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My favourite was Singa Melayu" ( Malayan Lion). Maybe because I love animals and the word sounds poetic.
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I don't really have a favorite phrase from the book. Harimau was easiest for me to remember because it sounds like "hairy mouth." LOL The one I made a point to try and remember, though, was termia kasih. As someone who has traveled to and lived in countries where I didn't at first speak the language, learning how to say "thank you" always tops my list. :) It's amazing what you can communicate with a smile, a "thank you," and a charade! :D
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I find this very refreshing and relatable. I like learning little bit of othe language phrases through a story because it helps me remember it for a long time.
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I loved Terima Kasih which is a Malayan phrase for thank you. However, I found all the other phrases beautiful in pronunciation.
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I loved Terima kasih for thank you, especially when the phase was said to Temiar village people. Even now I can literary picture their smiles and laughter.
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My favorite Malayan phrases were "Terima kasih"(thank you), "Selamat pagi"(good morning), and ‘Selamat petang’ (good afternoon). Also, I liked the inclusion of Aboriginal words! They made the story more entertaining and believable!  
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My favorite is terima kasih meaning 'thank you'
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I was fascinated by the Malayan phrases and found that it really boosted my enjoyment of the book. The Malayan phrases are similar to Filipino phrases. ”Selamat” (Malayan for good) is similar to the Cebuano word ”Salamat” (which means thank you). I am the first to admit the I’m a linguistics geek and these little touches the author added made the book all that more fun for me to read.
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The Malayan language sounds like on of my country's major dialects. I love the greetings, Selamat seems to mean good. When associated with the time of day, it sounds pleasant. Definitely, I loved the dialect.
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Aditi Sapate wrote: 11 Oct 2019, 03:16 My favourite would be 'Selamat Petang' for good afternoon. Although, 'singa melayu' would be a close second. I love learning little snippets of a language through a book. :)
I'm also a sucker for learning languages through books, or cultural specifics. It makes me feel like, aside from a good story, I took away something more from this book. These little Malayan phrases are totally worth reading and taking note of! :)
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nicole-adrianne wrote: 11 Oct 2019, 06:17 How intriguing! These phrases sound very similar to Indonesian phrases as well. So much of a culture shines through in a language, I'm happy that these lines were included! :)
What's even cooler, is that in South Africa, where we have a history with Malaysia and Indonesia, we still use some Malay and Indonesian words. When someone travels, we say: salamat travels. Our use of the language is very adapted though (because of all the not so pretty infiltrates). So I love reading content where this connection is made clear.
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Laura Lee wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 17:04 I don't really have a favorite phrase from the book. Harimau was easiest for me to remember because it sounds like "hairy mouth." LOL The one I made a point to try and remember, though, was termia kasih. As someone who has traveled to and lived in countries where I didn't at first speak the language, learning how to say "thank you" always tops my list. :) It's amazing what you can communicate with a smile, a "thank you," and a charade! :D
In South Africa, the people of the Cape Malay culture still say that. But we pronounce it like ''tramat kassi.'' :D
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WardahEbrahim wrote: 02 May 2020, 06:06
Laura Lee wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 17:04 I don't really have a favorite phrase from the book. Harimau was easiest for me to remember because it sounds like "hairy mouth." LOL The one I made a point to try and remember, though, was termia kasih. As someone who has traveled to and lived in countries where I didn't at first speak the language, learning how to say "thank you" always tops my list. :) It's amazing what you can communicate with a smile, a "thank you," and a charade! :D
In South Africa, the people of the Cape Malay culture still say that. But we pronounce it like ''tramat kassi.'' :D
Good to know! Thanks! :D
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There are words with similar meaning in our language.
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One of the reason why book reading is a great habit because little knowledge nuggets like these get stored in the memory and can be used while visiting another country :)
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