I speak malaysian mandarin. Once in th mainland, i struggle. Although the hakka dialect may contain elements from both mandarin and cantonese, it is a distinct language in its own right. Hakka speaking chinese are widely dispersed throughout. For malay, owing to british heritage, tends to just take the original word, and follow it phonetically.
Presently, the majority of chinese in malaysia, no matter their ethnic background, use hokkien as a trade language to converse with other chinese in particular regions. Luckily, i still can speak a bit (can understand mandarin and several dialects), but sometimes my friends too do criticise me in mandarin, but they forget i can listen. Cantonese is the second largest chinese dialect spoken among chinese in malaysia. A majority of cantonese speaking chinese are the descendants of immigrants who came from the. Hokkien spoken today contains loanwords from the malay language (especially penang hokkien) and may differ according to region. For example, the hokkien variant spoken in northern states. There seem to be a rise in online discussions of the question of whether one can truly be considered malaysian if they don't speak our national language of bahasa malaysia. Bm is significantly easier than other languages in malaysia but it does come with its own challenges. For me tere's a huge difference spoken and written malay, as well as between. A ton of my malay friends in the city also can't speak malay, despite it not only being their mother tongue, but also our national language. Kinda weird to be malaysian but unable to speak our. Many malaysian han chinese speak mandarin, cantonese, hokkien, or other chinese dialects, which can contribute to a sense of cultural identity. Taiwanese han chinese have developed a distinct cultural. For those who don't know, it seems that han jisung wrote a song with discriminating lyrics against the mentally handicapped, south east asians, overweight/plus sized people and also said the.
speak malay can english
Kinda weird to be malaysian but unable to speak our. Many malaysian han chinese speak mandarin, cantonese, hokkien, or other chinese dialects, which can contribute to a sense of cultural identity. Taiwanese han chinese have developed a distinct cultural. For those who don't know, it seems that han jisung wrote a song with discriminating lyrics against the mentally handicapped, south east asians, overweight/plus sized people and also said the.
