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Facts on the National Language of Malaysia that Learners Should Know

It changes its name again and again. It was Bahasa Melayu, now it is Bahasa Malaysia, why?


It is said to be one of the easiest languages to learn. However, there's a problem...


It changes its grammar rules again and again. What is correct this year may be wrong the next year.


It may have a very easy phonics system, strangely, many young ones are illiterate. Yeap, many little ones cannot read in Malay. Many older ones who can read, prefer Manglish.


murid berfikir

" Confusing-lah!"

Yet, when you live in a place where Malay is widely spoken, it is worthwhile to learn Malay. The benefits you will reap in the form of greater conve-
nience and cultural enjoyment are something that tourists can never buy with their fat wallets.


Here is the place jam-packed with answers about Bahasa Malaysia, along with many more peculiarities of the Malaysian language which are essential to enhance your comprehension but seldom addressed by conventional education.



There are also other stuff to make learning easier for you. Depending on how much do you want to learn:


1. Absolute dummies who need to start somewhere. I would recommend getting to know the vowels, consonants, phrases and my beginners' course.



2. Prefer to learn by sight? Learn Malay Videos


3.Online Bahasa Malaysia Lessons Come to You!

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c. Bahasa-malaysia-simple-fun.com tweets too, short and sweet. Twitter is a two-way street. Reach me there directly with any questions or comments about learning Malay that you may have. Click Follow learnbm on Twitter to follow.



d. Or, sigh...facebook



4. Non-human Malay translator



Selamat Belajar Sambil Melayari Laman Ini!


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