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Sunday 30 December 2012

Why Malaysians Speak Manglish

What is Manglish or Rojak Languages?
Manglish is a English-based creole that is spoken in Malaysia.
The vocabulary consists of words originating from English , Malay , Hokkien , Mandarin , Cantonese , Tamil .
Manglish is also known as Rojak or Bahasa Rojak.
Similiar to Manglish : Singlish.
Malaysians talk Manglish . Including me. LOL

Examples of Manglish :


  • action - show-off or to act
  • blur - confused 
  • cincai - casually , simple doing things 
  • pai-seh - ashamed , embarrassed/embarrassing
  • chomp - stamp
  • la-la - used to describe girls with heavy make-up and outstanding taste of clothes
  • noob - useless , lousy
  • kacau - to disturb
  • makan - to eat
  • pengsan - to faint
  • ponteng - to skip school/classes
  • saman - to issue a fine 
  • tahan - to bear , to stand
  • yam-cha - go have a drink 
  • gostan - reverse a vehicle
  • alamak - oh no !
  • Walao eh - exclamation of amazement/wonder/marve;
  • And many many more.....
And there are sentences or phrases . For Example :




Manglish Jokes :
http://www.xiaoyenzi.com/2008/08/manglish-malaysian-english/

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