anyone can help me with the translation in time for Christmas, I'd really appreciate it. <br/><br/>Please e-mail it directly to me at<br/><br/>Emily@aboutwildearth.com<br/><br/>Thanks<br/>Emily I’m looking for some help…. My sister was in the Peace Corps in Malaysia. I’m making a gift for her and would like to engrave the saying “A smiling face is half the meal” in both English and Malay in the gift. Help?? If anyone can help me with the translation in time for Christmas, I’d really appreciate it.

Please e-mail it directly to me at

Emily@aboutwildearth.com

Thanks
Emily

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